Dance The Way You Feel
By Camille Wallin To dance or not to dance? Nowhere will you find anyone discouraging dancing – all the literature and wisdom out there will only ever say exercise = yes! Not only is it enjoyable, but also it so ha ...
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Welcome to Growing Bones Blog!
We fill this space with information, insights and inspiration generated from within our clinic and our community.
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Melissa McDougall B.Clin.Sc, M.H.Sc, D.P.O. Osteopath Melissa offers comprehensive and holistic osteopathic care across the lifespan. She has a great love and much expreience treating infants and children, pregnancy re ...
Time to remove the Dummie’s and Thumb’s: The central and surprising role of NOSE BREATHING in childhood development and adult longevity.
By Osteopath, Melissa McDougall From the moment we are born, we breathe. For most of us, breathing provides oxygen for brain and body function… and that’s about it. However research now suggests that the way we ...
Sleeping Beauty: How sleep works and how to make it work for you and your child.
By Osteopath Melissa McDougall. Sleep does not just provide us with rest and restoration. Adequate and healthy sleep habits hold and abundance of body and mind benefits. Russel Foster, in his ted talk ‘Why Do We ...
Focus on Cacao: GrowingBones Chocolate Brownies
Raw, nutritious and easy.... And a recipe the kids can join in with! The easiest way to make a positive change to our diet is to put good things in. As our nutrition improves, our cravings for empty calories decreas ...
Learning to digest: How breast milk and mum’s diet can influence digestion in newborns… and what to eat for happy little tummies!
By Osteopath, Melissa McDougall B.Clin.Sc. M.H.Sc. D.P.O. The digestive tract, like the skin and the respiratory system, is in constant direct interaction with the environment. The digestive tract functions to a ...
Positioning for Greatness: Positioning babies for healthy Sleep, Play and Development.
By Osteopath, Melissa McDougall. Back to sleep and tummy to play. Most parents are aware of the basic guidelines of healthy infant development. In this article, we discuss why and how these positions assist healthy an ...
Snotty noses and Sinus pain: How stretching and osteopathy can help clear heavy heads.
By Osteopath, Melissa McDougall B.Clin.Sc. M.H.Sc. D.P.O. In this weeks blog we outline how osteopathy and stretching can help clear stuffy noses and sinus pain in patients aged 0-100 years. Osteopaths ...
The Importance of Hip Flexibility for Lower Back Health.
By Osteopath, Melissa McDougall B.Clin.Sc. M.H.Sc. D.P.O. Hip flexibility is essential in lower back health. Our hips are designed to move, and when stiff, we compensate by creating more movement in our low back and p ...
