Sunshine Health Osteopathy

At Sunshine Health Osteopathy, our aim is to get you pain free and back to what you love doing; as quickly as possible. This is why we tailor our treatment and rehabilitation plan to be specific to the needs of each individual patient.

What we do

An Osteopath is an Allied Health professional who specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of injuries to the musculoskeletal system. Osteopathy has been practised in Australia for over 100 years and requires 5 years of full time study at University to become qualified.

Upon your first visit, you will be asked a wide variety of questions to help the Osteopath form a detailed case history. Following this, a musculoskeletal examination will be conducted to assess your range of motions, reflexes and strength levels. This musculoskeletal examination will also contain orthopaedic testing for specific conditions. This process will help the Osteopath formulate a diagnosis and treatment plan.

After a diagnosis is formed, the Osteopath will provide hands-on manual therapy through techniques such as: soft tissue massage, joint mobilisation, joint manipulation, dry needling, cupping, counter-strain, muscle energy technique, exercise prescription, strapping/taping and more, tailored specifically to the patients needs.
Following this, your Osteopath will provide you with knowledge and information regarding your condition. This will include: how long you can expect to be in pain, why this has happened, strategies you can do to help and what we can do to help. This may include exercise prescription, ergonomic advice, radio-graphic imaging or referral to a GP or specialist.

After your treatment, your Osteopath may provide you with some mobility/strengthening exercises to assist with your rehabilitation.

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