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Allevia Physiotherapy was founded in 2021 with a mission to help foster integrative assessment and collaboration with other health professionals.

Our clinic focuses on treating complex headache, neck, jaw, orofacial pain and spinal conditions.

17/07/2025

Happy birthday Max!! 🎂 🥳 we hope this year is an amazing one!! ✨️✨️

31/05/2025

**Introducing

~ Rachel Tyson Psychology ~

Rachel will be sharing our Saint Lucia space on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays 🌸

You can find out more about Rachel and book directly through her website at:

www.racheltysonpsychology.com.au

She will be commencing her diary from July onwards so please say hi if you see her! 💛

22/05/2025

The treatment journey for any condition is rarely linear in nature. There are many ups and downs, and understanding the evolution of pain helps in both navigating and managing the development of chronicity. 🌱🌻

There are unique personality traits, coping strategies and behavioral responses that relate to your individual experience as influenced by your social support system, work demands and previous stressors. But of course, the psychological aspect of everyone’s pain experience will impact treatment response and the likelihood of chronicity, serving as a perpetuating factor in the pain experience!

Cognitive and emotional variables influence pain perception though alterations in central processing, attention, previous expectations and prior emotional wellbeing. Imaging also reinforces the complexity of this through afferent and descending pathway activity and associative alterations related to attentional state, emotional response and other variables separate to the original pain stimulus experienced by the person.

Stress can also be predisposing, precipitating, and perpetuating in the develop of pain. The perceived progression of pain also contributes in reverse to increase the negative emotional response and psychological distress associated with your individual experience. But the relationship between pain experience and stress remains bidirectional by nature.

In summary, it seems the experience is and will forever be as unique as fingerprint. There is also the potential for developing pain in the absence of actual or potential damage. It is an evolving process based on tissue change, emotional alteration, prior memories, thoughts, fears and learning strategies. Understanding these influences can help us to move forward in the treatment journey with a more holistic understanding and approach to coping with and modifying the experience.❤️

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Ph: 0400226571
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16/05/2025

Why is movement so important?

The spine is designed in a highly adaptive way. It facilitates movement and weight distribution. However, spinal pain is a natural response to sedentary work and lifestyle. Both ergonomic and personal related predisposing factors will be indicative of spinal pain development, but chronicity of the pain is also dependent on psychosocial variables.

Mechanical load plays a significant etiological role in the development of LBP. Prolonged positioning in general leads to increased static load through the joint complex and surrounding soft tissue. I get asked every day if I think someone should buy a standing desk. The truth is standing and sitting both have specific pros and cons for mobility, exertional force, circulatory demands, energy consumption, coordination, and motion control. There are some benefits for standing, with indication for increased cardio-metabolic functioning, and potential engagement and performance in work related tasks. Sitting inevitably encourages inactivity (increased risk for obesity), accumulation of metabolites, and progression towards degenerative changes in the spine with an increased potential for disk herniation later-on. Of course, driving for prolonged periods can be a contributing concern for your neck, lower back, and upper extremities. Vibration from the moving vehicle also adds another layer of stress to your spinal system. Whilst I say all of this, there has been some research to indicate that simply implementing exercise alone proves more effective than modifying your ergonomic environment. The key is to ensure implementation of postural cues, strategies and ensure movement is consistent through your daily activities to offload structures compromised by static load.
Prolonged positioning in general should be avoided where possible and lumbar support should be encouraged with quality seating and/or lumbar support modalities that can be put in place for your work setup and vehicle.

Mitigation of spinal injury in the work environment pertains to due diligence and actively avoiding awkward positioning and heavy lifting. Common sense prevails, just ask your physio!

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17/04/2025

Wishing you all a safe and happy easter! 🙏💕🐣🍫

We will be back in clinic tuesday

For urgent clinic matters please email 💆‍♀️
info@alleviaphysiotherapy.com

Ph: 0400226571🫶

14/02/2025

New Location now open!

Appointments now available on wednesday at our Aspley location. We look for forward to working with the amazing GPs ans health professionals out of

For bookings visit:

www.alleviaphysio.com or phone 0400226571
You can also book direct through Family Plus Medical for the wednesday slots! ❤️💆‍♀️

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14/01/2025

“Is the ringing in my ear related to my neck and jaw?” - Max Foo

Ever notice a constant ringing in your ear that fluctuates in intensity and you can’t seem to figure out what’s causing it? Current available research suggest that this ringing, called tinnitus, could be related to discomfort in the neck and jaw.

Key Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) issues specifically related to tinnitus contribution > >

1. Nerve Compression: The TMJ is located close to the ear canal, and the nerves responsible for function of the TMJ system. Compression or irritation of these nerves can cause tinnitus.
2. Interaction of surrounding muscular structures, neural and vascular supply
3. Muscle Tension: Tension in the masticatory system (involved in clenching and grinding) can also influence the development of tinnitus
4. Eustachian Tube Dysfunction: The Eustachian tube shares very close connections to the TMJ also.

