Physiotherapy & Mindfulness

Jo has over 25 years experience as a physiotherapist. She is also a Mindfulness Meditation teacher, so she knows how important how we think and what we think is to our health.

The body and mind are interconnected and each can influence the other.

The human body has the most amazing capacity to heal. If we cut our finger it can repair itself. Sometimes the trauma/injury is large enough to upset the balance of normal healing; or we may have unconsciously set up poor patterns/conditions for healing. Our bodies are always talking to us and telling us what they need in order to be in balance and harmony. Learning to listen to our bodies and understanding the messages can be difficult, especially if we may not want to hear what it is telling us.

Sometimes it takes a long time and a lot of effort to restore the body to wellness and health and we may need some help along the way from various health practitioners, but for others the path to wellness may be much swifter...we are all unique and individual. It is wise to remember that life is a journey and not a destination. Each person’s circumstance is different and must be assessed that way.

Jo enjoys treating people with long term issues that have not resolved with other therapy and who are open to her total health way of viewing and assessing issues. Jo sees herself more as an assessor of issues and a teacher. As she prefers to teach the client how they can manage their condition/s but sometimes she needs to use manual therapy techniques first to remove blocks in normal movement patterns.

Jo has found that many people feel there is something wrong with them when they really need to just learn to listen to their own body and what it is trying to tell them. You just need to be willing to LET GO of what is creating the issue!

“Difficulties come when you don't pay attention to life's whisper. Life always whispers to you first, but if you ignore the whisper, sooner or later you'll get a scream” ― Oprah Winfrey

Jo does NOT use acupuncture/dry needling/electrotherapy machines!

Jo believes for our best chance at total health we need to have balance in these four areas of our lives:

1. Nutrition - we need to eat well to provide our body with the nutrients it requires to heal and grow. Our digestive system is about 70% of our immune system so what we eat determines how well we are!


2. Movement - our bodies need to move to ensure that we are moving the energy, blood and nutrients around our body. If there are areas of stagnation or movement blockages we need to remove them and this requires a combination of exercise/stretching and sometimes some body release therapy in the form of manual therapy.


3. Mind - mental health is vital for our overall wellbeing. How we think, how we feel, what we believe creates reactions in our body for better or for worse. Mindfulness meditation can help balance this area.(Some people have more complex issues in this area and may require counselling or a psychologist also to assist in the journey towards wellness and Jo will recommend this path if necessary.)


4. Soul/spirit - This is the core of our being, the part that is touched by love, nature or performing work that makes us feel happy inside. It is the part of us that searches for meaning in our lives. This can be just getting a good dose of the outdoors, being in nature, gardening, running, being with loved ones or or like minded souls, performing work that helps others or makes us feel good inside...we know when we have it in our lives and we know when we don’t!

Jo also uses manual therapy techniques to assess and treat injuries; she also is one of the few people in Australia to have completed Level 3 Fascial Manipulation training.

Fascial Manipulation is an Italian manual therapy technique by Stecco which assesses the whole body using a series of points similar to acupuncture, but without the needles, to assess and treat your musculo-skeletal health and also to treat some internal dysfunctions. Fascial Manipulation takes into consideration how past illnesses, trauma and injuries may be impacting on your current complaint. Often people have multiple areas of aches and pains or discomfort from a life well lived as one problem can lead to compensations elsewhere in the body. The body has amazing capacity to heal but sometimes areas get stuck and need a release to allow normal function to return. Fascial Manipulation is often a fast and effective way to achieve this.

It is safe, efficient technique that requires on average 2-6 treatments. (Be warned though, it is a little painful for the few minutes a point is being worked on, but results are usually seen within a session.)

Fascial Manipulation is great for:

Musculo-skeletal problems:

• Sports injuries


• Headaches


• Back pain


• Neck pain


• Muscles strains


• Multi-area sites of pain/dysfunction


• Overuse injuries


• Postural problems


• Shoulder pain


• Post fractures

Internal dysfunctions:
(pathology and medical conditions must be ruled out by a medical practitioner...Fascial Manipulation works best on conditions that medical practitioners do not locate pathology with testing but yet symptoms remain)

• Recurrent infections /recurrent bronchitis/recurrent/cough


• Bloating


• constipation


• Hoarseness/lump in throat/needing to clear throat regularly


• Gastritis


• Sensations of heaviness in various areas


• palpitations/arrhythmias

For a full list of conditions Fascial Manipulation can help please visit the Fascial Manipulation website:

http://www.fascialmanipulation.com/en/indicazioni.aspx?cat=disfunzioni

Book in today to let Jo help you on your journey towards health and wellness!

https://quayhealth-com-au.cliniko.com/bookings