{
"@type": "Question",
"name": "What conditions can osteopathy help manage?",
"acceptedAnswer": {
"@type": "Answer",
"text": "Osteopathy may assist in the management of a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions. At Whole Health Osteo & Rehab in South Morang and Eltham, our practitioners commonly work with people experiencing lower back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, headaches, migraines, jaw pain and TMJ dysfunction, hip pain, knee pain, sporting injuries, postural concerns, and sciatica. We also provide specialised services in paediatric osteopathy, including support for infant feeding difficulties, torticollis, plagiocephaly, and musculoskeletal concerns in babies and children. Some practitioners within our team have additional training and experience working alongside patients with complex and persistent health conditions, including ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, and long COVID. Treatment approaches are individualised and osteopathy is often used alongside medical and allied health care as part of a broader management plan."
}
},
{
"@type": "Question",
"name": "Can osteopathy be used alongside treatment for complex medical conditions?",
"acceptedAnswer": {
"@type": "Answer",
"text": "Yes. Osteopathy is commonly used as a complementary healthcare approach alongside medical treatment and other allied health services. At Whole Health Osteo & Rehab, senior osteopaths Dr Kirsty Greenwood and Dr Jessica Sammut have extensive experience supporting people living with complex and persistent health conditions. Dr Kirsty Greenwood has over 22 years of clinical experience and has a particular interest in ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, long COVID, chronic fatigue, and complex chronic presentations. Dr Jessica Sammut has over 12 years of clinical experience and commonly works with people experiencing chronic pain, persistent musculoskeletal conditions, complex headache and migraine presentations, stress-related health concerns, and complex pain conditions including CRPS. Depending on the individual’s presentation, treatment may incorporate structural, cranial, biodynamic, visceral, lymphatic, exercise-based, and pain-science-informed osteopathic approaches. The goal is not to replace medical care, but to support comfort, mobility, function, quality of life, and overall wellbeing where appropriate. Treatment is tailored to each person’s presentation, goals, tolerance levels, and broader healthcare needs, with consideration given to other members of their healthcare team.”
}
},
{
"@type": "Question",
"name": "What is biodynamic osteopathy and who may benefit from it?",
"acceptedAnswer": {
"@type": "Answer",
"text": "Biodynamic osteopathy is a gentle form of osteopathic care that uses light-touch assessment and treatment techniques. Some patients seek biodynamic osteopathy when they prefer a less forceful approach, have persistent pain, heightened sensitivity, complex health presentations, or simply feel more comfortable with gentler manual therapy. At Whole Health Osteo & Rehab, biodynamic osteopathy is provided by Dr Kirsty Greenwood, an experienced osteopath with a particular interest in complex and chronic presentations. As with all healthcare approaches, individual responses vary, and treatment recommendations are based on a person's unique circumstances, goals, and preferences."
}
}
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