Today on Insight osteopathy we have the pleasure of hearing from Dr Rosalba Courtney. Rosalba has been driven by curiosity. Early in her career she wanted to discover why some patients weren’t responding to treatment. Searching for that missing link launched her career into the world breathing therapy. To answer her own questions, Rosalba undertook a PhD on the topic of breathing, and has published works in text books and scientific literature. Through her research and clinical experience, Rosalba has developed her own assessment and therapy protocols. She is passionate about sharing the heali ..read more

Today’s episode is focused on hypermobility. Our guest is a physiotherapist living and working with hypermobility. Sharon Hennessey is the principal physiotherapist and founder of Not Just Bendy Hypermobility services, a clinic dedicated to providing evidence based and focused therapy for patients with connective tissue disorders. Sharon and her team are based in Tarragindi Brisbane and operate out of the Physiotec building. Sharon has a passion for working with patients with hypermobile spectrum disorder and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and approaches these often complicated cases with ..read more

Today we navigate through the complexities of the human pain experience with Dr. Alison Sim. Alison shares her journey from the world of osteopathy into pain science. We discuss the challenges we face as osteopaths in dealing with persistent pain patients. Alison shares some of the strategies that can be implemented to empower our patients and facilitate their journey and some important indicators we can look out for in practice to flag patients at higher risk of developing persistent pain.  Alison discusses; Her current role as part of multi-disciplinary pain clinic.  How her appro ..read more

Our role as osteopaths reaches far beyond just treating the physical structure. Our principles are what set us apart from other manual medicine modalities. We are in a privileged position as osteopaths as we can have a positive impact on a patient's life experience outside of the treatment room.  Today's guest in the CEO of the Bluearth foundation, a not for profit organisation dedicated to delivering school programs that do just that, improving a young person's quality and experience of life. Peter Parker has found passion outside of the clinic in his work with an organisation whose fund ..read more

Pelvic pain is an incredibly broad topic and something we encounter daily in practice. Today we are focusing on pelvic pain in females, particularly nerve or neuropathic pain.  The time we spend with our patients, and the trusting relationship we build, allows us to ask the questions needed to identify the early signs and symptoms. Persistent pelvic nerve pain can be debilitating and have an adverse impact on a woman’s daily life and activity. As osteopaths, we can play a role in preventing this by flagging women at risk, knowing the appropriate questions to ask in our history, and what r ..read more

On today’s episode Heath Williams and I explore a common presentation we see in practice: Recurrent pain/tightness/stiffness across the upper traps and neck. Patients often have relief following treatment, but it builds up again. How can we promote self efficacy and get longer lasting results? What are the underlying factors playing a role? Is it weakness of the upper traps? What role can desk ergonomics play? Is it weakness of the cuff or cervical stabilisers leading to overload of other muscles?  With a background in osteopathy, strength and conditioning, ergonomics and OHS, Heath gives ..read more

Today I am joined by women’s health physiotherapist Kym Veale. Kym is the director of Womankind Physiotherapy in Eltham and Yarrambat in Melbourne. She obtained her degree in Physiotherapy, as well as post  graduate certificates in advanced pelvic floor rehabilitation, and exercise for women through the University of Melbourne. Kym is passionate about empowering and educating women through all stages of life. Today’s discussion focuses on urinary incontinence in women. This is something that will commonly come up in a case history or systems screen, and once ruled out as a red flag, is of ..read more

Dr. Marnie Norfolk is a leading Australian osteopath and educator, with post-graduate training in paediatric manual therapy and a busy Melbourne practice. Today she shares her journey into osteopathy, and based on her years of clinical experience, has some great advice for practitioners working with paediatric patients.   In this episode, Marnie Norfolk and I explore working in the field of paediatric osteopathy, and discuss; How Marnie developed an interest in paediatrics, the importance of mentors, observations, co-treatment and further education. References and suggestions for further ..read more

Diagnosed or suspected scoliosis is something we frequently encounter as osteopaths. It is important we are able to recognise a developing curvature in an adolescent/paediatric patient and know when are where to refer to help prevent curve progression and the need for surgical intervention.   In this podcast, osteopath, ScoliCare practitioner, Discipline leader of RMIT Osteopathy, Dr. Azharuddin Fazalbhoy and I explore the diagnosis, non-surgical treatment and management of scoliosis.   You’ll discover: How do we classify a scoliotic curve? What red flags do we look for in adolescen ..read more

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