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    • What Is Osteopathy? >
      • History of Osteopathy
      • Osteopathic Principles
    • What do osteopaths treat? >
      • Ankle Sprain
      • Bursitis
      • Chronic Pain
      • Elbow Pain
      • Headaches
      • Heel/Arch Pain
      • Hip Pain
      • Knee Pain
      • Low Back Pain
      • Neck Pain
      • Pregnancy-related Issues
      • Sciatica and Nerve Pain
      • Scoliosis
      • Seniors and Age-Related Conditions
      • Shoulder Pain
      • Sports Injuries
      • TMJ (Jaw) Pain
      • Wrist & Hand Pain
    • Dr. Edmund Bruce-Gardner
  • Treatments
    • Telehealth for Osteopathy
    • Structural Osteopathy
    • Exercise Management Program
    • Trigger Point Dry Needling
    • Postural Assessment & Retraining
    • Rehabilitation
    • Sports Taping
    • Visceral Osteopathy & Cranial Osteopathy
  • Make An Appointment
    • What to expect
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  • About Us
    • What Is Osteopathy? >
      • History of Osteopathy
      • Osteopathic Principles
    • What do osteopaths treat? >
      • Ankle Sprain
      • Bursitis
      • Chronic Pain
      • Elbow Pain
      • Headaches
      • Heel/Arch Pain
      • Hip Pain
      • Knee Pain
      • Low Back Pain
      • Neck Pain
      • Pregnancy-related Issues
      • Sciatica and Nerve Pain
      • Scoliosis
      • Seniors and Age-Related Conditions
      • Shoulder Pain
      • Sports Injuries
      • TMJ (Jaw) Pain
      • Wrist & Hand Pain
    • Dr. Edmund Bruce-Gardner
  • Treatments
    • Telehealth for Osteopathy
    • Structural Osteopathy
    • Exercise Management Program
    • Trigger Point Dry Needling
    • Postural Assessment & Retraining
    • Rehabilitation
    • Sports Taping
    • Visceral Osteopathy & Cranial Osteopathy
  • Make An Appointment
    • What to expect
    • Fees
  • Blog
  • Resources & Links
  • Contact
    • FAQ

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Medical Musings, Health Hypotheses & Therapeutic Thoughts

26/3/2020

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Telehealth for Osteopathy

 
Osteopathic telehealth, that is, consultations over video conferencing (Skype is a well-known example), is a bit of a tricky one. Osteopathy is rightly known and appreciated for its strong hands-on component, ‘magic hands’ that go a long way towards alleviating a sore back or twisted knee.

So how does telehealth for osteopathy work?

Thorough History & Assessment

Osteopathy is more than the combination of skilled practitioners and manual techniques. The founder of osteopathy (A. T. Still) said that “Osteopathy is a philosophy”, meaning that is is more than a treatment - it is a way of looking at the individual as a whole, rather just the sore area.

Over a video call, osteopaths take still a thorough and detailed history by asking you lots of questions. In asking you to perform certain movements and carry out some simple tests, we can actually get a lot of information about what may be going on.

From our video assessment, we will be able to work out if your issue is something that you can self-manage in your own home, or whether you need to have further investigation done by going in to see a medical doctor (or osteopath, when it is safe to do so).

Exercise Management Program

Your osteopath can give you relevant exercises that you can perform at home, while maintaining your physical distancing measures!

Most of my patients will know of my strong interest in, and support of, self-management, and I feel a very bittersweet smugness at knowing that those I have seen over the last seven years will be as well-prepared as you can be for self-management over a potential coronavirus lockdown. I often pose to my patients the hypothetical question “what happens if you can’t see your osteopath??” as part of my rationale for giving you all so many exercises!

Even without the face-to-face assessment and treatment that people rightly associate with osteopathy, we can still help you to manage your issues in these uncertain times.  No-one under lockdown can complain about not having enough time to do their self-management strategies!

