Osteopathy in Chelsea Heights

Soreness, stiffness, and pain are all too common. Our practitioners are often told “Oh I just live with the pain” or, “I thought it would clear up”. Stiffness and pain are indeed common but they don’t have to be. Total Balance may have the solution.

Osteopathy is a form of manual medicine that may help to alleviate pain, aches, and stiffness.

What is Osteopathy?

Osteopathy is more than just bones! Osteopaths treat a variety of musculoskeletal complaints that involve joint pain, muscle pain, ligament sprains and nerve pain. Our practitioners are fully qualified, experienced practitioners that provide therapeutic manual treatments that are complemented with educational and therapeutic advice and management.

What do we use in osteopathy to help you?

Manual Techniques

Also known as hands-on techniques. Our osteopaths identify important areas and the types of dysfunction in your body. Techniques such as stretching and massage for general treatment of the soft tissues (muscles, tendons and ligaments) along with mobilisation of specific joints and soft tissues are used to relieve your symptoms.

Nutrition

Food is medicine. It contains all the nutrients and minerals that are required for good health. Together, we look at your daily diet and adjust it to suit you and your body. We don’t eliminate, we substitute, so you are still left with real food to eat!

Rehabilitation

Exercise is gold. Strengthening the muscles and mobilising the joints through exercise really speeds up progress and helps to prevent the injury or pain from recurring. Our osteopaths will discuss with you what type of exercises you are able to do and the best way to fit it into your daily life.

Dry Needling

Our osteopaths are trained in the skill of dry needling. Dry needling stimulates neural pathways, which can help fast track healing. The practice of dry needling includes inserting acupuncture needles into various trigger points on the body which can relax overactive muscles and reduce pain.

Percussion Therapy

It is particularly great for tendon injuries. Your osteopath will discuss with you if this therapy can be of benefit to you.

Osteopathy is a form of manual medicine that may help to alleviate pain, aches, and stiffness.

What can I expect during my first consultation?

Your first consultation will take approximately 45 minutes. We extensively investigate your health and figure out the biomechanics behind your pain. Our approach allows us to thoroughly gain a clinical picture of you and your history and gain insight into your condition

We talk to you and devise the most appropriate treatment plan. We regularly communicate with your other healthcare providers allowing a multi-dimensional approach to your care optimizing your health and wellbeing.We use many tests and movements as past of our examination. This allows us to gain further clues into your clinical picture…. ensuring we have all the information and can formulate the best path to health for you.

Which conditions does osteopathy best help?

Everything related to musculoskeletal health.

We may be able to provide relieve for:
  • muscle pain
  • joint sprains/ pain
  • sciatica
  • disc problems
  • headaches and migraines
  • back and neck stiffness
  • pain sleeping at night
  • jaw pain
  • elbow and hand conditions/ pain
  • knee, ankle and foot problems

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