Dr Alison Holden Chiropractor

23/05/2026

I’m not in the practice today because I’m off learning my more about how to help support your breathing while you sleep! See you back in the practice next week!

09/05/2026

You have to love it when little people leave you surprises… two critters left to supervise me till their next visit…

25/04/2026

So much to be grateful for. Lest we forget.

15/03/2026

This is a great video of what’s happening your lateral Pterygoid muscle for in your jaw joint as you open and close your mouth.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Kawx7dDF1/?mibextid=wwXIfr

15/03/2026

My Alisonholden website has a new page!

Minimising Concussions

https://alisonholden.com/concussions/

Do you know why avoiding concussions is important?

When choosing your child's sport it's handy to know if they have any of the factors that increase their risk of persisting symptoms if one occurs.

Do you know the current advice to follow if you find yourself concussed?

I cover all of that, and include links to my three Concussion presentations from last August, Concussion month.

I hope you find the page a useful reference source :-)

Chiropractic Neuroemotional Technique, Chiropractic adjustments, Tongue Tie Chiro, CareVoice and swallow massage, Nasal Release Technique NRT, Concussion, Brain fog, Myofunctional therapy, MyoMunchee, Baby Massage Miltion, Brisbane

11/03/2026

We had 90 people registered for Monday Night's International Women's day presentation Introducing Hypopressives!

We had a last minute glitch with meeting links, and time zones didn't work for everyone... so here is the link to the recording of the presentation.

https://www.hypopressiveclasses.com/en/course-detail/intl-WomensDay_intro-to-hypopressives/40156/

Please feel free to share it with anyone you know who may be interested 🙂

Dr. Alison Holden presented on International Women's Day: An Introduction To Hypopressives For Beginners. For those who were not able to attend, this is the recorded video. We hope you enjoy it.

08/03/2026

Here’s to strong women the world over…

May we know them,
May we be them,
And May we raise them.

Happy International Women’s Day!

04/03/2026

Yes! Why chewing tongue strength and the ability to swallow are so important! Myomunchee can be of great value in the elderly. Even if the teeth are no longer present the periodontal nerves are still there giving feedback… if they get stimulated!

Celebrating new research from Getachew Yitbarek and colleagues in Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics: “Tongue strength and cognitive decline in older adults: A scoping review.”

The review highlights growing evidence that reduced tongue strength is linked to cognitive decline, frailty, sarcopenia, and poor nutritional health.
Early measurement of tongue strength may offer a valuable way to identify cognitive decline sooner.

🔗 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016749432600018X?via%3Dihub

22/02/2026

Phew! What a weekend! I got the Canadian MOOC on Concussion Prevention Recognition and Management finished... AND my very own Minimising Concussions page is now LIVE on my alisonholden.com website...

Check it out here!
https://alisonholden.com/concussions/

Breathe well, Breathing well, Sleeping well, Daily stretches, Eye exercises, Hula Hooping, Being well, Growing well

21/02/2026

Women aren’t the only people to have issues with pelvic floors, but they tend to affect our lives in
more obvious, embarrassing, inconveniencing and debilitating ways than they do men.

Kegels used to be the only exercises available… but not any more.

Relatively unknown here in Australia, Hypopressive Breathing Exercises, created by gynaecologist Marcel Caufriez in Belgium have been helping both women and men with pelvic floor issues since the late 1980’s.

As a Breathing Focussed Chiropractor I came across them at the end of 2024… and found them so incredible for all aspects of breathing issues that I spent last year becoming an Hypopressive Breathing Instructor.

In honour of International Women’s Day I would like to invite you to a free live online presentation where I discuss The mechanics of breathing,
How your pelvic floor is involved,
Why hypopressive breathing exercises should become a part of your weekly exercise program,
And ( for those of us who are practitioners) why you would want to include them in your recommendations for your patients.

Join me on Monday the 9th of March at 6.30 pm Brisbane time to learn more.

Register via this link https://tinyurl.com/iwomenday

Hypopressive breathing exercises can help
Tone your core,
Regain trust in your pelvic floor,
Breathe better,
Sleep better,
Enhance your posture,
And, surprisingly our jaws and floors are reflexively connected, so a pelvic floor issue can be the underlying cause of jaw pain.