Moreland Road Clinic Osteopathy
0497 092 255
85 Moreland Road, Coburg VIC 3058
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OSTEOPATHY COBURG & OSTEOPATHY BRUSWICK - OSTEO IN COBURG & BRUNSWICK
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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
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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
  • Blog
  • Resources & Links
  • Contact
    • FAQ

Wrist & Hand Conditions

The wrist and hand are incredible. You can make a strong argument that they are our strongest distinguishing characteristics as humans, and reams of academic paper and litres of ink have been expended on the implications of this.  It has been argued, for example, that our dexterous hand (and consequently tool) use is one of the factors that drove the evolution of our cumbersomely large and wonderfully complex brains.

Anyway, the wrist and hand consist of twenty seven separate bones (not including little floating bones called sesamoid bones, of which the number varies between people).  You then have two sorts of muscles that act on the wrist and hand; the intrinsic muscles, which are in the hand itself, and the extrinsic muscles, which run down from your forearm.  Some of these extrinsic muscles will also act on the elbow, just to confuse matters further!

Add to this that in order to get full use out of our hands, we also need to be able to rotate the forearm, a movement called pronation (turning your hand so that the palm points towards the floor) and supination (turning your hand so that the palm faces upwards toward the ceiling).  This type of rotation takes place just below the elbow, where the two bones of the forearm meet.
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Each of these joints does not necessarily move that much, but all put together, we get the astonishingly precise and deft movements involved in writing, watch-making, knitting, and other feats of creativity and dexterity for which humans are justifiably proud.

Unfortunately, as most people know, the more working parts there are in something, there more there is that can go wrong!
Also unfortunately, we rely so much on our hands, that when something does go awry, we often have no strategies in place for dealing with it.  Easy to say "just write with the other hand", but somewhat harder to put into practice!

Your osteopath will assess your hand and wrist fully, in the context of the whole arm and its interface with the rest of the body (shoulder, neck, ribs, thorax etc.).  We will then advise you on the best way of managing your issue.  This may involve taping or even splinting, dry needling, home exercises, or advice as to what the next steps may be (medical imaging, pharmacological management, or even surgery).
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Osteopathy at Moreland Road Clinic

High quality & personalised service from experienced professionals.

A safe, effective & collaborative approach to patient care.


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

Find Us
Moreland Road Clinic
85 Moreland Road
Coburg VIC 3058
P (03) 9384 0812 F (03) 9086 4194

osteopathy@morelandroadclinic.com.au
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Osteopathy at Moreland Road Clinic is on Moreland Road, near the corner of Nicholson Street/Holmes Street, on the border of Coburg, Brunswick & Thornbury.

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.