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| Contact Name | Rosalba Courtney |
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| Servicing Areas | Avalon, New South Wales |
| Phone | 02 9918 3460 |
| Fax | 02 9918 7489 |
Breath & Body Osteopathic Clinic, Breathing Therapy and Wellness
Welcome to Breath and Body Osteopathic Clinic, Breathing Therapy and Wellness Resources
The Breath and Body Clinic offers effective treatment and rehabilitation solutions for all types of muscular- skeletal dysfunction, pain and injury, chronic health conditions, stress related disorders and breathing problems. This site also provides access to some of Rosalba's publications, DVDs and training material.
Breath and Body Osteopathic and Natural Health Clinic
Treatments at the Breath and Body Clinic integrate Osteopathic treatment, combining a range of specialised Osteopathic techniques including Cranial Osteopathy and Muscle Energy with therapeutic massage and active rehabilitation therapies.
Acupuncture is used to promote the healing process, relax muscles and assist with pain.
Complementary medicine modalities include nutritional and herbal medicine.
Breathing Therapies for adults and children with asthma, allergy, sleep apnea, stress disorders and other conditions is provided as individual breathing training or in small group workshop that target specific conditions. A comprehensive breathing assessement is used to discover the causes and types of dysfunctional breathing including hyperventilation, breathing pattern disorders, incorrect breathing habits, stress and disease related breathing dysfunctions. Breathing assessments are available by appointment.
Our Treatments include
Osteopathy
Acupuncture
Nutritional Medicine
Herbal Medicine
Breathing Therapies and Wellness Programs
Breathing therapy has been used effectively to manage stress and increase wellness.
Breathing therapy can be helpful for children and adults with asthma, allergy, sleep apnea, stress disorders, anxiety, heart disease, hypertension and other conditions.
This therapy can also help individuals with dysfunctional breathing.
These programs are available as group workshops and private sessions
"Six Weeks to Better Breathing for Asthma and COPD" Workshop
Learn which proven breathing techniques to use to improve your condition
Understand how particular habits of breathing aggravate these conditions
Control symptoms when they arise
Easy to learn and integrate into daily life
Learn about how diet, supplements and exercise can improve these conditions
Lean which complementary medicine strategies are most likely to help you
Osteopathic treatment to improve rib cage and breathing muscle function.
More on this program-
Research has shown that many people with asthma and COPD have dysfunctional breathing. They breathe in ways that make their condition worse. By correcting breathing dysfunction, symptoms and quality of life improves. There are a number of breathing therapies that have been proven to help including Remedial Breathing, Breathing Biofeedback and the Buteyko Method.
This program teaches you the key techniques from all these breathing therapy approaches and guides you to finding what works best for you. A strong and properly functioning immune system that fights infection but does not create unnecessary inflammation is important for the best outcomes in respiratory disease. In this program you will learn how correct diet, exercise, controlling stress and some key supplements can help the immune system.
"Six Weeks to Better Breathing for Snoring and Sleep Apnea" Workshop
Learn breathing techniques to improve night time breathing stability
Understand which daytime breathing dysfunctions aggravate snoring and sleep apnoea.
Learn exercises to tone and strengthen tongue and throat muscles prone to weakness and collapse.
Support and key information for those needing to lose weight
Osteopathic treatment to improve the biomechanics of the head and neck
More on this workshop
People with sleep apnea
"Healthy Breathing and the Naturally Healthy Child" Workshop
Helpful for mouth breathing, allergy, asthma, glue ear, sleep apnoea
Specially developed children’s breathing techniques.
Music and stories to engage children
Exercises to train swallowing and improve dental occlusion.
Improve facial development and dental alignment
Suitable for children over the age of 5
More on this workshop
"Breath, Mind and Body" Workshop
Breathing, mindfulness and relaxation strategies for stress and wellbeing
Modern neuroscience research on brain plasticity shows that we can change brain patterns to enhance emotional wellbeing and control stress
A wealth of information and practical instruction on ancient and modern techniques for relaxing mind and body
Breathing techniques and breathing based protocols that can be integrated into daily life to manage stress and enhance wellbeing
Evidence based breathing and relaxation techniques
A structured approach to learning and applying mindfulness in daily life
Breath, Mind and Body Classes
Restarting January 2012
In this series of five class you will learn how to use breathing, relaxation, mindfulness, visualisation and other processes to help you develop resilience and coping strategies for stress. The techniques taught in this class can be practiced on a daily basis to calm and balance the nervous system.
Classes will be held at the Breath and Body Clinic in Avalon on
Wed night 7 - 9pm and
Saturday afternoon 2 - 4pm.
Groups are small and bookings are essential.
To book contact the Breath and Body Clinic at 02 9918 346.
