Tips & advice
Inflammation: Your Body’s Fire Alarm… But when is it Just a False Alarm?
If your body were a building, inflammation would be the fire alarm. When there’s real danger, it summons the emergency team (your immune system) to douse the flames and repair the damage. But if it goes off every time someone...
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Shin Splints: Why Your Shins Are Giving You the Cold Shoulder & How to Warm Them Up Again
Feeling a bit betrayed by your legs lately? If your shins have been aching and complaining after your workouts, you might be dealing with shin splints, medically known as medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS). Before you consider swapping your trainers...
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Osteopathy: It’s Not Just About Cracking
Why did the osteopath go into stand-up comedy? They like to crack people up! It’s a common misconception about osteopathy that we’re all about cracking joints. While that audible release of a joint can be satisfying, osteopathic care is about...
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Understanding Intercostal Muscle Strain and Osteopathic Management
Do you find yourself wincing when you breathe deeply? Feeling tenderness and pain around your ribs? Have you been doing some heavy lifting, or even heavy coughing lately? You might be dealing with an intercostal muscle strain. If you're experiencing...
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Been Told You Need a Hip Replacement? Don’t Panic – Your Osteopath is Here to Help!
Are you facing the daunting prospect of a hip replacement? It’s been said that hips don’t lie, but they certainly creak and groan sometimes. Before you commit to orthopaedic surgery, consider how osteopathy might be able to help. At Altona...
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