Unified Bodyworks Remedial Massage

Appointments are available this week for remedial, pregnancy and relaxation treatments.

Tuesday 3:30pm & 5pm
Wednesday 12pm, 1:30pm & 3pm
Thursday 12:30pm & 2pm
Friday Fully Booked

Rebates apply to all remedial treatments and claims can be made using the receipt provided.

Book online directly at unifiedbodyworks.noterro.com

Pricing update from 1st of April onwards.

Appointments are available this week for remedial, pregnancy and relaxation treatments.

Tuesday Fully booked
Wednesday 1:30pm & 3pm
Thursday 3:30pm & 5pm
Friday 1:30pm

Rebates apply to all remedial treatments and claims can be made using the receipt provided.

Book online directly at unifiedbodyworks.noterro.com

Start your long weekend off with a massage this Friday!

Appointments available for remedial, pregnancy and Swedish relaxation massage at 10:30am, 12pm and 3pm

Rebates apply to all remedial treatments

Book online at unifiedbodyworks.noterro.com

Carol will be taking a much-needed break from the 22nd - 28th of January. Lots of appointments are still available this week and scheduling as usual with Rewa during the week off.

Sometimes it's just a bring your dog to work kind of day 😊

Flash giveaway in the lead up to Christmas!

Each pack includes a massage balm, essential oil blend, ear candles, tealight candle, bath salts, soap and different body product (magnesium, arthritis rub etc)

This is not promotional, I just have lots of old sets I need to move on for the cupboard space!

Please comment if you'd like one and I will choose six people 🎄🎁❤️

Updated Christmas opening hours!

Don't forget, as the end of the year sneaks up on us, so does the chance to use your claimable extras on private health insurance!

Make a booking before January 1st to claim your remedial rebate with Carol.

Book online at unifiedbodyworks.noterro.com

While massage doesn't help release any toxins and drinking water after a massage won't help 'flush' these imaginary toxins away. Your therapist might remind you to drink a bit more water.

Why? Because dehydration can cause muscle spasms and active trigger points leading to dysfunction and injury.

So grab a bottle, especially on these hot days and keep up your hydration 🥤🧊

We've got Christmas covered with the new design of gift vouchers available now!

There is always time for tea ☺️

🔈 TIGHT HIP FLEXORS CAN GIVE YOU A HEADACHE

ℹ️ Can tight hip flexor muscles cause a headache? Certainly, tight myofascial tissue in one region of the body can cause pain and/or dysfunction locally, but as most manual therapists know, it can also cause pain and dysfunction elsewhere in the body. There are many ways that a problem in one region of the body can affect another distant region of the body, including myofascial meridian lines of tension and myofascial trigger point referral. But another way is through mechanical kinematic chains of myofascial pulls that result in postural distortion compensation patterns. So, with this in mind, let’s examine the kinematic chain of elements that can lead from tight hip flexor musculature to headaches.

💡 A kinematic chain of elements simply refers to the links in a chain that are interconnected that involve movement. So, for example, the movement of the lower extremity involves the following kinematic “links”: foot, leg, thigh, and pelvis. Similarly, the movement links of the upper extremity are the: hand, forearm, arm, and shoulder girdle. And the kinematic links of the axial body are the: pelvis, lumbar spine, thoracic spine, cervical spine, and head. The concept is that motion and posture at one link of the chain affects motion and posture at the other links along the chain.

So, here is how it is happening:

➡️ Tight hip flexor musculature causes excessive anterior tilt of the pelvis,
➡️ which causes hyperlordosis of the lumbar spine,
➡️ which causes hyperkyphosis of the thoracic spine,
➡️ which causes hypolordosis of the lower to middle cervical spine with hyperlordosis (hyperextension) of the head at the atlanto-occipital joint,
➡️ which causes forward head carriage,
➡️ which causes tight posterior neck muscles,
➡️ which causes a headache.

✔️ CONCLUSION

When working as a manual therapist, it is necessary not only have excellent hands-on skills, but also understand how the human body functions mechanically and learn to recognize patterns of mechanics and pathomechanics that travel through the body.

Dry needling and electrotherapy are offered as a standard inclusion with all remedial treatments as needed!

Appointments can be made at unifiedbodyworks.noterro.com

Removing the stress of the world to focus on pain relief and healing and attending a dedicated quiet space like our facility can be the perfect break to increase productivity!

For your next treatment, choose a fully qualified, insured and association-recognised remedial therapist, health rebates apply. Follow the link below -
unifiedbodyworks.noterro.com

Partial crunches are great for strengthening core muscles including the stomach and mid to lower back decreasing the chances of instability and chronic pain.

For your next treatment, choose a fully qualified, insured and association-recognised remedial therapist, health rebates apply. Follow the link below -
unifiedbodyworks.noterro.com

🔈 ACTIVATE YOUR VAGUS NERVE

The Vagus Nerve is the brain’s method of controlling the parasympathetic nervous system – the rest and digest system. It is not the only nerve controlling our ability to decrease stressors, but it is by far the single most important nerve due to its far reaching effects. The word “vagus” means wanderer, as this nerve wanders throughout the body to many important organs and imparts signals from the brain regarding their level of function.

