Dr David Tang-OSTEOPATH-Double Bachelor of Health Science/Applied Science (Osteopathy) – Member Osteopathy Australia

Back pain is one of the leading causes of disability, with 1 in 6 Australians reporting having back related problems. In other words, approximately 4 million people are living with back pain. The fortunate thing is that it is preventable and manageable with the right intervention.

Common causes of lower back pain include:

· Muscular strains or spasm

· Facet...

Dr Peta Antonello-OSTEOPATH-B.Sc.(Clinical), M.H.Sc.(Osteo)

Is the room spinning around you? Are you spinning within the room?

Dizziness is a commonly reported symptom within the health field and is unfortunately associated with a multitude of conditions. So, what constitutes the feeling of dizziness? What conditions can cause it?

Dizziness is described by Oxford Dictionary of English as, ‘a sensation of whirling and loss of balance, associated particularly with looking down from a...

Dr Peta Antonello-OSTEOPATH-B.Sc.(Clinical), M.H.Sc.(Osteo)

Is the room spinning around you? Are you spinning within the room?

Dizziness is a commonly reported symptom within the health field and is unfortunately associated with a multitude of conditions. So, what constitutes the feeling of dizziness? What conditions can cause it?

Dizziness is described by Oxford Dictionary of English as, ‘a sensation of whirling and loss of balance, associated particularly with looking down from a...

Dr Daniel Cabai- B.App.Sc(CompMed) MOsteo – OA Member

When I started out lifting weights there was only one thing I was interested in and that was packing on slabs of muscle. It wasn’t until I starting getting a sore shoulder until I realised there was more to weight training than just lifting weights…who would’ve thought. Five years at uni and an osteo qualification later and it becomes pretty clear just how silly I was when I first started lifting weights....

Dr Monica Zaksek B.App.Sc(CompMed) MOsteo

Believe it or not, Pilates is named after an actual person, Joseph Pilates. As a child Joseph Pilates had been in poor health and utilised exercise in his adolescence to transform his wellbeing. Driven by an interest in how exercise could promote health, he created a series of exercises for stretching and strengthening that could be used by everyone, as well as engineering equipment on which all of these could be performed. There has been a massive...

Dr Matthew Jakovljevic – Osteopath

B.S(clin), M.H.S(osteo)

We all know we should exercise. We all know that it’s good for our cardiovascular health, getting our muscles bigger and stronger, keeping our joints moving and of course keep our weight in check. But exercise has some amazing benefits that extend into the psychological realm.

Regardless of how old you are or how fit (or unfit) you are, studies show that making time for exercise provides some serious mental health...

Dr Matthew Jakovljevic – Osteopath

We’ve all been in this scenario, you’ve just bent down to tie your shoes, you feel that all too familiar twinge in your back and the next thing you know your whole back seizes up. Panic sets in. How did I manage to do that? How am I going to work tomorrow? What is the boss going to think? Who is going to cook dinner for the kids tonight? When will I be able to see my osteopath? What about if they are not available today?

What I’ve...