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Postural Pain: Why Your Neck, Back and Shoulders Ache — and How Exercise Can Help Do you regularly experience an annoying ache in your neck, shoulders or back by the end of the day? Perhaps you spend hours at a desk, driving, studying, working at a bench or looking down at a phone, and notice...
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Understanding Hip and Shoulder Bursitis Pain around the hip or shoulder can make everyday activities surprisingly difficult. Walking, sleeping comfortably, reaching overhead, gardening, exercising, or even getting dressed can become frustrating when pain persists. At Oak Tree Osteopathy in Canterbury, bursitis is one of the more common conditions we see in both active adults and older patients. The...
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Dr. Laura Stuart from Oak Tree Osteopathy in Canterbury, Victoria, has written a helpful blog about how and when you can utilise osteopathic treatment to support your musculoskeletal system throughout your pregnancy. Pregnancy is a beautiful and transformative experience, but it also places unique demands on a woman’s body—especially the musculoskeletal system. As the baby...
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The sacroiliac joints. Where are they and why they might be the cause of your back pain! Millions of years ago our ancestors walked on all fours. Their weight bearing joints were strong and stable ball and socket joints in the hips and the shoulders! Fast forward to today, we have an upright posture, walk...
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Reflexes! What do they tell us and how does your Osteopath use them to diagnose your pain? You’ve probably seen the way your leg can shoot out when it is given a quick tap under the kneecap. This is one of your reflexes in action!  A reflex is an instant and involuntary response to a...
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Dermatomes: What are they and what do they tell your Osteopath? Have you ever wondered how your Osteopath knows where all of your sore spots are? At Oak Tree Osteopathy in Boroondara we use a lot of different signs when examining your body to help us figure out why you are getting pain and where...
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Dr. Caitlin Parker from Oak Tree Osteopathy addresses the common questions At Oak Tree Osteopathy in Canterbury, we see people every day who come into the clinic complaining of neck, upper back or shoulder pain. They will describe it as catching, sore to turn their neck, or sharp to take a deep breath. Often though,...
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TMJ Dysfunction At Oak Tree Osteopathy our fabulous Osteopath, Dr. Caitlin Parker,  has a strong interest in the treatment and management of TMJ joint pain and has put together a blog to cover a few questions you may have about what it is, what it feels like and what Osteopaths can do to help!  ...
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Brace and supports may get you back into exercise, feeling stronger, quicker. The benefits of bracing with Bauerfeind, a world leader in compression and bracing technology! Our team were so fortunate to have Bauerfeind’s Victorian reps come and show us how to fit their incredible braces on our volunteer patient Gay, who suffers from chronic...
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With so many myths around back pain, let us help with what’s true or false Its time to question what you’ve heard about back pain and where the knowledge came from!   With over 45 years of practice, the team at Oak Tree Osteopathy often hear lots of misguided ideas about back pain. These ideas...
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