Mary Bourke is a Newcastle (NSW, Australia) based chiropractor with qualifications in pediatric chiropractic care.
In this episode, Mary explains the nature of the primary reflexes, how they integrate during infant development and the importance of allowing the infant to meet and progress through these developmental ‘milestones’ for optimal childhood development.
When primary reflexes are retained, the outcome can be reflected in the older child or adult, often presenting as unusual habits or tendencies. It is not uncommon that these need to be addressed through a collaboration of allied health therapies.

Darron Goralsky is a Melbourne-based physiotherapist with a thriving specialist practice focusing on treating jaw joint pain and discomfort. Darron recognised early in his career that what he had initially learned about the management of TMJ disorders was insufficient and took on the challenge of continuing his education. That led him down an exciting pathway of discovery and enabled him to provide treatment based on the contributing factors, not just the symptoms.
In this podcast we discuss how the practice and its principles have developed, the reason behind its success and the unique role orofacial myofunctional therapy plays in the temporomandibular joint/craniosacral rehabilitation process. We also look at how the current Covid enforced ‘working from home’ situations are behind the extraordinary increase in head, neck and jaw joint problems.

Melbourne based dentist Dr Estie Bav, authored the book ‘ Growing Beautiful Teeth, Simple Strategies for Your Child to Have Perfect Teeth for Life’ as a guide for parents and professionals who want a greater understanding of the issues which can affect the way children’s teeth develop. Cathy and Estie chat about her experiences here in Australia, some of the issues they see first hand and how simple changes can make all the difference and Dr Bav explains the long term health concerns when things go off track at a young age.

In this episode, (part 2 of an interview with the incredible Sharon Moore), Sharon further explains sleeping problems, the relationship between children’s airways and what to look for in your sleeping child. We discuss the interplay between bony structure and soft tissues and the importance of both in the growing children for airway health. Sharon explains the proven correlation between sleep-disordered breathing in young children, behaviour problems and the impairment to their executive function.

Sharon Moore is a renowned Australian speech pathologist, orofacial myofunctional therapist, child sleep expert and author.
Sharon successfully combines this experience in helping her little patients realise optimal health and wellbeing.
In this episode, the first in a two-part series, we chat about some of the simple things that may improve sleep for your child or teen, and how easy it can be to miss the red flags indicating sleep quality is compromised.

In this episode Oral Health Therapist, Jacqueline Biggar shares her journey into the field of independent practice, her passions for preventive health and her vision for her future as a clinical provider. Jacquie has set up a mobile preventive dental service called Senior Dental Care. We discuss the innovations which are taking place across Australia in light of the new regulatory changes, and how this is going to benefit both the population and clinical staff as the need increases and the workforce adapts.