Lifestyle Advice

It is important to recognise that poor sleep, nutrition, work/home stresses and strains etc. contribute significantly to the sorts of problems people come to see an osteopath. It's not hard to see how the stressful environment we are living in my contribute to our pain!

Osteopathy is a university degree/honours level program, and in the course of the extensive training we will cover nutrition, over-the-counter and prescription drugs, sleep and breathing issues, and a host of other related areas of theory and practice. Osteopaths can offer general advice and, if necessary, refer out to appropriate specialists (if we feel any of these issues are impacting on your presenting problem) while keeping to our areas of competence and expertise.  For those of you who don't know how I feel about professionals of any stripe who do that, head over to our blog to find out!


So if you have an issue that has been bothering you, why not book an online telehealth consultation with your osteopath today, and get some practical advice on what you can do?
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17/3/2020

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Can You See Your Osteopath during the Coronavirus Pandemic?

 
UPDATE Mon 23/03
We have expanded our request not to attend your appointment if you or anyone you live with have any respiratory symptoms, even if you do not have a fever.

We are now also offering telehealth sessions, that is, consultations over video chat. This will enable us to assess you, and give you advice, without vulnerable people being exposed by leaving the house.
Please consult with your health fund to see if rebates are available for telehealth services.
Video chat sessions will be charged at $50/session. This represents 
50% off a standard treatment to keep costs as low as possible in these uncertain times.

Under the current circumstances, people are obviously a bit worried, and may be wondering whether or not they should be visiting their osteopath.

This update outlines the actions we are taking to protect clients and osteopaths at  from exposure to infection with the COVID-19:

Screening all patients before attending

All clients and osteopaths are asked to not attend the clinic if:
  • If you, or anyone you live with, have any respiratory symptoms (e.g. cough, shortness of breath, WITH/WITHOUT fever):
    • we ask that you do not attend the clinic, and strongly recommend self-isolating for fourteen days. Even if you don’t have coronavirus, you will be helping to slow its spread, and you don’t want to get COVID-19 on top of another respiratory infection!
  • you are a suspected case of COVID-19:
    • Persons requiring self-isolation (ed., returned overseas travellers)
    • Person awaiting test results for COVID-19
    • Person who has been in close contact with a confirmed case. See DHHS for definition of close contact:
    • https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/victorian-public-coronavirus-disease-covid-19#what-is-close-contact.
  • We will waive fees for any cancellations in these circumstances

Arrival at the clinic

  • Wash our hands: We are requesting that patients go straight into the bathroom on arrival (opposite the entrance), and thoroughly wash their hands with soap and water.
  • No tea or water: Apologies, but for the duration we are no longer routinely offering teas and water on your arrival. Of course please do let us know if you need some water; but minimising transfer of objects between people is a key method of containment.
  • No toys & magazines, but free wifi! We have also removed all toys and magazines etc. from the waiting area, and we ask that you refrain from reading the books on the bookshelf for the present. There is still free wi-fi available!

Changes to the rooms and treatment

  • Move out of GP clinics: We will temporarily cease consultations from our GP clinic rooms at Moreland General Practice. Your osteopath will get in touch to dicuss seeing you at Moreland Road Clinic.
  • Osteopathic treatment: Working in healthcare, we always take the risk of infection transmission very seriously, so you will be unlikely to see much change to the treatment itself. Certain approaches, such as intra-oral (inside the mouth) techniques, may be less used.
  • Remove fabric covering: We are not using covers on the plinths, or towels and fleeces at the moment (the weather is being fairly co-operative in this regard). This means you will be lying on paper, directly on the vinyl.  This enables us to disinfect the surfaces in between patients. We are also changing pillow covers between sessions.
  • Disinfection: As well as disinfecting the treatment bed between each patient, we are also cleaning and disinfecting all commonly-touched surfaces, such as chairs, desks, door handles, as well as payment devices, and pens/clipboards etc.

