Clinic Hours

Clinic Hours

By Appointment

Monday 8am - 5pm

Tuesday 8am - 5pm

Wednesday 8am - 5pm

Thursday 8am - 5pm

Friday 8am - 4pm

Saturday 9am - 11am

HICAPS and Eftpos facilities are available. Please check with your health fund to see if you qualify for a rebate.

Manual Therapy

Sports & Remedial Therapies

Body Belief Therapies operates a highly qualified and experienced therapy service. All qualifications have been recently updated, providing its patients with the latest in remedial techniques, sports injury treatments, rehabilitation and pain relief.

Benefits of Manual Therapies   

• Increase the blood’s oxygen capacity by 10-15%
• Massage can dramatically aid lymph movement, which together with blood, supplies nutrients and oxygen and rids wastes and toxins
• Help loosen contracted, shortened muscles and stimulate weak, flaccid muscles. This muscle “balancing” can even help posture and promote more efficient movement;
• Speed recovery from exercise-induced fatigue;
• Increase production of gastric juices, saliva and urine;
• Increase excretion of nitrogen, inorganic phosphorus, and sodium chloride (salt). This suggests that the metabolic rate increases;
• Balance the nervous system by soothing or stimulating it, depending on which effect is needed;
• Improves function of the oil and sweat glands that lubricate, clean and cool the skin. Though, inflexible skin can become softer and more supple;
• Indirectly or directly stimulating nerves that supply internal organs, can dilate the organs’ blood vessels, improving blood supply.

Manual Therapy, Injuries and Well-being

Manual Therapy helps recovery from soft tissue injuries such as sprains and strains. Tissue growth and repair is accelerated by efficient circulation and appropriate stimulation.

Everybody experiences some form of stress through work, family, the environment and society. Mental tensions, frustrations, and insecurity cause the most damage. Hormones released by stress actually shrink the vessels, inhibiting circulation. A stressed mind and body means the heart works harder. Breathing becomes rapid and shallow and digestion slows. Nearly everybody process is degraded. Studies show stress can cause migraines, hypertension (high blood pressure), depression, some peptic ulcers, etc. In fact, researchers have estimated 80% of disease is stress related. Soothing and relaxing massage therapy can counteract the effects of stress.

What Injuries can Manual Therapies Treat?

• Headaches & migraines                                                  
• Frozen shoulder                                                 
• Sore shoulder and neck                                                  
• Back pain & sciatica                                          

• Tennis and golfers elbow                                                 

• Sprains, strains and tears                         

• Over-use injuries                                                

• Shin splints

Manual Therapy Services

A range of massage services are outline below, we are sure you will find one to suit your needs.

Swedish/Relaxation - a relaxing flowing massage which uses gentle techniques of soft to firm pressure to create a indulgent massage and assist in the ease of tension and stress. Swedish massage is your classic spa style massage to leave you feeling calm, relaxed and centred. Let your troubles go with a Swedish massage.

Remedial Treatment - a deep massage which involves a range of techniques to assist in correcting the underlying musculoskeletal problems therefore reducing pain and increasing range of motion. This form of massage is designed to treat the musculoskeletal system and assist in the detoxification process thus speeding up the body’s own healing process.  One area is targeted during a remedial treatment.

Sports Massage - a vigorous massage that is designed to prevent and relieve injuries and conditions that are associated with exercise. It is not just for the sports athlete, everyone who exercises can benefit from this type of massage from the regular walker to the gym junkie, a sports massage with help keep your body in peak condition. Please be aware this is not a relaxing massage.

Myofascial Release - a type of soft tissue manipulation technique designed for pain relief and to increase range of motion. It uses gentle techniques to release and stretch the fasica.

Trigger Point Therapy - is used in remedial, sports massage and myofascial release to relieve hyperirritable spots in skeletal muscle. This technique involves applying pressure to the trigger point until the pain dissipates.

Lymphatic Massage - a very light massage designed to stimulate the flow of lymph through the body and speed up the removal of wastes. Lymphatic drainage has been shown to increase the immune response, reduce fluid retention and have calming effect on the nervous system.

If you have any questions feel free to contact Body Belief Therapies through the contact page on this site.