Preparing for your next sporting event or challenge? Want your body to feel more relaxed? Looking for a way to pamper yourself?

Have a massage!

There are many different styles of massage and our remedial massage therapist Amy, has been...

After an injury a joint and the surrounding soft tissues, may become swollen and congested with fluid as they heal. While this is a normal part of the healing process the extra fluid can tighten the skin over the area, cause discomfort, and limit the mobility of the affected joint. If swelling remains once you have applied the usual RICER first aid to your injury, lectric soda crytals...

Renew Osteopathy Mornington is pleased to announce we are expanding our services to include remedial massage therapy. We are delighted to welcome Amy Mathiesen to our team!

Our experienced remedial massage therapist, Amy will give you a massage unique to your needs, whether you like to have a relaxation, deep tissue or sports massage.

If you are recovering from an injury or simply training for the next event,  Amy will work closely with your osteopath, and can provide a massage treatment to complement your osteopathic management.

Amy has been working as a massage...

Have you noticed that lately you seem to be having trouble gripping things with your hand, or that you are dropping things like your cup of tea?

Are you having trouble making a fist?

There are a variety of conditions that can cause these symptoms and some of them can result from overuse of the hands and forearms that may lead to tight muscles in the forearm.

If your arm or hand muscles become too tight, they can press on nerves that pass through or near them and this can lead to excessive muscle tightness or weakness...

What’s so good about krill?

You may have noticed all the adverts lately proclaiming krill oil as the latest superfood. Krill are crustaceans that live in the cold water of the Antarctic, look like miniature prawns, and eat tiny sea plants. Krill are the main food...

Knee operations often ‘ineffective’

According to a recent article published in the Age newspaper “Thousands of Australians are believed to be having unnecessary knee surgery despite evidence it could lead to life-threatening complications. Research published in The Medical Journal of Australia today found that while several studies over the past decade had concluded arthroscopies were ineffective for osteoarthritis of the knee, Victorian surgeons continued to use the procedure on tens of thousands of patients”.

The Age reports that ”Dr...

A couple of articles caught my eye when leafing through a recent Sunday Mail newspaper that may inspire you to take up a new sporting challenge or set new goals in your chosen sport or exercise.

100 year old sets new cycling record

In February in Geneva, Frenchman Robert Marchand, set a new cycling record at 100 years of age.  Mr Marchand rode 24.25km in 60 minutes at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Velodrome in Switzerland, cheered on by crowds of supporters.

Mr Marchand was reported to have ”kept a steady...

Research into the cause of age-related diseases has found that eating certain foods may help to prevent or delay the onset of some age-related diseases.  Osteoporosis can affect people of all ages, and is more common in post-menopausal women.  People suffering from osteoporosis have bones that are less dense in minerals and are more likely to break...

“making time to do some simple exercises can improve your balance and your confidence, to keep you on your feet, and active for as long as possible”

As we get older there are some things that just do not work as well as they used to and our ability to balance is one of them.  Unfortunately, people over 65 years of age are nearly12 times more likely to injure themselves by falling than in a car accident.

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