Ampersand Allied Health and Osteopathy provides osteopathy treatment to people living in Melton, Bacchus Marsh, Cobble Bank, Rockbank, Melton South and provides Osteopathy, Dry Needling, TAC, NDIS, WorkSafe, Workcover treatment.
Ampersand Allied Health and Osteo also provides massage, osteopathy, dry needling as well as exercise rehabilitation, aquatic therapy, yoga and movement therapy.
We help people who have hurt their lower back, suffer from headaches, are pregnant, have autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, neurodivergencies, people who have migraines, elbow pain, tennis elbow, golfers elbow, workplace injuries and car accidents.
We are neuroaffirming, gender inclusive with male and female practitioners with over 25 years of experience and thousands of happy cleints.
Osteopaths can help with a multitude of musculoskeletal issues, ranging from back and spinal injuries, wrist injuries, migraines. Our highly qualified and skilled team of Osteopaths have extensive exerperience in treating cleints with these conditions and also have neurodivergencies themselves. Our practitioners neurodivergencies range from Autism Spectrum Disorder to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Complex PTSD. Using the most up to date and evidence based practices, our practitioners are highly skilled and trained to examine, diagnose and create treatment plans based upon each individual presentation.
Osteopathy is a hands on manual therapy that incorporates a holistic system of healthcare - we communicate and collaborate with other allied health practitioners to create the best outcomes for our clients. We are a client centred model of healthcare that follows AHPRA and NDIS guidelines, as well as following TAC, WorkCover, WorkSafe and Private Health insurance guidelines.
Osteopathy is a form of manual healthcare that recognises the important link between the structure of the body and its ability to function at its maximum ability. After five years of University training and compulsory continued education every year, our Osteopaths at Ampersand Allied Health in Melton are able to use skilled evaluation and diagnostic training to discuss with you a reason and educate you about the cause of your pain, and create a unique, specific and tailor made treatment plan for you. Our two Principle Osteopaths have a combined clinical experience of over 25 years so you know your health is in good hands.
-
Our Osteopaths at Ampersand Allied Health in Melton have many clinical years of experience working with clients of all ages (from newborn to the elderly) for a range of conditions including:
Headaches and Neck Pain
Lower Back Pain and Sciatica
Hip, Knee and Ankle pain
Shoulder injuries
Elbow and Wrist pain including tennis elbow and carpal tunnel
Sporting injuries
Postural complaints
Pregnancy Related Pain
Paediatric conditions
-
From taking a detailed clinical history and getting to know you as a person, finding out what makes you, you, we then perform a thorough musculoskeletal examination to determine the root cause of your problem. The techniques we use for treatment include:
Soft tissue massage
Trigger point release
Stretching and muscle energy techniques
Mobilisation or articulation of joints
Manipulation
Intramuscular dry needling
Home exercise prescription and advice
Our Osteopaths will listen to what is important to you, and what your expectations from treatment are and will do everything they can to get you back on track and having fun with life.
-
With our excellent community referral networks including GPs, sports doctors, orthopaedic surgeons, podiatrists, physiotherapists and exercise physiologists, if we believe that Osteopathy will not help your condition then we will help you to arrange the necessary level of care for you, and will continue to check in with you, as our care continues, even after you have walked out of the clinic.
-
Please bring with you any relevant x-rays, MRIs, CTs or other imaging. If you have been given a home exercise program from another therapist it may also be helpful to know what they have prescribed, so that we can work in conjunction with them. Please wear comfortable clothes, we will be!
