Coolangatta-Tweed Osteopathy

The Glute bridge is a great test for hip flexibility.
If you spend all day behind a desk chances are you will be restricted to perform the movement.
This is a surefire shortcut to lower back problems.
... Normal hip mobility is parallel or beyond see how you perform 👍
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Happy osteopathy awareness week!

Direct myofascial release of upper thoracic muscles. Great for restoring normality to a painful neck @coolyosteo #neckpain #musclerelief #osteopathy #coolyosteo

Cranial therapy can help calm an overactive nervous system www.coolyosteo.com.au 🙂👌

Just another typical day at Rainbow Bay #lovewherewelive #coolyosteo #rainbowbay

Cervical spine stretch can help restore pain free movement to tight restricted necks. @coolyosteo 🏈🎾🏑🏄🚵⛷⛳💻 #osteopath #coolyosteo #neckpain #movement #stretching

Thoracic spine High velocity mobilisaion, good for restoring movement to a sore and tight upper back. www.coolyosteo.com.au #backpain #releasebackpain #osteopathy

Pre SUP stretching. Stand Up Paddle boarding is great for your core strength. www.coolyosteo.com.au

DRIN MORE WATER @coolyosteo 💧🍻 Especially if you’re nursing a hangover! Water is required to cushion and lubricate your joints, protect your brain and other internal tissues, regulate your body temperature, and remove waste from your body through urination, bowel movements, and perspiration. When you don’t have enough water, dehydration can cause dry mouth, low blood pressure, headaches, dizziness, dry skin, and fatigue. www.coolyosteo.com.au

Seated thoracic assessment. Book your assessment today www.coolyosteo.com.au Phone 07 5536 1826

A healthy back is a mobile one with a wide range of motion. We recommend the 30/30 Rule, “for every 30 minutes of being sedentary, get up and move for 30 seconds”. Sitting and holding the same position for long periods of time reduces blood flow and causes muscle tension and stiffness. “Set a reminder on your phone for every 30 minutes, or give your body a wiggle after a half-hour television program.” www.coolyosteo.com.au

Muscular Strains 💪 @coolyosteo Give yourself a sporting chance with osteopathy. Whether you are an elite athlete or you run around the park once in a while for general fitness, your osteopath may help prevent and treat many sporting injuries. Commonly treated injuries include: Neck and back strains... Shoulder, elbow and wrist injuries Hip and pelvic injuries Knee, leg and ankle injuries. Reduced joint or muscle flexibility will affect your performance. It may result in injury. If you do become injured, your osteopath is highly trained to facilitate a return to optimal function and prevent compensatory strains from occuring. This aims to minimise re-injury and allow a quicker return to physical activity. Osteopathic treatment involves manual techniques, including soft tissue stretching, mobilisation, inhibition and manipulation. These techniques assist in improving elasticity, strength, endurance, mobility and performance. Visit http://coolyosteo.com.au/muscular-strains / for more info on Muscular Strains
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Lower back trigger point release @coolyosteo #backpain #releasebackpain #osteopathy www.coolyosteo.com.au

Winter is comming. ❄ Is your body aligned and fit for the cold? www.coolyosteo.com.au

Sciatic nerve: The longest & widest single nerve in our body.. The nerve that originates from our lower back to buttocks down to the back of our thigh and then into the leg! . Do you know our nerve (any nerves!) is a very SENSITIVE structure in our body? Once anything surrounding TOUCHES the nerve, or "squeeze on it", you get pain! . So what's SCIATICA then? It's a generic term for pain that RADIATES down the leg. Generic because sciatica can have many causes (i.e. piriformis... syndrome which I posted previously is one of them)! So yeah, if anything along the path of sciatic nerve gets irritated / compressed, you'll get pain spreading along the path of the nerve! . Symptoms: Pain, numbness and a tingling sensation that radiates from your lower back down to one of your legs to your foot & toes (sometimes can be made worse when you sneeze or cough or seated for too long!). I once had a patient who came in w mild back pain, accompanied w one sided heel pain. After assessing her, it's not plantar fasciitis! Later, only to find out that the source of her heel pain is actually coming from the BACK! Look how much the nerve along the path got irritated, and spread the pain down to the foot!! Physios' aim is normally to send back those pain to the lower back again, making it localised rather than spreading down far to the buttocks or legs area! . Sciatica is very common! www.coolyosteo.com.au
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