One of Melbourne's most comprehensive osteopathic clinics run by a team of skilled and dedicated professionals who are waiting to help you.
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Heidelberg Osteopathic Clinic
Our purpose is to provide the very best in osteopathic health care for our patients, so that you feel relaxed, comfortable and confident in us from the moment you enter the clinic. We are committed to providing the time and expertise necessary to provide the highest quality of osteopathic care possible.
Our foremost concerns lie with you and the level of care we give. We want to contribute positively to your overall well-being via treatment and where relevant, appropriate advice on lifestyle and exercise benefits.
When you share your knowledge of osteopathy with others, you are helping them to take the first step of an exciting journey towards better health.
Our Philosophy
Osteopathy is based on 4 principles:
- The body is a single unit. Although there are many parts of the body, each part works for the benefit all parts.
- The body has self regulating mechanisms
In order for the body to operate smoothly through life it needs to have a way of protecting, repairing and regulating itself. These “mechanisms” allow the body to make adjustments to stresses caused by the environment and still maintain body homeostasis. These mechanisms keep the body in balance regardless of what works upon it or what happens around it.
- Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated
In other words, structure can affect function and function can affect structure.
- Rational treatment is based on the first three principles
The osteopath examines, diagnoses and treats based upon the above principles.
For you, this means that treatment extends beyond the clinic and involves diet, exercise and lifestyle. This makes osteopathy an effective form of treatment for sports people, office workers and people with repetitive manual jobs.
Osteopathic treatment is non-invasive, gentle and safe. Our range of techniques are all hands on and expansive, including direct techniques like manipulation and massage or indirect techniques to decrease tension in the connective tissues of the body and restore a sense of balance. With this in mind osteopathy is ideal for treatment of infants, children and the elderly.
To be qualified to practice osteopathy in Australia you need to have completed a 5-year university degree. This means that osteopaths are taught using current accepted models of orthopaedic and neurologic diagnosis, thereby making it safe to treat people suffering many different complaints including, back pain, headaches, disc injuries, arthritis, etc. As we are primary care practitioners you do not need a referral to see an osteopath.
Conditions treated :
- Postural and/or mobility problems
- Back and Neck Pain
- Arthritis
- Joint Pain
- Back Pain during and after pregnancy
- Sports Injuries
- RSI
- Head Pain such as: migraine, jaw pain, neuralgia and tension headaches
- Sciatica
- Asthma
- Digestive problems
- Lowered immune response after illness
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Osteopathy
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