Functional Assessment

We understand the importance of observing how the body moves so will often ask you to perform a few simple tasks or actions in our examination.

Functional assessments are a great way to gather information about how the body moves in a three-dimensional capacity. Your osteopath will watch the way you move and perform tests which give objective data to use as a baseline and also measure changes in your range of motion and strength.

This type of assessment can help to predict injury risk and recurrence in sport, at work and day-to-day activities. Treatment and rehabilitation protocols are based on the outcomes of these tests and re-testing throughout the management is paramount.

Dr Tom Roach is our recommendation if you are after a functional assessment or specific advice for gym programmes and techniques. He also works at the Essendon Football Club with the Womens and Mens teams, so has excellent experience in this area.