Bowel cancer awareness

Australia has one of the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world, and 70% of people who get bowel cancer have no family history of the disease and no hereditary predisposition. The good news is that almost 99% of bowel cancer cases can be treated successfully when detected early. The risk of developing bowel

Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre has added exercise physiology to its allied health offerings, along with a new purpose built gym. Exercise Physiologists are university trained professionals specialising in chronic disease management who can help with physical rehab, tailored exercise programs and behavioural coaching. We are now offering a range of exercise programs to service our

At Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre we acknowledge the benefits of working together as practitioners to treat the body as a whole. We can combine a variety of modalities when indicated for individual needs, which is one of our many assets in supporting preventative health for our patients. Let’s take a look at a common foot

Diabetes is the epidemic of the 21st century and the biggest challenge confronting Australia’s health care system. Around 1.7 million Australians have diabetes, this includes all types of diagnosed diabetes (1.2 million known and registered) as well as silent, undiagnosed type 2 diabetes (up to 500,000 estimated).  What is Diabetes? Diabetes is the name given

At Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre we acknowledge the benefits of working together as practitioners to treat the body as a whole. Collaboration between various modalities within the practice is one of our many assets in our support of your individual preventative health needs.  With that in mind, we wanted to take a look at ways

We have a number of GPs specialising in skin at Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre, one of them is Dr Dunstan Thompson, who has put together this useful information about how to check and monitor yourself for signs of skin cancer. Who’s at risk of skin cancer? A staggering two in three Australians will be diagnosed

Mullumbimby Comprehensive Health Centre now has exercise physiology in its allied health offerings at the centre. Exercise Physiologists are university trained professionals specialising in chronic disease management who can help with physical rehab, tailored exercise programs and behavioural coaching among other support. Recognised by Medicare, Department of Veterans Affairs and other health funds, they prescribe