By Dr. Matt Stacey, Osteopath at North Carlton Osteopathy At the end of last year I decided to start running again and unfortunately after six weeks of what I thought was a slow progression, I started getting hip pain. Unfortunately it turned out to be a pelvic stress fracture. Whilst this injury was extremely frustrating, […]

Why It’s so Vital, and How To Do It Well The human body can survive 3 weeks without food, 3 days without water, but only 3 minutes without air and yet breathing is something we generally give very little thought to. Breathing properly can have a huge impact on our overall health and wellbeing and […]

North Carlton Osteopathy is excited to announce that we have re-opened following our 4 week hibernation – now providing hands-on consultations. The whole team is available for in-person, hands-on consults from Monday, the 4th of May. To read about our team members click here. Telehealth consultations will still be available. How To Book Online here […]

By Dan Ioannidis, Osteopath at North Carlton Osteopathy For some, this isolation period can be directly translated to mean Netflix and couch time. So, I am going to try and make sure that this doesn’t become the case for you! Don’t get me wrong, I will be spending my share of time on the couch […]

As we head into winter, looking after our health couldn’t be more important. We can all choose to stay as positive as possible and make decisions within our control that help support our immune system. In order to find out how to best support our immune system Dr Matt Stacey, Osteopath here at NCO, asked […]

By Bruce Duncan, Osteopath Those creaks, pops, cracks and groans from your knees are called crepitus – and they are actually in themselves nothing to worry about. The sounds can be a sign of some normal wearing or ageing. When the sounds are accompanied by discomfort, stiffness, pain on activity or even pain at rest […]

Here at NCO, we love seeing our patients get back to doing the things they love. But what if you are stuck for inspiration? As part of your osteopathic treatment, we offer advice on how you can use exercise to better yourself, so we thought a short email on different exercises you could try this […]

Suffering from shoulder pain? Lucky for you that our December blog is all about shoulder pain… We’re good like that! As osteopaths, shoulder pain is up there as one of the most common complaints we treat, after lower back and neck pain. Office workers, gym goers and overhead sports people, such as basketballers and netballers […]

Hello and welcome to North Carlton Osteopathy’s November blog! The end of 2019 is fast approaching which means soon there will be an influx of social gatherings, work Christmas parties and family get togethers coming our way. What do we do at these gatherings? We talk, eat, drink… And maybe have a good catchup or […]

Here at NCO, we love looking after our elderly patients – a community that’s part of an ever-growing population. Did you know that there are approximately 700 million people in the world aged 60 and over? And did you know that it is estimated that by 2050, there will be around 2 billion people on […]