Dr. Rosalba Courtney D.O. PhD
Dr. Rosalba Courtney, PhD is an Osteopath who brings over 30 years of experience to patient care. She is known as an expertly skilled practitioner, with “great hands”, broad knowledge and unique problem solving abilities who also really cares about her patients.
Rosalba is also a researcher and writer with a passion for delving deeply into the art and science of medicine and health to explore and develop effective treatment strategies for health and wellbeing.
Dr. Courtney is one of the world’s leading authorities on the use of breathing therapy and the role that dysfunctional breathing plays in health problems like asthma, sleep apnoea, muscular-skeletal disorders, stress related problems and children’s health. She has completed a PhD on this subject. She conducts breathing assessments and has developed breathing therapy programs targeted to these specific conditions and types of patients.
You can make an appointment to see Dr. Courtney at the Breath and Body Clinic or make enquiries about breathing therapy and other programs by calling 02-99183460.
The Breath and Body Clinic offers effective treatment and rehabilitation solutions for all types of muscular- skeletal dysfunction, pain and injury, chronic health conditions, stress related disorders and breathing problems. This site also provides access to some of Rosalba's publications, DVDs and training material.
Breath and Body Osteopathic and Natural Health Clinic
Treatments at the Breath and Body Clinic integrate Osteopathic treatment, combining a range of specialised Osteopathic techniques including Cranial Osteopathy and Muscle Energy with therapeutic massage and active rehabilitation therapies.
Acupuncture is used to promote the healing process, relax muscles and assist with pain.
Complementary medicine modalities include nutritional and herbal medicine.
Breathing Therapies for adults and children with asthma, allergy, sleep apnea, stress disorders and other conditions is provided as individual breathing training or in small group workshop that target specific conditions. A comprehensive breathing assessement is used to discover the causes and types of dysfunctional breathing including hyperventilation, breathing pattern disorders, incorrect breathing habits, stress and disease related breathing dysfunctions. Breathing assessments are available by appointment.
Our Treatments include
Osteopathy
- At the Breath and Body Clinic we combine a range of specialised osteopathic techniques such as mobilisation, spinal manipulation, cranial osteopathy, visceral technique and muscle energy technqiue with various types of therapeutic massage and active rehabilitation therapies.
You are asked to participate in the treatment by using relaxation, breathing and visualisation. Between treatments you will be given exercises and instructions to help you get results faster. Our treatment is gentle and suitable for all ages including the elderly, babies and children.
Osteopathy has provided the pathway toward healing many types of illnesses that have failed to respond to other treatments through restoring blood flow and lymphatic flow and enhancing respiration through the relaxation of body tissues.
Acupuncture
- Acupuncture treatment is a stand-alone treatment and a useful adjunct to osteopathic treatment which often seems to increase treatment response and help the healing process for some patients.
Acupuncture originated from China over 5.000 years ago and its use outside China only began to spread after the 1970’s. Since that time its popularity as a non-drug treatment has grown enormously in the west.
Traditional explanations for the effects of acupuncture are connected to theories about its ability to influence the vital energy or Qi of the body. In traditional Chinese medicine Qi (in its many manifestations) is the source of life and health and blockage or imbalance in Qi is considered to be the source of all illness.
Modern scientific explanations include theories that link the acupuncture effect to its ability to: influence the level of endorphins, balance the function of the nervous system, alter the activity of electrical currents in the body and influence circulation.
There are over 1,000 acupuncture points on the body. Research evidence is strongest for the use of acupuncture for post-operative pain, tennis elbow and carpal tunnel syndrome. However there is also evidence for its effectiveness for headache, migraine, irritable bowel syndrome and infertility.
Nutritional Medicine
- Nutritional consultations and dietary advice are part of the holistic approach at the Breath and Body Clinic.
The dietary advice we give is fad-free and based on sound information.
Key information about diet is also an important part of the Breathing Therapy and Wellness programs because good health is impossible to achieve and maintain without healthy food.
Food is central to our lives and to our health as individuals and as a society. Food brings pleasure and enjoyment and the quality and type of food we eat has a major impact on the quality of our health. Food is also medicine with powerful biological effects. The rituals around the growing, preparation and sharing of food bring people together. How we grow and distribute food is essential to the health of our society and our planet.
A healthy diet looks like the sort of diet that pre-industrialised societies ate. It is grown mostly organically, unprocessed and prepared in ways that increase its nutritional value. The health of children in particular is strongly affected by diet.
Herbal Medicine
- We prescribe Western and Chinese Herbal medicines as general tonics for a run down state or to help with specific conditions.
