At our clinic in the Northern Beaches of Cairns, we offer myotherapy, naturopathy, clinical nutrition, and biomechanics to help relieve pain, reduce inflammation, and restore balance. Each therapy is evidence-based and tailored to support your body’s natural healing with personalised care. Reiki is also available as a gentle complementary therapy for those who feel drawn to it.
Myotherapy
Using techniques such as massage, myofascial release, trigger point therapy, dry needling, heat, stretching and corrective exercise, Myotherapy works to assist the body in removing toxins from the muscles and soft tissues, increasing blood flow to restore a healthy balance.
Myotherapy can be helpful in the treatment of conditions such as:
- Sports injuries
- Repetitive strain injuries
- Back and neck pain
- Joint pain and restriction
- Headaches
- Reduced flexibility
- Restricted range of movement
Myotherapy can relieve the pain associated with specific soft tissue injuries, as well as general muscle soreness.
For more information on Myotherapy, please visit the Australian Natural Therapists Association website.
Naturopathy
Naturopathy is a system of treating illness and disease by treating the person as a whole. It works by stimulating and supporting the body’s innate capacity to heal.
Naturopathy utilises a variety of therapies, including herbal medicine, nutritional supplements, flower essences, diet, and physical therapies, such as massage and exercise.
Naturopaths can provide assistance to people suffering from many conditions, including:
- Illness and fatigue
- Cold and Flu
- Hormonal imbalance
- Depression and anxiety
- Allergies and intolerances
- Abdominal pain and bloating
- Autoimmune diseases
- Diabetes and high blood pressure
- High Cholesterol
Clinical Nutrition
You are what you eat!
Food forms the cornerstone of good health, providing us with the nutrients and energy we require to prevent and fight disease. Nutritional Medicine uses whole foods and individual nutrients to treat illness, prevent disease, maintain health and restore balance to the body.
Nutritional Medicine can be used to treat a broad range of conditions, including:
- Obesity and weight loss
- IBS and other digestive disorders
- High cholesterol
- Diabetes
- Liver disorders
- Food allergies and sensitivities
- Psoriasis and other skin conditions
Biomechanics
Biomechanics addresses the skeletal and soft tissue structures of the body, particularly the lower body, and how they affect posture and work together in movement.
Over time, the soft tissues of the foot can become stretched, resulting in loss of support and abnormal foot function. This then affects the overall posture of the whole body, and may cause:
- Shin splints
- Foot, knee or hip pain
- Achilles tendonitis or pain
- Plantarfascitis
- Heel spurs
- Bursitis of the hip
ICB Gait & Posture Clinics specialise in biomechanical assessment of the lower limbs.
Reiki Healing
REIKI (pronounced RAY KEY) two Japanese Kanji, when translated into Western dialect, mean Universal Life Force Energy or Spiritual (not religious) Energy.
Reiki is a safe, vibrational or energy healing practice that promotes balance in the mind, body, and spirit. It is a painless, non-manipulative, non-invasive therapy that complements Naturopathy and does not interfere with any other form of medical treatment.
“Much has been written by many distinguished scholars of Reiki about what Reiki is, but there are still many people who have not been able to find the words that resonate with their own experience of this hands-on healing technique. I find that sometimes words still escape me.
It is the vitality you can feel when all is going well; it is the energy you feel when sitting still, under a tree; it is the energy of prayer; it is the feeling of being centred even when confronting anger or negativity. It is like the feeling of a warm drink going down, when you feel it go all the way down on a cold night. Or the cold drink on a hot summer night. The energy you feel when sitting on the beach with the water gently rolling over you, energy can be experienced in any of these ways. The depletion of energy can be felt, too, if we are attuned to feeling it. Reiki will restore the feelings of wholeness and wellness, but the experience of Reiki is unique to the individual. It can be felt as heat, cold, tingling, vibration, but often one will feel sleepiness. Whatever the feelings though, Reiki will be of benefit.”
Wendy Joy Smith, Australian Reiki Connection Inc member
