Deadlift

‘The best exercises are those which mimic natural movement patterns, like the deadlift.’Young children typically perform squats and deadlifts without anyone having to show them how. Yet when a deconditioned adult tries to perform these movements,…

Emotional Tension

The word emotional tension refers to positive or negative feelings that are produced by particular situations.One way in which the body protects itself from emotional intensity is the development of chronic musculartension. Our emotional life…

Forward Head Posture

Posture affects and moderates every physiologic function from breathing to hormonal production. Spinal pain, headache, mood, blood pressure, pulse and lung capacity are among the functions most easily influenced by posture.”- American Journal…

The Effects of Backpacks on School-Aged Children

“As the twig is bent, so grows the tree”William Garner Sutherland (1873 – 1954) Founder of Cranial OsteopathyMost children are required to carry heavy school bags to and from school each day, and the load increases as they reach higher…

Sort yourself out today…Shoulder pain

Back and shoulder pain is a common complaint due to our sedentary lifestyles and bad posture. Nearly 50% of us will suffer at some point in our lives -our experts are here to help you avoid it.The OsteopathDr Guy Ashburner is a Cape Town-based…

Osteopathy Treats Sacroiliac Joint Pain

Osteopathy Treats Sacroiliac Joint Pain - The Sacroiliac joints (bony surfaces supported by strong ligaments) connect the sacrum (the triangular shaped bone at the bottom of the spine) to the iliac bones (the two bones that make up the pelvis).…

Osteopathy Treats Rotator Cuff Syndrome

Osteopathy Treats Rotator Cuff Syndrome - The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles and tendons (supraspinatus, infraspinatus teres minor and subscapularis) that surround the shoulder joint, keeping the head of your upper arm bone firmly within…

Osteopathy Treats Calf Strain

Osteopathy treats Calf Strain. The pain in the calf can be characteristic of a lot of conditions but a calf strain is where the muscles and fascia at the back of the lower leg are stretched beyond their limit of flexibility resulting in micro…

Osteopathic treatment for Dizziness

Osteopathic treatment for Dizziness Osteopathic treatment for dizziness must first look at the many causes of dizziness, such as medication, ear infections, a head injury, dysfunction of the inner ear or brain and low blood pressure. Problems…

Osteopathy Treats Sports Injuries

Osteopathy Treats Sports Injuries - When consulting an osteopath with chronic or acute problems, you are evaluated and treated with a view to prevention of further injury, combined with a prescription of corrective exercise.Osteopathic evaluation…