Jurmaine Health
by Jurmaine Health
This is Jurmaine Health; the centre to help you achieve wellness in both your brain and body. We endeavour to increase cross communication between health professionals for your health and wellbeing. We’ll bring you topics on neuropsychology, neurobehaviour, neuromusculoskeletal, neurogastro, movement is wellbeing, metabolism and microbiome, which are also some of the services that we provide.
Episodes
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063 Frontal lobe and executive function
Often we are asked, what happens if one suffers from brain injury? On this episode, find out what our brain executive functions are, which part of the brain is associated to performing executive functions, what its effects are if it is damaged as there can be behavioral consequences. Even if one...
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062 What is TBI?
What is TBI? 🧠 On this episode, learn what kind of incidents/ accidents cause this type of trauma. What is a closed-head injury? Find out if your brain is affected even though your skull remains intact with no fracture. Is your brain like jelly? Find out the severity of TBI, whether from a car...
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061 What is neuropsychology?
On this episode, meet our Brain team, team of neuropsychologists and registrars: Dr Judy Tang, Kimberley and Evelyn. Find out exactly what we do and how we all fell into this field. Learn the difference between psychology and neuropsychology. How do we help people? What impacts the efficiency of...
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060 Clinicians lens: Chat with Judy
On this episode of Clinicians lens, Arrow (our Admin and Clinical Triage) has a chat with Judy (our Clinic co-Director). Find out how Judy started her journey with Shermain, what valuable lessons she learnt, what her motivations are, who she finds influential in the work she does etc Judy also...
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059 Immunity and women's health with Natalie Cruttenden
This episode brings you some information about your immunity health and also women's health, with Natalie Cruttenden. On this episode, find out who Natalie is, her vast work experience and interests. Natalie also shared with us her thoughts on women's menstrual cycle and its impact on physical...
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058 Clinicians lens: Chat with Shermain
Clinicians lens: Chat with Shermain Find out Shermain's role at the Clinic and in different sporting communities. Why has Shermain encouraged the Clinic to get educated and be experts in different modalities? Gareth asked us what we think of the gun massager, find out what we think on this…
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057 Nutrition with Michelle Reeves
On this podcast episode, find out what Michelle does. She has vast experience in working with fighters and bodybuilders. Today, every ingredient has been demonised and so has every diet trend. Find out what Michelle thinks about those diet trends. Do you have longevity mindset or do you want to...
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056 Clinicians lens: Sleep
What about sleep should you know? There are 2 schools of thought. How many hours should you sleep? In the information age, what does it mean for us? Is everyone's circadian rhythm different? Do you have a perfect pillow or a perfect mattress? Learn the tricks on how you can improve your sleep on...
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055 Nutrition with Grant Henschke
This week, a continuation of our current theme nutrition and gut health. Meet Grant Henschke. Find out who Grant is, what his background, experiences are and how he got into nutrition and weight loss. Grant talks about lifestyle change, examining clients' environment and social engagements. For...
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054 Gut health with Dr. Anjana
Our first episode of gut health is with Dr. Anjana who specialises in mould and gut health. On this episode, learn about her personal experience, find out which diet trends are not healthy. What is Dr Anjana's idea of healthy eating? Is vegan diet good for you? Or is paleo diet better for you?...
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053 Welcome back!
Welcome back to the 1st episode for the decade. What are your new year resolutions? Do you feel guilty for eating and drinking during the Holidays? Should you punish yourself for it? Listen to what our clinicians thoughts are on this. Our condolences to those directly and indirectly affected by…
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052 Clinicians lens: Tennis
This week's Clinicians lens is tennis. Do you remember us talked about tennis elbow; upper limb injury in the past episode? What does top spin do to your 2 small joints? Try doing this with no weight bearing. Find out the other types of injuries associated with tennis on this episode. Like other...
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051 2019 Wrap up
Find out what we have learnt and refined in 2019 on this episode. Such as electrical bio-currents, ART, Barral, P-DTR, TRE, Chikly - listen to this episode to find out what the acronyms are~ We also had our 10 years anniversary in 2019, that brought traffic to a standstill. Lastly, thank you for...
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050 Clinicians lens: Cricket
This week's Clinicians lens series is for our cricket fans. Find out the different strains and injuries that affect different roles in cricket players on this episode. What does a high-speed throw do to your elbow? Imagine throwing a ball up to 160km/h and worse if hit by it. Contact us to find…
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049 How does stress affect your breathing?