This nerve connects the brain to the gut (intestines and stomach), heart, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, kidney, ureter, spleen, lungs, s*x organs (in females), neck (pharynx, larynx and esophagus), ears and the tongue. No other nerve in the body has such a broad and far reaching effect as the Vagus Nerve.

FUNCTIONS:
• In the brain, the vagus helps control anxiety and depression.
• In the gut, it increases stomach acidity, digestive juices, and gut flow.
• In the heart, it controls heart rate variability, heart rate, and blood pressure. Vagus activation will lower the risk for heart disease and stroke.
• In the liver and pancreas, it helps controls glucose store and balance.
• In the gallbladder, it helps release bile, which can help you get rid of toxins and break down fat.

Vagus nerve stimulation has the potential to help those suffering from various health conditions, including but certainly not limited to anxiety disorders, heart disease, some forms of cancer, poor circulation, leaky gut syndrome, alzheimer’s, memory and mood disorders, migraine’s and headaches, fibromyalgia, obesity, tinnitus, addiction, autism and autoimmune conditions.

So how can we stimulate this nerve to ensure that this nerve is functioning optimally? Here are a few ways you can exercise and stimulate your vagus nerve:

COLD SHOWERS
Any acute cold exposure will increase vagus nerve stimulation. Studies have shown that when your body adjusts to cold, your fight or flight (sympathetic) system declines and your rest and digest (parasympathetic) system increases, which is mediated by the vagus nerve.

MASSAGE
You can manually stimulate your vagus nerve by massaging several areas. A foot massage can stimulate vagus nerve activity, as can massaging your neck. A neck massage along the carotid sinus (the right side of your throat near where you check your pulse) can also stimulate the vagus nerve.

YOGA
Yoga increases vagus nerve activity and your parasympathetic system in general.
A 12-week yoga intervention was associated with greater improvements in mood and anxiety than a control group who just did walking exercises. The study found increased thalamic GABA levels, which were associated with improved mood and decreased anxiety.

BREATHING TECHNIQUES
Deep breathing is always relaxing to your body, but you can use other breathing techniques to stimulate your vagus nerve. Alternate nostril breathing or yogic breathing is a great way to stimulate the vagus nerve. Another breathing technique that you may never have tried is inhaling deeply and then closing your airway while pushing your breath against the inside of your chest and bearing down with your abdominal muscles (like you are trying to pass gas). This method of applying internal pressure from the lungs out to the surrounding organs stimulates the vagus nerve as it connects your heart, spleen, lungs, stomach, and small intestines.

The hustle mentality is overrated, how about shifting the focus to mental and physical health and living with less if that's what it takes. You cannot get back your health, or quality time with your loved ones.

For your next treatment, choose a fully qualified, insured and association-recognised remedial therapist, health rebates apply. Follow the link below -
https://unifiedbodyworks.noterro.com

I can't wait to repair and reinstate this original window above the front door at the facility to let much needed light into the dark hallway!

What really happens to our muscles as we age if we are chronically active? These are MRI cross sections of leg muscles.

Massage can help regulate the nervous system by relaxing the vagus nerve!

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Breaking down goals into smaller achievable tasks makes for some pretty big and amazing outcomes given time ☺️

Quite often what feels like 'sciatica' is the tension of muscles surrounding the sciatic nerve that replicates the sensation.

Stretching, remedial massage and other modalities such as dry needling and neuromuscular stimulation can help ease this tension and reduce the symptoms.

For your next treatment, choose a fully qualified, insured and association-recognised remedial therapist, health rebates apply. Follow the link below -
https://unifiedbodyworks.noterro.com

🔈 RELATIONSHIP OF SCIATIC NERVE TO PIRIFORMIS

(A) The sciatic nerve usually emerges from the greater sciatic foramen inferior to the piriformis.

(B) In 12.2% of 640 limbs studied by Dr. J. C. B. Grant, the sciatic nerve divided before exiting the greater sciatic foramen; the common fibular division (yellow) passed through the piriformis.

(C) In 0.5% of cases, the common fibular division passed superior to the muscles where it is especially vulnerable to injury during intragluteal injections.

This week's flowers from the facility garden are in the waiting room, not long until it is time to give the all the roses a hard prune so they come back even stronger than before ☺️

Follow the link below for bookings this week -
https://unifiedbodyworks.noterro.com

Weakness in the vastus medialis can cause patellofemoral instability, doing specific exercises and releasing tight quads will help rehabilitate the area and alleviate pain felt in the knee.

For your next treatment, choose a fully qualified, insured and association-recognised remedial therapist, health rebates apply. Follow the link below -
https://unifiedbodyworks.noterro.com

Did I mention I LOVE the gardens at my new facility ❤️

Whether this means regular exercise, a healthy diet or setting a goal to drink more water, small steps in the right direction are always steps in the right direction!

For your next treatment, choose a fully qualified, insured and association-recognised remedial therapist, health rebates apply. Follow the link below -
https://unifiedbodyworks.noterro.com

I am taking a much needed break and will be back in Perth treating in the new facility from Monday the 2nd of October onwards.

Bookings can be made online at unifiedbodyworks.noterro.com