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Hello, and welcome! The first question I’m always asked is, am I taking new clients?, and the answer is yes.
If you’re new here, chances are good you’re looking for straight answers as to why something hurts, something keeps going wrong, or something won’t get better; or a friend told you something like, “Just go and see him!”, and here you are.
My practice is about getting to the reason an issue exists. The theory is if A causes B, causing C, (and so on); unless A is addressed, the issues happening at every step are likely to re-occur.
My work is typically very gentle (no cracking) and is performed with you fully clothed. Especially with new clients, I will explain what’s happening before doing a movement.
Myotherapy is appropriate to a wide variety of issues, whether it’s a pain from an old work injury, a car accident, a fresh sports issue, or even ‘just’ a comprehensive ‘tune-up’ to counter a bit of what life throws at us. Digestive, reproductive, and respiratory issues are common but less obvious reasons that people come and see me. (Respiratory support is an area of specific interest to me.)
Below, you’ll find a heap of links. If this is your first visit, please take your time and have a look around as there’s a heap of interesting and effective information.
A personal note: For nearly a couple of decades, I had severe back pain myself following a ‘misadventure’ (now all good), so I understand the storm of emotions (optimism, hope, pessimism and resignation) that happen every time you try something new. Because I’ve been there, I work differently. I will not promise I can fix everything; nobody can. What I will promise is if I can help you, I will show you, and if I can’t, I’ll tell you, and do my best to find the most appropriate person to talk to. I treat you the way I wanted to be treated when I was in pain.
The Essentials:
Hours: Tuesday to Thursday, 11am to 6pm (last appt 5pm) Out-of-Hours appointments can be requested by clicking here.
Fees remain frozen at 2016 level: After takling with many clients since March when fees went up, we (Jos and I) have decided to reduce the consult fee back to $130 (cash or card) during regular hours for up to 35 minutes per unit. (Health fund rebates not applicable.) Whilst electronic payment is the much preferred payment method, we also accept cash.
Location: 644 Gilston Road, Gilston (Approx. 7 minutes inland from Nerang.) Please take a few moments to look at this page for photos, map, Google Maps link, and directions to avoid getting “geographically challenged”.
Very Important: Please do your very best to NOT wear ANY scented products during your visit (including clothes previously sprayed). Perfumes, aftershaves, scented deodorants, and scented body cremes cause strong health reactions to myself and my wife, and I must refuse service to anyone wearing scented products for my own health and wellbeing.
Myotherapy (as I practice it)…
… is appropriate for both immediate and long term/intractable conditions; as well as general “tune-ups” for maximum functional health (and it feels good!).
Myotherapy, including visceral manipulation, frequently offer results that may have been elusive until now. The primary goal of myotherapy [as I practice it] is to find and resolve the “why” of a problem; the “what” is easy (it hurts), but when something comes back again and again, there’s a good chance there is a “why” going unaddressed.
(On a practical note, my hands do have load limits, so I must necessarily limit the types of movements I do with larger clients.)
Our first consultation is a two-way, practical interview to see if/how we can work together, and to assess how your specific issue/s responds to the work I do.
Below, you’ll find more information about myotherapy, client experiences, and a questions and answers section covering as much as I can think of.
- What is Myotherapy? – A brief discussion of what myotherapy is, as I practice it.
- Secrets of a Healthy Back – How to help and maintain your back.
- Myotherapy Information Page – A detailed discussion of what myotherapy is, as I practice it.
- A Client’s Experience of Myotherapy – Experiences from a client’s perspective.
- Myotherapy Q & A
Fast Links
- Appointment Portal – 24/7 Online Booking system.
- Set an Appointment
- Waitlist Request – When your best appointment time isn’t available.
- Special Appointment Request – For all before/after hours, weekend and holiday appointment requests.
- Client History Form – For all new clients to complete once.
- Find the Clinic – Detailed directions and pictures showing exactly how to find the clinic.
- Google Maps link – Opens in Google Maps.
- Booking Conditions & Fees
- Contact Us
- Privacy Policy
Viruses and illnesses
This practice maintains relatively strong anti-virus procedures as a number of my clientele are very high-risk, including respiratory and transplant cases.
You may be asked to wear a mask if we have a highly vulnerable person due in.
Here is how the policy breaks down:
Please stay home IF:
- You are actively symptomatic (coughing, sneezing, fever, nausea etc.)
- A close contact is actively sick or is quite symptomatic.
You can come in but please remain masked for the whole time you’re inside IF:
- You are slightly symptomatic (hay fever, end of a cold, end of a flu etc.)
- A close contact is slightly symptomatic but you are fine.
Please treat any known exposure to Covid, RSV, influenza etc. with great caution in all cases.
Covid especially is causing a multiplicity of post-illness issues that are difficult, to say the least.