What can an Osteopath treat?

Osteopath’s can treat a wide range of conditions including:

• Back and neck pain

• Shoulder and elbow pain

• Pelvic, hip and leg pain

• Sports injuries (including ligament sprains and muscle strains)

• Headaches, migraines

• Pregnancy-related pain and postural problems

• Arthritic joint pain

• Postural complaints

• Sprains and muscles strains

And so much more, I love treating a wide variety of complaints make me think outside of the box as I find people often come knocking when they have tried everything else.

Do I need a referral from my GP?

No, you can make an appointment directly with your osteopath without a referral. I have an easy, quick online booking system. Just click the make a booking button.

Under certain schemes (CDM), you may need a referral. Read more

Is Osteopathic treatment painful?

If your injuries do require treatment of painful and tender areas, our osteopaths will aim to make you as comfortable as possible. Unfortunately, some conditions are painful and may be tender during movement, stretching or treatment.

There are techniques which may cause some short-term discomfort or pain.

You may experience mild soreness for a day or two after treatment, similar to that felt after mild exercise. If this soreness persists or increases significantly, call your osteopath to discuss your concerns.

How many appointments do I need?

This depends on your condition. Long-term or chronic conditions may require more clinical management than acute or short-term conditions. Your osteopath will discuss this with you, based on your individual needs.

In general, you may feel some change within 2-3 treatments. 

Can an osteopath only treat adults?

Osteopaths can treat people of any age. I’ve done additional training in paediatrics as well as working in a clinic in Canberra for 5 years speciliasing in children and babies. An osteo’s patient list will contain a wide variety of people including children, teenagers, middle-aged, elderly, pregnant, post-natal… basically everyone! I love treating people from all types of backgrounds. My current oldest patient is 95 and the youngest i’ve treated was at the hospital with special consent.

When can my newborn see an osteopath?

There is no minimum age! You can take your baby to an osteopath from birth.

Birth is physically demanding for both mum and bub, and an osteopathic visit during the first 6 weeks is a great way to spot any strains or restrictions. So we can identify and treat them before they become an issue.

Some indications:

•  Prolonged or very fast labour,

•  Instrumental delivery - forceps or vacuum,

•  Excessive moulding of the bubs head.

A post-natal check from 6 weeks for mum is also highly recommended.

Do I have to get undressed when I see an osteopath?

Osteopaths rely heavily on being able to feel what is happening with the body through touch. If you have injured your shoulder, then I’m going to need to see and feel what is happening with your shoulder. And as the shoulder relates closely to the neck and back, then I may need to see these areas too. Therefore, it is likely you will have to remove some items of clothing in order to be assessed properly, just as you do when you see the doctor sometimes. For those people who are a little shy or self-conscious about exposing a body part I’ve very happy to treat you with your clothes on. Otherwise I will make use of towels to keep areas of the body covered when it is not necessary to see or touch them. I will always do my utmost to make you feel comfortable and its really important to me you always feels safe and supported in the treatment room.

Do you offer corporate treatment, meditation or yoga?

Yes, I love offering workshops, retreats, meditation and other alternative options please contact me through email or phone to discuss what would be best suited to your needs.

What is the difference between Osteopathy, Chiropractic and Physiotherapy?

This is a difficult question to answer because every persons approach is so individual to the practitioner in the same way as every experience you have with a GP will be different for example. I personally feel if I was to generalise physios are amazing at rehab, chiros have more of a neurologic focus and bony alignment and osteopaths can sometimes sit inbetween with a hand in many hats. I feel like we can all often complement each other to help you along your health journey. Osteopaths believe the bodies inherent expression is health and we do our best using our hands to help your body help itself looking holistically about what the key driver of the presentation is. Small keys open big doors as I like to say.