Your feet are the only part of you that touches the ground, and most of us keep them in an uneven, squashy box for up to sixteen hours a day. Here is what happens when you stop, and how to make the change without hurting yourself. Each foot contains 26 bones, 33 joints and more than 30 muscles. It is built to flex, splay, spring and grip, and it is packed with sensory nerve endings that tell your brain where you are in space. Then we put it in a shoe that is narrower than the

Snoring, waking unrefreshed, or falling asleep in front of the television? Here is how a sleep study actually works in Australia, and an honest look at what CPAP does and does not fix. Most people who suspect they have sleep apnoea put off doing anything about it, usually because they imagine a night in hospital covered in wires. In Australia that is no longer how it typically works. Most diagnoses now come from a study you do at home, in your own bed, and your GP can often r

Sore neck by 3pm? Nagging headache? Most desk-related neck pain comes down to a few fixable things, and one that no gadget can solve. Why desk work causes neck pain and headaches Your head weighs about five kilograms. When it sits balanced over your shoulders, the muscles of your neck have very little to do. Push it forward a few centimetres (like in the 1st image above) to read a screen that sits too low, and those muscles have to hold it there all day. That is why the ach