About
Our clinic
Detailed history taking, skilled examination and careful palpation to work out the extent of the problem, then treatment and education. That has been our method for more than twenty years, since well before we opened in Ringwood in 2008, and it did not change when we moved to Wantirna Road in 2013.
The building is worth a mention. It was built in 1895 and is one of four of the oldest surviving homes in Ringwood, renovated since, so what you walk into is a consulting room rather than a piece of history with a smell. It is an easier place to sit and wait than most clinics, which matters more than it should.
Six things we do, every appointment
1We listen
The history is where most of the diagnosis comes from. We want to know what you were doing when it started, what makes it worse, and what you are trying to get back to. That last question shapes the plan more than any of the others.
2We diagnose
A five-year university degree is mostly training in what not to treat. Examination, movement testing and a neurological screen where it applies, so that we know what we are dealing with before we put hands on it.
3We treat
Soft tissue work, stretching, articulation and manipulation where it suits the problem and suits you. You will be told what we are about to do before we do it, and there is almost always an alternative if a technique isn't one you want.
4We advise
Management tailored to the actual life you live, the desk, the van seat, the toddler, the Saturday run. Advice that ignores those things gets ignored back.
5We care
Two practitioners, the same face every visit, and between us we know everyone on the books. When you need to be seen sooner than we can manage, we will say so and help you find someone who can.
6We rehab
Two or three exercises, chosen because you will actually do them, and now written down with the dose, not just the name.