As the year-end approaches, we can all put in more effort into better breathing practices and perhaps wind down for the year~ Do you or your baby breathe better? Do you find yourself sucking your tummy in? What is learned behaviour vs natural when it comes to breathing? How does stress affect…
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048 Clinicians lens: Crossfit
This week's Clinicians lens is on Crossfit! Find out what injuries you could get from repeated kipping handstand pushups. Common injuries are the gymnastics body weight movements. Understand your biomechanics, your range of movement and its limitations. Find out what our clinicians' analogy of…
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047 Clinicians lens: Footy
Find out what the impact injuries and what the non-impact injuries are in footy. Does your daily activity affect the performance of your sport of choice? Are your range of movements restricted? Fortunately, we can recommend some tips and treatments that will allow you to return to footy. Find out...
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046 Clinicians lens: Jiu Jitsu
This week's Clinicians lens series is on Jiu Jitsu. Find out what the common upper body injuries and lower body injuries are on this episode. The differences between injuries from everyday training and in competitions; how you could sustain traumatic injuries or RSI. Listen to this podcast for…
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045 Clinicians lens: Weightlifting
This week's Clinicians lens series is on weightlifting. In any sport that you do, injury can happen when your body is in non-ideal positions. Sports are generally not dangerous as long as you are doing the chosen sport correctly, and/or done under the right supervision. Some thoughts to ponder: -...
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044 Clinicians lens: Soccer
Find out which clinician is a soccer enthusiast and the common injuries in the sport; like groin strains. Is there correlation between your job and injuries? What leads to injuries? What training program are you on? The benefits of having a therapist in your team.
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043 Clinicians lens: Lower limb cases
On this episode of Clinicians Lens, find out about our past week's case studies on low back and low limb pains. Is it always what it seems? Is the root cause often the area where you feel the pain? Or is there a distant underlying problem? Have you heard of low back pain stemming from the neck?...
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042 Chat with Lester Ho of The Training Geek
Listen to our chat with Coach Lester Ho about his 3rd big international competition trip to Montreal this year. Find out: Why is weightlifting a team sport? Hear of the hardware TG Strength brought home to Australia. How did Lester prepare for the competition this time round? Learn first hands'...
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041 Posture: Is your posture holding you back?
Hear about our clinicians' experiences; how do you end up with a straight spine? We find that it is normally from sports and from lots of falling. When you appear to be still, are you really still? What does it mean having a great coach? Is biomechanics important? Find out the interesting cases...
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040 Meet the team: Lingy
Find out the person behind our social media instagram and facebook pages, Lingy. Earlier in 2019, quite a few of us were admitted to the hospital. On this episode, hear Lingy's journey from the time when she first met the clinic, Dr Shermain Wong and Dr Judy Tang. What sport does Lingy train in?...
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039 Embodied Recovery workshop: Crossfit Warrnambool
Find out about our introductory workshop for The Embodied Recovery programme, this time held at Crossfit Warrnambool. What are your daily stressors? Find out the examples from this podcast. We give tools, like breathing practices and TRE for you to reset your body and mind. Great to see our...
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038 New in: Biocurrents
Recently, we celebrated our 10 years anniversary with a big show of lion dance. Listen to our experience of the lion dance, and find out which lion had some mobility problems. We would love to introduce our new tool! As part of the 10-years celebration, we are introducing Biocurrents at our...
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037 Jurmaine Health Origins
Find out our humble beginnings of our co-founders, Dr Judy Tang and Dr Shermain Wong, at Jurmaine Health clinic. We started from ground up, bootstrapped and almost clueless a decade ago. We did not know what we were getting into! What about toilet rolls and ply? We are also experts in cooking…
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036 Your spine and spondylolisthesis
Find out the causes for spondylolisthesis on this episode. Who does it occur to? Find out the probability of age group that this is likely to occur? Changes to bony tissues and the incidental finding in later years. What happens when the vertebrae slips forward? What is the function of the spine,...
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035 Foot and ankle part 3
For those who are fond of high heels, you must listen to this podcast! What activities can cause Achilles tendinitis? What does the hips have to do with a 'broken' ankle? Find out what the common injury is for women. What is toe-walking? Changes to the biomechanics of your body like arching back...
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034 Foot and ankle part 2
This is the second part of our foot and ankle series. Arthritis in the foot and ankle. Is it hereditary? caused by being overweight? caused by trauma? Are you experiencing cracking and creakiness? Find out symptoms of gout on this episode, grades of ankle sprain, and other afflictions of the foot...
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033 Introduction to foot and ankle: anatomy
Learn the anatomy of the foot and the ankle - the muscles that support your structural integrity. Find out the common sports which you'll find where your foot/ ankle structures can be compromised. How many bones do you have in your foot? Can you visualise the anatomy of your foot from this podcast?!
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032 The coach's lens: Anthony Dove
Listen to our chat with Coach Anthony Dove, also known as Dovey. How did Dovey get into coaching? How does Dovey cope with tantrums from athletes? What's the difference between female and male athletes in terms of attitudes and characteristics? What's more important - technique or strength? Find...