There is also a complex neural overlap between the muscles of the neck and jaw and the organ involved with hearing, conveniently named the trigeminocervical complex (trigeminal = nerve innervating your facial muscles, cervical = neck region). The TCN can also play a role in the development of this sensory experience.

One way to tell if there is a correlation is to observe if your ringing intensifies with the discomfort in your neck or jaw during movement.

Luckily, there are also enough research that have shown tinnitus can be managed with physiotherapy-based management. If you are experiencing tinnitus, visit a physiotherapist to investigate the nature of the tinnitus, identify the cause of any discomfort to the neck or the jaw and remedy it with a combination of manual therapy and exercises.

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Ph: 0400226571

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23/12/2024

Officially a warm welcome to our new physio Max. He is a clever, insightful ans gentle physiotherapist who is very easy to talk and share time with!

Please say a little hello next time you are in one of our clinics!

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Ph: 0400226571

16/10/2024

😬 Ever find yourself waking up with a sore jaw? You might be grinding your teeth at night! Here are a few common causes that could be behind it:

1. **Stress & Anxiety** Life can throw curveballs, and sometimes we take it out on our teeth. 🧠💥
2. **Sleep Disorders** Conditions like sleep apnea can lead to nighttime grinding. 💤😴
3. **dental changes** If your positioning isn’t quite right, your teeth might be trying to find a more comfortable position.. talk to your dentist! 🦷✨
4. **Caffeine & Alcohol** Too much of these can ramp up your nervous system, making grinding more likely. ☕️🍷 Various other chemical and hormonal variation can contribute to adaption in your muscular system on the whole and is not limited to the above common dietary indulgences!
5**Musculoskeletal changes**: Joint related pathology, parafunctional day time habits resulting in changes in the muscular system, and alterations in posture/positioning

✨Book online today at www.alleviaphysio.com or ring to organize an initial assessment?
E: info@alleviaphysiotherapy.com
P: 0482090003
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16/10/2024

Bad habits and your jaw pain!! 😬😩👉

Parafunctional habits (are maladaptive patterns of movement or unhelpful habits that potentially lead to further jaw problems). They can result in hypertrophy of masticatory muscles (clenching muscles) particularly involving the masseter muscles. It can have an impact on many facets of life including social connection due to communication/emotional ramifications and even facial symmetry to some extent.

These habits are sometimes associated with other neuromusculoskeletal implications including shoulder pain and craniocervical (upper neck) pain. The development of TMD can actually result in implications for motor control (jaw functionality) related to the speed timing and coordination of movement required for talking, singing and even swallowing! As discussed in previous posts, extreme stress, frustration, discontentment or underlying anxiety can all be influential emotional and cognitive factors in the development of parafunctional activity.
Some behavioral habits to be mindful of include clenching, grinding, chewing gum, biting nails, chewing pens/pencils or placing tongue between teeth, bracing or sleeping in a position that puts pressure on one side of the jaw i.e. stomach sleeping.

Seeing your physiotherapist can be helpful in addressing underlying parafunctional habits or behaviors that can mitigate episodes of pain, and further musculoskeletal changes. It is important to be mindful and put strategies in place early on 😊💟
Visit www.alleviaphysio.com for further references and resources

01/08/2024

Why does your jaw click??👀👇🤓
Disc displacements with reduction may be suspected in the presence of either an asymptomatic or a painful click (depending on the individual and presence of inflammation or irritability of your joint). Associated inflammation through the retro-discal tissue region (space within and behind the joint) or in relation to subluxations (loose ligament structures responsible for holding the cartilage in place) could occur with capsular synovitis or capsulitis (inflammatory conditions). Osteoarthritic changes could also result in changes to the articular surfaces which could be progressive in nature particularly in the presence of systemic disease. Disc displacement without reduction may be symptomatic particularly if there is muscle contribution and inflammation present including capsulitis or synovitis (joint related inflammation). Disc displacements without reduction could involve painful limitation with changes to your movement patterns which can be observed through objective assessment with your physio, sometimes there is a history of clicking that then progresses to a locked sensation with no click.
Physiotherapy treatment 💟🤓
Physio helps support and improve symptoms associated with a clicky jaw. These techniques involve both active (involving you!) and passive approaches to improve your overall muscle strength, coordination, range of motion and ability to relax the joint structures and muscles that are causing discomfort.
Visit www.alleviaphysio.com for references and further information OR phone 3506244 to find out more about our services
Book online today at www.alleviaphysio.com or ring to organise an initial assessment �
E: info@alleviaphysio.com
P: 0482090003
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