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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.

23/10/2026

Very Clever People

In the 1980s, I listened to conversations about the possibilities of immune recognition. Today, part of my family is under the care of someone helping turn those possibilities into medicine.

During my undergraduate studies, immune recognition fascinated me. Not me, but my wife worked in this area

How does the body recognise what belongs? How does it identify a threat? And could we help it recognise cancer more effectively?

My wife worked with Professor Fiona Stanley and her husband, Professor Geoff Shellam. Sometimes I had the privilege of being a fly on the wall, listening to their thoughts about vaccines, targeting and cell receptors.

I couldn’t have known how personally meaningful those questions would become.

On a recent visit to see my brothers in Sydney, and while listening to podcasts about Professor Georgina Long’s work with the late Professor Richard Scolyer, I felt that scientific excitement all over again.

Part of my family is under Georgina’s care. The results have been so promising, and that brings a hope that is difficult to put into words.

Those conversations from the 1980s weren’t about today’s exact treatments. But I remember the curiosity—the possibilities people were trying to understand. Decades of questioning, testing, setbacks and persistence have brought us here.

I love clever people, it can be science, sport or just being creative.
But these people want to make a difference. People who dedicate their lives to turning knowledge into something that can help another human being.

As someone who loves science, figuring stuff out I always find this extraordinary.

As a brother, a father I’m deeply grateful. ❤️

16/10/2026

I broke my face.

Almost a year later, I’m running ten lots of 200 metres.

Recently, a dog owner asked, “How old are you?”

“Sixty-six.”

“Well, you run as if you’re in your twenties.”

That comment meant more than he could have known. Six months ago, I couldn’t do this

On 3 November 2025, a fall at Busselton Jetty took me from an ordinary evening to emergency at Busselton Health Campus, then Fiona Stanley Hospital. The plastic surgery team realigned and splinted my nose.

My head felt heavy. My jaw was tight. My arms felt heavy, and breathing comfortably through my upper chest was difficult.

Surrounded by wonderful Medical staff
It hit me!!

“Physician, heal thyself” came to mind.

Alongside the hospital care, I began putting my own knowledge into practice.
I checked in on my body, every joint every muscle
Small movements.
Bed routines Sitting Walking.
Paying attention to my breathing and upgrading everything, re-coordination.
Gradually building on what I could manage.

There were months of practice, rest and repetition behind the progress you see here.

Today, I’m running, cycling and going to the gym. My yoga feels excellent.

I’m grateful to the people who cared for me—and grateful for every ordinary movement that feels good again.

This is my journey. Everyone’s recovery has its own pace.

At sixty-six, I’m still asking: how good can I get?

David | Total Body Integration

10/10/2026

Some lessons stay with you for a lifetime.

Twice, I’ve had someone get off the treatment table and say:

“This isn’t for me.”

Was I shocked? Upset?

No. People need to feel comfortable with the care they choose. They’re allowed to decide, and I’m allowed to learn from the encounter.

It brought me back to the people who taught me about listening.

My father had sayings that were blunt, but behind them were lessons: if you won’t listen, how will you learn? And if you won’t learn, how will you improve?

A Christian Brother once asked me:

“Fitzgerald, are you stupid, son?”

“No, sir. I hope not.”

Then came the part that stayed with me:

“Now listen to me, and listen well. You must pay attention, for you only get better at what you focus on.”

Another teacher was among the brightest people I’ve ever known. Knowledge drifted from his tongue like beautiful music.

His lesson was about the difference between not knowing and being unwilling to know.

I’ve carried that with me.

There is no shame in not knowing.
I know nothing about car mechanics or accounting
That is where learning begins. Ooh I know zero

The challenge is keeping enough curiosity to question what we think we already understand.

And that applies to me, too.

People need to feel comfortable with the care they choose.

At the beginning of both sessions, I explained my approach:

“Let’s find what is working well, what could work better, and what might be contributing to your pain.”

Both people had pain in several places. There was a lot to explore. What they wanted was straightforward: fix the pain. They didn’t want to learn about the process.

I understand that wish. When you’re hurting, you want relief.

But learning is a central part of how I work.

When I say, “I’m not here to fix you,” I mean that we work together. My role is to assess, provide hands-on care, use my 25 years of study and 40 years of hands work and help you recognise and practise changes in how you move.

Think of learning French.

A teacher can guide you, explain something, and help you improve. Becoming fluent takes practice, repetition and time.

Knowing what is not working properly is essential

You didn’t just get born and run around the place…you taught your nervous system

If you can’t do it now..the reverse has happened those patterns are incomplete…so need a nudge to come back on

You have been turned off..so let’s reteach and install that

Learning a better way to move also involves participation.

We explore what could work better, work on it together, then practise so you can carry that learning into your day.

Did I explain clearly? Did I listen properly? Did that person feel understood? What could I do better?

