Protect Your Shoulders

Let’s talk about one of the most functional, but prone to injury areas in the human body, the shoulder complex.

 Shoulder Anatomy

The shoulder is comprised of three bo...

Psoas – Back pain and Breathing

Psoas is a strong and powerful muscle, yet often overlooked, and tt can be responsible for a host of ailments. The Psoas muscle originates from the T12 and Lumbar spinal segments, where it blends in with fibers of the diaphragm (your primary breathing ...

What’s Your Why?

Dr Chelsey Kedmenec explains why your Osteopath asks so many questions, and getting to know your Why.

The Effect of Stress on your Immune System

As we all know, our lives right now are quite stressful as we try to deal with the containment of COVID-19. Things are happening now that have never happened in some people’s lifetimes which can be scary and confronting. It’s normal to be anxious abou...

Why Do Things Hurt When We Sit All Day?

Our modern society and the advancements of technology have led most of us towards a more sedentary lifestyle. Throughout the COVID-19 lockdown, the majority of the population were getting up out of bed, walking to the lounge room/study/kitchen table, sitt...

Overtraining: Understanding the Causes, Effects, and Prevent

In the pursuit of fitness and athletic performance, it's important to strike a balance between training and recovery. Increasing training load when implemented correctly, with appropriate rest and recovery, yields great res...

Why Does Your Osteopath Make You Walk Strangely? The Role of

Have you ever wondered why your osteopath asks you to walk back and forth while carefully observing your every step? We promise it’s not just for entertainment purposes or to make you feel self-conscious. Gait analysis is...

Train Your Mind

In most people’s lives, there comes a point in time where a certain part of your body will hurt. The pain may be caused by trauma or it may present insidiously. Some will ignore the pain until it disappears, others will t...

The Benefits of Sleep that we never talk about

We always hear, “remember to get your 7 to 8 hours of sleep if you want to function”, yet no one is actually listening. Apart from wal...

Injury Prevention: How accurate can we be?

Injury prevention is an athlete's dream - Imagine being able to do what we love - exercise, sport, outdoor activities - without injury. How can we achieve this? Read on to find out…! read more