pain relief.

When choosing a practitioner, the main concern you should have is finding someone you trust and are comfortable with.

Using mindfulness to overcome pain can reduce reliance on prescriptions.

There are some common misconceptions out there regarding musculoskeletal injury and how to treat it.

Let’s take a look at common misconceptions about musculoskeletal issues and what you should really be doing.

Many people find that heat or ice can improve their ability to cope with the pain of injury.

Tennis elbow is a common injury I treat in practice.More often than not, it’s not actually caused by tennis.

Osteopaths can help you find slightly different ways of completing every day tasks to reduce chronic pain.

The distinction between acute and chronic back pain is important, as both types require different management.

Up to 80% of Australians will suffer from low back pain at some point in their lives. Of that 80%, about half will experience recurring incidents of pain. Of those who are unlucky enough to experience ongoing episodes of pain, about 20% will develop “Chronic” or, ongoing pain. So what causes it? (Acute or Chronic?) […]

Headaches: the bane of many of our lives. Headaches affect nearly all people at some stage within their lifetime, with some sources stating that about 15 per cent of the population is taking some sort of pain relief for a headache at any given time. Headaches decrease your work productivity, reduce your ability to exercise […]

We take a look at using acupuncture to treat sore joints, back pain and sports injuries in dogs, cats, horses and cattle.

Gout is a pesky type of arthritis caused by uric acid building up in the blood and resulting in joint inflammation. It can cause painful arthritic attacks and produce deposits of uric acid crystals within the body tissues.