Listening goes both ways. So does respect for each other’s time.

We give ourselves a chance to grow when we pay attention—including to the encounters that don’t go as we hoped.

09/10/2026

Two years of Pain …gone
“i can bloody move again.” ❤️

Hey what the freaky f…
I went and had a session with David
Jaw better, back better and I can move my bloody knee again
This guy has super powers

Sometimes a message says more than any carefully written explanation ever could.

A lovely lady who sees me frequently refers others to see if I can help
Anyway she received this message after one of those referrals came for a session.

He told me he’d had a knee replacement two years ago. He’d hoped for easier movement and less pain. Instead, he described ongoing pain, other symptoms then frustration and a leg that still didn’t feel it was his

Two years is a long time to feel disappointed in your own body.

My starting question was:
Let’s see how is that knee working with the rest of him?

I assessed his movement and worked on the relationships between his legs, hips, trunk and upper body. We practised coordinated patterns, bringing those movements together so he could use them as a whole.

Then we repeatedly checked again
And again…hallelujah each time stronger more connected greater co ordination

He could bend his replaced knee more easily. He told me the pain he’d been living with had disappeared during the session.

Later came the message:

“I can bloody move again … I can bend my replaced knee again.”

And, very generously: “This dude has super powers.”

That made me smile. But what moved me most was his excitement. The surprise of doing something that had felt difficult for so long.

That is why I love this work.
I get smiles
I get laughter
I get tears of joy

The knee deserves attention.
So I must do the relationships that help a person stand, bend, walk and feel confident again.

This was his experience after one session. How long the relief lasts, and what further support he needs, are things we follow up.

He has exercise he has homework he has to rewrite poor neurological patterns with better ones…

For now, there was a man rediscovering movement—and a message full of joy.

David | Kinex Therapy
Total Body Integration · Busselton

30/09/2026

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30/09/2026

I MUST ENGAGE

Every morning I wake up and deliberately oil the machine.

I don’t mean just supplements or just some complicated morning routine.

Each is only one gear
I don’t get better at anything if I don’t engage and focus on what I’m doing

I mean I engage with the world.

I get outside.

My eyes meet the early light.
My ears hear the birds, rain, wind and movement around me.
My nose picks up wet earth, trees, salt air—and eventually coffee.
My feet meet the ground.

And then I walk.

Not absent-mindedly.

I walk with purpose.

I let my arms swing. I feel my shoulders, hips, knees, ankles and feet participating. I change pace. I breathe. I look around.

Because waking up isn’t simply opening your eyes.

Think about a dog waking.

Stretch. Shake. Sniff. Look. Move. Explore.

Or a bird at first light.

Eyes open. Head moving. Listening. Searching. Flying.

It engages.

Humans sometimes do something rather different.

We wake up, pick up the phone and allow a little illuminated rectangle to become our world.

Yet outside, an extraordinary amount of information is waiting for us.

Photons entering the eyes provide timing information to our circadian system.

Sound becomes neural information.

Airborne molecules become smell.

Coffee becomes aroma, taste, warmth—and my favourite 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine interacts with adenosine signalling.

Movement floods the nervous system with sensory and proprioceptive information.

And deep inside our cells, electrochemical machinery keeps working—electrons moving through mitochondrial pathways, NADH participating in energy transfer and ATP supporting the work of living.

We separate these things when we teach physiology:

Light.
Sound.
Smell.
Taste.
Movement.
Neurotransmitters.
Metabolism.

But the body doesn’t experience them as separate university subjects.

It integrates them.

So my morning walk isn’t simply exercise.

It’s my way of telling the entire machine:

The day has started. Participate.

Get some natural light.
Smell the morning.
Listen to it.
Move through it.

And yes…

Sure…I Take the coffee.
It’s just one gear ☕️❤️

28/09/2026

Good morning, Busselton. 🌧️☕️

A little bit of light.
A lot of early-morning rain.

That beautiful smell of everything freshly washed.

And, of course, my morning dose of 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine.

Or as most people call it…

coffee. ☕️😂

Sometimes wellbeing doesn’t need to be complicated.

Walk.
Breathe.
Notice what’s around you.

And enjoy your xanthine. ❤️

27/09/2026

🐾 I SEE ABOUT 15 HUMANS A WEEK… BUT PROBABLY 20 DOGS.

And the funny thing is, I don’t make appointments with the dogs.

They find me.

On my morning walk, they wander over, tail going, wanting to say hello.

Their owners often laugh:

“Go on…there’s your new best friend.”

Of course I pat them.

But apparently I’m incapable of just patting a dog. 😂

My hands start noticing things.

I’m rubbing around their lower back and pelvis, feeling how freely everything moves into the hips and tail.

Down the back legs—hips, knees, ankles, toes.

Then up through the body.

