Conditions we treat

Our Osteopaths are here to treat injuries resulting from poor posture, work, sport and age-related conditions like osteoarthritis. We can support you with a range of Osteopathic techniques no matter how you present.

Conditions we treat

Neck and Back pain

As osteopaths we treat a lot of sore necks and backs. The pain you experience could be from a number of reasons like your posture, work, falling asleep in an awkward position or an accident. Assessing and diagnosing the structures that are contributing to your neck and back pain is our job. To you it may present as neck or back pain, difficulty with movement, feeling locked up or even trouble breathing.

Disc injuries and Radiculopathies

Discs are the shock absorbers in your back. They can be injured through an accident or even by poor posture over time. When a disc is injured, you may have local and/or referred pain. As it progresses you may have nerve involvement which can result in the classic ‘pinched nerve’. Common symptoms include pins & needles, numbness or weakness, electric pain etc. Phases of a disc injury are disc protrusion, prolapse disc extrusion and sequestration. We can offer an effective approach to addressing your back pain with the aim to improve your quality of life.

Headaches and or Jaw pain

If you have a headache or experience jaw pain an osteopath may be able to help. Wondering how? Headaches can be due to various reasons like medication, hormonal changes, stress and muscle injuries. Pain relief medication for these presentations can be short lived. Our osteopaths have a strong understanding of headaches and can use their knowledge to identify the cause of your headaches.

Shoulder pain

The pain you experience can be directly from the shoulder or from the neck. The shoulder is a highly mobile joint sacrificing its stability for mobility. Together with poor biomechanics it can result in injuries. True shoulder injuries may present with pain, clicking, pinching sensation, weakness, inability to raise the arm and or difficulty with day-to-day activities like washing your hair.  Repetitive use, poor ergonomics and lack of muscle strength and conditioning are top reasons for shoulder pain.

Hip pain

The hip pain can be from your spine or pelvis or it could be truly from the hip. You may feel pain while walking or lying on your side. It may be warm to the touch. You may hear clicking, grinding or clunking sounds in your hip.

Elbow Pain

Elbow pain can be directly due to injuries that affect the elbow or it could be due to muscles and nerves that are located along the elbow. Patients often say their elbow hurts when they are holding on to grocery bags or doing repetitive tasks like typing or stirring a pot. You may notice swelling, pain, warmth, numbness, weakness, tingling or limited range of motion.

Wrist pain

With the abundance of technology at our fingertips, our wrists definitively pay the price. You may have also injured your wrists with repetitive actions at work. What you experience in the wrist could be due to an injury in the wrist or sometimes even referred pain from the neck or elbow. You may feel weakness, numbness and tingling. If the wrist is directly affected you may find movement of your fingers especially the thumb, more painful.

Foot and ankle pain

The pain experienced in your foot or ankle could be due to an acute injury or build up over time. You may notice swelling, pain on movement, painful first few steps in the morning and so on.

Knee pain

The knee is a very large and complex joint. Diagnosing knee pain can be complicated as it could be from structures in the knee, lower back or hip. This is where a thorough history of the presenting complaint helps. You may experience pain, clicking sounds, limited movement, swelling, sense of giving way or locking sensation.

Sciatica

Sciatica is the umbrella term used to describe pain which travels down your leg. Finding the cause of the sciatica is crucial to having positive results with treatment.

Pregnancy

Growing another human is very demanding on your body. As your little one thrives inside you, your body is constantly changing. An increase in the curve of your lower back put stresses on your muscles and joints.

Our treatment Approach

Listen – Assess – Treat & Rehabilitate

Osteopaths are highly skilled primary healthcare practitioners who can formulate personalised treatment plans to help you achieve your goals. We are passionate about getting results which helps you achieve your goals. With our treatment there is no one size fits all approach. We take various factors like age, medical history, lifestyle and type of work into account when deciding on the best treatment for you.

We start off the osteopathic consultation by taking a thorough history. This will address what you are presenting with. We may ask a few questions regarding your past medical history as well.

The history is usually followed by a physical assessment of how you are moving. It is aimed at the presenting and relevant areas. The primary focus with physical assessments is to identify restrictions and asymmetries. We might perform some special movement or neurological tests to accurately identify the cause of your pain.

Once a diagnosis is made, we explain the origin and source of your pain. It is crucial for patients to have a sound understanding of their diagnosis as it helps with management of your condition.

Our Osteopathic treatments are:

Educational

Understanding your condition is important to reach and achieve your goals. We are continuously educating our patients to help them get better results

Hands On

A noticeable portion of our treatment is hands on with techniques like soft tissue work, stretching, Dry needling and HVLA to list a few

Exercise-Focused

Exercise is an important part of achieving and maintaining long term results.

Articulation involves gently moving the joint through its range of motion. It is aimed at improving mobility of the restricted joint.

Stretching and MET  This is the process of lengthening the muscles and we may progress it to a MET which incorporates your efforts of muscle resistance to improve the movement available at the joint.

Joint Mobilisation and Manipulation (The Crack):  Joint mobilisation is one of the techniques performed during consultations. However just like the other techniques it is not always used. Patients are screened for this technique and it is strictly performed with patient consent. It is mainly aimed at increasing the range of motion available at the joint and improving the pain experienced.

Dry Needling involves the insertion of a sterile acupuncture needle. This is mainly performed to release the ‘knots – aka Trigger points’ in the muscles.

Soft Tissue Techniques  are aimed at addressing tightness in the muscles. Examples of some of these techniques include inhibition, friction and massage.

Treatment plans are crucial to what we do. It is necessary to set goals, monitor progress and achieve results. This is individual to the diagnosis and the patient.

The last phase of treatment involves strengthening exercises, ergonomic advice, and rehabilitation strategies to help in your recovery and obtain long term results.

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