What Conditions Do Osteopaths at North Melbourne Spinal and Sports Injury Clinic Treat?
The most common complaints for which patients consult Osteopaths include:
- Lower Back pain
- Neck Pain
- Sciatica
- Headaches
- Pain in peripheral joints such as shoulders, knees and ankles
- Tendinitis
- Muscle strains
- Work-related and repetitive strain injuries
- Sports-related injuries
Lower Back Pain
Lower back pain can come from many sources but typically arises from facet joints, discs and the soft tissues that surround and support your lumbar spine. Lower back pain is a common complaint that can come on quickly from lifting or bending awkwardly, or can be more long term and slow in onset brought about by poor posture or “wear & tear”.
- Staying active as advised by your osteopath. Evidence suggests that staying active with even acute back pain gives you better long term results.
- Osteopathic Manual Therapy to reduce muscle tension of the lumbar erector spinae muscles.
- Using a lumbar support or placing a lumbar roll behind your back while sitting.
- Gentle exercises to strengthen and support the lower back.
Your practitioner may refer you to a Sports Physician for further investigations if your lower back pain does not respond in our suggested time frames.
Your North Melbourne osteopath is trained to determine the most appropriate form of treatment that is tailored specifically for you.
Neck Pain
Neck pain is extremely common and similarly to low back pain in most cases originates in the joints, discs and muscles. The causes are many, but typically include an awkward sleep or sudden movement resulting in a “locked” neck, chronic poor posture (ie at your desk), whiplash of some kind or even a poor pillow. Osteopaths are renowned for not only treating and alleviating the immediate condition but also finding the root cause for a patient’s complaint and implementing strategies for long term resolution.
Headaches & Migraine
Headaches can result due to a variety of reasons including stress, poor posture, accidents, medications, environmental factors such as strong odours & pollution and dietary irregularities. Your osteopath or is trained in assessing whether your headache may be arising from a serious pathology and will immediately refer you to the most appropriate form of care without delay.
One of the most overlooked causes of headache is due to nerve irritation in the upper neck caused by poorly functioning spinal joints and hypertonic (stiff) vertebra muscles. Since the nerves of the upper neck supply areas of the scalp and face, irritation to these nerves can and often lead to headache.
Osteopathy for headaches: By carefully restoring proper movement to the spinal joints of the neck, your osteopath is able to significantly reduce the presence of nerve irritation and muscle tension helping to alleviate the cause of your headaches.
Your North Melbourne osteopath is trained to determine the most appropriate form of treatment that is tailored specifically for you.
Sports Injuries
Whether you are an elite athlete or you run around the park once in a while for general fitness, your osteopath may help prevent and treat many sporting injuries.
Commonly treated injuries include:
- neck and back strains
- shoulder, elbow and wrist injuries
- hip and pelvic injuries
- knee, leg and ankle injuries.
Pregnancy Pain
As many future mums are well aware, pregnancy pain can make a challenging time in their life even more difficult. As your pregnancy progresses, the extra weight creates a shift in your body’s centre of gravity. Your supporting ligaments also soften. These factors can add stress to your body, causing problems like back pain, sciatica, insomnia, shortness of breath, swelling, high blood pressure and fatigue. Our Osteopaths can offer advice about managing these symptoms and demonstrate self-help techniques which you and your partner can use during pregnancy and labour.
Other Conditions that your North Melbourne Osteopath manage include:
- “Pinched” nerves
- “Slipped” disc/ “Sciatica”
- Whiplash pain
- Arthritic Pain
- “Frozen” shoulder
- Plantar Fasciitis
- “Repetitive Strains Injuries” (RSI)
- Patella Tendinitis/ Poor Knee Tracking
- Tennis and Golfer’s Elbow
- Wrist and hand pain
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