So,Sp what is a headache? So, what is a headache? Put very simply, a headache is a pain experienced in any part of your head. This pain can vary from throbbing to stabbing to a dull ache, and can last for minutes, hours or even days.  The main categories of headache are Migraine, Tension headaches and cluster headaches. Migraines are a neurological disorder in which headache is just one of the symptoms. They can be debilitating and very complicated.  Cluster headaches are relatively rare with around 1 in 1000 people experiencing them. This type of headache comes on suddenly with a ..read more

Remedial Massage Therapist wanted to join our experienced, supportive, professional and friendly team! Are you passionate about remedial massage, the clients experience, and who takes on a holistic approach with their clients? Are you a therapist who wants to be supported and up-skilling excites you? Is a work-life balance important for you? Would you like to work with experienced Myotherapists, Remedial Massage Therapist, Osteopath, Chinese Medicine Doctor and Chiropractor who respect and support one another? Working within a modern, beautiful and calm environment interests you? If the answe ..read more

We are excited to be back doing what we love! However, things are a little different… We are offering Myotherapy and Massage appointments to existing and  new clients with selected therapists, please see below:: Massage: Initial 45 minute massage appointments: available with Kym. Follow up 45min massage appointments: available with Kym & Rebecca Follow up 1/2 hr massage appointments: available with Kym, Rebecca & Millie. Follow up 1/2hr remedial massage appointments: available with Rebecca & Millie Myotherapy: Initial 45min Myotherapy Consultations: availa ..read more

To our dear friends of Body Align Myotherapy & Massage, We would like to thank you for supporting and trusting us with your health and well-being during this time, your loyalty means the world to us! Your health is always our number one priority! We are closely monitoring the advice from the Australian Government Department Of Health and Myotherapy Association Australia, regarding the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and implementing best practice policies in regards to health and hygiene.  Carissa and Lynette have comp ..read more

Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS), commonly referred to as ‘shin splints,’ is the pain and inflammation of muscles, tendons and bone tissue around your tibia, or ‘shinbone.’ Symptoms:  MTSS typically presents as pain along the inside edge of your lower leg. Mild swelling in the area may also occur. The pain may be sharp and razor-like, or dull and throbbing. The onset of pain is usually during and after exercise and can be aggravated by palpating the area.  Causes:  MTSS usually develops when muscles and bone tissue (perio ..read more

While exercise and daily activity is essential to our health and well-being, so too is our muscle recovery. Without adequate muscle repair and recovery, our physical fitness is impaired and we are at greater risk of injury. Muscle recovery is essential to our ability to increase strength and physical capacity over time. The most common methods to enhance our muscle recovery include: sleep, nutrition & hydration, thermotherapy & cryotherapy, manual therapy, deloading and stretching. Sleep: Sl ..read more

Myofascial dry needling is a technique used widely by manual therapists including myotherapists, physiotherapists & osteopaths. It is an increasingly popular technique used for treating acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain.  What is MDN? Myofascial dry needling is a manual technique in which the practitioner uses a sterile, single-use filament needle to stimulate reactions in a target tissue for a therapeutic effect. The needle is inserted into skeletal muscle with the aim to decrease the sensitivity of myofascial ‘trigge ..read more

Magnesium is an essential nutrient which plays a vital role across multiple processes in the human body. It helps regulate a number of fundamental functions in the body such as muscle contraction, neuromuscular conduction, glycemic control, myocardial contraction, blood pressure and energy production.  Benefits of Magnesium include 1. bone health and calcium absorption: magnesium plays an important role in the formation of strong bones by helping assimilate calcium into the bone matrix. It also plays a role in converting Vitami ..read more

Mindfulness is paying attention to the present moment with openness, curiosity and without judgement. It is not about stopping or controlling our thoughts or emotions, rather, it is the act of observing these thoughts and experiences as they arise. By paying attention to the present moment, our thoughts that are often entangled with judgements, opinions and preferences are able to exist exactly as they are and we can observe them with compassion, awareness and non-judgement. Mindfulness can be formal – such as the f ..read more

  Cupping is an ancient form of manual therapy aimed at reducing myofascial tension and associated pain in the body. Fascia is connective tissue which provides a structural framework for our body. It attaches to each and every muscle, offering the musculoskeletal system protection and separation from our internal organs. Due to chronic overuse or stress, fascia can become restricted, painful and limit the range of motion occurring in surrounding joints and ti ..read more