Whole Body Holistic Approach

Corrective exercise selection should prioritise ease of completion and convenience. Daily strategies and maintenance of the human movement system will be helpful in maximising health, fitness and recovery with the primary goal of maintaining a level of health and wellness. Part of maximising the health of your joints and muscles is maintaining the quality of your movement.

Hypertrophy refers to an increase in muscle size through exercise. Corrective exercises should be easy to apply and a natural part of the preparation sequence. We focus on decreasing impingement in joints that will be working hard and activating muscles that will contribute to hypertrophy.

Movement preparation for strength and conditioning, practice and competition must include sequences that optimise flexibility, neuromuscular efficiency, movement quality and be performance specific. Moving with higher quality and efficiency positively impacts performance on the field and court. We provide targeted flexibility and strengthening strategies to optimise movement and body control.

Many sportspeople can benefit from occasional corrective exercise workouts placed within their mesocycle to maintain kinetic chain health and performance in the midst of high-demand ADLs (activities of daily living) and movement patterns.

After a patient has completed treatment and has been cleared by their healthcare provider to return to exercise, our goal is to optimise efficiency in movement and restore function.

As we age, our spine starts to deteriorate and excessive strain may be felt over our joints and muscles. Many put up with aches and pains believing it to be a natural result of ageing. 

Whilst manual medicine treatments are not able to cure arthritis or eliminate joint and muscle restrictions permanently, treatments especially using acupuncture can certainly ease pain, reduce stiffness, and improve joint mobility. This allows patients to maintain and return to a degree of independence in daily activity and prevent secondary disabilities.

When older patients start to experience joint and muscle pain and stiffness, they find themselves becoming less active and consequently lose their level of fitness. This loss of mobility and fitness can make simple daily tasks more challenging and increase the likelihood of injury.

Regular treatments using acupuncture & gentle techniques can keep joints loose and mobile to maintain their optimal capabilities, resulting in enhanced movement in daily activities such as bending down and getting up from seated position, improved functional independence, and decreased pain associated with the common effects of ageing.

Additionally, Integrated Manual Medicine will provide patient exercises that our patients can do daily at home to keep themselves as mobile as possible.

During pregnancy, the body undergoes significant bio-mechanical changes. For example, whilst the hormone relaxin is useful for the dilation of the cervix and prepares the uterus for labour, it can compromise pelvic stability, and cause both lower back pain and referred pain to the sciatic distribution, leading to impaired function of the pelvic bones, coccyx or sacrum.

Left untreated, the resulting tension in muscles and strain within the ligaments and bones of the pelvis may lead to ongoing discomfort during pregnancy, impaired movement, and difficulties in labour. Manual medicine treatments may improve comfort and quality of life as the maternal body adapts to the physiologic and structural changes of pregnancy.

Following birth, the new mother’s pelvis and body are vulnerable to lasting strains from the forces involved in labor, and the ongoing demands of a newborn including lifting, nursing, and carrying the baby in an already weakened state. Unresolved childbirth stresses can remain for many years and disrupt spinal and pelvic mechanics, and may manifest in the form of ongoing back problems, period problems, stress incontinence, constipation, headache and more.

By re-aligning the spine and pelvis, manual medicine including acupuncture can assist in the relief of pain caused by the strain of birth and pain associated with caring for a newborn. Treatment can also help restore the body's balance, removing tension and assisting new mothers to cope with broken sleep and breastfeeding.

Research show that although back pain may resolve in two weeks, recurrence for low back pain can be as high as 50%, following the initial episode.