Have you ever wondered what makes our bodies do what they do? Why we move, talk, breathe and everything in between? Well, there is one system of the body that is primarily responsible for driving all those things… your nervous system. What is the nervous system? The nervous system is a complex collection of nerves […]
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“You’ve fractured a bone.” Probably the last thing anyone wants to hear when the doctor or nurse in the emergency department approaches you following an x-ray.
Injury blog: Bone fractures Read More »
Concussion, aka ‘mild traumatic brain injury’, has been the topic of much research and discussion between health professionals in recent years. It is a particularly important topic amongst practitioners who treat sports people on the field and in the clinic setting. Although concussion in sport is a common occurrence, anyone with a head can get
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Have you ever gone to reach your leg out for a ball just that little bit too far, or tried to suddenly sprint off from a standing still position and felt a painful tug, pull or tearing sensation in your leg? If you have, there is every chance you have been the recipient of a
Injury blog: Muscle strain Read More »
We regularly get asked the question, “Why osteopathy?”. Why not go to see a physio or a massage therapist? The most important thing to point out here is that we will not be spending this blog trying to talk down other therapies, but rather explain osteopathy. There are many different therapies out there, and there
Introducing chronic pain and how to treat it Hello everyone, and welcome to our July blog! This month we are going to be talking about pain. We can’t believe it’s already halfway through the year. Time certainly does fly! But for the 3.24 million Australians living with chronic pain, it’s just more time spent battling
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WorkSafe Victoria’s (WorkSafe) Injury Hotspots tool provides an industry-wide snapshot of how people get injured at work. It pinpoints areas on the body that are most likely to be injured, and offers a list of solutions that can help reduce the risk of the injuries occurring. Injury Hotspots is a quick and easy tool to
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Stiff and painful neck? Facet joint injury explained Treating stiff and sore necks has to be up there as one of the most common areas of the body we Osteo’s see on a day-to-day basis. The causes for neck pain are numerous, with some of the common causes including muscle strain, joint restriction and degeneration,
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This month we’re focusing some attention on postural balance throughout the body. It’s the 21st Century, and our lives are filled with lots of weird and wonderful technology, such as TVs, laptops, computers and mobile phones, just to name a few. While we are thankful for being lucky enough to surround ourselves with such luxuries,
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I recently attended a panel discussion for Osteopaths and a question was raised as to how we would stay on top of new guidelines, especially as they are forever changing. So I thought I’d start my first ever blog with what the recent guidelines say about managing Acute and Chronic lower back pain. As Osteopaths
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