Manual and movement therapy in West End, Brisbane, and in your home. Zenthai shiatsu and myotherapy, offered separately or held together in a single treatment plan. Sessions work with pain, injury and chronic conditions, and with the states of the nervous system that carry them.
zenthai shiatsu
Dave Monson has twenty years of experience and has given over 5000 individual sessions. He brings a confident, strong yet soft approach with nuance and innovation to the arts of zenthai. He integrates extensive knowledge and training in classical Chinese medicine, zen shiatsu, and neurological and molecular sciences. His life practices and therapeutic delivery attend to the emerging non-duality of affective consciousness within a dynamic relational environment.
| service | duration | in-clinic | in-home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zenthai shiatsu | 60 mins | $150 | $150 + travel |
| Zenthai shiatsu | 90 mins | $210 | $210 + travel |
Travel is indexed at $100 per hour, round trip from West End, Brisbane.
Home visits: 2–3 people encouraged. Requires a 3×3 m space that is undisturbed and amenable to somatic practice.
Private health rebates available when zenthai is delivered as part of a myotherapy treatment plan.
myotherapy
Dave Monson has 7 years clinical experience working alongside GPs in a complex chronic care clinic, with experience and post-graduate research in chronic pain, drug addiction, cardiovascular and diabetes complexities, and practical implementation of physiotherapy post-surgery movement plans. He brings extensive additional knowledge of the molecular physiology underpinning a range of manual and movement therapies.
private myotherapy
| service | duration | in-clinic | in-home |
|---|---|---|---|
| First session (assessment and planning) | 90 mins | $210 | $210 + travel |
| Myotherapy | 60 mins | $150 | $150 + travel |
| Myotherapy | 90 mins | $210 | $210 + travel |
The first private myotherapy session runs 90 minutes to allow for assessment and planning.
Travel is indexed at $100 per hour, round trip from West End, Brisbane.
Home visits require an undisturbed space for a treatment table and movement work.
aged care — support at home
| service | duration | in-clinic | in-home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial assessment & treatment | 60 mins | $150 | $200 |
| Subsequent treatment | 30 mins | $100 | $120 |
| Subsequent treatment (extended) | 60 mins | $150 | $200 |
| Treatment administration & planning | 15 mins | $40 | — |
Treatment administration and planning includes documentation, care plan input, and case conferencing.
In-home services available within 30 minutes travel from West End, Brisbane.
Clinical and therapeutic services under Support at Home are fully subsidised — no participant contribution required.
treatment recommendations
- Chronic pain and injury rehabilitation — 6 weekly sessions recommended.
- Maintenance — frequency as clinically indicated and discussed.
Micah Projects participants: free sessions are available through Inclusive Health. Contact (07) 3013 6050.