Testimonials
These testimonials are graciously provided by happy clients.I loved the treatments.
As a window cleaner for some 20 years I've placed high demands on what my body can continuously do. No surprise then that aches and pains started to develop, restricting movement and limiting energy and stamina. As I was getting older I just assumed that that's the way it goes, it's all down hill from here.
Almost frozen shoulder, knees preventing squats, painful ankles, muscles in upper back grabbing and not releasing and lower back pain.
I was skeptical that I would get much relief but I was wrong. Through skillful trigger point therapy all my muscle pain was relieved and freedom of joint movement returned to what it used to be. Some areas like posture are better than they ever were because Carol was able help me identify habits I had that were not using body structure properly. Her knowledge of the muscular-skeletal system is extensive and is skillfully coupled with a variety of massage techniques.
I feel totally fixed now after just a few months of fortnightly visits but I look forward to resuming treatment when necessary. I loved the treatments.
Kyle Morrow (Master Window Cleaners Australia)
Port Macquarie, 29 September 2016
I would recommend Carol to anyone with aches and pains!!!
Carol's knowledge is extensive and application of that knowledge has certainly worked for me. I arrived on her doorstep after having fractured my pubic rami (pelvis) twice within 12 months while training or running marathons. Because of damage to that area I began compensating and caused damage to other areas compounding the situation. By the time I had my first appointment with Carol in July 2013, I was in trouble, and was due to run the Chicago Marathon 4 months later. A combination of trigger point therapy, fascial release, hot stones, gentle joint mobilisation and remedial massage meant I did run that marathon, and in a faster time than I expected.
I had many lower back problems prior to this but since having these therapies with Carol have had few issues. I am now looking forward to running the Gold Coast Marathon in 4 weeks, and being free of back pain after I finish!
Rose Williams
Port Macquarie, 9 June 2014
I can highly recommend Carol's services
As a sufferer of chronic pain in the thoracic spine from adolescence into my early twenties, which didn't respond favourably to conventional treatments including remedial massage or even manipulative physiotherapy, finding Carol Dowling's services has been invaluable to my health and wellbeing. Carol combines a wealth of experience kept up to date with constant professional development with a strong emphasis on personalised understanding and attention to individual client's needs, to provide a comprehensive and tailored treatment to suit every individual. Carol has given me the knowledge needed to monitor and manage my condition between treatments which has allowed me to enjoy a pain free life and work towards a complete solution. I can highly recommend Carol's services, which are excellent value for money and should not be overlooked by anyone afflicted by chronic or acute pain.
Port Macquarie, 20 September 2012
A very good massage
I have known Carol for several years and have been receiving regular massages from her. I have always found her to be very professional in her attitude, very knowledgeable and, at the same time, very gentle and caring. She will never go beyond her limits. She is a very good listener and comforter when necessary. I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone who may be looking for someone to give a very good massage.
Brenda Worthing
Port Macquarie, 18 January 2012
You have such great hands Carol
Carol has been my massage therapist for about four years now and I always look forward to my massages with her. I've had some unsatisfying massages from other therapists where I've felt like I was just a number, not a person, and they just gave me a stock standard massage by rote. So what I really appreciate about Carol is that I feel respected and responded to as an individual.
Carol listens to what I feel I need, asks me a few questions, then plans my massage depending on what is going on with my body, and in my life. She seems to tune right in to what helps me to relax the most, and even if she needs to work specifically on some areas the are sore or tight, she always leaves time for my favourite bits that put me into that blissful zone.
I like the way Carol explains what she will be doing before she starts massaging me, and the way she discusses it with me if she finds something she needs to work on during my massage. Sometimes I'll tell her to leave it till next time because I just want to bliss out, other times I really want her to fix it now. Either way Carol is fine with what I want for my massage on the day.
Carol is sensitive to the way her treatment is affecting me, checking that I am comfortable, and that the level of pressure she is using is fine for me. It always feels like she is taking good care of me. She has a great set up for her clinic under her home and the massage room has a nice, peaceful vibe.
