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Integrated Systems Model (ISM)

Health Alliance Clinical & Applied Kinesiology

The ISM is a framework to assess how past injuries, posture and movement patterns impact on health and pain and movement limitations.

It is a way to determine how ‘correcting’ different sites of the body then impacts on a meaningful task. Subsequent treatment may involve a number of modalities, and as such ISM offers a powerful model to then direct a treatment program.

What does ISM looks like

It starts with finding a meaningful movement unique to you, that may be painful, restricted or just something you want to improve in your performance of. We then determine if corrections on different sites, which can be quite far away, improves either posture, performing the task or changes your sensation of the task. Treatment is often a combination of manual therapy and exercise to reinforce these corrections.

It is common to see individuals with a combination of impairments in multiple regions of their body that collectively impact the musculoskeletal, urogynaecological and respiratory systems.

DIANE LEE

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Therapies

Craniosacral Therapy

Health Alliance Clinical & Applied Kinesiology

Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle, non-invasive therapy that seeks to find and treat restrictions throughout the body systems

Restrictions within the CranioSacral system can lead to tension patterns, restrictions or affect the functioning of all bodily systems including the musculoskeletal, endocrine, cardio-respiratory, gastrointestinal, lymphatic, immune and reproductive systems.

Through various assessment methods, your whole body and CranioSacral system will be assessed to find the “primary” restrictions or “root causes” of your issues. Over time when these issues go untreated, the body may find ways to compensate in order to keep us functioning well. When the body can no longer compensate or the restrictions are so great that it overcomes the body’s compensatory strategies, symptoms are experienced.

What CranioSacral Therapy looks like

During a session you can expect many gentle hand placements around the head and neck, face and sacrum. These places may be held for quite some time in order for the full relaxation of the area to occur. It is extremely rare that any of these treatment techniques would be painful and as such is a wonderful type of therapy for those that have chronic pain or sensitivities relating to their pain. Typically a session will last for an hour and it is common that you may briefly fall asleep whilst receiving treatment

CranioSacral Therapy is educated, precise, noninvasive touch that supports your body’s innate ability to heal.

JOHN E UPLEDGER

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Therapies

Active Release Technique

Health Alliance active release technique

ART is known as the gold standard of soft tissue techniques globally

It uses a system to identify, treat and manage issues with muscle, ligaments, tendons and any connective tissue issues that limit painful movements and activities.

What Active Release Technique looks like

Active Release Techniques are often quick and effective and are incorporated in the treatment session. Specific contact and force is applied to specific areas of the body, which is coupled with active movement from the client. Some techniques can be painful, but will settle once pressure is released.

An ART Provider watches you move and examines the entire kinetic chain…and releases the scar tissue that sustains the injury…this assures that the root of the problem is addressed and keeps the injury from happening again.

ACTIVE RELEASE TECHNIQUES

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About Us The Board

BENJAMIN HICKMAN

PhD Medicine, MSc. Physiotherapy, BSc. Exercise Physiology

Benjamin is a higher degree research student completing his PhD (Medicine) at Sydney University in the field of exercise and sports science. He is currently investigating the use of dance as a treatment in chronic pain populations.  

He has completed undergraduate studies in Exercise Physiology with a Masters degree in Physiotherapy. He has tutored in the field of exercise and sports science at university level with additional training as a personal trainer.  
 
Benjamin has varied clinical experience in sports and musculoskeletal physiotherapy practice, management of geriatric populations in aged care, dance instruction, and extensive exercise prescription through exercise physiology and personal training positions.  
 
He has a particular interest in pain neuroscience and dance therapy and the ways we address chronic pain through a biopsychosocial framework. In addition to his clinical and research roles, he has pursued additional extracurricular studies in nutrition, soft tissue and joint techniques, pain neuroscience education, and strength and conditioning. 

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Resources Workouts

How much should you work out?

how much should you exercise

‘Accumulate 150 to 300 minutes (2 ½ to 5 hours) of moderate intensity physical activity or 75 to 150 minutes (1 ¼ to 2 ½ hours) of vigorous intensity physical activity, or an equivalent combination of both moderate and vigorous activities, each week.‘

Australian Health Guidelines

Overview

  • When is the best time to exercise
  • How to motivate yourself to exercise
  • Special goals will have special requirements
  • Be consistent and thorough when trying to get into a routine
  • Use a combination of discipline and short term goals to connect the dots as you move forward in your journey

To begin: Consider your goals

When considering any exercise program the first thing you have to consider is exactly what you want to get out of it. People exercise for a variety of different reasons including weight loss, mental and physical wellbeing, stress release, or a specific goal like building endurance or strength.

Where do you fit? Answer that question first and everything will fall into place. Sometimes it’s best to talk things over with a professional and get their insight. You can offer your own views and find some common ground as to the best course of action.

Once you have a general target area, you need to find a way to take whatever knowledge is at your disposal and turn it into something fruitful and productive. Whether you go down the personal training route, are happy to do this on your own and consult with others when you see fit, it’s now about putting specific plans in place.

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Health Tools

Anxiety and Depression Checklist (K10)

Question All of the time
(score 5)		 Most of the time
(score 4)		 Some of the time
(score 3)		 A little of the time
(score 2) 		None of the time
(score 1)
1. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel tired out for no good reason?
2. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel nervous?
3. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel so nervous that nothing could calm you down?
4. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel hopeless?
5. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel restless or fidgety?
6. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel so restless you could not sit still?
7. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel depressed?
8. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel that everything was an effort?
9. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel so sad that nothing could cheer you up?
10. In the past 4 weeks, about how often did you feel worthless?
Check Resutls
Learn about the K10 interpretation.
(Note: Questions three and six does not need to be answered if the response to the preceding question was ‘none of the time’. In such cases questions three and six will receive an automatic score of one. )

Why is this important?

These ten questions measure how distressed you’ve been recently by looking at signs of depression and anxiety.

It’s a measure of distress commonly used by Australian GPs and mental health professionals to determine the level of support you may require.

After completing this checklist, you can print your score for your records or give it to your GP.

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Health Tools

Calorie Converter

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Enter a value in either box above, and we will convert it.
Formula: 1 Cal = 4.184 kJ, rounded to the nearest whole number

Why is this important?

Food provides the body energy for its functions, including internal body function and your day-to-day activities. Energy is measured in units of kilojoules or calories. By knowing the energy value of foods, you can estimate how much you are taking.

Enjoy a wide variety of foods focused on fresh food. A diet with plenty of vegetables along with fruit, lean proteins and rich in wholegrains, fiber, vitamins, minerals and healthy fats is ideal. Avoid a diet low in unhealthy fats, salt and added sugar. 

How much you eat is another important part of eating well and healthy. The amount you should eat depends on factors, including the type of food served.

Keen to start healthy eating and getting fit? Try our personal training program so we could look after your nutrition and fitness.

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