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031 Chat with our senior neuropsychologist on traumatic brain injury
Find out the 2 types of stroke and why location, location, location is important. Left side, right side of the brain. Which is for rational thinking, and which is for creative thinking? What can happen if you suffer from traumatic brain injury? Find out the general tips on what to do if you…
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030 Vodcast: How the structure of your neck affects you
Check out our vodcast on our facebook page tomorrow and follow us too! Learn how the structure of your neck affects you. Can your structure actually allow you to follow your coaches' cues? Can your spine allow you to be in certain positions? Chiro pillows, do they work? Check out our vodcast...
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029 Concussion wrap up
We talked about some effects of concussion; looking spacey and exhibiting non-integrated movement patterns. This does not just happen in contact sports but in any other sports with risks of falling like horse riding. See you at the Embodied Recovery at the Training Geek, TG Strength, this…
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028 Whiplash and concussion
Do you know the difference between whiplash and concussion? Who is the Smurf, who is the Oompa Loompa at our clinic? We also share our experience in witnessing concussion in contact sports. Keep your eyes peeled during your next footy game. Also see you at Jurmaine Health at Moorabbin on 27th…
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027 Cervical spine part 3
Cera our physiotherapist has returned for this podcast! This episode, we talk about the types of headaches. Are you a desk jockey? You may need a shoulder police to press your shoulders down. Migraine is commonly seen in females and believed to have hormonal link. Find out why on this podcast! We...
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026 Cervical spine part 2
What is the Embodied Project about? The Embodied Recovery, The Embodied Athlete and the Embodied Fitness. Find out here, how you can participate! Part 2 of this series is about more examples of neck issues. We check for all signs and symptoms that your bodies present even if you come to us for a...
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025 Cervical spine part 1
Our first head and neck series, cervical spine part 1. Anatomy, characteristics, differences in structures and habitual patterns. Does your occupation affect your jaw movement and does it result in pain in the jaw or headaches? On this episode, we also share our experience of the neck pains that…
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024 Low back pain part 3
What is your shape? Lordosis? Kyphosis? Scoliosis? Learn about the structures that “shape” the spine. Other clinicians, Cera and Jackie have shared their trauma. Find out what Shermain has experienced on this podcast!
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023 Low back pain part 2
Your sporting choices in childhood or teenage years could show up later when you hit your 30's - especially when you incurred injuries that were not resolved earlier on. Could your spine be malnourished? It shows up in x-ray as darker shades. We found that in the creative industry, many of our...
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022 Tension
Do you have space for recovery? Your body is like a pulley system. One muscle pulls, the other pulls. When one is held for a particular position for too long, there is compensation. Tension can apply to emotions, the mind and the body. Do you have unresolved trauma? When unresolved, it breaks the...
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021 Low back pain part 1
Do you understand your system? Just because you have tight lats, it does not necessarily mean you should 'tenderise' your lats with a foam roller (with teeth). Are you rolling yourself into back pain? Are you a piece of meat? Sometimes we prefer a bread pin roll! If you do high volume activity -...
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020 Introduction and low back pain
Warm welcome to 2019~ What is The Embodied Athlete? For those who compete including beginner, amateur, intermediate and elite. Fill in form (link in instagram bio) to join. In the group, we talk about training, mindset, internal focus, environment, brain, body, heart, gut etc! Also, introduction…
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019 Merry Christmas and Happy 2019!
Many thanks to our patients, partners, listeners and followers on social media. Well done to our patients who competed in both local and international competitions for the year. Find out what we shall talk about in the first few episodes of 2019. Merry Christmas, and see you in 2019!
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018 Emily Muskett's journey to Commonwealth Gold
You ever wonder how we are not conventional health practitioners? Athletes like Seen (Episode 010), and Emily share their thoughts how different we are compared to other health practitioners. Yes, we may be blunt, and we find that our honesty helps our patients progress in their goals. Find out...
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017 Sciatica part 3
Final episode on sciatica. Just because you experience sciatica, it does not mean that you have blown up your disc. Listen to this episode where we also share our personal experiences with different back issues.
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016 Sciatica part 2
Second part of sciatica. Delve a little deeper into sciatica. Ensure that you listen to the first episode to get better understanding of this podcast. Do you assume you have disc injury just because you have back pain? Can higher amount of water cause more likelihood of disc injury? Do you sit on...
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015 Sciatica part 1
What is sciatica? Are all back problems related to the sciatic nerve? Find out what other back conditions there are on this podcast!
About this show
This is Jurmaine Health; the centre to help you achieve wellness in both your brain and body. We endeavour to increase cross communication between health professionals for your health and wellbeing. We’ll bring you topics on neuropsychology, neurobehaviour, neuromusculoskeletal, neurogastro, movement is wellbeing, metabolism and microbiome, which are also some of the services that we provide.
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