DON’T PUT UP WITH PERIOD PAIN TRY OSTEOPATHY FOR PERIOD PAIN RELIEF.
Do you suffer from period pain? Although it may be common for women to experience some pain before or during their menstrual cycle, excessive pain is considered abnormal. Dysmenorrhoea is the term used to describe severe period pain that may interfere with daily life. Divided into two types; Primary Dysmenorrhoea refers to period pain without underlying pathology, while Secondary Dysmenorrhea [...]
Hello Sequence Osteopathy
Introducing us, Sequence Osteopathy, from the salty Surf Coast. Our clinic is located in the busy central hub that is Baines crescent, Torquay. We are an Osteopathy clinic also offering Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. We offer treatment for patients of all ages and treat a wide variety of physical conditions and ailments. Osteopathy views the body in a holistic way, identifying and [...]
LETS TALK HIP FLEXORS AND PSOAS MUSCLE WITH DR RACHEL PERRY. ARE YOURS TOO TIGHT?
You may know of the hip flexors or psoas muscle but what and where exactly is it? The elusive psoas muscle (pronounced SO-as) is one of the major muscles in a group called the hip flexors, but you can’t see it! Dr Rachel Perry says: “Osteopaths love this muscle as it has many important attachments making it a major player [...]
DO YOU HAVE TINGLING LEG PAIN? YOU MAY BE EXPERIENCING SCIATICA.
You may have heard of it - but what exactly is sciatica? Sciatica can be described as low back pain associated with referred pain running down the leg. Most commonly pain will present in the buttock and go down the back of the leg typically on one side and may cause symptoms such as pins and needles or a tingling [...]
Breathing Matters – How Osteopathy may improve your cold and flu symptoms.
It is the season for respiratory issues! Coughs, colds, sinusitis, flu, pneumonia and the like. There are lots of bugs to catch and symptoms that can trail on for weeks. Fortunately this year there has been less of the “100 day cough” that we have seen in previous winters but still we are seeing strong bouts of coughing, sinus irritation, [...]
SINUSITIS RELIEF – THE OSTEOPATHIC APPROACH TO SINUSITIS TREATMENT
Are you suffering with sinusitis? Common symptoms can include headache, facial pain, pressure and tenderness, swelling of the face, yellow or green coloured mucus from the nose, fever, tooth pain, sore throat, nasal congestion and even fatigue. Sinusitis means infection or inflammation of the sinuses. Your sinuses, are four pair of air-filled cavities located in the cheeks, forehead and around [...]