Osteopathy

Dr Shane Buntman Presenting at the 2016 Small Business Festival

Dr Shane Buntman Presenting at the 2016 Small Business Festival

For the third year running, Dr Shane Buntman will be presenting at the 2016 Small Business Festival, offering his insights into Building a Successful Small Business. This year’s seminar focuses on Building a Strong Team. Join Dr Buntman for this informative presentation that will teach you how to build and retain a strong team, and create robust systems and processes while maintaining focus on the bigger picture. Develop the…
Pilates is Your Body’s Best Insurance Policy

Pilates is Your Body’s Best Insurance Policy

A great article posted on the mypilatesinfo.com website earlier this year offers a great explanation of exactly what Pilates is and how it can be used to keep your body strong and healthy and prevent all the unnecessary wear and tear on joints that can occur when your muscles become unbalanced. "Pilates is about strengthening your core. But the point of creating and maintaining a…
Why Pronation is not the Villain

Why Pronation is not the Villain

With the prevalence of running related injuries hot on the tongues of running enthusiasts and health professionals alike, we take a deeper look into why foot over-pronation is unfairly maligned as the cause for a slew of running-related injuries. The key point that is often overlooked by misinformed proponents of the ‘overpronation’ theory is that pronation is a normal part…

Returning to Training After a Break

Returning to Training After a Break

At Melbourne Osteopathy Sports Injury Centre, we have a special interest in treating athletes of all types, from weekend warriors to elite sportspeople. Many of our practitioners also compete at a high level. Many of you may not know that Dr Catherine Allison is not just a talented Osteopath but was also awarded the 2015 Female Athlete of the Year by Triathlon Victoria. Catherine…
Get Up Out Of Your Chair!

Get Up Out Of Your Chair!

Research shows that the detrimental health effects of sitting are taking years off the life of the average office worker. It sounds incredible, but sitting for more than 3-hours per day can shorten your life expectancy by 2-years, and it is likely that you don’t even get a say in it. More importantly though, it’s the general health and quality of life which may…