NOOSA PHYSIOTHERAPIST & POSTURE SPECIALIST
Karakrista specialises in treating your whole body through your postural alignment, to alleviate the foundational imbalances that lead to pain and dysfunction.
She sees the body in a holistic light, addressing the cause of pain to create lasting outcomes and longterm freedom of movement.
Are you struggling with chronic aches, pain and stiffness in your joints?
You've had lots of treatment and done exercises but the pain just keeps coming back?
Do you want to get to the root cause, heal it and experience the joy of moving with ease?
Did you know that your posture could be the cause of your ongoing musculoskeletal pain?
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"Gravity is a force that never sleeps." Karakrista
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Your posture is the foundation for all movement.
If you have imbalanced posture and mobility, gravity creates an omnipresent stress on the areas that take the greater load and your natural muscular function becomes distorted over time, leading to injury and disease.
Karakrista has had a life long passion for postural alignment having experienced the profound effects of realigning her own posture in her thirties.
After decades of empirical observation and research with her clients, using postural realignment as the foundation for healing, she has created a Postural Realignment Program that addresses our innermost core and deep postural muscles for optimal body function.
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If you have:
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Chronic spinal pain
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Neck and back pain
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Shoulder pain
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Disc injuries
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Arthritis
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Sports Injuries
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Headaches
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Weak core muscles
Karakrista's Qualifications
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Bachelor of Applied Science, Degree of Physiotherapy
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Certificate of Holistic Counselling
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Level II Vinyasa Yoga Teacher
What to Expect
Karakrista's holistic physiotherapy consultations provide generous space to discuss and assess all the factors that may be contributing to your condition and discover what you need to activate your body's innate, natural healing process.
Karakrista will explore your lifestyle choices, posture, gait, movement patterns and psychological wellbeing to understand the source (sometimes multiple) of your pain, which determines the focus for the session.
Each session may be different as your condition evolves and changes. Treatment may include postural alignment training, deep therapeutic massage, mobilisations to create space in the joints and release soft tissue limitations, practices to re-align the spine through deep stretching and training in new functional movement patterns to counterbalance poor postural habits of a lifetime.
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Whatever your body requires almost all sessions involve a hands-on treatment and specifically targeted, transformational exercises to enhance your posture and function and give you the tools and education to lead you succinctly
along your optimum healing path.
Fees for a physiotherapy consultation in my private rooms in Sunrise Beach
near Noosa are:
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Initial Consultation (60 min): $130
Standard Consultation (45 min): $90
Long Consultation (90 min): $170
For information about my Cancellation Policy, Health Fund Rebates and Medicare Claims please go to the FAQ page.
What is different about Karakrista?
Karakrista is a unique Physiotherapist weaving together three core treatment methods:
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Postural Biomechanics to enhance your alignment and functional movement in daily life,
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Therapeutic Bodywork for potent pain relief and connective tissue integrity,
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Yoga-inspired exercise to empower you in your own self-healing and self-management.
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Her many years of holistic training and experience in the fields of psychology, counselling, meditation and yoga, as well as her own life experience, have resulted in her acquiring a high level of wisdom and empathy to support you on every level in your healing journey.
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Karakrista graduated in 1977 with a Bachelor of Applied Science Physiotherapy in Melbourne. She has worked mostly in private practice in musculoskeletal therapy including over 15 years specialising in Sports Medicine in London, in the exalted Wimpole Street medical precinct, as well as two eminent Sports Medicine Clinics in Melbourne and Noosa Heads.
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Karakrista has conducted her own private practice for over 20 years, both in Melbourne and Noosa Heads, and now conducts her clinic from her home in beautiful Sunrise Beach. Over this time she has gained an excellent reputation as one of the best physiotherapists in the Noosa area based on her:
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thorough examination and diagnosis
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intensive and transformative hands-on techniques
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effective treatment of back pain
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empowering and proactive management of her client's health and wellbeing
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holistic approach to medicine and healing which aims to provide long term results rather than short term fixes.
