Introducing: Local Osteo

She looks at the whole body and aims to identify the cause of pain, not just treat the symptoms, to improve overall wellbeing. For many people she ends up treating aches and pains they thought they could never change.

While she tries to live her life holistically, Aimee doesn’t believe in preaching to her clients.

“I don’t lecture people. I understand life happens, it can be hard to find the time to look after yourself.”

She does enjoy meeting new people and educating them about how small changes can make a big difference to their health.

“We breathe about 18,000 times a day. Just being more aware of proper breathing techniques can be beneficial and help with pain.”

Aimee’s holistic approach to life was one of the reasons why she started a clinic in Warkworth, at Lavender House.

After training for five years and working for three years in Auckland and Hamilton, she wanted to get away from the busyness of the city to work and live in a more relaxed environment.

Although Aimee specialised in lower back pain for her Masters in Osteopathy, she treats every joint and takes a holistic approach to balancing the body.

Her treatments include massage, stretching, mobilisation of joints and visceral techniques. Aimee explains visceral is about internal organs that may be creating pain, which can be especially beneficial after giving birth, surgery or conditions like irritable bowel syndrome.

Aimee says outward pain can be an expression of the inner bodies health. Everybody has lots of layers contributing to their pain, including old injuries and posture, which build up over time.

“Our bodies are really amazing at dealing with things, pain happens when it reaches a threshold.”

Aimee says she can help un-layer the issues making your body not function well, and teach techniques to avoid the layers building up again.

“I do like seeing my clients, but my job is to make sure they don’t have to come back.”