Kinex Therapy : Total Body Integration

Kinex Therapy : Total Body Integration 1. Find what’s not working, why and reset back into its correct patterns
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Integrated therapist; Neurophysiologist biophysicist applied physiologist kinesiologist
I correct what is not working, I install better patterns and overlap multiple modalties Massage therapy yoga therapy walking and running coach Then reteach the whole body to incorporate all patterns correctly, so make everything better and Better and BETTER

Use overlapping modalities and protocols, nothing can hide.

23/06/2026

What has your nervous system lived through?

We often ask…

“Do you have ADHD?”

“Do you have anxiety?”

“Do you have depression?”

But perhaps another question deserves to be asked first.

What has your nervous system experienced?

Think about your own life.

Falls.

Sport.

Car accidents.

Concussions.

Whiplash.

Being knocked unconscious.

Years of physical work.

Stress.

Loss.

Poor sleep.

Illness.

Each one teaches the nervous system something.

Each one leaves an imprint.

For me…

I played both rugby league and rugby union.

I was in car accidents.

I was jumped on while trapped underwater.

I knocked myself unconscious doing a tumble turn in a swimming pool and had to be pulled out.

I split my head open surfing.

I was hit in the head with a cricket bat.

I was speared into the ground on a football field.

Then, years later, I smashed my face into the Busselton Jetty.

Looking back…

I wonder how much those experiences shaped the way my nervous system functioned.

I was often restless.

Quick to anger.

Always searching.

Never quite settled.

Today, after years of studying neuroscience and spending countless hours rebuilding my own nervous system through movement, breathing and sensory integration…

I feel different.

Calmer.

More connected.

More focused.

Not because I’ve become a different person…

But because my nervous system functions differently.

I’m not saying everyone’s story is the same.

Nor am I suggesting every difficulty comes from trauma or injury.

But I do wonder…

How often do we look only at the diagnosis and forget to ask about the journey?

Maybe before we ask,

“What’s wrong with your brain?”

We should ask,

“What has your brain and body lived through?”

I’d genuinely love to hear your thoughts.

What if ADHD isn’t just an attention disorder?What if it’s a whole-body regulation challenge?This photo came up on my fe...
21/06/2026

What if ADHD isn’t just an attention disorder?

What if it’s a whole-body regulation challenge?

This photo came up on my feed!!

The brain regulates movement, breathing, sleep, vision, emotion, posture, gut function and attention.

Is it a two way street…research suggests yes.
All of the above change with time and down regulate….consensus suggests and agrees work the other way. Up regulate create greater connection and observe change

So why would we expect ADHD to affect only concentration?

Perhaps the more interesting question isn’t “How do we force attention?” but “How do we help the nervous system regulate itself better?”

To be continued

20/06/2026

What if we are measuring the wrong thing?

People often ask me why I don’t look at Alzheimer’s, balance problems or chronic pain the same way many others do.

The answer is simple.

I’ve never been taught to think in straight lines.

I was trained in neuroscience, biophysics, organic chemistry and physiology. My undergraduate degree crossed many scientific disciplines. I was even talked out of doing a PhD by someone I totally respected, my father.

Instead…

I became a teacher.

I taught science.

Mathematics.

Physical Education.

Woodwork.

Home Economics.

Even Religion.

Every year another subject seemed to land on my desk.

At the time I wondered why.

Now I realise it was one of the greatest educations I could have received.

Because every discipline taught me something about another.

Woodwork taught precision.

Mathematics taught patterns.

Physics taught forces.

Chemistry taught interactions.

Biology taught adaptation.

Movement taught function.

Teaching taught me that people don’t learn in the same way.
Yet it triggered me to challenge my own learning then teach…yoga first then massage the kinesiology then a neurological masters…I kept going

So when I look at someone living with memory loss, poor balance, reduced focus or the early signs of Alzheimer’s…

I don’t look for one broken part.

I look for the whole person.

I want to know…

How do they walk?

How do they breathe?

Can they balance?

Can they react when gently challenged?

How well do their eyes work with their head?

Can they coordinate both sides of their body?

How strong are they?

How well do they communicate?

What is their heart rate?

