Expert osteopathic medicine for athletes, active people and headache & migraine sufferers. Dr Rod Williams brings 20 years of experience and a clinically effective approach to every patient — we treat what others often miss.
What We Treat
For two decades, BODYWORX has been the go-to clinic for Brisbane's top competitive and recreational strength community — built on results, reputation and word of mouth.
Chronic and acute pain — back, neck, shoulder, hip and joint. We take a whole-body approach to find and treat the underlying cause, not just manage the symptoms.
Optimise movement, biomechanics and neuromuscular function. Whether you're a competitive athlete or weekend warrior, better movement means better results.
Accelerate healing between sessions. We target the nervous system to shift your body into recovery mode — improving sleep, reducing stress and restoring function faster.
Using gentle osteopathic and acupuncture techniques, we draw on different approaches to modern headache and migraine understanding, diagnosis and treatment.
You don't need an injury or pain to benefit from treatment. We help decrease stress, improve breathing function, sleep and energy through osteopathic treatment — supporting your overall health and wellbeing.
Supporting long-term health through evidence-informed lifestyle strategies — including breathwork, contrast therapy (heat and cold exposure), sleep hygiene, stress management and recovery protocols that complement your hands-on treatment.
Services
We blend osteopathic assessment with manual therapy, needling and corrective exercise.
Book a ConsultationOsteopathic medicine is a whole-body approach to diagnosis and treatment. Like physiotherapy and chiropractic, we work with the musculoskeletal system — but osteopathy uniquely integrates structural assessment, joint mechanics, soft tissue treatment and nervous system function into every session. We look at how the whole body moves and functions, not just the sore spot. If you've tried other therapies without lasting results, osteopathy often finds and addresses what's been missed.
Dry needling works by releasing myofascial trigger points, reducing muscle tension and stimulating local blood flow to promote healing. At BODYWORX, we combine multiple styles of acupuncture with dry needling techniques to target both musculoskeletal and neurological pathways. The effect on the nervous system is significant — downregulating the stress response, improving sleep quality and accelerating recovery between training sessions.
Acupuncture differs from dry needling in a number of ways — 4 years Bachelor Health Science vs a 2 weekend course. Both styles focus on the muscular system, but acupuncturists can also target other conditions including neuropathy, insomnia, digestive issues, stress, rhinitis and fertility treatment using Chinese Medicine theory — one of the oldest and most effective health care approaches.
The body has different layers of muscles and function which must work synergistically together for optimal performance. An example of these are the power muscles of lats and glutes, steering muscles of the rotator cuff and hip rotators, and the deep stabilising system including multifidus, diaphragm, deep neck flexors, etc. If the deep system is optimised with intra-abdominal pressure (essential for stability of the spine and pelvis), then the global movement patterns can function optimally. This point is often made with the saying, "You can't fire a cannon out of a canoe".
We provide practitioner-only quality nutraceuticals — therapeutic-grade supplements that are not available over the counter. These products are prescribed based on your individual clinical needs to support recovery, manage inflammation, improve sleep and optimise overall health outcomes alongside your treatment plan.
Dr Rod Williams
Dr Rod Williams is one of Australia's most experienced strength focused osteopaths — holding a Master of Osteopathic Medicine along with double degrees in Clinical Science — Structure and Function (anatomy and physiology) and Health Science — Acupuncture / Chinese Medicine. Dr Rod is one of only 3 people in Australia with double registration in both Acupuncture and Osteopathic Medicine. Over 20 years in practice, he's built BODYWORX into a clinic known for delivering consistent, measurable results for serious athletes and their friends and family.
He has a background in competitive powerlifting, with best gym lifts — Deadlift: 250kg, Bench: 160kg, Squat: 220kg at 88kg bodyweight. He has also recently competed in his first mixed pairs HyRox competition which has provided a different challenge to his own training and recovery. Through living a healthy lifestyle of an athlete over the last 30 years, he understands the challenges and injuries athletes face.
Dr Rod also has a special interest in treating headaches and migraines with his unique skill set. He continues extensive ongoing post-graduate study in this area.
What We Do Differently
We integrate principles of deep postural stabilisation and explain it in a way that has a positive impact on pain, performance and injury prevention.
Rod understands lifting, grappling and high-output training. With his background in competitive lifting, he speaks your language and understands your goals.
We identify and correct the underlying mechanical and systemic drivers of your problem, not just manage the symptoms.
The body is a unit; the person is a unit of body, mind, and spirit. Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated.
Thorough whole-body structural assessment.
Identify root causes using both Osteopathic and Orthopedic frameworks.
Integrated hands-on treatment tailored to you.
Ongoing support for pain, performance, recovery and health.
Book Your Appointment
Located inside Pinnacle Fitness, Albion QLD 4010. Open by appointment only. Book online or SMS Rod directly.
For direct appointment booking use the online booking calendar or call 0401 583 077.