Kim's passion for her work has led her in a direction of gathering extensive knowledge & experience helping others over 33 years. Kim has a unique ability in accurately diagnosing and effectively addressing ways to overcome disabilities, abolishing pain from people's lives and improving function no matter what age. Kim is a qualified Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, Registered Physiotherapist and Scientist of Anatomy.
SERVICES
Kim is well known for her remarkable success in relieving &/or permanantly ameliorating many chronic pain conditions to include migraines, tinnitus, TMJ syndrome, spinal pain, frozen shoulders RSI, arthritis, MS, Parkinson's Disease, most movement difficulties. Kim has a deep understanding of neurological development , her work in paediatrics is outstanding. 'Our bodies reflect our minds and how we have learnt to grow. "We are very plastic neurologically, we can learn." Kim says.
"Not many human beings trust the possibility let alone have any idea of the probability of how easily and gently we can improve the quality of our lives!" Kim said.
Kim's work experience includes:-
1996 - Rehabilitation physiotherpist at St Vincents Hospital Lismore
1978 - 1982 Travelling Consultant Physiotherapist to State of NSW intellectually and physically handicapped school aged children.
1980 - 1982 Management Committee of Early Intervention (EI) Physios. setting up Advanced Trainings for Physiotherapists working in EI - Sydney
1983 - 1986 EI Physiotherapist - Coffs Harbour
1987 - 1994 Director, Principal of Health and Fitness Education Centre in Coffs Harbour. (8 staff)
2002 - 2005 Consultant Physiotherapist to Mid North Coast Region of NSW for Dpt. of Aged, Home Care & Disability, for school aged children with an intellectual handicap or significant physical handicap.
- to include running Awareness Through Movement Classes in mainstream education schools in the Mid- North Coast Region of NSW which improved the children's attention, concentration, learning ability, and posture as well breathing to include total lung capacity.
2005 - Presentation at Sydney Workshop for Paediatric Physiotherapists/Feldenkrais Practitioners and Teachers - Introducing Feldenkrais Breathing programs for children in primary schools.
Kim has extensive paediatric knowlege and experience in cerebral palsy, ADHD, ADD, spina bifida, rhetts syndrome, scoliosis, head injury, multi-level orthopaedic surgery, and general orthopaedics, learning difficulties and autism.
2006 - 2007 Weekly Back Care Classes in Coffs Harbour
2007 - 2008 Consultant Physiotherapist and Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner for the elderly in Armidale. Benchmark study showed the best rehabilitation results over 4 years of 70 facilities for the elderly in NSW.
1990 - 2008 Feldenkrais with Horses & Riders - (Teaching at Mel Flemings Workshop in Upper Orara in 2007)
2008 - Private practise and movement classes one day per week in Macksville.
1994 - 2008 Private Practise in Upper Orara near Coffs Harbour
Kim has continued to learn by attending extensive continuing education over the past 33 years -advanced trainings, workshops, presentations, lectures, and conferences. Kim herself has made presentations at many workshops, lectures and conferences over the past 30 years and is always keen to share her knowlege and expertise .
Kim is no novice to her art; after experiencing a serious spinal injury in a motor cycle accident when she was 20: suffering eight fractures of her spine and wore a steel spinal brace for nine years. After years of seeking help from many professionals to no avail, she enroled in The Professional Feldenkrais Practitioner Training Program in Melbourne in 1987 after which she graduated as a Feldenkrais Practitioner doing back flips from headstands and still to this day, no longer suffers pain or disability., 34 years later.
Kim smiles and says;
"You don't have to break your back in eight places to be that flexible!!!! "That part of my life was a huge learning curve on it's own to be a healer, overcoming pain and disability personally. To experience the freedom to move without pain, and to become functional after serious disability feels like living a miracle every day. The impossible becomes possible." Kim continues to run a farm, ride horses and drives her own tractor without back pain. Kim wants to help you learn how. "I don't fix anybody." People can learn how to fix themselves. Kim says
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
1975 - Bachelor of Science (Anatomy Major) - UNSW Sydney
1976 - Post Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy - CCHS Sydney
1990 - Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner - La Trode Uni. and LIHS - Melbourne
Service Categories
Feldenkrais, Physiotherapy, Sports Injury Therapy
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