Herbal medicine is also known as phytotherapy or plant medicine. It is the oldest system of medicine with a tradition in all the world’s cultures. There are over 300,000 species of plants on this earth. Some of these plants have been used as medicine since the beginning of human history. In 60,000 BC a Neanderthal man was buried with medicinal herbs including some that are still used in herbal medicine today.
Herbs are considered a gentle form of medicine, however they can be very effective if used in the right situation. Herbal medicines can also be toxic, however government regulation of potentially toxic herbs is effectively carried out in Australia which minimises risk to the consumer.
Breathing Therapies and Wellness Programs
Breathing therapy has been used effectively to manage stress and increase wellness.
Breathing therapy can be helpful for children and adults with asthma, allergy, sleep apnea, stress disorders, anxiety, heart disease, hypertension and other conditions.
This therapy can also help individuals with dysfunctional breathing.
These programs are available as group workshops and private sessions
"Six Weeks to Better Breathing for Asthma and COPD" Workshop
Learn which proven breathing techniques to use to improve your condition
Understand how particular habits of breathing aggravate these conditions
Control symptoms when they arise
Easy to learn and integrate into daily life
Learn about how diet, supplements and exercise can improve these conditions
Lean which complementary medicine strategies are most likely to help you
Osteopathic treatment to improve rib cage and breathing muscle function.
More on this program-
Research has shown that many people with asthma and COPD have dysfunctional breathing. They breathe in ways that make their condition worse. By correcting breathing dysfunction, symptoms and quality of life improves. There are a number of breathing therapies that have been proven to help including Remedial Breathing, Breathing Biofeedback and the Buteyko Method.
This program teaches you the key techniques from all these breathing therapy approaches and guides you to finding what works best for you. A strong and properly functioning immune system that fights infection but does not create unnecessary inflammation is important for the best outcomes in respiratory disease. In this program you will learn how correct diet, exercise, controlling stress and some key supplements can help the immune system.
"Six Weeks to Better Breathing for Snoring and Sleep Apnea" Workshop
Learn breathing techniques to improve night time breathing stability
Understand which daytime breathing dysfunctions aggravate snoring and sleep apnoea.
Learn exercises to tone and strengthen tongue and throat muscles prone to weakness and collapse.
Support and key information for those needing to lose weight
Osteopathic treatment to improve the biomechanics of the head and neck
More on this workshop
People with sleep apnea
"Healthy Breathing and the Naturally Healthy Child" Workshop
Helpful for mouth breathing, allergy, asthma, glue ear, sleep apnoea
Specially developed children’s breathing techniques.
Music and stories to engage children
Exercises to train swallowing and improve dental occlusion.
Improve facial development and dental alignment
Suitable for children over the age of 5
More on this workshop
"Breath, Mind and Body" Workshop
Breathing, mindfulness and relaxation strategies for stress and wellbeing
Modern neuroscience research on brain plasticity shows that we can change brain patterns to enhance emotional wellbeing and control stress
A wealth of information and practical instruction on ancient and modern techniques for relaxing mind and body
Breathing techniques and breathing based protocols that can be integrated into daily life to manage stress and enhance wellbeing
Evidence based breathing and relaxation techniques
A structured approach to learning and applying mindfulness in daily life
Breath, Mind and Body Classes
Restarting January 2012
In this series of five class you will learn how to use breathing, relaxation, mindfulness, visualisation and other processes to help you develop resilience and coping strategies for stress. The techniques taught in this class can be practiced on a daily basis to calm and balance the nervous system.
Classes will be held at the Breath and Body Clinic in Avalon on
Wed night 7 - 9pm and
Saturday afternoon 2 - 4pm.
Groups are small and bookings are essential.
To book contact the Breath and Body Clinic at 02 9918 346.
Dr. Rosalba Courtney D.O. PhD
Dr. Rosalba Courtney, PhD is an Osteopath who brings over 30 years of experience to patient care. She is known as an expertly skilled practitioner, with “great hands”, broad knowledge and unique problem solving abilities who also really cares about her patients.
Rosalba is also a researcher and writer with a passion for delving deeply into the art and science of medicine and health to explore and develop effective treatment strategies for health and wellbeing.
Dr. Courtney is one of the world’s leading authorities on the use of breathing therapy and the role that dysfunctional breathing plays in health problems like asthma, sleep apnoea, muscular-skeletal disorders, stress related problems and children’s health. She has completed a PhD on this subject. She conducts breathing assessments and has developed breathing therapy programs targeted to these specific conditions and types of patients.
You can make an appointment to see Dr. Courtney at the Breath and Body Clinic or make enquiries about breathing therapy and other programs by calling 02-99183460.
Service Categories
Acupuncture, Bio Feedback, Breathwork, Buteyko Breathing Technique, Herbalists, Naturopaths, Osteopathy, Traditional Chinese Medicine