MyoMatters

Today we chat with Sally Mason from MIMT in Melbourne. Sally has been in private practice and running her own business since 2010. She has been a teacher at MIMT for 10 years and recently worked at the 2024 Australian Open Tennis Tour in Melbourne. We chat to Sally about how she become involved with Tennis Australia and how she brought her myotherapy skill set to Australian and international tennis players.

Today we are chatting with a powerful Myotherapy duo, who have not only conquered starting and running their own clinic, but have also conquered the elite sporting environment. Aleisha and Celeste from Nxt Level Integrated Health join us today to talk about their experiences tackling two different worlds within our industry. 

In this episode we chat with Sue Butcher from the Oedema institute. Sue has a career spanning over 20 years and provides educational workshops and training for health professionals in how to best treat and manage lymphoedema and other oedema related pathologies. Sue is highly passionate and incredibly knowledgable about all things lymphoedema. We discuss what lymphoedema is, how it can be diagnosed, how treatment has evolved and how Myotherapists can effectively treat and work with lymphoedema. 

Emerging Myotherapist of the year winner Skye Meredith is with us today to talk all things navigating life as a new graduate Myo. Skye recently graduated in 2023 with a Bachelor of Health Science in Clinical Myotherapy from Torrens University in Melbourne. Skye is now working full time in private practice with a strong interest in working with running related lower limb and ankle injuries, particularly in trail runners. She is also our winner of the 2023 Emerging Myotherapist of the Year award. 

Join us we chat to our Myotherapy of the Year for 2023 winner Jayden Seracino. Jayden  is the owner operator of Myoactive a clinic in Burwood East in Melbourne. Jayden has developed a multimodality clinic that brings together Myotherapy, Physiotherapy, Osteopathy, Remedial Massage, Personal training and more. Jayden is a passionate and driven individual who is dedicated to the Myotherapy industry. In this episode he talks about his journey to building his business and running a successful multimodality clinic, what a day in the life of a myotherapist business owner looks like and where his passion and drive for the industry comes from. 

Her Body Myotherapy & Massage owner Jessica Mazurek is here with us today to talk about all things women’s health and how we as Myotherapists can have a positive impact throughout pregnancy and postpartum. Jessica has a true passion for women’s health and is here to hopefully encourage many other therapists to delve into the women’s health industry. Her Body Myotherapy & Massage provides a wealth of resources for her clients and guidance on further education options available to specialise in pregnancy and postpartum treatment. 

In this engaging and enlightening episode we sit down with Tim Trevail from Torrens University to dive into the world of the Bachelor of Health Science: Clinical Myotherapy. Tim a seasoned educator in the field of myotherapy and will unravel the compelling reasons why aspiring Myotherapists should consider embarking on this educational journey AND why current Myotherapists looking to take their career to the next level should consider upgrading to the bachelor. Join us as we explore the Bachelor degree and what it can bring to your practice, including what you can expect to learn, how it can elevate your skills and open up opportunities for a career in Myotherapy. 

The foot collective is a vibrant community and educational platform dedicated to promoting foot health & natural movement. Their mission is to help people reclaim their feet and reconnect with the ground. The Foot Collective provides a wealth of resources and practical guidance on foot care, rehabilitation, and optimizing human movement. We chat about foot habits, self-care and freeing your feet for movement. 

This podcast covers all things about trigger points, chronic pain and MPS. In particular we talk about the role of trigger points and are they the chicken or the egg in chronic MPS? We talk with Jay Shah, a Physiatrist and Clinical Investigator from Washington DC in the USA. We will cover the key objective, reproducible and quantifiable muscle tissue properties of trigger points that clinicians can use in their clinic to effectively identify and treat myofascial trigger points and MPS. We will also cover some of Jay’s fascinating history of his journey to studying trigger points, what led him to this areas of clinic research and what his favourite neurotransmitter is. 

This podcast episode explores the mechanisms of lateral hip pathologies and how we as clinicals can screen for them within our clinics. Bodine explains the research that supports evidence based outcomes and rehabilitations of lateral hip pathologies which may present in your clinics. 

During this episode our events/marketing manager talks with our Co-CEO's about how they are working in a joint role, the future of Myotherapy and the vision they share for the association. 

Speakers: Erin Baker, Tessa Verrier and Stephanie Kanaris This podcast episode is a special edition to celebrate international women’s day 2023. We have an open panel discussion with women in myotherapy on the equity of the industry, challenges towards women and the growth they have seen in our industry. The episode is here to make women in myotherapy feel heard but also encourage others to consider Myotherapy as their profession.  

A qualification as a myotherapist can be so much more than just private practice. We know this, because our Myos joining us on this episode of MyoMatters are excited to share with us their most recent experience working and volunteering  at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.Tune in to hear as Myotherapist Toby Glennon chats with fellow myo Kirby Bohan as she shares her unique experience at this years Commonwealth Games and provide their tip bits about how to tick off that bucket list experience and get involved in these world class sporting events.Toby Glennon - MA member and Adv Dip Myotherapy Program Coordinator at RMIT has enjoyed being selected to work at multiple Commonwealth Games and last year at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Kirby - MA Member and Director of Inner West Health and Performance (Altona North, Vic) has been a myotherapist for the past 8 years. Attending her second Commonwealth Games, she shares her insights about being a health professional volunteer at these world class events. This episode of MyoMatters is proudly brought to you by Myotherapy Association Australia

