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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...

Osteopathy and Period Pain

By Tahnee Cunningham Period pain can be a sensitive subject and is not often discussed publicly. Yet it is common and has several social implications. A study in Canberra in 2006 involving approximately 1000 girls age 16-18 years found that 21% of girls questioned had...

What exercise is right for me?

by Dr Brian Nicholls We live in an age of information overload. It was estimated a while ago that one copy of a typical weekend newspaper like the Saturday Age contains as much information as the average 17th century person absorbed in one lifetime. Information...