A place to cultivate your whole health
A place to cultivate your whole health
At Waiheke Osteopaths our goal is to support you to be the best you can be.
Our bodies are amazing and designed to heal themselves with the right nurture.
We provide that steady respectful cultivation of health in a safe environment.
Our common ground is our respected experience and the heart with which we approach our work.
Science
Professional Experts
An Osteopathic degree is a five year double science degree. It includes a depth of training in anatomy, physiology,biology, pathology, chemistry, orthopaedics, biomechanics and clinical sciences. The health philosophy behind Osteopathy is a specialist one that treats the body as a dynamic whole. The techniques we use are supported by science and come from the safest base of thorough knowledge and training.
Compassion
Deep Focus & Care
Osteopathy is very much Science plus Heart. We meet you on all levels. You will be treated with respect and educated and inspired to care for your health in your own way. Osteopaths gently tune into your system. It takes expertise as well as a certain kind of presence to listen, touch and respond to what is going on in your body and being.
Expertise
Assessment & Healing
Our hands-on work is the practical application of science and heart. Diagnosis and treatment are carried out with our hands and the use of specialised orthopaedic testing. We use touch, manipulation, stretching, cranial and other techniques to support your body’s own healing mechanisms. We are working with the relationships of all the systems in the body.
Eileen is a Graduate of RMIT , Melbourne, Australia.
Her is passion for Osteopathy led her to share her knowledge. As well as running her own busy private clinic she spent many years inspiring students in best clinical practise in her role as an internationally respected Osteopathic Educator and Examiner.
For over 20 years she has worked with universities within their clinical programme and as an examiner for graduating students.
She has broad clinical experience, (with a love for diversity), having worked closely with everyone from sports professionals to newborn babies.
Eileen is especially interested in assisting people to maintain their health and flexibility as they age.
Eileen enjoys life on Waiheke and feels priviledged to have spent most of her life here.
In her time away from work you will often find her in or on the ocean!
“.As a child I was always fascinated by how things worked. I was seriously injured as a young child in a car accident. This left me with a fractured skull and permanent hearing loss. I grew up with chronic migraines and physical pain. In my late teens I had fantastic results after seeing an Osteopath so this opened my eyes to what could be achieved via manual medicine. There is nothing better than seeing results every day. I feel genuinely grateful to have such meaningful work.”
OUR KAITIAKI APPROACH
We think of ourselves as Caretakers, (Kaitiaki) of your health.
We apply our knowledge and expertise while creating the opportunity for waking up the body’s natural healing – then find ways to make that lasting. We genuinely make you feel at ease.
“The healing successes at our clinic are as much to do with our philosophy as our specialist techniques.”
Eileen Glover
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM YOUR FIRST SESSION
- Osteopathy is ACC registered. You can make your own appointment with or without a referral from your Doctor.
- Your initial 1 hour consultation will also include your first treatment.
- Your health issues will be discussed and history notes will be taken.
- Your Osteopath will physically examine you and it may be necessary to remove some clothing to carry out the assessment. Naturally, your privacy will be respected.
- Simple stretches and movements will provide an accurate analysis of your posture and mobility.
- Your joints, ligaments and tissues will be assessed using a specialised technique of touch called palpation.
- A treatment plan will be proposed which may include home exercise programs, dietary and lifestyle changes.
A WHOLE BODY APPROACH
A five year Osteopathy Degree includes a depth of training in anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and clinical sciences With training in orthopaedics, pathology, neurology and muskuloskeletal medicine we can assess you medically as well as osteopathically. Our assessments take into account the dynamic unity of a person – not just the body mechanics and musculoskeletal system, and not just the presenting symptom.
Everything in the body is inter-related.
An injury in the neck can create symptoms in our arms and hands, and visa versa, a frozen shoulder will limit the movement of the neck. An inflamed gut can give you back pain. Stress does affect numerous functions of the body in addition to one’s mood. Whatever the issue, Osteopaths know the best techniques to help the body gently back to balance.
Growing awareness of the broad effectiveness of Osteopathy.
Often Osteopathy can make the difference to having surgery or not as this case study shows (link) and it is a drug free way to support your immune system. In the case of healing trauma (trauma can be stored within the body) Osteopathy is now widely recognised as very effective. Studies in of patients in hospital in the USA, showed those who received osteopathic care for injuries recovered faster than those who did not (from a study in the 1950’s).
The Science & Safety is Compelling. And in real life, it works.
Everything that Osteopathy achieves is done safely and naturally. One of the most amazing things about Osteopathic Medicine is how practitioners are trained to feel and interpret delicate changes in all body tissues. As well as being trained in scientific diagnosis, they listen to the subtle tissue health signs in the body. They reinstate health through a gentle hands-on approach.
People Orientated, Not Disease orientated.
It’s your life and potential we are most interested in, even though we are thoroughly trained to be able to make a scientifically based diagnosis. We cultivate the innate healing process within you and give you the tools to get better and maintain that new balance as much as possible. All of us at Waiheke Osteopaths are proud to not just change the mechanics of the people’s bodies, but to change lives.
Grounded professionals
All of the Osteopaths here recognise the importance of our own groundedness and self-care. We don’t superimpose our belief systems. We listen with our hands and respond to what the body tells us.
Extend your thinking on what Osteopathy can do.
Osteopathy is well known for its successes with back pain and sports injuries, and it is well known as playing a significant role in pain management and stress management. Many come to Osteopaths for “essential health maintenance.”
Here is a list of some of the things Osteopathy can help:
- neck pain
- back pain
- sciatica
- headaches and migraines
- jaw pain and TMJ syndromes
- pain resulting from motor vehicle accidents
- pain resulting from over-use and sports injuries
- back pain
- digestive upset
- edema and swelling
Systemic Problems
- neurological syndromes
- digestive disorders
- genitourinary problems
- chronic infectious disease
- circulatory problems
Children
- colic
- spitting up
- sucking difficulty
- delayed development
- birth trauma
- otitis media
Respiratory
- asthma
- bronchitis
- pleurisy
- allergies
- Ear, Nose & Throat Problems
- chronic ear infections
- recurrent sore throats
- frequent colds
- glaucoma
- sinusitis
- tinnitus
Landline: 09 372 8288
Text or Phone: 027 372 8288
Email: waihekeosteopaths@gmail.com
Address: 25 Erua Rd, Ostend, Waiheke Island, 1081
Waiheke Osteopaths
Contact Us:
Landline: 09 372 8288
Text or Phone: 027 372 8288
Email: waihekeosteopaths@gmail.com
Address:
25 Erua Rd, Ostend, Waiheke Island, 1081
Opening Hours:
We are open Monday-Friday: 8am-5pm
Appointments outside these hours can be arranged directly with Eileen Glover.
Prices:
Initial consultation (up to 1hr): $130
Follow up (standard) consultation (30 to 40 mins): $100
Children: $80
All consultations will include time to discuss your history, issues, treatment plan etc
ACC consultations incur a surcharge:
Adult $65 and Child $50 (both Initial & Standard consultations)