Join today's host and Association Manager, Madeline Ryan as she chats with Founder and Managing director, Jo Palmer from Pointer Remote. Pointer Remote aims to connect companies of all sizes with talent that works remotely.Jo is particularly passionate about how remote work is an economic development tool to attract and retain populations in the regions. Pointer Remote runs training programs that support business owners to make remote and flexible work actually work in an organisation as well as supporting team members to be the most effective and efficient remote worker possible.Her recognition includes 2021 COSBOA National Small Business Champion, 2019 AgriFutures Rural Women's Award National winner, 2018 Crow Awards Startup Superstar and Young Entrepreneur Awards, 2017 Soar Awards Regional Contribution winner and 2017 Finalist in the Regional Australia Institute's Lightbulb Moments and Regional Online Heroes competitions.Reach out to Jo at https://pointerremote.com/

Join our host Tessa Verrier as she chats with myotherapy practitioner, MA Board Director and member Tom McLeod as they unpack what it takes to build a successful allied health practice. Tom shares his views on building a client base, patient and staff retention, the importance of planning and how he and his team now work seeing 300+ patients per week.Tom McLeod has BHSc Clinical Myotherapist and Diploma in Bowen Therapist with 15 years of experience in the soft tissue industry and has recent (Oct 2021) joined as a Director on the Myotherapy Association Board. He has a special interest in the rehabilitation and treatment of sports injuries. Tom has taught Myotherapy at the Gordon and has continued teaching professional development courses.Tom is a passionate sportsperson who loves to keep fit and be involved in sporting clubs. He has previously supported the following sporting teams and clubs to overcome and prevent injuries and manage their health.This episode of MyoMatters is proudly brought to you by the Myotherapy Association Australia, the peak association for myotherapists and the myotherapy profession. Learn more at https://www.myotherapy.org.au/

If Covid19 has taught us nothing else other than the need to be vocal, have the right conversations with the right people and stand up tall for what you believe in, then that'll do!Our host, Anna Yerondais, will chat about all things Advocacy with Elaine Abery, MA Board Member and Owner/Director of Unravelling Red Tape where she takes a deep dive into how it works, her advice, and how it affected MA during the early days of the pandemic. From an Association perspective, advocacy is all about advancing the myotherapy profession. That means getting what is best for myotherapy, myotherapists and myotherapy patients.Are you interested in reaching out to chat with Elaine about your advocacy projects? Contact her at http://www.unravellingredtape.com.au/Learn more about who we are and what we stand for - Myotherapy Association Australia

Join today's host and Association CEO, Anna Yerondais as she chats with Digital Marketing Manager and all-round Social Whisperer herself, Angela Duthie as she shares some informative tips around:boosting customer engagement,increasing traffic to your business pages,assisting your brand strategy, and discovering your authentic brand voice...all without breaking the bank or a sweat!Ange has worked for large corporates, NFP's, community businesses and has run her own digital media business, where she helped more than 30 clients navigate the world of digital marketing. She will share with our audience cost effective tips on how you too can get your business social, and some timely do's and don'ts about digital marketing. Enjoy the show, and if you feel like adding a few more great businesses you follow on socials, be sure to connect with the Myotherapy Association Australia on:FacebookLinkedInTwitterInstagramYouTubeLearn more about who we are and what we do at www.myotherapy.org.au

Join host Tessa Verrier as she chats with research fellow Dr Daniel Harvie as she learns more about his innovative research work helping us better understand PAIN.Why Pain?What excited Daniel about researching pain?What does he hope his research will help us when managing and understanding pain?Dr Daniel Harvie is an NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow, in the area of persistent pain, currently working in the Hopkins Centre at Griffith University in the Musculoskeletal Health & Persistent Pain research group let by Professor Michel Coppieters. Daniel's early career has a focus on interdisciplinary collaboration to innovate technologies in response to, and in aid of, modern pain neuroscience. Daniel has collaborated with computer scientists  to create virtual reality applications for research and therapy, and with engineers to create sensory training  devices designed to test and retrain somatosensory function in the clinic. He has a combination of advanced clinical training and experience (B. Physio [hons], Masters of Musculoskeletal & Sports Physiotherapy), and research training (PhD, Body in Mind group, University of South Australia). This episode of MyoMatters is proudly brought to you the Myotherapy Association Australia, the peak industry association for myotherapists and the myotherapy profession.Visit us at www.myotherapy.org.au to learn more.

Join our host Tessa Verrier as she chats to Myotherapist, Anna Drum about her vision to expand access to quality healthcare in a remote, rural town.  We'll hear about the challenges faced as a result of working in remote regions, how myotherapy has changed for Anna as a healthcare profession and learn about her tenacity and drive to make a BIG impression in a small town.Anna Drum is a Queensland Myotherapist, and owner of a multimodality clinic - Capability Health.  Anna studied and lived in Victoria before deciding to make the move to far North Queensland. After spending some time here Anna was quick to realise the small community had very little access to health care. Anna continued to approach her work and business with an open mind and community heart as she grew her clinic from a one room therapist to a 12 practitioner-strong multimodality clinic.  Learn more about Anna's practice by visiting https://www.capabilityhealth.com.au/Learn more about Myotherapy Association Australia by visiting us at www.myotherapy.org.au

Our host Tessa Verrier chats with Timothy King, clinical myotherapist and Director of Fast and Functional - Training manual therapists to get brilliant results in half the time.Tim has a special interest in Headache and TMJ (Jaw) pain presentations. He has completed hundreds of hours of additional training in these areas and, as well as working clinically, he delivers training to other health professionals nationally and internationally in effective treatment strategies for head and jaw pain.Tessa chats with Tim to explore the TMJ (jaw) and temporal mandibular disorders. Timothy explains how and why this is often missed, and the common signs and symptoms often overlooked when it comes to TMJ. Tim also explains the concept behind functional neurofascial technique and we can be cutting down treatment times by using this simple technique for the TMJ. We thank our sponsor of today's podcast Fast and Functional - Training manual therapists to get brilliant results in half the time Learn more at https://www.fastandfunctional.com/