Fully qualified team of osteopaths, physiotherapists, remedial masseurs, podiatrists, naturopaths, psychologists working together to restore your health naturally.
SERVICES
Expert tratment of
- Back and Neck Pain
- Headache and migraine
- Chronic Pain
- Sports Injuries
- Arthritis
- Sciatica, trapped nerves
- RSI, overuse injuries
- Sore Feet
- Stress/ tension
- Weightloss
- Peak peformance
Members of Australian Osteopathic Assoc, physiotherapy assoc, podiatry assoc, Member Sports Medicine Australia
Massage - Sports, Deep tissue, Remedial, Relaxational, Thai
Osteopathy -
The philosophy of Osteopathy is the underlying basis when an Osteopath treats a patient.
The human body operates in much the same way as a machine, with all parts interrelated, and with structure being closely related to function. Further to this and extending the machine analogy further, damage to one part can have adverse effects on other systems or organs.
Underlying this theory is our belief that the human body has all of the necessary elements to attain, and maintain, optimal health, and an in-built repair system that enables us to recover from injury and disease.
As with any system in the body, this in-built repair system functions best when the machine is functionally sound. By using clinically developed techniques, that promote sufficient blood flow, osteopaths help maintain optimal function of the internal organs, which in turn promotes and maintains the body’s balanced production of natural chemicals.
The principal technique that we employ is ‘Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy’ or OMT for short.
Examples of OMT are:
Soft Tissue Massage
Muscle Stretching
Passive Range of Motion
Gentle Joint Manipulation
Specially developed ‘slow release techniques’ are commonly used in the elderly and the very young, to ensure that the treatment is both safe and comfortable.
As part of the holistic, or ‘whole person’, approach to optimal health, osteopaths also consider the roles of appropriate exercise programs, a healthy diet and nutrition, and emotional well being (through techniques such as stress reduction exercises and strategies) as important factors in your treatment.
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy is a therapeutic health profession concerned with enhancing mobility and quality of life by using clinical reasoning to deliver the most suitable treatment for an injury or condition. Physiotherapists help people gain as much movement and physical independence as possible so they can resume their normal job or lifestyle. Physiotherapists assess, diagnose and treat people with movement problems. They also deliver patient education and help people avoid injuries and maintain a fit, healthy body.
Physiotherapy services are available to the community in a number of settings: private practice; sports facilities; hospitals; schools and universities; public health organisations; community centres; aged care facilities; and workplaces.
How does it work?
Physiotherapy integrates clinical expertise with evidence-based research. Physiotherapists are trained to assess the underlying causes of joint, muscle and nerve disorder, educate patients about managing their condition, and advise ways to prevent pain and injury. Often, a personal exercise program is prescribed.
Physiotherapists use a wide range of drug-free techniques to relieve pain, restore function and movement, and prevent further problems, including:
Joint mobilisation and manipulation
Therapeutic exercise and stretches
Electrophysical agents (such as hot packs, ice & ultrasound)
Soft tissue massage
Breathing exercises & techniques
As a profession, physiotherapists work within a framework of empowering the individual, carer or the community through education and the promotion of self-management of health and wellbeing.
Conditions commonly treated
Physiotherapists are involved in helping people of all ages, from young infants to the elderly, and commonly treat people suffering back or neck pain, other muscular pain and sports injuries.
Physiotherapy is also applied in the management of a wide variety of other conditions, including: neurological illness such as stroke and Parkinson’s Disease; movement disorders in children; rehabilitation after major injury; headaches; incontinence; and recovery following surgery and child birth.
Physiotherapy also plays a central role in the management and prevention of chronic conditions such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, arthritis and cardiovascular disease.
What qualifications?
Physiotherapists are university educated health practitioners, with entry to the profession being at either Bachelors or Masters Degree level. Many physiotherapists undertake further qualifications at Masters level in specialist clinical areas or research higher degrees at Masters or Doctoral level. Clinical Doctorate programs are being offered for the first time in 2006.
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
Dr Damian Poustie, Dr Samantha Matthews MAOA, MSMA
Service Categories
Counselling, Deep Tissue Massage, Herbalists, Iridologists, Lymphatic Drainage, Myofascial Release Therapy, Natural Fertility Management, Naturopaths, Nutrition, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy, Podiatrists, Pregnancy Massage, Psychotherapy, Remedial Massage, Remedial Therapies, Sports Injury Therapy, Sports Massage, Swedish Relaxation Massage, Weight Loss, Womens Health
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