Happy Birthday to Your Body Osteopathy!


We celebrated our 1st birthday in August that marked our 1 year anniversary of moving to Macleod Village.

Things are finally looking up in Melbourne, November brings the promise of more freedom and the warmer weather is on its way.

Lets get out there, get together with friends and family, and celebrate the beauty of love, life and freedom.

We would like to congratulate our competition winner, Penny. We hope she enjoyed her prize and is making good use of all the goodies inside. Be sure to check out our Facebook and Instagram page for future competitions, jump on board and see what you can win!!!

Our practitioners are all fully vaccinated and we continue to adhere to stringent DHHS guidelines for cleaning, PPE, and social distancing criteria. If you have any concerns, please give us a ring.

All our practitioners are so grateful to be back and raring to go, so if you haven't been able to get a treatment due to the urgency criteria, now is the time to give us a call.

In lock down Your Body Osteopathy was open for urgent care treatment but now we can open our doors and welcome anyone who needs our services and can treat with no restrictions in place.
 

Your Body Osteopathy welcomes our newest staff members, Catherine Spiteri and Louis Heydon. Welcome to the Your Body Osteopathy family, you are a great addition to our team.
 





 
Check out our latest blog written by Louis Heydon all about the lymphatic system and osteopathy. Click on this link to view CLICK HERE.
 
Your Body Osteopathy is pleased to announce that we are now open Sundays, which means treatment is now available 7 days a week. Making accessing treatment even easier and more convenient than before.


Coming out of lock down, now what?

Now is the time to consider making yourself a priority!
For a long time now we have had to put certain things on hold including looking after ourselves both physically and mentally.

Here are some self care tips that might help.
 
Physical wellness
  • Go for walks both with people and on your own
  • Get plenty of good quality rest
  • At home workouts
  • Eat healthy meals
  • Catching up with medical appointments that have been missed
Mental wellness
  • Finding quiet time for yourself
  • Finding time for reflection
  • Meditation or breathing techniques
  • Talk to a confidante
  • Seek help if you need it
Social wellness
  • Start seeing people and connecting with friends and family
  • Get out of the house
  • Visit favourite restaurants and venues previously enjoyed
Emotional wellness
  • Check in with yourself from time to time
  • Talk to friends and family
  • Reflection and relaxation
  • Seek help if you need it
Its great to be getting back to normal but be aware that it is common for some people to experience some anxiety with crowds and socializing once again, lets encourage kindness, caring and tolerance and allow people to recover at their own rate according to their journey through this pandemic.
 

Practitioner Focus

Dr Claire Steans 



Claire completed her Osteopathic training at RMIT University with a Bachelor of Health Science and a Bachelor of Applied Science (Osteopathy). Claire treats patients from primary school age and above, and enjoys treating a wide variety of conditions including, but not limited to, headaches and migraines, postural related injuries, foot and ankle injuries and repetitive strain injuries.
Claire provides effective treatment and management for both acute and chronic conditions and likes to tailor each individual treatment using a mixture of hands on techniques such as soft tissue massage, joint articulation and manipulation and has also completed further study in dry needling and Clinical Pilates training.
In addition to the hands-on treatment, Claire is passionate about educating her patients about their body and their injuries and encourages the use of at home exercises, stretches and Pilates techniques for optimal recovery and long-term management.
Outside of the treatment room, Claire enjoys spending time outdoors with her Siberian Husky Nahla and is looking forward to travel the world.

Practitioner Focus

Dr Catherine Spiteri


Catherine is a dedicated and conscientious osteopath who has worked at various clinics across Victoria. She has an incredible respect for all living things, a value that has woven its way into both her personal and work life. In her free time, she enjoys surrounding herself with life, be it outdoors hiking or indoors creating a plant oasis for all to enjoy.
Her support for her patient's health is immense and her appreciation for symbiotic relationships continue. She values a dynamic, sharing relationship between patient and practitioner. When treating babies, it is her honour to play a role in their health, and the health of their families as a whole. As a mum of 2 herself, she understands the journey that parenthood brings.
            
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 Is your baby crying excessively?
                     (more than 3 hours of crying a day for 3 days or                         more in a week)
 Is your baby less than 10 weeks old?
 
If you have answered YES to the above then please get in touch with the CUTIES team.

CUTIES are investigating whether osteopathic care is effective in helping babies cry less. CUTIES researchers would like to test whether an osteopathic approach using gentle ‘hands-on’ techniques works.

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The results will help parents in the future decide what treatments are best for their babies.

Taking part would mean that your baby would have an initial consultation to check that they are eligible to be in the study and then they would be given one of two different approaches being studied (non-specific light touch or light osteopathic touch). Your baby would receive up to 4 treatments over a 2-week period with an experienced, registered and specifically trained osteopath.

All treatment will be free but we will ask you (the parent or guardian) to monitor the amount of time your baby cries, and to fill in a crying diary (5-10 minutes per day) for 14 days. You will also be asked to fill in 2 short questionnaires at the beginning and end of the study (each taking 5 minutes to complete).

If you are interested in taking part please contact a member of the CUTIES team:

Osteopath Marnie or Dina 03 9431 6604

OR

Info@yourbodyosteopathy.com.au
sandra.grace@scu.edu.au
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