Quay Osteo

Quay Osteo Quay Osteo provides healthcare of the highest quality to the Torquay and Surfcoast community. With

Quay Osteopathy provides healthcare of the highest quality to the Torquay and Surfcoast community. With special interest in pregnancy care, sports injuries and postural advice we look forward to caring for your family.

Working from home has changed the way many of us spend our day, but creating a comfortable workspace is about more than ...
04/09/2026

Working from home has changed the way many of us spend our day, but creating a comfortable workspace is about more than just buying the latest office equipment.

A supportive chair, a sit-stand desk, or an exercise ball can all be helpful, but one of the best things you can do for your body is simply move more throughout the day.

Whether it's changing positions regularly, taking a short walk, or getting outside during your lunch break, those small moments of movement can make a real difference.

03/09/2026

A snoring toddler might seem cute but the truth is mouth breathing is just a phase. Waking up tired is normal for kids. But normal and common are not the same thing, and the signs of sleep disordered breathing in children are more recognisable than most people realise.

Tonight when you check on your kids, notice whether their lips are sealed or parted, whether their jaw is relaxed or open, whether they look genuinely rested. Those small observations matter more than you might think. Drop a 🙋 below if this is something you have wondered about for your child and Laura will point you in the right direction.

👉 Reach out via the link in bio or DM us directly.

01/09/2026

You might have noticed that Quay Osteo is growing and we could not be more excited to introduce you to Gemma. 🤍

Gemma is a Torquay local who has spent the last several months training across our entire team as part of her final year of university. She comes with a background in sports, GDFL football and years of serious strength and weightlifting experience, which makes her a natural fit for rehabilitation and lower limb care alongside Tom. She joins us in early September and she is genuinely ready to hit the ground running.

If you are active, managing a niggling lower body injury, dealing with arthritis-related stiffness or simply looking for a fresh face who brings both clinical skill and real-world movement experience, book in with Gemma. We think you are going to love her.

👉 Book online at quayosteo.com.au or tap the link in bio.

28/08/2026

She is local, she is passionate and she has spent months learning the Quay Osteo way from the inside. Gemma Smith has just completed her Masters at Victoria University and we are thrilled to have her joining the team on the 31st of August.

What makes Gemma a genuinely exciting addition is the combination of her clinical training and her real-world movement background. Years of strength training and sports experience means she understands how active bodies work and what they need to recover well. If you have been looking for a fresh appointment option or want to get ahead of something that has been quietly bothering you, now is a great time to book in and meet her.

👉 Call us or book online at quayosteo.com.au via the link in bio.

13/08/2026

Here is something we do not talk about enough: Injury is not just physical.

Casey is one of our own at Quay Osteo, and right now he is navigating a knee injury firsthand. And what he shares in this reel is something that every single person who has dealt with an ongoing injury will recognise immediately.

The frustration. The fatigue. The anger.

The uncertainty around time frames. Not being able to get through a work day comfortably, not being able to go for a morning run, feeling like the things you want to do are just out of reach. That mental and emotional load is real, and it deserves to be acknowledged just as much as the physical symptoms do.

What makes Casey's perspective so valuable is that he sits on both sides of this. As a practitioner, he understands the body, the process and the pathway forward. And yet even with that knowledge, he still feels the weight of not knowing exactly how long it is going to take.

What is helping Casey right now is a managed strength program to build the support around his knee, guidance from a sports doctor, and a specialist opinion from an orthopaedic surgeon to get clarity on his ability to return to footy.

A collaborative, informed approach with the right people around him. And that is exactly what we advocate for every person who comes through our door. You do not have to navigate it alone.

Having the right support and guidance around you, whether that is your osteopath, your GP, a sports doctor or a specialist, makes an enormous difference to both your recovery and your mental wellbeing throughout it.

We see you, Casey. And we see everyone out there quietly carrying the same thing. 🤍

👉 Book online at quayosteo.com.au or tap the link in bio.

05/08/2026

Shoulder pain is rarely just a shoulder problem. What you are watching here is exactly why. Before any treatment begins, a thorough assessment looks at how the neck, mid back and the shoulder itself are all working together, because restriction or dysfunction in any one of those areas will always influence the others.

Most people expect a shoulder assessment to start and end at the joint itself. The reality is that how you carry your head, where your shoulder blades sit and how freely your thoracic spine rotates tells us just as much, often more. Does your shoulder ever feel stiff or uncomfortable in ways you cannot quite explain? Drop it in the comments below 👇

👉 Book online at quayosteo.com.au or tap the link in bio.

Most people who come to us with chronic stiffness and joint pain say the same thing: "I thought it would just go away on...
03/08/2026

Most people who come to us with chronic stiffness and joint pain say the same thing: "I thought it would just go away on its own."

And sometimes it does. But when the same pattern keeps showing up every morning, after every long drive, after every day at a desk, that is your body asking for more than just a stretch and a walk around the block.

Left unaddressed, recurring stationary pain tends to compound. What starts as morning stiffness can quietly shift into restricted movement, compensation patterns and pain that stops responding to movement the way it used to.

You do not have to wait until it gets to that point.
👉 Book online at quayosteo.com.au or tap the link in bio.

20/07/2026

A mother's instinct that something feels a little off is one of the most powerful diagnostic tools we work alongside. You do not need a diagnosis or a referral to act on it. For babies, early assessment is simply about making sure nothing from the birth process is hanging around in a way that might affect how comfortably they settle, feed, move or sleep.

The birth process, as extraordinary as it is, places real physical demand on a tiny body. Gentle osteopathic assessment in those early months is not about fixing something broken. It is about giving your baby the best possible foundation to grow and thrive from. If your gut has been telling you something, that is enough of a reason to reach out. 🤍

👉 Book online at quayosteo.com.au or tap the link in bio.

16/07/2026

If your lower back aches, your hips feel tight or you have ever been told you walk with an anterior tilt, the issue is often not where you think it is. Compressed hip joints affect everything from how you stand to how you move through each step, and most people have no idea it is happening until someone points it out.

What you are watching in this reel is a hip distraction technique, one of the most satisfying and effective ways to create space in the ball and socket joint and give the surrounding muscles permission to finally let go. Have you ever had your hips worked on as part of treatment? Let us know below 👇

👉 Book online at quayosteo.com.au or tap the link in bio.

16/07/2026

The patients who recover fastest in clinic are not always the ones with the least serious injuries. They are the ones who show up curious, focused on what they can still do rather than what they have lost, and committed to the basics that most of us quietly deprioritise when life gets full. Sleep, hydration, protein, anti-inflammatory foods. Not revolutionary, just consistently underrated.

Kids do this without thinking. They move fearlessly, they bounce back without catastrophising and they never let a bump redefine what they believe their body is capable of. That mindset is available to all of us, it just takes a little more intention as we get older. What is one recovery habit you know you could do better? 👇

👉 Book online at quayosteo.com.au or tap the link in bio.

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29 Boston Road
Torquay, VIC
3228

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Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
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