What is their blood pressure?

How well does their nervous system adapt?

Because the brain doesn’t work in isolation.

Neither should we.

Research increasingly shows that walking speed, balance, grip strength, cardiovascular health, hearing, vision, sleep and speech can all change alongside cognitive function.

No single measure tells the whole story.

The story emerges when we connect them.

That is why the first thing I do is test.

Not to prove someone is failing.

But to help the brain recognise where it can improve.

Then we teach.

We practise.

We install better patterns.

Then we test again.

Because improvement should be measurable.

And perhaps this is the most important lesson I’ve learnt over a lifetime of studying…

You are not defined by today’s performance.

What matters is knowing.

Knowing what could be better.

Knowing what needs attention.

Knowing how to improve it.

Knowing how to practise it.

Knowing how to keep it.

That isn’t simply positive thinking.

It’s how learning changes the nervous system.

It’s how biology adapts.

It’s how function improves.

That’s what mind over matter means to me.

Not ignoring reality.

But understanding it well enough to help the body perform a little better tomorrow than it did today.

16/06/2026

Alzheimer’s — I Threw a Spanner in the Works

It was about the gentleman who recently told me he’d been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.

The comments that followed my post were fascinating.

“Oh, that’s just ageing.”

“It’s part of getting older.”

Really?

What exactly do you mean by that?

Can you explain it?

Please do not repeat a cliché.

Explain it.

Because here’s what I see.

You go to the doctor.

But did they physically get of the chair, and actually lay hands on you?
Did they push you pull you. What was actually tested?

Ok
You go to the gym.

Excellent.

But strengthening something isn’t the same as assessing whether it works properly in the first place

Ok
You stretch.

Wonderful.

But flexibility isn’t the same as function.

Ok
You eat well.

Fantastic.

But nutrition alone doesn’t tell us how well your nervous system is operating.

Are your systems structurally sound so they can function and process that good food you throw at it?

Now let’s look at what the research is actually showing.

Long before many people receive a diagnosis, there are often changes in:

✅ Walking speed

✅ Balance and navigation

✅ Speech fluency

✅ Social engagement

✅ Memory and recall

These are not isolated systems.

They are connected.

Movement.

Speech.

Memory.

Navigation.

Social connection.

A change in one often influences the others.

So when someone says,

“That’s just ageing,”

my question is:

How do you know?

What was tested?

What was measured?

What was compared to five years ago?

Because perhaps the most dangerous phrase in healthcare is:

“That’s normal for your age.”

Sometimes it is.

Sometimes it isn’t.

And if nobody looked, nobody knows.

The diagnosis matters.

But so does function.

Perhaps we should spend less time asking:

“What has been lost?”

And more time asking:

“What can still be improved?”

Because hope doesn’t come from pretending nothing is wrong.

Hope comes from discovering what still has the capacity to get better.

You want to make a difference…think about physically being tested for what works and what could be better.

Knowing what could be better is what matters.

14/06/2026

“Before he told me the diagnosis, I could already see the gear changes were missing.”

I had a difficult conversation today.

A gentleman I know from my local coffee shop stood beside me. We hadn’t seen each other for a few months.

As we chatted, I noticed something I’d been seeing gradually over several years.

He wasn’t quite the man I remembered.

The conversation wasn’t flowing the same way.

Recall wasn’t as quick.

The ability to jump between ideas, follow multiple threads, and effortlessly tell stories seemed harder.

Then he quietly mentioned he’d recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.

Suddenly many of the pieces made sense.

Now before anyone misunderstands me, I’m not suggesting movement cures Alzheimer’s.

But I did ask a different question.

What if we stopped focusing solely on what has been lost and started looking at what could still be improved?

If a car isn’t performing well, we don’t immediately send it to the scrapyard.

We check the tyres.

We align the wheels.

We tune the engine.

We improve what we can.

So I asked him:

How is your walking?

How easily can you change direction?

Can you speed up and slow down smoothly?

Can you balance on one leg?

Can your eyes track movement easily?

Can you still access the gear changes your nervous system once used automatically?

Because research is increasingly showing that gait, balance, speech, memory and cognitive performance are deeply connected.

