Acute or Chronic pain – What is the difference and how can Osteopaths help?
What is pain? To appreciate the difference between Acute or Chronic pain, you must firstly understand what pain is. All pain is individual. It can feel sharp or gnawing or burning. It can feel small or niggly or the worst pain you
Cat Camel Exercise – Osteopath Dr. Rebecca Naylor explains the Thoracic Mobility exercise
What is the Cat Camel Exercise? Following on from our blog on the thoracic spine and the thoracic towel stretch, the Cat Camel back exercise, or also known as happy cat/angry cat, is a gentle mobilisation for your spine and surrounding
Shin Splints Symptoms – Osteopaths can diagnose, treat and rehabilitate
Following on from our blog on Plantar Fasciitis https://www.holisticbodyworks.com.au/2018/09/24/plantar-fasciitis/, another common complaint encountered by runners is Shin Splints! So what is Shin Splints? Shin splints, more formally known as Tibial Stress Syndrome refers to pain felt along the shin bone anywhere between the
Piriformis Syndrome – What is it and how can Myotherapy and massage help relieve the symptoms?
What is Piriformis Syndrome? Quite literally, a pain in the butt! To better understand Piriformis Syndrome firstly you need to know about the Piriformis muscle. What is the Piriformis? Your Piriformis muscle is a small muscle that lies deep to your gluteal muscles
Posture – How do high heels affect it and how can Osteopathy help?
Footy Season is finally over, bringing us into the Spring Racing Season. High heels will be a necessity for those wanting to make a statement. Those familiar with Fashions on the Fields are probably also familiar with toddling home on
Pelvic Floor Exercises – Our Osteopaths in Oakleigh can help you!
Beginner Core and Pelvic Floor Exercises We hope you enjoyed our previous post about the core muscles. Just to recap, our core muscles refer to the deep abdominal muscles- Transverse Abdominus, deep spinal muscles and most importantly our Pelvic Floor muscles.
Running Shoes – Osteopath Dr. Naylor can help you choose the right shoe
Running Shoes? Cross Trainers? Netball Shoes? What is best suited? Our very own Osteopath Dr. Rebecca Naylor has many years experience of fitting the right shoe to the right foot, working at Athlete's foot while she was studying Osteopathy. Here is
Plantar Fasciitis is a common foot complaint treated by Osteopaths
Spring time is great for getting more active, but increasing your activity quickly can result in overuse injuries such as Plantar Fasciitis. Read this blog to find out more! What is the Plantar Fascia? The plantar Fascia is a thick connective band of
Knee Pain – What causes it and how Osteopathy, Myotherapy and Massage can help
What causes Knee Pain? With Summer around the corner, everyone from beginners to long distance runners should now be well into their training regime to get their bodies ready for the summer season. If this is you, and you've increased your