There are many different therapies out there, and there are some highly skilled therapists within each profession. It comes down to a matter of preference and finding a therapist that works for you. Having said that, we believe in osteopathy and here are some reasons why we think our profession is awesome
Riley enjoys helping patient’s with their pain and restriction and getting them back doing what they love. This involves the holistic combination of manual therapy, exercise & lifestyle advice and pain education. Riley aims to give you the tools you need to help with your pain journey, just as osteopathy has done for himself time and time again.
Sarah tailors her treatment to the individual, believing in a multi-disciplinary approach and encouraging a team effort to help enable her patients to reach their functional goals. She believes that long-term results not only involves manual therapy, but also education about stretching, rehabilitation and stress management.
Leesa is one of the initial cohort of students to graduate from Melbourne’s first Osteopathic course at RMIT ( formerly PIT) in 1990, and has been in practice in Northcote ever since. Leesa has seen the practice and profession grow enormously in that time, being part of the evolution of Osteopathy from fringe to mainstream health care.
Julie graduated as an osteopath in 1996 and immediately began her professional career as a clinician in private practice and as a lecturer in osteopathy at RMIT University. For nearly 30 years she has been co-owner of Northcote Osteopathic Clinic treating the local community seeing adults, children, babies, pregnant women, sporting injuries and the elderly. It is the diversity of general practice that keeps her happy.
Locky graduated from RMIT University with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Complementary Medicine and a Masters of Osteopathy. He has worked around Melbourne for most of his career, except for a stint up in far north Queensland. He has postgraduate qualifications in Dry Needling, Cupping, Injury Prevention/management and was lucky enough to be in the first intake to finish a Post Graduate Diploma in Animal Biomechanical Medicine and diplomas in canine and equine osteopathy.
