Introduction: Welcome to our exploration of Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis (JIS), a condition that affects children and adolescents. If you suspect your child has scoliosis, please call us on 8774-9600. The osteopaths at Casey Allied Health are here to help. In the meantime, let’s understand what’s going on… Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis Overview: Juvenile Idiopathic Scoliosis is a complex spinal condition. It usually manifests during childhood or adolescence, while young bodies are growing rapidly. Idiopathic means that there’s no clear cause for the scoliosis — the abnormal curvature of the s ..read more

Type 2 diabetes is a widespread, acquired metabolic disorder. In a nutshell – it’s all about insulin; insulin resistance or inadequate insulin production, which messes with your blood sugar, which is bad news. (More on why later.) If you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes or pre-diabetes, you might not immediately think of osteopathic care. And we don’t blame you – you have a lot to get your head around with insulin monitors, medication and changing your diet for the better. But osteopathic care can help too. We’re here to help with pain management, and improving mobility, circulation, and nerve ..read more

An Osteopathic Perspective Introduction: Ever had that stubborn shoulder pain that just won’t quit? Or found that you simply can’t perform overhead tasks because your shoulder is too weak? Maybe the pain kicks in when you lift your arm to the side? It seems likely you’re suffering from a subacromial impingement, also sometimes referred to as shoulder impingement. Let’s understand what’s happening with your shoulder and, crucially, what the osteopaths at Casey Allied Health can do to help. Anatomy of the Shoulder: The glenohumeral joint (or shoulder joint to its friends) is quite the complex s ..read more

Understanding, Coping, and Thriving Osteoarthritis is not fun. This month we’re examining it deeply, focusing on osteoarthritis of the hip. If that’s not related to your aches and pains, we’re still here to help. Call us anytime on (03) 8774 9600 to make an appointment at Casey Allied Health. We’re here to help with whatever body issue bothers you – not just hip osteoarthritis. What’s Hip Osteoarthritis? First things first, let’s understand what hip osteoarthritis is. Imagine your hip joint as a well-oiled machine with smooth cartilage cushioning the bones. Hip osteoarthritis happens when that ..read more

If you’re an office worker and you’ve been dealing with elbow pain, you’re not alone. Many of us spend hours at a desk, typing away on a computer, and sometimes that can lead to discomfort in our elbows. Let’s dive into what might be causing your elbow pain, some basics about elbow anatomy, and, most importantly, how we might be able to help. But if you’d rather cut straight to the chase, why not just give us a call on 8774-9600. The team at Casey Allied Health are here to help. Elbow Anatomy 101 First things first, let’s understand a bit about your elbow’s anatomy. The elbow is a complex join ..read more

Broken and fractured bones are not fun. They hurt A LOT at first. Then they hurt while they heal. But everything will be OK in the end. …Except it doesn’t always work out that way. Sometimes the soft tissues around the bone heal poorly, or the joint is misaligned, and it never quite comes right – maybe the muscles around the joint never quite recover full strength, or maybe osteoarthritis develops in a nearby joint. Sometimes a small(ish) injury turns into a big problem. But what can you do? What should you do when you’re first injured? What can you do later? When to See Your Osteopath If you ..read more

Symptoms of a lumbar disc prolapse vary from mild to severe and can affect the whole body (from the limbs to the bowels, as well as, of course, the back.) It can have a serious impact on your ability to carry out everyday tasks and can be debilitatingly painful. Sometimes its onset is sudden, especially when trauma or injury to the spine causes it. More often though it creeps up on you. In fact, at Casey Allied Health we’ve treated patients that lived with lower back pain and stiffness for months before they sought treatment! A Bit of Poetry… Why Not? Discs bulge, nerves complain, Lumbar pain ..read more

It’s an interesting set of words, isn’t it? A rotator cuff sounds more like a car part than a piece of your anatomy, but (just like a car part) you need it to function. You need it to wash your hair, drive your car and reach the good chocolates you’ve stashed on a top shelf (to hide them from the kids). If you’ve been feeling niggles in your shoulder that have worsened over time you may be suffering from a rotator cuff tear. Read on to find out more… When we say a rotator cuff tear, we mean a tear in one of the four tendons that comprise the rotator cuff: the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, tere ..read more

Well, you stretch – duh! But how and when do you do it? Most of us don’t want to be circus contortionists or yogis, but we understand that living with excessive tightness in one muscle group often leads to excessive pain, and potential problems in another part of the body, so we know that we need to release and stretch. Unfortunately, so much of the information on the internet is about doing the splits or achieving yogi-like poses. Something to aspire to maybe, but not so useful to where you are now. As osteopaths, we’re primarily interested in helping our patients regain and maintain mobility ..read more

What is it? You might have heard it referred to as “jumpers’ knee” and it’s true that it disproportionately affects athletes in sports that involve a lot of jumping and landing. In fact, it’s estimated that around 40% of elite volleyball and basketball players suffer from Patella Tendinopathy  (Yikes!). But anyone can get it. Patella Tendinopathy is the result of microscopic tears in the tendon surrounding your patella (your kneecap). The tendon’s job is to transmit force from the quadriceps (thigh muscles) to the tibia (shin bone), producing movement in the knee joint. (Translation – the ..read more