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Working from home? Let us help you with your work station setup!

Check out this video, by our very own Osteopath, Dr Cathryn Crawford for her advice on how to set up your work station from home via our facebook page. ...

Is Osteopathy covered by Medicare?

Is Osteopathy available on Medicare? Osteopathic services may be available for a limited number of treatments per year under Medicare Allied Health Initiative Enhanced Primary Care Plan. This may be available to you if you have a chronic condition (usually one that...

The story so far… 25 years of BOC on the Peninsula

The Story So Far... By Dr. Brian Nicholls I arrived in Australia in late November 1994, decided to settle in Mornington, and took a lease on a shop in the Wilson’s Road shops (now a wine cellar) with a view to opening a clinic there in January 1995. It was always...

Studying: It’s a Pain in the Neck

Students often spend a large part of each day hunched over textbooks and laptops, trying to cram in information for their tests and exams. Whilst this is important, we often hear complaints of neck and back pain, which is often due to poor posture whilst studying....

Falls Prevention

By Shirl Delphine Recently there seems to be a lot of patients being referred to the clinic from their GP for exercise recommendations to improve balance and prevent falls. Are you at risk of a fall? Some questions you might like to ask yourself: • Have you had a fall...

Osteopathy during Pregnancy

Dr Kate Murphy has recently joined the team at Bayside Osteopathic Clinic. She has a special interest in supporting women throughout their pregnancy and beyond and also looking after their babies, children and extended families. At Bayside Osteopathic Clinic we have...

Bayside Osteo: Why we love what we do

We sat down with each of our talented osteopaths to ask them about their career, and what their favourite part about practicing osteopathy is. From Areni's travels in India to Brian's teaching career at Victoria University, our practitioners have a diverse range of...

Exercising for a healthier mind

One of the most prevalent problems in modern society is poor mental health. While it seems like more people are talking about the issue more than ever, there is still a great deal of stigma surrounding mental illnesses. This often results in people not seeking help,...

Getting to the “Core” of the problem

Low Back Pain – getting to the “Core “of the problem by Dr Brian Nicholls Over the years, there have been many “magic bullet” interventions touted as being the way to solve the epidemic of lower back pain, and it’s nearly 20 years since the introduction of one of the...