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...

Have a break, lift some weights

The importance of keeping physically active!

Take A Deep Breath

Breathing is one of the most basic and fundamental functions of the human body, yet, a lot of us seem to do it all wrong. We don’t seem to worry about our breathing at all, until our breathing becomes abnormal. What we don’t understand is how importan...

Chronic pain: How pain catastrophising and fear of avoidance

Chronic pain syndrome is a complex multifactorial disease that affects 1 in 5 Australians over the age of 45. It is the third largest disease burden (surpassed by cancer and cardiovascular disease), and costs approximately ...

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...

What pain relief is right for you?

Pain has been a huge topic of discussion for a long time now. Nearly everyone feels it, and it varies in character and severity depending on what part of the body is implicated. None of us like being in pain, so the first thing we do is to look for a solu...

Manual Therapy and Exercise – A Recipe for Success

There have been plenty of times throughout history where Osteopath’s and other manual therapists have been called magicians. While we will always take this as a compliment, the matter of fact is, it’s not (entirely) tru...

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...

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...

Anti-Inflammation Diet

There is an enormous amount of interest in anti-inflammation diets out there and rightfully so. Chronic inflammation is very common and is tied to a large list of serious illnesses such as diabetes, cancers, auto-immune con...