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Dr. Janine Ritchie: Now consulting from Peninsula Sports and Spinal Rehabilitation, Mornington.
Chiropractor returns to Mornington PATIENTS old and new can now see Chiropractor Dr. Janine Ritchie at Peninsula Sports and Spinal Rehabilitation in Mornington. After spending a number of years interstate, Janine now practices from two locations on the peninsula; Peninsula Sports and Spinal Rehabilitation, and Frankston Family Chiropractic, located in Frankston. After completing her science degree in the 90s, Janine worked in the food industry as a microbiologist and the Walter & Eliza Hall Institute as a research assistant in the auto-immunity and transplantation department. After a number of years working in the medical research community and having received chiropractic care as a child, Janine decided it was time to get back to nature as a way of healing, gaining her Masters of Chiropractic. She is also board eligible with the American Chiropractic Neurology Board & remains fascinated by the effect of chiropractic on the nervous system.
She believes her experience in all these fields gives her an informed view on the various approaches to health. Janine believes that everyone deserves to live an active, pain-free life in a strong and healthy body. Her focus is on gentle, low-force techniques which work to improve the function of the nervous system and destress you and your body, supporting you to achieve greater health. She also has experience in the use of low level (cold) laser therapy, where low intensity lasers and light emitting diodes (LEDs) at the infrared and visible red wavelengths are used to relieve pain and reduce inflammation caused by damaged tissue. Janine loves the diversity that comes from working in a family practice – one minute she’s treating a cross-fitter, followed by an infant and then their grandparents! You can make an appointment to see Dr. Ritchie at Peninsula Sports and Spinal Rehabilitation on 5973 4039 or at Frankston Family Chiropractic on 9783 9980.
Look Who’s Back!
Chiropractor Dr. Janine Ritchie is now consulting from Peninsula Sports & Spinal Rehabilitation in Mornington.
Relief from a wide range of conditions Dr. Ritchie has experience assisting with the following conditions: • • • • • •
Dizziness Headaches and migraines Back, neck and pelvis pain Recovery after illness Postural issues Scoliosis
• Balance issues and falls prevention in elderly patients • Sporting injuries and injury prevention • Performance enhancement for athletes • Low Level (Cold) Laser Therapy availale
Mention this ad for 50% off the Reactivation fee for returning patients/ Initial Consultation fee for new patients until 30th November, 2017.
Make an appointment Book an appointment with Janine today either at the Mornington, or Frankston locations. Peninsula Sports & Spinal Rehabilitation Unit 2/6, Bruce St, Mornington (03) 5973 4039 facebook/Peninsula-Sports-SpinalRehabilitation
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Mornington News
21 November 2017
Frankston Family Chiropractic 62 Cranbourne Rd, Frankston (03) 9783 9980 frankstonfamilychiro.com.au
Fill ‘er up: The chopper is refuelled at the new Tyabb heliport. Picture: Supplied
Heliport proves its worth THE ability to provide a quick refuelling stop to police search-and-rescue helicopters proved the worth of the new heliport at Tyabb Airport last week. The chopper had been tracking a driver over the Mornington Peninsula whose erratic behaviour had caused motorists to alert police when crews received the search-and-rescue call. Instead of having to return to its base and lose precious time refuelling, the chopper dropped in to Tyabb for a top-up, saving it 60 minutes. The length of the mission to Gippsland required maximum endurance – meaning one officer had to be dropped at Tyabb so more fuel could be carried. The kayaker was last reported as “clinging for life” to his upturned kayak in the chilly Bass
Strait waters. He was one of two paddlers who left Tidal River but were swamped by large waves: one managed to return. “Having fuel available at Tyabb provides far more search time, which really matters in cases of life and death like this one,” police Air Wing Sergeant Matt Roberts said. “Being closer to the search area also allows us to get there much quicker.” The kayaker was spotted by the chopper crew which then directed a search vessel to rescue him. The erratic driver was also apprehended. The helicopter port was mainly funded by Peninsula Aero Club members with a contribution from Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. This is the first time it has assisted in saving a life.
Bush poet’s poems collected A FORMER bush walker turned bush poet will have her poetry preserved in print in a project that proves it is never too late to have written work published. Mary Lyons, 87, a former Mt Martha resident and keen walker in the Peninsula Bushwalking Club in the 1980s and 1990s is now mostly confined to a wheelchair at Somercare in Somerville but her love of life living amongst nature is vividly described in her poetry. She worked as a tobacco picker, hop picker and dairy hand. Husband Norm passed on after 54 years of marriage. Family friend Kev Cooper, whose mother also resides at Somercare, said he is gathering the bush poet’s work together to publish in an ebook next year. “My objective is simply to share Mary’s beautiful poetry with the world,” he said. The ebook, called Poetry of the Australian High Country, is written by Lyons from her life experiences living in the Victorian and Tasmanian bush over a 40-year period. Mr Cooper said The Henry Lawson Society poetry and literacy group, based in Kingston and headed by Tony Lambides-Turner, visited Somercare last month to hear readings of the poems. Ms Lyons was inducted as an honorary life member of the Peninsula Bushwalking Club in 1992 by then president Alan Miller. Current club president John Trevillian described Ms Lyons as “a real character with a great love of the bush”. “Mary is a very unassuming character that would never chase the limelight,” Mr Cooper said. “I rate Mary’s poetry works as equal to any of our Australian greats along with the likes of Banjo Paterson, Henry Lawson, CJ Dennis and Dorothea McKellar.”
Never too late: Mary Lyons will have her poems published next year. Picture: Gary Sissons
MEMORY ETERNAL A moment of magic as I turned to see The wonder of nature before me Pack-laden and wet, yet I stand, Enthralled by the beauty of this lovely land. Like a curtain of gossamer it drifted across the plain. The rain! Billowing like the finest silk from an open window pane. The mist! Gently it fell from a distant hole in the sky Dew kissed! Softly as a plaintive cry for an unattainable wish, I stood alone in this unforgettable time And knew a moment that was truly mine. Mary Lyons