Dr John Whiteside MBBS BSc
Diplomate American Academy of Pain Management
Fellow Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine
Dr John Whiteside graduated MBBS at Monash University in 1976. After
working in general practice in Melbourne and Perth, he has specialised
since 1988 in the field of myofascial medicine. In 1988 he was trained
by two pioneers of this work in the USA, Dr Janet Travell and Professor
David Simons. In 1989 he attended the first international symposium of
myofascial pain and fibromyalgia in Minneapolis USA. He returned in
1990 as an invited lecturer to a national conference on myofascial pain
in Washington DC, then underwent further training in Seattle and
Vancouver. In May 1993 he completed the postgraduate course with the
Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine and in
December 1996 was awarded a Fellowship of that college. He has
continued to lecture in myofascial medicine alongside Professor David
Simons at national and international conferences. In 1999 he worked as
a consultant to the Brisbane Lions Football Club, travelling regularly
to treat the players and teach medical staff this technique. He
continues to train other medical practitioners in myofascial medicine.
He also has an interest in treating a range of conditions with natural,
plant-based hormone regimes prescribed and compounded for the
individual patient.
Dr Henry Law
Dr Henry Law graduated from the University of
Western Australia in 1994. He joined Fremantle Hospital and worked
extensively in emergency medicine and various surgical specialties. He
then travelled to the Pilbara to experience rural medicine. During his
time at the major hospitals he noticed that a large number of cases
presenting were patients with muscular and soft tissue pain.
Unfortunately they seemed to fall through the gaps in the health system
as many of these injuries had not responded to medications and physical
therapies such as physiotherapy and chiropractic, and they were not
suitable for surgery. He decided to trial acupressure and Chinese deep
tissue massage for these patients and remarkably many had relief from
their long-standing pain. Around this time he became aware of the
theory of trigger point therapy as described by Dr Janet Travell in the
United States. Returning from the Pilbara he undertook training with
the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners for three years.
In 1999, yearning for more knowledge, he spent a year studying Chinese
medicine and acupuncture at the University of Hong Kong. Since
returning to Perth he has dedicated his practice to the treatment of
muscle pain and tightness with trigger point injections and
acupuncture. He joined Myomed in 2002 and enjoys seeing the recovery of
patients from their long-standing pain.
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