Originally referred to the Melbourne Osteopathy and Sports Injury Centre [MOSIC] for a shoulder related injury by my then gym trainer at the time, the rereferral has since turned out to be a blessing because it for me has turned out to be a vital part of my recovery process.
Not going to lie, I wasn’t 100% certain of what an osteo does and it’s probably a fair cop to say I probably still don’t LOL!!! But what I do know is that it’s probably turned out to be a decision that has turned out to be a blessing.
Originally, the hardest part was looking at the profile and deciding what practitioner to see- after all, like anything in these matters (i.e. gym trainer, a GP), a lot comes down to the person and how you gel with each other- after all you can have a practitioner that treats well, but if you don’t gel you’re less likely to go back and/or follow the treatment plans that they give you.
Thankfully, it would appear that I have gotten lucky.
My practitioner is simply all kinds of amazing and I know that it sounds like I’m just blowing smoke up their arse. But having started for a shoulder related injury and the treatment having pivoted to helping me overcome my balance issues, all I can re ally say is how amazing they are. They always take their time and ask questions where I feel like they are listening to me and not blowing me off- always a vital thing. Additionally, they come across as if they genuinely care and it’s not just a job- which I think is important. Another thing I like is they don’t beat around the bush either- they are up front and plain spoken so it doesn’t feel like I don’t miss or misunderstand something.
On my road to recovery this is helping me so much- which I didn’t think it would to be honest. It’s helping me with confidence and understanding that I will/am getting better and they are helping me with tools to be the best person I can- instead of shying away from the challenge of pushing myself and seeing where my limits are, this process is helping me to define and push back against the construct of “limits”- I mean we all have limits as we’re physical creatures of course, but it’s always worth exploring and understanding of how much of the limitation is real and how much of it is what we’re creating in order to create a barrier to either overcome or used to protect ourselves.
I know I’ve slightly diverged off topic, but the bottom line is that attending MOSIC has helped me enormously so far, not just for the original ailment but for the response to my health setback and the path to overcoming it.