We’ve all been there: a sprained knee, a pulled muscle or an infection that requires medical intervention. Solving these issues is what we consider reactive care — when we are looking to relieve something that is causing immediate pain or discomfort. But managing your health involves more than just recovery. We believe in treating the whole person, not just the symptoms, for a happier, healthier life overall. How this looks for each person will differ, but we recommend developing an ongoing plan to help you live well, consulting with experts to consider lifestyle adjustments, OT interventions, and daily exercises that
Read MoreWellness Embodied is proud to support the Glenoma parkrun. This Cairns parkrun takes place every Saturday morning from 7am at Glenoma Park, visit the parkrun website for more information. Supporting parkrun is just one of the ways the Wellness Embodied team strive to attain their vision, of making Cairns the healthiest city in Australia. In conjunction with our support of this event, we are working with our local GP’s to improve the physical health of our Cairns community, and work towards more “social prescribing”. What’s that? ~ Social prescribing is a new initiative for health practitioners to use a more
Read MoreDid you know that at Wellness Embodied, we are now offering a one hour running assessment appointment, during which our physiotherapist Alyza will analyse your running technique, and provide you with tips and tricks on how to make your running more efficient. It also includes a full lower body strength assessment to look for any weaknesses or imbalances that you may have, to ensure that we can provide you with a targeted exercise program and assist in preventing any injuries that you may sustain from running. These running assessments are suitable for everybody! Whether you are wanting to begin running,
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