Upgraded GB Health Centre in Takaka
From left, Peter Markham, Silvia Schneider-Rowse (centre manager), Bruce Dooley, Janet Hyslop, Chris Rowse (rear), Lolly Dadley-Moore, Yana Hoos. Absent: Chris Hill.
A freshly refurbished and extended Golden Bay Health Centre now provides more comfort and services for its clients.
“The health centre has focused on providing a peaceful and relaxing atmosphere with a professional setting,” said proprietor Chris Rowse. “When the offices next door became free, due to Work and Income New Zealand moving, it created a perfect opportunity to expand and create some more rooms for the therapists to expand their days of work, and also welcome some new ones.”
The centre, established in 1999, provides a practice for trained complementary health therapists, who include Chris Rowse (osteopath), Janet Hyslop (counsellor), Yana Hoos (therapeutic massage, holistic pulsing, “The Journey” facilitation), Peter Markham (counselling, educational programs for Relationship Services), plus three new practitioners. These are Lolly Dadley-Moore (biodynamic therapeutic massage, cranial sacral therapy and aromatherapy); Chris Hill (counsellor); and American-registered doctor Bruce Dooley, who practises complementary medicine.
Bruce Dooley, a resident in Golden Bay for over 10 years, gained his medical qualifications (BS, MS and MD) in Pennsylvania, specialising in hospital emergency medicine before developing a “new hybrid of walk-in, no appointment needed, minor emergency centres” in the US.
“I loved the excitement and the patients from all over the world. We did x-ray, minor surgery, and orthopedics as well as the sore throats, tummy aches and other internal medicine issues.”
Bruce found he wanted to know more about nutrition and the prevention of disease, and spent the next 10 years on re-education.
“Allegorically, it felt like my job was to wait at the bottom of the cliff and diagnose the crash with analysis and testing and then apply a prescription. I decided that I’d rather be up top directing people away from the cliff and towards better health, reactive medicine versus proactive consulting.
“I focused on what it took to rebalance the body to help it regain vitality and balance. Often this involved nutrition and detoxification modalities quite common in other cultures’ ancient healing practices.”
The centre will hold an Open Day on Friday 27 March from 4pm–7pm with free holistic pulsing, osteopathy mini-sessions and foot and head massage. All are welcome to see the new rooms and meet the practitioners.
Ina Holst