When one system becomes less efficient, the others often follow.

Perhaps one of the most important questions isn’t:

“What’s wrong with your brain?”

Perhaps it’s:

“What parts of the system can we still switch back on?”

We may not be able to change every diagnosis.

But if we can help someone walk better, move better, communicate better, think more clearly, and reconnect with the world around them…

Then perhaps we’ve helped them become a little more of themselves again.

Not a rusty tricycle.

A finely tuned machine that still has far more potential than people realise.

“I can’t promise to bring back yesterday.

But I will always look for the parts of you that can still become better tomorrow.”

12/06/2026

🦴 Yes, I Know You Have Arthritis…

Im going to Make You Better Anyway…not fixed, but better first

I know what the scan says.

I know what the X-ray says.

I know the report says “arthritis.”

But here’s my question:

What if arthritis isn’t the only thing affecting how you move?

Because I’ve met people with severe arthritis who move surprisingly well.

And I’ve met people with mild arthritis who struggle to walk across a room.

That tells me something important.

The scan shows tissue.

It doesn’t show function.

It doesn’t show whether your muscles are doing their job.

It doesn’t show whether your nervous system knows how to coordinate movement efficiently.

It doesn’t show balance, confidence, timing, breathing or strength.

So rather than focusing only on what the arthritis has changed, I like to ask:

👉 What has stopped working?

Has the hip become stiff?

Has the knee stopped bending properly?

Has the foot lost its ability to absorb force?

Has the shoulder stopped rotating?

Has the body forgotten how to walk smoothly?

Because when pain is present, the body adapts.

Muscles switch off..the brain does this

Movement becomes guarded…the brain does this

Compensations appear…the brain does this

The brain creates a new way of moving to protect you.

Sometimes that protection becomes part of the problem.

So my approach isn’t to argue with the arthritis.

It’s to work around it.

To calm the nervous system. Then switch it all back on

To restore movement where movement has been lost.

To reactivate muscles that have become quiet.

To improve balance, coordination and confidence.

To teach the brain and body how to work together again.

Will that remove every sign of arthritis?

Probably not.

But can it help you move better, feel stronger, walk further and enjoy life more?

Absolutely.

Because arthritis may be part of your story.

It doesn’t have to be the whole story.

And if you’re moving better tomorrow than you are today, that’s a win worth chasing.

















11/06/2026

🦴 Arthritis Isn’t Just About Wear and Tear

One of the most common things I see in people with arthritis is not simply painful joints.

It’s loss of movement.
It’s loss of strength.
It’s loss of confidence in using the body.

The knee hurts, so the muscles around it stop contributing properly.

The shoulder aches, so movement becomes guarded.

The hip stiffens, so walking changes.

Over time the whole body begins to adapt around the problem.

When someone comes to see me, I’m not just interested in where it hurts.

I’m interested in what stopped working.

Which muscles have gone offline?

Which joints have stopped moving?

Which movement patterns have been replaced by compensation?

My approach is usually simple:

1️⃣ Calm the nervous system and reduce unnecessary tension.

2️⃣ Decompress and restore movement to the larger joints.

3️⃣ Reactivate the muscles that should be sharing the workload.

4️⃣ Reconnect the body through natural movement patterns such as walking, rotation and coordinated limb movement.

The body is designed to move.

Movement pumps fluid through joints.

Movement stimulates muscle.

Movement improves circulation.

Movement improves balance and awareness.

No, arthritis isn’t always reversible.

But many people discover they can move better, feel stronger, walk further and hurt less when the body is given back the movement options it has gradually lost.

Sometimes the question isn’t:

“How bad is the arthritis?”

Sometimes it’s:

“How much of your movement have you stopped being able to use?”

07/06/2026

These last two weeks

Have been challenging…on the other side of the country, I needed to see my brothers

I come home I lose my father in law

My own family even has issues of need

But I remember my own father, he had a way with words, he sat me down once…” if you can make a difference, you do, you’re not here for the BBQ, you’re here for a purpose”

We question our mortality our actions
But in Sydney in Perth, from Bali, from Europe and now I’m in Fremantle.

