We take a multi-faceted approach to your physical therapy. Why? Because the goal of any muscle or joint care is to improve how your body is moving and how your brain believes your body can move. For example, you have damaged a disc in your lower back. Your nervous system quickly kicks into protective mode and restricts movement in the region (stiffness), activates your inflammatory process (inflammation) and turns on the pain. Now several body systems are working to protect you. These systems will continue to work until your nervous system is not receiving information that there is a problem to fix. We have found the best way to achieve this is by working on the different systems simultaneously. We treat your musculoskeletal, circulatory and nervous systems together to make sure you have a complete recovery.
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There are many health benefits to receiving a massage performed by a person who really understands how the body works. With our in-depth knowledge of how your body works, the massage you receive will have both relaxing and therapeutic affects. This will have a positive affect on many areas of your life. Combining massage with chiropractic or osteopathic adjustments positively affects both treatments, as well. Massage allows you to relax for adjustments, and our highly experienced adjustments affect your nervous system to improve joint and muscle mobility. The added bonus for you is through our years of experience we have found the key to treatment massage is applying the correct pressure. By using the right pressure we can reduce the time you take to recover.
What is functional movement training, and why is it important?
Functional movement refers to your body’s natural, efficient movements which you use in daily activities and athletic pursuits. Movement training emphasises the use of multiple joints and muscle groups in a coordinated manner to achieve a specific task or goal. The focus is on using movements that are specific to your individual needs and abilities rather than just isolated muscle actions. The goal of functional movement is to improve your overall movement proficiency and reduce the risk of injury.
When recovering from injury or improving your general health, the concept of movement training is simple. You move your joints through their full range under load(weight). This stimulate muscle, tendon and ligament strength, which protects you from injury.
The load you use can be as easy as your body weight through to your classic gym weights. Movement training is important at all age ranges because it improves your control over your body and significantly decreases the chance of injury.
Many patients think that building strength means hours of exercise or gym work, which you need to find time for. This could not be further from the truth. Simple exercises can be integrated into your day to start building strength without changing your day. For example, think about how many times you sit each day. If each time you were to sit down, you practised using your core, in no time, it would be second nature to you, and you have built a strong foundation for moving correctly.
About
Five Dock Osteopathic & Chiropractic is located in Canada Bay, in Sydney’s Inner West. Servicing suburbs including Burwood, Croydon, Drummoyne, Five Dock, Haberfield, Concord, Abbotsford, Chiswick, Leichhardt, Wareemba, Russell Lea, Summer Hill, Strathfield.
Clinic hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 7AM – 7PM
Wednesday, Friday 7AM – 5PM
Saturday 7AM – 2PM
Sunday Closed
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