Frozen Shoulder Case Study Mary (not her real name) came to our clinic for treatment for her frozen shoulder. The pain was from the top of her shoulder to her upper arm, and was even more intense when she placed her hand behind her back. (She also felt stiff and sore in her left upper […]

Finalist Australian Small Business Champion Awards We are a Finalist for the 2024 Australian Small Business Champion Awards! These seek to highlight the nation’s most outstanding small businesses, and are regarded as Australia’s pinnacle recognition awards programme. They recognise the values associated with successful businesses. These awards are judged by a panel of industry experts, […]

Treating Cancer with Mushrooms? Certain mushrooms are becoming well-known for their effect on improving the immune system, and now there is growing evidence that they may be effective in the prevention and treatment of cancer. An article by the Medical Director of a hospital in the UK has reported a few examples of this research. […]

Why We Do What We Do Our staff were asked to say why they do the work they do, and this is what they said. “My passion is to help others so that they can have happy and fulfilling lives. I love using natural therapies to help people’s bodies heal.” “I want to be part […]

Study: Acupuncture Significantly Improves Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia is painful, often debilitating condition involving constant muscle pain over most of the body, strong fatigue, sleep problems, and often emotional and mental distress. From a medical perspective, the cause of fibromyalgia is unknown, and very little can be done to relieve the symptoms. A study by the world-renowned […]

Study Finds Certain Probiotics Can Increase Weight Loss Certain probiotics could help women lose weight and keep it off, according to a recent study published in the British Journal of Nutrition. Various studies have previously shown that that the intestinal flora of obese individuals differs from those of thin people. This may be because a […]

Study: Diet and Nutrition Essential for Mental Health An international collaboration, led by the University of Melbourne and Deakin University, has stated that evidence is rapidly growing that there is a strong connection between diet quality and mental health. In an article published in The Lancet Psychiatry, leading academics stated that psychiatry should now recognise […]

How Acupuncture Stops Pain A study published in the ‘Brain Research’ journal investigated whether acupuncture treatments on the body produced any changes in brain function. They found that when a patient receives acupuncture treatment, it deactivates areas within the brain that are associated with the processing of pain. Acupuncture is now recommended by the U.S. […]

Osteopathy Effective for Lower Back Pain A German study on the effectiveness of osteopathy for lower back pain found that 2-3 osteopathic treatments significantly improved pain levels. The randomized controlled trial involved 60 participants who suffered between 4 weeks and 6 months with lower back pain. They were split into 2 groups, one who only […]

Natural Therapies Used by 1 in 4 People An extensive study by the University of Helsinki has found that one in four people in Europe use natural therapies (or ‘complementary and alternative medicine’) for their health issues. Approximately 40,000 people from over 20 countries participated in the study, and the most popular treatments were massage […]