Located in Whangarei

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For your body to be at its best, it needs to be free of dysfunction and working in harmony.

At Blueprint Osteopathy we have an approach that considers your mind, body and lifestyle, not just the site of pain.

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We look at the body as a whole, we are trained to trace symptoms back to their point of origin, often unveiling that the pain is stemming from elsewhere in the body.

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For example, niggling knee pain may stem from an issue in the knee, but we also check and consider the ankle, misaligned hips, tight muscles or a strained ligament in the lower back.  In this scenario, we treat the cause of the pain, i.e. the ankle, hips, ligaments, muscles or vertebrae - as opposed to treating the localised area around the knee.

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Once the root of the problem has been diagnosed, we use a variety ​of hands-on approaches.  Techniques can be used to improve restricted body movement, by applying pressure or a counter-balancing force against the resistance. Other examples are soft tissue manipulation, stretching, myofascial release and improving joint mobilisation using manipulation if required. 

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Techniques can also be used to help the body correct itself.  These approaches can be extremely gentle as the Osteopath encourages the natural functions of the body, utilising breathing and improving circulation and nerve health.