I humbly get messages, a compliment here or there

And then one that truely humbles me..my mum would say “ do not hold tickets of yourself”

One thing I’d add personally, David: six months after smashing your face on the Busselton Jetty, you’ve rebuilt your breathing, your running, your balance, your yoga practice, and your ability to help others while recovering yourself. Most people would have stopped. You didn’t. You stepped up
That’s worth remembering. ❤️

I know because I can feel this, I know my fathers would be smiling, mum would raise a finger, “no tickets”

07/06/2026

Morning…Midday…Evening

Your eyes are not your skin. Your skin is not your brain. Yet all three are responding to the same star in different ways.”

It was a conversation I hear a lot…” I need to get some Vitamin D from the sun “

Oooh….That’s not really true

Our body evolved under a changing sun spectrum, not a fixed spectrum.

☀️ WHAT IF THE QUESTION ISN’T “HOW MUCH SUN?”

WHAT IF IT’S “WHICH SUN?”

A conversation with a client this week got me thinking.

“We need sunlight for Vitamin D.”

True but the Sun doesn’t produce it

“But we should block UV.”

Also true but without it, you will get sick

“And we should wear blue-light blocking glasses.”

Maybe but not before midday

Suddenly I realised we’re trying to simplify something that nature never intended to be simple.

The sun changes all day.

Morning sunlight delivers powerful signals to the eyes that help regulate dopamine, alertness, mood, cortisol rhythms and the body clock.

Late morning and midday sunlight provide the strongest UVB wavelengths involved in Vitamin D production within the skin.

Evening sunlight shifts towards reds and oranges, helping prepare the nervous system for rest.

Different wavelengths.

Different tissues.

Different jobs.

Your eyes are not your skin.

Your skin is not your brain.

Yet all three are responding to the same star in different ways.

Sometimes I wonder if we’ve become so focused on blocking light that we’ve forgotten why we evolved to receive it.

Perhaps health isn’t found in avoiding the sun.

Perhaps it’s found in understanding it.

A little morning light.

A little movement.

A little exposed skin.

A little sunset.

The body evolved in a rhythm.

Maybe we feel better when we return to it.

☀️

The body doesn’t just run on food.

It runs on information.

And light may be one of the oldest forms of information we receive

06/06/2026

🌊 Surfer’s Ear… Is It Just an Ear Problem?

This week alone I’ve seen two cases of surfer’s ear.

That’s not surprising here in the South West of Western Australia. The surf is magnificent, but the water is cold, the wind is cold, and your head is often exposed for hours at a time.

Most people know surfer’s ear as extra bone growth in the ear canal, known medically as Surfer’s Ear. The traditional explanation is repeated exposure to cold water and wind. The body responds by laying down extra bone to protect the ear canal.

But what interests me is everything else I often see alongside it.

The jaw becomes stiff. The muscles around the skull tighten. The scalp loses its normal glide. The cranial bones feel compressed. The sinuses become congested. The neck becomes guarded. People report headaches, eye pressure, facial tension, post-nasal drip, ringing ears, coughing, and a feeling that their head is “under pressure.”

The body is constantly adapting to forces. Cold exposure, repetitive wave impact, breath holding, neck extension, jaw clenching, and the constant challenge of maintaining orientation in moving water all place demands on the system. Over time the body creates protective strategies. Some are helpful. Some eventually become limitations.

Bone follows load. This principle is described by Wolff’s Law. Soft tissues adapt too. Muscles, fascia, breathing patterns, and movement strategies all change in response to repeated stress. The question is not simply “Why is there bone growth?” but “What has the entire system adapted to?”

When someone presents with surfer’s ear, I don’t just look at the ear.

I look at the jaw.

I look at the neck.

I look at the sinuses.

I look at breathing.

I look at eye movements.

I look at gait and balance.

Because the ear doesn’t work in isolation. It lives within a complex network that helps us orient ourselves, breathe, balance, hear, and move through the world.

Sometimes the symptom is in the ear.

But the solution may involve restoring freedom to the entire system.

🏄‍♂️ Don’t guess. Assess.

Find what has become locked, compressed, overprotective, or underactive.

Then teach the body how to move freely again.



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