Belly and diaphragm. Chest and shoulders. Neck, jaw, face.

To everyone watching, it probably looks like I’m just giving the dog a really good rough-up.

And perhaps to the dog, that’s exactly what it is.

A bit of attention.
A bit of touch.
A bit of movement.

And they LOVE it.

They’ll wander off…

Then quite often turn around with that unmistakable look:

“Are you finished? Come on. Do more.” 😂🐾

There is something beautiful about how naturally dogs respond to touch.

No overthinking.

No wondering what technique I’m using.

They simply tell you—with their body—whether something feels good.

Perhaps that’s why my morning walks take so long.

I leave home to get a coffee and go for a walk…

and apparently end up running a canine pop-up clinic along the way. 😂❤️🐾

26/09/2026

🌕 THE HARVEST MOON — MAYBE IT’S A GOOD TIME TO NOTICE

We’re approaching a Harvest Moon.

For centuries, people have looked up at a full moon and used it to mark time, seasons and change.

But I’m interested in something closer to home.

Your body.

We’ve become very good at giving names to things.

“I’m constipated.”

“I can’t tolerate that food.”

“Alcohol doesn’t agree with me.”

“I’ve got reflux.”

“My stomach is always bloated.”

Knowing what you have can be important.

But I’m always interested in the next question:

WHY is your body doing it?

🚗 Imagine taking your car to the mechanic.

You already know something is wrong.

You don’t want the mechanic to simply say:

“Yes, your car is running badly.”

You want them to open the bonnet and find out what isn’t working properly.

Your body deserves the same curiosity.

Take constipation.

Fibre may help some people—and diet, hydration, medications, hormones and medical conditions can all matter.

But digestion is also movement.

Your diaphragm moves.

Your oesophagus moves.

Your stomach moves.

Your intestines move.

Sphincters and valves coordinate opening and closing.

Your abdominal wall, pelvic floor and nervous system participate.

So when I assess someone, I’m not only interested in:

“What food are you intolerant to?”

I’m interested in:

What could be working better?

Is breathing coordinated?

Is the diaphragm moving comfortably?

Is the abdomen constantly braced?

Is the person holding their breath?

Is the pelvic floor able to relax as well as contract?

Is movement through the trunk restricted?

What changes when they stand, breathe and walk?

🌕 Perhaps that’s my Harvest Moon thought.

Don’t just name what’s wrong.
Get curious about what could work better.

Sometimes the most useful question isn’t:

“What have I got?”

It’s:

“What is my body actually doing?”

That’s where I like to start.

Test. Notice. Understand. Then help the body find a better pattern.

25/09/2026

🧠 WHEN I STUDIED NEUROSCIENCE, WE KNEW ABOUT NEUROTRANSMITTERS… BUT WOW, HAS THE FIELD MOVED ON.

Part of my studies was in neuroscience and neurophysiology.

Of course, we learnt about neurotransmitters—dopamine, serotonin, noradrenaline, acetylcholine, GABA and others.

But our understanding of the brain’s chemical signalling has exploded since then. Depending on how they’re classified, scientists now recognise a huge array of neurotransmitters, neuropeptides and other signalling molecules.

And this subject has always had a personal connection for me.

My fiancée at the time was working hands-on in pathology, right at the forefront of Alzheimer’s research, alongside people who went on to become major names in the field.

So I was surrounded by conversations about the brain at a fascinating time.

And yet, decades later, we are still discovering just how extraordinarily complicated this little organ is.

Take addiction.

We often hear:

“It’s dopamine.”

But it isn’t that simple.

Dopamine is enormously important—but it isn’t merely a “pleasure chemical.” It helps the brain learn what matters, anticipate rewards, assign motivation and repeat behaviours that previously produced a meaningful outcome.

That matters enormously in things such as gambling, gaming and other compulsive behaviours.

But dopamine doesn’t work alone.

Serotonin is involved in mood, behavioural regulation and impulse control.

Endogenous opioids such as endorphins contribute to pleasure, relief and reinforcement.

Glutamate is crucial for learning and memory—helping establish the associations that can make a behaviour, place, cue or feeling trigger the desire to repeat something.

GABA provides inhibitory control across neural networks, helping regulate excitation.

And noradrenaline contributes to arousal, attention and that heightened “rush” accompanying uncertainty and anticipation.

Then add stress hormones, neuropeptides, endocannabinoids and many other signalling systems.

Suddenly addiction doesn’t look like one chemical being too high or too low.

It looks more like an orchestra.

Reward.
Anticipation.
Stress.
Memory.
Attention.
Emotion.
Habit.
Inhibition.

All playing together.

And perhaps that’s the part I find most fascinating after all these years:

The more we learn about the brain, the harder it becomes to reduce human behaviour to one chemical, one pathway—or one simple explanation.

🧠 The brain isn’t playing one note.

It’s playing an orchestra.

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