Canterbury is one of the most beautiful suburbs in Melbourne. Being so close to Boroondara Osteopathy, our osteopaths have been providing effective and safe pain relief using osteopathic treatment for Canterbury residents.

Our professionalism at Boroondara Osteopathy as well as our experienced Osteopaths, ensures that you and your family receive quality, trusted Osteopathic care.

Children and Teenagers – Growing pains and sports injuries

Canterbury is such a family-oriented suburb which has many teenagers suffering from back problems from school bags and desk posture. Growing pains in children and teenagers are common to the residents of Canterbury due to this high family density. Boroondara Osteopathy has been treating teens and children for many years with great results for growing pains and sports Injuries. Our approach involves soft tissue massage, joint mobilising and stretching.

Headaches and Jaw Pain

Headaches are another common problem especially for women in Canterbury. With young children many women including pregnant women suffer headaches from lifting small children and a busy lifestyle often local to the area of Canterbury. Small children can be quite heavy which places a lot of strain on the spine and neck creating muscular tension. Sometimes that results in tension headaches and jaw pain. Jaw pain is also known as TMJ pain or temporomandibular joint pain. It is the joint where the jaw bone meets the skull. This can come out of alignment. Osteopaths frequently treat residents of Canterbury for headaches and jaw pain, also working on the neck and upper back to relieve associated spinal and muscular structures that are restricted.

Joint restriction which become chronic means that Osteopaths have to look very closely for the primary cause of the pain. Osteopaths at Boroondara Osteopathy have the experience that Canterbury residents want, when dealing with spinal pain and sports injuries.

Arthritis

Arthritis is another complaint we often hear from Canterbury. Arthritis and associated joint stiffness can also cause neck pain and headaches for Canterbury citizens. It is when the neck gets tight that we often experience headaches associated with arthritic pain also known as arthritis. Canterbury citizens have often led active lifestyles and therefore may suffer knee arthritic, hip arthritis, hand arthritis, finger arthritis, spine arthritis and sacroiliac arthritis. Boroondara Osteopathy can alleviate and help manage the symptoms of arthritis for many Canterbury sufferers. Osteopathy is such an effective way to mobilise joints and reduce muscular tension. Osteopaths work on the trigger points also know as knots in the muscles to reduce the muscular tension.

Unsettled Babies

At the other end of the spectrum babies from families in Canterbury may be unsettled and irritable. Unsettled babies can benefit from Osteopathy for symptoms such as colic, wrestles sleep, difficulty settling, reflux, constant crying, head-turning preference. Babies can develop these symptoms due to birth strains that occur during, and after labour. Strong uterine contractions of the pregnant women from Canterbury, can place great force on a babies skull which can give them further symptoms with feeding difficulties which could include suckling or pain in the spine or neck while breast-feeding on one side. An osteopath from Boroondara Osteopathy has the ability to locate these birthing strains and coax the babies structures back to normal alignment. Osteopathic treatment is a safe, effective and gentle treatment option for babies of Canterbury.

Physiotherapy or Osteopathy?

There may be a physiotherapy practice in Canterbury but Boroondara Osteopathy enables the residents of Canterbury choice in where they receive treatment. Physiotherapy is certainly one option in Canterbury but with the holistic approach that Boroondara Osteopathy takes, Canterbury physiotherapy may not be required for your spinal and sports pain relief. Osteopathy and physiotherapy is effective for family treatment which includes babies and the elderly.

About Boroondara Osteopathy

Osteopathy involves the combination of hands-on techniques including soft tissue massage, muscle mobilisation, stretching and joint manipulation designed to treat injury, relieve pain, improve mobility. We treat a range of conditions including spinal pain (back & neck pain), headaches, sports injuries, pregnancy pains, jaw pain and arthritis. Additionally our Osteopaths often prescribe and monitor a rehabilitation exercise program & give ergonomic and postural advice as a means of enhancing recovery or preventing re-injury. Not all patients respond to manual therapies in the same way. The variety of techniques available to your osteopath enables them to find what works well for patients, so that treatments can be as effective as possible.