Osteopathy is a form of manual healthcare which recognises the important link between the structure of the body and the way it functions. Osteopaths focus on how the skeleton, joints, muscles, nerves, circulation, connective tissue and internal organs function as a holistic unit.
Remedial Massage therapy helps to stretch and loosen muscles, improve blood flow and the movement of lymph throughout the body, facilitate the removal of metabolic wastes resulting from exercise or inactivity, and increase the flow of oxygen and nutrients to cells and tissues. Massage therapist use their hands and parts of their arms to facilitate these changes.
Clinical Pilates is a form of stability training designed and directed by specially trained Osteopaths to restore optimal spinal control and alignment during movement.
Naturopathic medicine utilises a holistic approach to health. It aims to support the natural ability of the body to heal itself by using herbal, nutritional, diet and lifestyle modifications.
Dr Rebecca Brugman, founder and owner of One Body Osteopathy, is a motivated Osteopath and Clinical Pilates instructor with 8 years of experience in sport and exercise rehabilitation. After completing her Masters of Osteopathy in 2007 she then went on to complete her Clinical Pilates training in 2014 to complement her earlier studies.
A keen sportswoman from a young age with a passion for many outdoor sports, Dr Brugman has personal experience in serious injury and recovery and is well versed with the frustration of rehabilitation which in her own case fostered an enthusiasm for clinical pilates.
Jacqueline is an Osteopath and Clinical Pilates Instructor who completed 5 years of training at Victoria University receiving a Bachelor of Science (Clinical Science) and a Masters of Health Science (Osteopathy).
Jackie treats using a variety of Osteopathic techniques such as joint mobilisation/articulation, MET (muscle energy technique / stretching against resistance), hvla, massage and is fantastic at dry needling, she incorporates this into her treatment only with the consent of her patients.
She has worked extensively as a sports trainer at local AFL and soccer clubs and is fantastic at treating and rehabilitating acute and chronic sporting injuries. Jackie is passionate about incorporating movement to improve treatment outcomes for her patients, which is why she is our Clinical Pilates instructor. She takes Clinical Pilates, Mums and Baby Pilates and prenatal pilates.
Jackie also enjoys treating headaches, pregnancy related pain and general aches and pain, such as neck, shoulder and back pain.
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