The Clinic

Caroline is no longer operating from the Mount Lawley Clinic, and now practices from Koondoola, near Malaga.

Consultation times with Caroline are around half an hour and are the same for new and for continuing patients. The longer appointment time allows an indepth treatment, thus aiding recovery, and reducing the need for repeated sessions per week.

Caroline's charges are:

$80.00 per consultation

The charge is the same for initial and subsequent consultations, no concessionary rates.

Note

For all of the types of problems and symptoms, careful consideration is given to any medical condition. Caroline is happy to discuss whether your problem may be able to be helped by osteopathy, and to discuss what the possible benefits may be and how long treatment may take. X-rays are not routinely required prior to treatment. If you already have xrays or scans, please bring them with you on your first appointment. Where symptoms need further investigation, patients may be referred prior to treatment.

What to expect when you visit the practice:

"The Osteopath will take a full case history including what your problem is, what your general medical history is, what medication you are on, details of your general health and family history, and how your current problem came about or developed. Then, the osteopath will ask you to undress to your underwear, so that your spine and body can be examined fully. Even if you have a pain just in the neck for example, the Osteopath will need to examine the rest of your spine and pelvis as the origin of the problem can often be quite a distance from the site of pain. The Osteopath will ask you to do some simple movements like bending forwards, and sideways, and then may take reflexes, or listen to your chest or take your blood pressure for example, depending on what the problem is. They will then examine you whilst you are sitting and or lying down on the couch, to determine what is the nature of your problem, what contributing factors might be present in your spine and body, and to determine how best to help you. If treatment is decided upon, the osteopath will commence this on the first visit, and discuss with you how many sessions you might need, or what is your best course of action. Please feel free to ask as many questions as you like during either the examination or treatment."

For many problems that Caroline sees the pains and symptoms are in sensitive areas such as the pelvic floor, perineum, groin, chest and anterior breast, coccyx and bottom area. Please wear loose fitting underwear if you have a problem in these areas (such as bladder weakenss, episiotomy scars, birth injuries, pelvic prolapse, mastitis type problems, prostadynia and so on), as this makes examination easer. Please feel free to bring a long a chaperone if you would like to, although this is not compulsory.