The Lane Cove rooms are at 2 Austin Street, directly opposite the Lane Cove Library and a few metres from Longueville Road. If you are coming from the village it is a walk of two or three minutes, and the parking behind the library is the easiest option in the middle of the day.
Lane Cove sends a particular mix of problems through the door. There are the desk-and-commute necks and low backs from St Leonards and the city, the shoulders and elbows of a suburb that plays a lot of tennis, and the knees and Achilles tendons that come with living on a hillside — the stairs down to Tambourine Bay and the streets off Burns Bay Road are their own kind of training load. Lane Cove also has a lot of people in their thirties and forties carrying small children, which is its own demand on a back.
A first appointment is mostly questions and movement testing: where the pain is, what makes it worse, what it stops you doing, and how it has behaved over weeks rather than days. From there you should leave knowing what is proposed, roughly how long it is expected to take, and what would mean changing the plan.
Worth bringing: any imaging or specialist letters you already have, a list of medications, and the shoes you actually walk or train in. If the pain is new and severe, follows a significant fall, or comes with numbness, weakness, fever or any change in bladder or bowel control, see a doctor first — that is a medical assessment, not a treatment question.
The nearest alternative if Lane Cove does not suit you is the Freshwater side, about 14 kilometres away across the Spit.
When you are living with everyday aches, small daily habits matter. This article looks at fermented foods, how to add them gently, and how Chinese medicine thinks about digestion.
People who live with niggling aches often find that their whole routine shifts: less movement on some days, irregular meals, poorer sleep. Food is one of the everyday basics that is easy to let slide. At our clinic, with rooms in Lane Cove and Freshwater, we like to talk about simple, sustainable habits that support general wellbeing.
Your digestive system hosts an enormous community of bacteria. Research programs such as the Human Microbiome Project have mapped them, and scientists continue to explore how these microbes relate to digestion, immunity and overall health. Factors such as diet, stress and courses of antibiotics can all influence that community. Much remains unknown, and studies on particular foods show mixed results.
Fermented foods are made by letting bacteria or yeasts transform the natural sugars in food. Many contain live microbes, though some processed versions do not. Familiar examples include yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, kimchi and tempeh.
Anyone taking regular medication, including medicines for pain or inflammation, or living with a medical condition, should check with their GP or pharmacist before changing their diet. A dietitian can also help you plan meals that suit you.
In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory, digestion is the source of Qi, the energy that is said to keep the body moving and warm. Traditionally, regular warm meals are favoured. Some people use acupuncture and herbal medicine as a complement to their medical care, alongside everyday habits like eating well.
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