Our Services
Holistic and Collaborative Osteopathic Care
At Dockside Osteopathy, we believe in a holistic approach to health. Our practice integrates a variety of treatment methods to provide the most effective care tailored to each patient’s unique needs. By combining various techniques and interventions, we aim to offer comprehensive care that addresses all aspects of your well-being.
Treatment plans are developed collaboratively, ensuring that your comfort and goals are prioritized. Together, we will decide on the best approach to help you achieve optimal results and empower you to take charge of your health. Some of the interventions we use include:
Deep Tissue Massage
Let your muscles relax and unwind with deep tissue massage. Massaging is a great way to introduce alternate stimulants into irritable tissue. In a way we’re distracting the muscle’s unpleasant sensations of pains and aches with more pleasant ones. This can help give your body a much needed break from chronic or acute pain.
Exercise Review and Prescription
Exercise review and prescription at Dockside Osteopathy embraces a movement-optimistic approach. We assess your current activity levels and create a personalized exercise plan that encourages a variety of movements and exercises. If a particular movement causes pain, we explore different forms to find what works best for you. This method moves away from the kinesiopathological model, which views deviations from the 'normal' form as harmful. Instead, we focus on promoting diverse and adaptable movement patterns to enhance mobility, strength, and endurance, supporting your overall function and long-term wellness.
Joint Mobilisation and Manipulation
Joint manipulation is a technique where a therapist applies a controlled force to a joint, improving its range of motion. This method helps to alleviate pain, restore function, and enhance overall joint mobility by addressing restrictions in the joint structures.
Dry Needling
Shockwave therapy is a non-invasive treatment that uses acoustic waves to deliver targeted energy to injured or painful tissues, promoting healing and pain relief. This technique helps stimulate blood flow, reduce inflammation, and accelerate tissue repair, making it highly effective for conditions like tendinitis, plantar fasciitis, and other musculoskeletal disorders. By targeting the underlying issues, shockwave therapy facilitates faster recovery and improved functionality.
Shockwave Therapy
Shockwave therapy is a non-invasive treatment that uses acoustic waves to deliver targeted energy to injured or painful tissues, promoting healing and pain relief. This technique helps stimulate blood flow, reduce inflammation, and accelerate tissue repair, making it effective for conditions like tendinitis, plantar fasciitis, and other musculoskeletal disorders.
Cupping Therapy
Cupping therapy uses specialised suction cups placed on the skin to gently lift the underlying tissues. This negative pressure increases local blood flow, promotes the removal of waste products, and stimulates the body’s natural healing response. It can help ease muscle tension, reduce discomfort, and improve mobility in stiff or overworked areas. Cupping therapy is often used for back and shoulder tightness, recovery after physical activity, and to support overall muscle relaxation.