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.
Living with ongoing aches can be tiring for body and mind. Some people find a short meditation helps them feel more relaxed. Here is a gentle practice designed with comfort in mind.
If you live with aches that come and go, you know how much energy they can take. It is natural to want to push discomfort away or ignore it. Meditation offers a different possibility: a few quiet minutes to rest, breathe and approach your body with a little more kindness. At our Lane Cove and Freshwater clinics, many people combine acupuncture or herbal medicine with simple home practices like this one.
Meditation will not make aches disappear, and it is not a substitute for medical assessment. What it can offer is a calmer space. Some people find it helps them feel more relaxed and less tense, and research into meditation for people with persistent pain is ongoing, with mixed results. If your discomfort is new, worsening or unexplained, please see your GP, and keep them informed about any complementary care.
A gentle scent such as frankincense or patchouli can make your space feel calmer, but avoid oils if you have asthma, are pregnant or are sensitive to fragrance. A warm blanket or heat pack can add comfort too.
Some days will feel easier than others. Short, regular practice is usually more manageable than long sessions, especially on harder days.
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