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
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
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.
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
Dynamic Stretching
Dynamic Stretching vs Static Stretching?? We have done a few blog posts on different types of stretches. This blog will explain the difference between static and dynamic stretching and the most appropriate time to do them. With any movement based activities it is always
Breathing
Breathing and the Diaphragm Do you love breathing? Not a lot of people think about it, but it’s essential for living. In the constant exercise of inhalation and exhalation, working 24 hours every day is your diaphragm: your new best friend. In
The Plank – What is it and how do you do it correctly?
What is the Plank? The Plank is a great core exercise that can progress from beginners through to experts. Your 'core' is not just about aiming for the six-pack, it’s everything from your Transverse Abdominals, Diaphragm, Pelvic Floor and Multifidus (stabilising
Neck Stretches
More Shoulder and Neck Stretches! Winter has arrived. With this cooler weather we are already seeing a lot more patients at the clinic with neck and shoulder stiffness. Hunching up the shoulders is a natural response to bracing yourself for cold