Welcome to the next episode of MyoMatters. This podcast is with Catherine Doonan from COSBOA (Council of Small Business Organisations Australia). Throughout her career, Catherine has been dedicated to bringing together varied groups—government agencies, industry associations, and business owners—to ensure their voices are central in decision-making processes.

Currently, as Head of Engagement at the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA), Catherine advocates for the interests of small businesses across the country. Her work is further enhanced by roles such as co-lead for the Small Business Working Group within the National Cyber Strategy, member of the Independent Expert Panel for Female Entrepreneur Decadal Planning, and participation on the CSCAU Steering Committee, where she collaborates on strengthening cyber awareness and certification for small businesses.

MWax is proudly Australian owned and has supported the therapy and sports profession markets for over 19 years. Renee, Brad and their team put their experience in the manual therapy industry, their ideas and knowledge into creating the perfect lubricant for manual therapy treatment. They started out making it in the staff kitchen and gradually moved into a fully dedicated production facility.

From their humble beginnings they now have a huge customer base and their balm is used in their 4 clinics along with many others across Australia. And they are now taking MWax to a larger global audience.

We are very pleased to have them both with us today to talk about the evolution of Mwax.

In this episode, we have James McQuie, the General Manager of OPC here to talk to us. OPC are one of our proud partners for 2024 and we can’t wait to hear what James has in store for us today.

James joined OPC Health or Orthotic & Prosthetic Centre as it was known, in 1992 as a Sales Consultant. OPC was both an Orthotic/Prosthetic clinic and a distribution business that had been established in 1985.

James remained there until 2000 when he moved to be National Sales Manager for a company based in Sydney, still involved in Allied Health sales. In 2010 the owner of OPC Health approached him to return and so for the past 14 years he has been the GM at OPC. In the last four years they were sold to a German company OPED Ag, who already owned OAPL ( Orthopaedic Appliances) and in 2021 the two entities merged. OAPL is the clinical business with 16 O & P clinics around Australia and OPC is the distribution business with warehouses in Melb, Syd and Adelaide and 25 sales staff nationally. A far cry from the team of two he was part of in 1992.

Welcome to the next episode of MyoMatters. Today we are focusing on all things hygiene, the good, the bad and the ugly. Meet Ibrahim Samaan, the visionary Ahpra-registered physiotherapist behind Purifas — a groundbreaking healthcare company on a mission to reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections, while simultaneously revolutionising comfort during therapy treatments. We are proud to partner with Purifas for 2024.

Ibrahim is here to talk to us about the vision behind Purifas and the science behind a spotless clinic.

Dr Calum Downie (PhD) is a highly qualified and experienced presenter in areas included ageing, exercise, anatomy, and biomechanics. He has more than 19 years’ experience in the fitness industry and has spent over 17 years in the education of exercise science and physical health professionals at all levels. He has also spent over 13 years in ageing research. Today Calum discusses the key factors relating to physical health.

Steve is a Sports Physiotherapist and has over 20 years of clinical experience. He is a Director of RockTape in Australia and is the lead instructor for the Australasian team of RockTape instructors. Steve owns and runs the Waurn Ponds clinic of the Marna Physio Group in Geelong. This ensures he stays up-to-date with all things patient-related.
Steve talks to us about the evolution of RockTape and how they have evolved to become the industry leaders that they are today.

Madelaine is a Mother, a Myotherapist and a Personal Trainer who is passionate about women’s health.

With over a decade of experience in women’s health, Madelaine initially began her journey as a personal trainer, specialising in pre and postnatal fitness and recovery. As her passion grew, she integrated her Myotherapy skills, focusing on pregnancy, postpartum and c-section rehabilitation.

In March 2023, Maddie launched her first course, C-Section Release and Rehabilitation with a mission to empower practitioners to support women. Her ongoing dedication sees her actively sharing her knowledge, and nurturing a community of practitioners committed to enhancing women's health. Maddie is currently running her C-Section Release courses in Brisbane, Melbourne & Sydney for 2024.

Today we chat with Sally Mason from MIMT in Melbourne. Sally has been in private practice and running her own business since 2010. She has been a teacher at MIMT for 10 years and recently worked at the 2024 Australian Open Tennis Tour in Melbourne. We chat to Sally about how she become involved with Tennis Australia and how she brought her myotherapy skill set to Australian and international tennis players.