By Anthony Dileo Osteopath I Kallista Osteopathy Around one in three young children may experience “growing pains”, while research suggests that approximately 60% of children and adolescents experience significant headaches at some stage. At the same time, increasing training loads, year-round sport and early specialisation are exposing growing bodies to injuries that adults simply do not experience in the same way. Children are not just smaller adults. Their bones, muscles,

By Anthony Dileo Osteopath I Kallista Osteopathy Jaw pain is one of those problems that people often put up with for far too long. Some people notice clicking, locking, clenching, grinding, headaches, ear pressure, dizziness, or pain when chewing. Others simply feel like their jaw is “tight”, “crooked”, or not opening properly. ​ In clinic, I treat a lot of jaws — on average around five jaw presentations per day which will be the reason why someone visits or it will be part o

By Dr. Anthony Dileo I Kallista Osteopathy How can an osteopath help with neck and back pain? Neck and back pain are two of the most common reasons people see an osteopath. ​ Sometimes the pain starts suddenly — lifting something awkwardly, waking up stiff, turning the neck too quickly, gardening for too long, or feeling something “go” in the back. Other times, it builds gradually over weeks, months or years. People often come in saying things like: ​ “I’ve put my back ou

By Anthony Dileo (Osteopath) I Kallista Osteopathy A new 2026 study created some attention in the rehabilitation world after reporting that people with chronic low back pain who kept their abdomen more relaxed during Pilates had slightly better disability outcomes than those instructed to actively contract their abdominal muscles throughout exercises. Predictably, the internet immediately began heading toward: “Core activation is wrong.” “Pilates got it wrong.” “Bracing cause

By Dr. Anthony Dileo (Osteopath) I Kallista Osteopathy Headaches are incredibly common, but that does not mean they are simple. ​ Some people describe a dull pressure across the forehead. Others feel pain behind the eyes, tightness at the base of the skull, a headache that builds during a workday, or a migraine that wipes out a whole day. Sometimes the neck is obviously involved. Sometimes it is only one piece of a much bigger puzzle. ​ At Kallista Osteopathy, one of the mo

By Dr. Anthony Dileo (Osteopath) Stretching is not just about pulling a muscle longer — it is about training your body to become more flexible. Stretching is one of those things almost everyone has been told to do. Stretch before exercise. Stretch after exercise. Stretch your hamstrings. Stretch your hip flexors. Stretch because you are stiff. Stretch because you are sore. Stretch because someone on the internet said your psoas is ruining your life. But here is the useful que

By Dr. Anthony Dileo (Osteopath) Understanding Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is not a single condition, but a group of inherited connective tissue disorders that can affect the body in very different ways. For some people, symptoms may be relatively mild and mainly involve joint hypermobility, recurrent sprains, or persistent muscular pain. For others, EDS can have a much broader impact involving fatigue, autonomic dysfunction, digestive symptoms, skin f

By Dr. Anthony Dileo (Osteopath) Movement may still help more than you think. Osteoarthritis is one of the most common conditions I see in clinical practice. It can affect knees, hips, hands, the spine, shoulders and feet — and for many people it gradually changes how confident they feel with movement, exercise and day-to-day life. Many people come into the clinic after being told they have “bone on bone” arthritis. Often they are worried they should stop exercising, avoid wa

A new study suggests that sufferers from chronic low back pain should seek osteopathic treatment prior to considering more costly and...

By Anthony Dileo (Osteopath) Stress is not always dramatic. It is not always a crisis, a major life event, or a complete emotional meltdown in the supermarket car park because someone bought the wrong yoghurt. Sometimes stress is much quieter than that. It can look like waking up tired, clenching your jaw, getting more headaches, feeling short-tempered, breathing more shallowly, sleeping badly, or noticing that your neck and shoulders seem to have moved permanently closer to