Dry Needling

Dry Needling

In May, Katie attended a two day dry needling course in Melbourne. The course was provided by the Global Education of Manual Therapists (GEMt). Dry needling involves the use of a fine filament needle that is placed into “trigger points” which elicits a local twitch...
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Do you ever wake up and your fingers are tingling or numb? Do your fingers fall asleep during the day when driving or reading a book? Carpal tunnel syndrome is a very common condition that due to the compression of the median nerve at the wrist, it results in altered...
Welcome to Ruth

Welcome to Ruth

On the 15th of September we welcomed our new staff member Ruth Addis. She is based at our Cotton Tree clinic and is working in admin. Ruth has lived on the Sunshine Coast for 28 years and enjoys playing tennis, travelling abroad, photography and early morning walks....
Graded Motor Imagery

Graded Motor Imagery

Katie and Sheralyn recently attended a workshop presented by NOI Group founder David Butler. NOI Group is an organisation that treats and teaches pain. The course was aimed at presenting the graded motor imagery (GMI) rehabilitation program which can be applied to...
Dynamic Tape

Dynamic Tape

Katie recently attended a dynamic taping workshop in Brisbane. Dynamic tape is a four way stretch tape that can be applied over joints but doesn’t impede the movement of the joint. Dynamic tape is used to facilitate, inhibit and offload tissue as movement occurs. At...