Melbourne Osteohealth

At Melbourne Osteohealth we have highly qualified and experienced osteopaths who understand the mechanics of your pain & injury and know how to give you relief.

We'll take the time to listen to you and to also explain what's causing your pain and what sorts of things we can do to ease it and prevent it from coming back again.

We're a clinic that prides itself on our up to date, evidence based approach to musculoskeletal medicine so we'll always strive to provide you with the best Osteopathic care possible, that's our promise; every patient, every time!



What is osteopathy?

Osteopathy is a holistic approach to your health & wellbeing. We use a variety of 'hands on' techniques to treat a range of complaints and we understand that there is more to fixing your problems than just a quick rub and crack....with our knowledge of biomechanics, ergonomics, health, diet, lifestyle & exercise we can identify and help you to address the actual causes of your pain for longer lasting relief.



More than 50,000 Australians see an Osteopath each week, from all walks of life, for all kinds of reasons so call us today to see how we can help you!


How will we help you?

Our Osteopaths will spend 40 minutes with you to provide you with an individually tailored approach to your health & wellbeing.

We will assess your movement & function and systematically test individual joints, muscles, nerves and ligaments; to determine the exact cause/s of your pain.

Then we will use gentle 'hands on' type techniques to target the actual causes of your pain and provide you with relief.


These 'hands on’ techniques include:

* Massage & muscle manipulation to relax your tight muscles
* Articulation to gently ease your joint restriction
* MET to maximise your movement with gentle muscle contractions
* Gentle joint manipulations to restore your movement instantly
* Lymphatic techniques to improve circulation



What sorts of conditions do we treat?

We get good results treating musculoskeletal complaints like:

* Back Pain & Sciatica
* Neck Pain, Headches & Migraines
* Joint Pain (such as shoulder, hip or jaw pain)
* Sports injuries
* RSI and work related pains
* Colds, Flu's & Asthma



How else will we help you?

We want to give you more than just a quick fix so we will take the time to not only give you fast, targeted relief of your symptoms but we will provide you with all the care, advice, exercise prescriptions & aids to help you really change your musculoskeletal health, speed up your recovery & get you back up and running.



Our therapists:

Dr. Della Buttigieg

Della is a caring and compassionate osteopath with particular experience & success in relieving the everyday neck & back pain and headaches associated with your work.

Della is the current Anatomy Co-ordinator at Victoria University and lectures up-coming osteopathic students in Clinical Neuroscience and Clinical Anatomy; she is an Academic member of COCA (the Chiropractic and Osteopathic College of Australasia) and Sports Medicine Australia.

She understands exactly how your stiff neck causes your headaches or how your sore back gives you leg pain; and can explain to you in clear & simple terms, what can be done about it.

Della's years of experience and expertise can only benefit you.


If you'd like to know if Della can help you, email Della@MelbourneOsteohealth.com or call 03 9650 0734 today.


Dr. Michael O'Connor

Michael is a relaxed and friendly osteopath who enjoys working with people. He completed his Masters in Osteopathy at RMIT and before embarking on a career in Melbourne, Michael worked as an osteopath in country Victoria and abroad.

Michael has a few years of clinical experience under his belt and has developed a treatment style that encompasses both direct manipulations and gentler techniques. He recently completed a course in craniosacral osteopathy and is confident in tackling a variety of conditions; from sports injuries, to pregnancy related pain and work related conditions.

Michael loves a challenge and finds working with his patients to get to the bottom of their problem very satisfying. Michael is also a member of Sports Medicine Australia and the AOA (Australian Osteopathic Association).


If you'd like to know if Michael can help you, email Michael@MelbourneOsteohealth.com or call 03 9650 0734 today.


Our training:

As osteopaths we are government registered & regulated manual medicine practitioners. We have completed five years, full-time at university which includes a Bachelor of (Clinical) Science and a Masters of Health Sciences (Osteopathy).

The course is designed to give a solid education in traditional medical disciplines such as anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, clinical diagnosis & diagnostic imaging; in addition to osteopathic diagnosis & treatment.



Health cover

All private health funds cover osteopathic treatment and we have HICAPS facilities for your convenience, so there's no more hanging on to your receipts, we will process your insurance rebate on the spot so all you have to pay is the GAP. You may even qualify for a Medicare funded care plan so ask your GP about osteopathy.



We also offer in house remedial & relaxation massage and naturopathy so call now and let our team of male & female therapists provide you with unrushed & personalised care to ensure that you enjoy every benefit we can provide.


Our hours

Monday to Friday: 9am to 6:40pm

Please note that these are our general practice hours and not all therapists are available all of the time but we promise you we'll always do our best to accomodate your needs.


Call now for an appointment:

Phone: 9650 0734

Or book online now @

www.melbourneosteohealth.com


We will happily accept:

Cash
Eftpos
Credit card
HICAPS
Bulk Billing (available on Medicare Care Plans only)