In simple terms, Osteopathy is often considered a holistic hybrid of physiotherapy and chiropractic techniques, aimed at improving the overall health and well-being of clients.

We utilise a range of manual therapy techniques like soft tissue massage and joint mobilisation, along with exercise prescription and potentially some manipulations to achieve a positive improvement in pain levels and/or mobility to empower you to move towards your goals.

If we are already with a client, please take a seat and help yourself to a complimentary water in the fridge.

Once we've met and are in the treatment room your osteopath will ask questions about your problem and symptoms. They may also ask about your health history, any medications you are taking, as well as factors that may not appear to be directly related to your problem. If your health condition changes between osteopathic consultations, you should tell your osteopath at your next consultation.

Your osteopath will conduct a full osteopathic assessment involving clinical tests. This may involve diagnostic, orthopaedic or neurological tests, postural assessments, movement and functional assessments.

Some assessments involve the osteopath observing you while you undertake an activity or perform a sequence of movements. Assessments may also include passive and active movements - where the osteopath manually lifts your arms or legs or applies resistance while you perform a stretch or movement.

Osteopathy takes a holistic approach to treatment, so your practitioner may look at other parts of your body, as well as the area that is troubling you. For example, if you have a sore knee, your osteopath may also look at your ankle, pelvis and back.

Your osteopath may also provide education and advice to help you manage your condition between appointments. This may include giving you exercises to do at home or at work.

Wear something comfortable! Depending on the area of your body requiring examination, your osteopath may ask you to undress to your underwear. It is essential that you feel comfortable, so you may want to bring a pair of stretchy active wear shorts or pants to change into...
Bring along any X-rays, scans or test results that you may have. If you have been referred by another medical professional, please bring the relevant paperwork.

Osteopathy is a version of allied health that focused on total body health by treating and strengthening the whole body. This includes your joints, muscle and spine.

We do this via hands-on manual therapy with exercise programming, massage, dry needling, stretching, repetitive movements, mobilisation and/or manipulation.

If your injuries require hands-on treatment of painful and tender areas, we will take care to make you are as comfortable as possible.

Some people experience mild soreness for a day or two after treatment, similar to that felt after mild exercise. If this soreness persists or increases, call us to discuss your concerns.

If you’ve had treatment before but the issue keeps coming back, it usually means the underlying cause hasn’t been addressed.

Our approach bridges that gap:

• Treatment to reduce pain

• Strength and rehabilitation to fix the cause

• A clear progression plan in line with your goals

• Options for us to guide your activity and training in the future.

Most other allied health clinics just focus on reducing your pain.

At Osteo In Port, we focus on getting you back to doing the things you love.

We are able to implement hands-on manual therapy (massage, manipulations, stretching) AND exercise rehabilitation in a way that elicits short term improvements in pain, but also creates long term changes in strength/movement, allowing you to become self-sufficient in your health and not be dependent on us in the future.

We never have, and never will.

It is actually illegal to attempt to induce someone into treatment they may not need. As such, we approach every session in a case by case, and progress based manner.

It depends on a lot of factors - your injury, goals, consistency with rehab, stress, sleep, nutrition, presence of chronic health issues

Some people feel significant improvement in a few sessions or less, but often these results are more a process of natural healing timeframes.

True long-term results come from addressing the underlying issues and building capacity over time.

We will always be upfront about what to expect, our honest thoughts about why you might need another session, and give you options as to when to book it to suit your needs.

We are experts of the human body and musculoskeletal injuries. Some of the most common things we see are:

• Neck pain & Headaches

• Shoulder pain

• Hip & knee injuries

• Lower back pain

• Repetitive strain injuries

• Foot & ankle injuries

Everyone and anyone, that has a goal of moving away from pain and towards function. Some practitioners have special interests in certain areas, so give us a call to discuss who might be best for you!