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What to Expect at your First Osteopathy Treatment

What to Expect at your First Osteopathy Treatment

Many patients who come to see us at St Kilda Osteopathy have been referred to us by other patients of the clinic, their GP, allied health practitioner, personal trainer, and yes, even Google! We are an established, professional, and of course caring team of Osteopaths in Melbourne who work to give you the best outcome […]

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Tips for travelling with Chronic Pain

Tips for travelling with Chronic Pain

As Osteopaths, we see patients daily who suffer with chronic pain from all sorts of conditions and injury affecting different body areas. Chronic pain is classified as pain which has been present for over 3 months. When chronic pain is present, usually the initial injury which caused the pain in the first place has healed. […]

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Should I Stretch?

Should I Stretch?

A common question we get asked as Osteopaths is should I be stretching? If so, how often should I stretch? How long should I hold a stretch? What kind of stretching is most effective? The list of questions goes on. The truth is, the answer changes from case to case and injury to injury. So […]

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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

OMT – Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment

OMT… What is it? So you have heard about OMT, or Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment?  Or also known as Osteopathy, Osteopathic Treatment, or just “Osteo”. Do you know what it actually is? You know your friend has seen an Osteo and has fantastic results, but you don’t really know what it’s all about. You have seen […]

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Pain relief – The Osteopathic Approach

As Osteopaths we see patients on a daily basis who have musculoskeletal complaints. These cover a wide range of issues that range from Back pain Neck pain Shoulder pain Headaches Migraines Sciatica Disc bulges Pregnancy related complaints Arthritis related complaints Sports injuries Bursitis Tendonitis RSI And more! Osteopaths are highly skilled at getting to the […]

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Relieving Arthritis Pain with Osteopathy

Arthritis is a painful and common problem that affects both men and women of all ages. There are many different types of arthritis, with the most commonly heard of and diagnosed being “Osteoarthritis” and “Rheumatoid Arthritis”. A diagnosis of arthritis can come from your GP or specialist and be confirmed by special tests such as […]

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Postpartum osteopathy

Postpartum Osteopathy

Often, it is thought that being pregnant is one of the hardest physically challenging things a woman can do. No-one really gives a second thought to poor old mum afterwards, once your perfect new baby has arrived. Mum – move aside, and lets focus on this tiny, gorgeous and totally dependant, warm and cuddly baby. […]

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osteopathy and pregnancy

Pregnancy and Osteopathy

Oh my goodness…. I’m pregnant! What will happen to my body? These are the thoughts that runs through every expectant mothers mind when they find out they are pregnant. It can be an exciting, emotional, scary, fun, tiring and amazing experience.  Having informed and supportive pre and post-natal care is very important in the journey […]

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