Changes to payment

  • Alcohol gel: Please use the alcohol gel in the reception area before making payment.
  • Pay Pass: If you are using cards (e.g. for HICAPS rebate, or payment), please swipe them through the reader yourself, when prompted by your osteopath.Unless you are in a hurry, we recommend using tap and pay, and splitting the transaction up (if necessary to keep under the $100 limit).

Social distancing measures

These are things that we can (and should) be doing, even before any official quarantines etc. are called.
  • Avoiding high-traffic volume areas. Bars, public transport, libraries, restaurants, and coffee shops should be avoided if possible. If not, take basic precautions like washing your hands frequently, and don’t touch your face! Cancel your social engagement where possible.
  • Avoiding crowded areas in general. Try to keep at least one (1), and preferably two (2) metres distance from others in public when you do have to go out. This is about as far as the droplets spread from a cough, before falling to the ground.
  • Avoid close contact with individuals. As a general rule, avoid handshakes, hugs etc. This is a great shame, because I feel that one of the things the world can always use more of, is hugs. However, under the circumstances, we’ll just have to send each other hug and kiss emojis for a while.
  • Avoid commonly-touched objects. Door handles, light switches, hand rails and the like are touched by hundreds, if not thousands, of hands every day. The virus can live up to three days on steel and other hard surfaces. These are the things we are being most vigilant about disinfecting in our clinic. Where you can’t avoid touching these things, ideally wear gloves. If you don’t have gloves, make a priority washing your hands, before you forget about it, and touch your face again!

In developing the above procedures, we have drawn on advice from Osteopathy Australia, the North West Primary Health Network, the Department of Health and Moreland General Practice.

We are aware that this is a very stressful time and are committed to support our patients through this period. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you would like to discuss any of the above.

Warm regards,
Ned

Dr Edmund Bruce-Gardner (Osteopath)

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3/3/2020

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What is the coronavirus, and should I be worried?

 
NOTE: a blog on the internet should never be a substitute for professional medical advice. If you have any queries or concerns about the information in this blog, please contact your healthcare professionals.

Coronavirus Update

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I imagine there are few people who have not heard about the coronavirus (officially SARS-CoV-2) situation, with cases of COVID-19 in sixty-seven countries and territories around the world, but I thought I would write an update about how it affects us in Coburg, Brunswick, and the inner north of Melbourne. 


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13/1/2020

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Happy New Years!

 
While some of us worked more or less the whole way through the holiday season like poor Soraya, others of us were lucky enough to actually go away on holiday for the end of the year.

Either way, welcome to a shiny new decade!

I only started work today, and am writing this blog under the watchful eye of my daughter (we now have to march to the beat of the drum of the school holidays), so it’ll be short!

What are your goals for the 2020?

This should be a time to reflect, and plan. But don’t be hard on yourself! Don’t say “I have to get fit/learn a language/lose weight” etc. Say “I want to feel stronger/expand my horizons/feel more confident in myself (etc.)”, and work from there. 

Go back and reread our blog Spring Into Spring™, which has a few pointers on setting goals.

And if you need a hand with anything, whether it be a new exercise regime or a nagging old injury, give us a call or book online today!
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25/11/2019

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Ten Things To Bear In Mind When Looking Up Health Information Online

 
by Dr. Edmund Bruce-Gardner
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We live in a time of unprecedented access to information, with almost the sum knowledge of humanity seemingly only a few clicks away on the internet.
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This is almost a problem, because with the huge amount of (often contradictory) information out there, how do you know who and what to trust?


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All osteopaths undertake a 4-5 year university degree and are licensed and registered healthcare pracitioners.

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Moreland Road Clinic
85 Moreland Road
Coburg VIC 3058
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This makes Osteopathy at Moreland Road Clinic the ideal location for people in the inner north and outer northern suburbs of Melbourne, including: Coburg, Coburg North, Coburg East, Brunswick, Brunswick East, Brunswick West, Fawkner, Oak Park, Glenroy, Preston, Pascoe Vale, Pascoe Vale South, Gowanbrae, Hadfield, Essendon, Moonee Ponds, Thornbury and Reservoir.