Carol is a professional, caring massage therapist who has helped me a lot over the last four years. She gives me a wonderful massage every time, but the best part is that you can tell that she really likes massaging you – and she has such great hands!
Lisa Abbott, Medical Receptionist
Port Macquarie, 20 December 2011
Re-energised and Ready for Action
I have been seeing Carol for treatment for about 6 months and I'm so pleased with the progress we have made freeing up tight muscles and restoring full range of motion. I train hard across multiple disciplines and expect a lot out of my body. With Carol's help I have been able to stay in the game and train hard.
A couple of times I have injured myself from going too hard and Carol has been able to correct things in one or two treatments. I'm still amazed at how she can find the exact trigger points to release my muscles, and I always leave feeling re-energised and ready for action.
Martin D'Allura, Port Macquarie NSW.
August 2011
A Wonderful Massage Therapist
I was referred to Carol in August 2009 for treatment and relief of an ongoing spinal injury that I sustained in a major car accident many years ago. I had undergone a very long coach trip and was in considerable discomfort with back pain.
Carol proved to be such a calm and healing professional and her therapy for me was most effective. I really appreciate her manner and how she explains and encourages you to participate in your health care and recovery.
Carol possesses a sound knowledge of various massage therapies including Chinese treatments which are most beneficial. I am committed to continue attending her clinic for ongoing maintenance.
I have no hesitation in recommending Carol Dowling as a wonderful massage therapist who takes a personal interest in a client's recovery.
Judy Thomson, Health Consultant
Port Macquarie NSW, June 2011
Thank you for those healing hands Carol.
I have suffered from a chronic back condition for many years. Spinal surgery on my disc, which left me with residual pain, has meant that I need regular "maintenance" to keep me moving! During the last 25 years I have visited many health professionals, seeking to find relief from the ever present ache.
Carol Dowling has given me amazing pain relief and I can even comment that I have noticed an improvement in my symptoms since I have been visiting her on a regular basis.
I travel a return trip of more than 200kms to have my therapeutic sessions every 6 weeks, which indicates my complete satisfaction with her healing abilities.
Carol uses many modalities, depending upon my condition at each visit - she has an amazing knowledge of the triggers of pain. Carol knows my condition really well and is able to pinpoint where pain emanates from, depending on what I may have been doing to cause it prior to each treatment. Her techniques are many, the results always relieving.
Every treatment is different, but I always come away walking straighter and feeling relieved and that little bit better. Thank you for those healing hands Carol.
John Smyth, Nambucca Heads NSW
7 February 2009
The Whole Treatment – Body, Mind & Soul!
This is the easiest and most accurate way to describe a treatment with Carol Dowling.
I came to Carol on advice from my Chiropractor about 6 years ago. I’d always had a tight neck, shoulders and lower back and he knew I needed to relax and connect deeper with my body I guess, so this is why he said to try Carol, he’d heard a lot of good reports about her. I am a driven and fast paced person with a family and a business to run (ie needed to learn to relax !)
I could go on and on about all the different “light bulb” moments or the many many “lessons” I learn’t about my body and more importantly the mind and body connection, but I just want you to know that I honestly and sincerely feel that Carol is one of the most experienced and intuitive massage therapist I have met. I have had many massages in many different locations including many overseas and I can truly say that one hour with Carol is worth many many hours on the table elsewhere. She instinctively zones in on areas and on reasons why you may be “locked” so to speak. Ours became a strong relationship and I can honestly say her treatments improved me physically and mentally. Not only have I never needed the Chiropractic treatments since, I believe Carol was just as important as my Sensei during my journey to achieving my Black Belt in Karate in 2006. Her massages and her encouragement of my “Inner Warrior” were paramount to achieving my goal.
Carol Dowling is truly an inspirational person and I cannot recommend her treatments highly enough. “Work is love made Visible” – I believe Carol embodies this.
Adrienne Smith, Wife, Mother & Business Woman
Macksville NSW, 11 July 2008