Author: healthprofessionalradio

Guest: Stephen Eddey
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Stephen Eddey has completed a Bachelor of Complementary Medicine (Charles Sturt University) and a Masters of Health Science (Southern Cross University). His Masters thesis was The Treatment of Obesity using Low Carbohydrate Diets. Stephen also completed a Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment, qualifying him to assess Natural Therapists. Stephen has twice been a guest lecturer for the Australasian Academy of Anti-Ageing Medicine on Nutritional Medicine, Immunology and Cancer.
Stephen’s areas of expertise include; vitamin/mineral supplements, arthritis, heart disease, obesity, female hormonal conditions, hormones, neurobiochemistry, cancer, immune related disorders, special purpose foods for fat loss and detoxification and low carbohydrate diets. Stephen is also a naturopath and nutritional consultant with Australis Natural Health.

Segment overview: According to Stephen Eddey, olive leaf extract has traditionally been used as a strong antimicrobial agent proving beneficial for supporting the immune system.Fresh-picked Olive leaf extract has been shown to contain a broad spectrum of over 20 potent antioxidants including Oleuropein, a polyphenol compound, which has been shown to be one of the most powerful antioxidants. It can supplement and complement our diet to help us tackle free radicals consistently.

Guest: Michèle Wolff
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Michèle Wolff is qualified in both conventional and complementary medicine, practicing as a naturopath, nutritionist, herbalist, hypnotherapist, colonic hydrotherapist, aromatherapist and nurse. She is an expert in digestive comfort and natural detoxifying for peak energy, wellness and potential disease prevention, and has worked with a variety of natural healing methods and lectured around the world for more than 20 years. Michèle is also a bestselling author and a speaker on Food as Medicine for optimal performance and other health topics.
Michèle applies her passion for Food as Medicine to her own life. She educates her clients that digestion is key to many other health problems, as what we absorb and eliminate affects all other organs: “You are what you eat, assimilate and eliminate.” Michèle has seen the extraordinary impact diet has both negatively and positively on the body and mind.

Segment overview: Michèle Wolff is the Author of Digestive Solutions and is very well known naturopath, Speaker and Medicine expert. She said triggers of eczema included stress, foods, preservatives, chemicals, pollens, dust mites, toiletries and weather conditions. According to Michel medical grade antibacterial Manuka honey is used in hospitals around the world as it has been clinically-proven to help support wound healing and protect infected, eczematous skin, cracked skin and eczema wounds that are often associated with eczema.

Guest: Richard Paterson
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Richard Paterson’s professional career has included many years in Electronic Security, and a long spell working in the Not For Profit sector. These two, seemingly unrelated chapters, have combined to find him helping Aged Care and Health Care professionals improve their practice with electronic solutions. Richard’s mantra is “my job, is to help you to yours”. He is passionate about partnering with clinical staff, in order to provide better outcomes for their clients/patients.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, we welcome Solutions Delivery Consultant for Electrotek Richard Paterson. Built on almost 30 years of experience, they are a Queensland based electronics solutions company that aims to provide exemplary aged-care equipment, electronic equipment design and supply, service and consultative support to customers. With an incredibly clever and experienced team of technical experts in-house, they are able to translate needs into solutions. Having such experience and intelligence at hand, they are able to explore available products, but also create and adapt for tailored outcomes.
Electrotek is always finding new challenges to solve.

Guest: Dr Andrew Ronchi B.App.Sci (Physio), PhD (Comm Sys Eng), GAICD
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Andrew Ronchi is the brainchild and founder behind Melbourne-based technology company dorsaVi. A sports fanatic and former physio for AFL clubs Melbourne and St Kilda, Andrew and his tech savvy brother Dan developed a suite of wearable sensor technologies that have a unique ability to measure and interpret human movement. Through undertaking a PhD in Computer and Systems Engineering; Andrew found his inspiration for dorsaVi – a company founded in 2000 – through the investigation of the reliability and validity of transducers for measuring lumbar spine movement. With the help of his brother Dan they developed a device, ViMove that offered a new way of measuring movement for patients, both in and away from the clinic, in real time and real situations. The need for this type of technology in the OH&S and elite sports markets became quickly apparent, so ViSafe and ViPerform were developed respectively to meet this demand.

Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment we are joined by Dr. Andrew Ronchi, Chief Executive Officer of dorsaVi. dorsaVi are using sophisticated wearable technology to assess and treat patients with conditions affecting their movement. They provide complex medical-grade movement data in real-time. The technology has FDA & TGA clearance, and European CE mark. It is currently used by over 200 physicians & other health professionals across the US, Europe and Australia.
A recently published randomised-controlled trial demonstrates the effectiveness of dorsaVi technology in the management of chronic low back pain. Patients assessed and treated with dorsaVi wearable technology were 2.4 times more likely to have improved function and 3.3 times more likely to have significantly reduced pain, when compared to patients receiving standard care. These results were sustained for at least 12 months after treatment began; a truly remarkable result for chronic low back pain, a notoriously challenging condition to treat.