PHYSIO-ism

Listening to Gary Vee's podcast recently he raised this idea of going deep first rather then going wide. Spending time getting to know people, growing relationships, alone time to think, having one task to complete, building one things within your business, improve your health with one strategy allows you to go DEEP. Once you've established a foundation you can then afford to go wide. I tend to su...

Calling the people of Point Cook! We're coming to help :) We are finalising the last few steps of the new addition of a PP+ clinic to a medical centre in Melbourne's West. Staying true to our vision... we are building a foot print of 5-7 clinics in Melbourne's Western/NW region which will eventually lead to the stand alone wellness centre in 2021. We now number #3 clinics and are grateful to help...

We have officially closed the ProTrainer 2019 program and the feedback was resoundingly positive! From both the students and the clubs we partnered with it was exciting to see an idea spawn into a real program. The Class of 2019 will stay on into 2020 and will play a more senior role. Thanks to Mitch, Jordan, Nik and Marcus! Exciting times ahead fellas!

Imagine taking a simple test and it outlines with high accuracy what disease you may be suffering from WITHOUT the need from scans, imaging and specialist appointments! Sounds like fantasy but there is a way to help you with that now! We will be building a simple health quiz with simple questions leading you to where you can find more information. Definitely beats sitting in the medical centre for...

Big shout out to Nick Longhurst Head S&C at ACE Performance Richmond who had me in to observe testing at the awesome facility at AAMI Park. Early start on Mon 26 August 2019 meeting him at 5:30pm. I observed International referees in Footy and Soccer, 100m and jumping athlete, U18 Rugby Schoolboy, Rower, Crossfitter, Netball and some professional athletes (Melbourne Storm). Given that we have...

Location: Larwill Studio at Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne. Dates: 23-24 August 2019 A lot of information during this seminar was complimented by the Gut Health seminar earlier this year from Dave at 5th Element Wellness. Blood testing and it's results can give you a lot of information on unlocking your long term health prospects! Exhausting weekend but enlightened!

Location: Larwill Studio at Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne. Dates: 23-24 August 2019 A lot of information during this seminar was complimented by the Gut Health seminar earlier this year from Dave at 5th Element Wellness. Blood testing and it's results can give you a lot of information on unlocking your long term health prospects! Exhausting weekend but enlightened!

I have ambitions of further education in Functional Medicine. The challenge? Well, there's 2 main problems - 1) Time and 2) Cost There's a time factor as Baby #3 has arrived and time will be challenge. The other is that training is expensive between $5,000 to $10,000 and I need to make sure I apply myself if I'm looking at laying that much cash on the line. The journey continues!

In promoting lifelong health a lot of the cards you are dealt are from Mum and Dad. If Mum and Dad are unhealthy, there's a high chance baby will pick up some of those environment and genetic factors. Apart from encouraging a healthy outlook we are also mindful of encouraging healthy behaviours for our kids 4, 1.5 and newborn due tomorrow!

ProTrainer+ 2019 has come to a close and we have had great reviews from our partners at Footscray Rugby Union Club. We have engaged Marcus, Mitch, Jordan and Nik to return in 2020 and take on a senior role. We will be recruiting some new faces and partnering with more clubs to grow this program to serve our Rugby community! More to come...

Do you remember watching Maxwell Smart as a kids and thinking it's crazy that he's talking into his phone on his wristwatch? Or the Jetson's and having hovercraft cars in the sky? All this plus more is coming down the pipe and I'm so excitable about some technology that I've been exposed to in the health field. I'm a biohacker and my interest is lifelong health and longevity. The things I'm biohac...

When you are up against the wall and things are not going your way... what's that little voice in your saying? When you are saying things that some from the heart and you are honest in what you are saying... how do you gauge the response of the other person? If you are giving advice that's unpopular... how do you push forward with what you believe is true? These are scenarios I live through every...

It snowed in my little village town of Gisborne! It was a surprise to see on a Sunday morning and my kids were so excited - we all were! Despite the snowflakes I still carry on with my weekly effort for 3 min ice baths every Sunday. Just because it snowed doesn't mean I should pump the brakes!

Very interested in getting a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner certification to compliment my primary Physiotherapy field. My frustration is that A LOT of people are suffering from this silent disease. Which one? Nutritional deficiencies... more to come!

I have been strongly considering the clinical program offered by Chris Kresser called the ADAPT Practitioner Training course to help chronic disease sufferers. It is something I am investigating further and I'll keep you in the loop with how it pans out! My belief is that nutrition is a big leverage point for lifelong health and I'm willing to return back to some training to upskill myself and off...

Imagine rolling into work on Monday and a 'catastrophe' has happened. You may have forgot your tools at home, you may not have access to important paperwork, invoices haven't been met that you were relying on... the list can go on! Well, on this particular Monday we had internet. Our whole practice, information, taking billings, making appointments etc. relies on the internet. Instead of sulking a...

Building on from my last podcast I talk about cold therapy. I've chosen to go with cryotherapy at the moment because it's most convenient for my time. I believe there is benefit in heat therapy too! Steam and red light saunas - of the two I prefer red light for more reasons we'll explore in the future. For now, the body responds to extreme temperatures pretty well for a short period of time and in...

You may think it's crazy to consider doing ice baths during the coldest months in the year but I look at it as a challenge to improve myself! It's been a task to mentally overcome the cold by starting with 10 sec cold showers then progressing to 30 sec ultimately having 1-2 min cold showers without too much trouble.  That took me over a year to progress. I've now started weekly ice baths on S...

My 4yo daughter Emelina has a known nut allergy. We forgot all about since it's been over a year since her last reaction (which was moderate and while we were overseas). Long story short she was given an anti-histamine to manage the inflammatory response and over time the reaction settled. I will be using my learnings from the ADAPT Practitioner training to assist my daughter with the underlying c...

Have you thought about how the conventional medical models works when you have more then once pain problems or symptom? You are managed with each individual symptom and can often be referred to individual specialists. For example you might have joint pain, headaches, skin problems and blood problems. In this example you may be sent to 4 x different specialists - rheumtologist, neurologist, dermato...

Simply said - Signs are physical objective things you can assess like temperature, blood pressure, blood counts, movement range etc. Symptoms are emotional subjective things the patient complains of like pain, aching, pins and needles, rashes, headaches etc. Signs & symptoms can help practitioners in the treatment of pain problems!

After undergoing the Gut Health seminar with Dave O'Brien he recommended I follow up with Chris Kresser and his valuable information. After some deep reading and ongoing learning I have decided to opt into their ADAPT Practitioner training. More to come...

Not sure if the B.A.T Test is for you? Here are some real life stories that you can relate to! Check it out!

I was so excited thinking about a proper name for our pre-season screening tool which we will offer to everyday heroes! The Boy Assessment Tool (B.A.T) Test. You are superheros trying to win your day. Look after kids. Get to work. Eat right. Try and stay healthy. But when you train in the gym you notice things are starting to get niggly and sore. You lose your superhero powers. Send out the B.A.T...

If I wasn't paying attention on the road then I could have easily had a car accident. How? 2 cars in front of me a truck reacted to a kangaroo hopping across the road. Paying attention to one thing improves focus and gives you clarity on what to think about.