Cronulla Osteopathic Centre\'s highly qualified practitioners are focussed on achieving the best possible outcome for each patient. You and your whole family will receive the best in holistic health care as your consultation will address your current symptoms, explore the underlying cause(s), and produce a treatment plan with a view to a long term solution that you can maintain.
All of our practitioners are fully qualified, members of their respective professional associations and registered the relevant government bodies. Also, most of our practitioners are or have been involved in teaching in tertiary education institutions for their respective professions. This means that at Cronulla Osteopathic Centre you are guaranteed of receiving cutting-edge therapy from a fully qualified health practitioner.
our expert team
Sam Palmer ~ Osteopathy
B.App.Sc(osteo), M.Osteo, MAOA, \"Trigger Point Dry Needling\" Level I, Reiki Level 2
Sam has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Osteopathy, a Masters degree in Osteopathy, a certificate in Trigger Point Dry Needling Level 1 and Reiki Level 2. She is registered with the NSW Osteopaths Registration Board and a member of the Australian Osteopathic Association.
Sam has worked as a manual therapist in Sydney for several years. In that time she has treated patients with a wide variety of complaints and has an excellent track record for successful treatment of “problem” presentations that have not responded to previous attempts at treatment.
Sam treats conditions ranging from every day complaints such as back pain, neck pain and headaches through to complicated structural and functional problems, an ability that has seen her many high profile patients such as members of the Australian cricket team, women’s soccer team, international level triathletes and prominent footballers.
Call us today on (02) 9527 3322 to find out how Sam can help you.
Sarah Folwell ~ Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) | Herbal Medicine | Acupuncture | Massage Therapy
B.H.SC(TCM) Dip.RM
Sarah is a fully qualified Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner and
Remedial Massage Therapist.
She has a Bachelor of Health Science (TCM) from the University of Technology Sydney, Certificate of TCM and Diploma in Health Science (Massage Therapy). She has experience working in several clinics around the Sydney area as well as an internship she completed in a hospital in Beijing.
Melinda Madden ~ Osteopathy | Massage Therapy
B.App.Sc(osteo) M.Osteo MAOA Dip.RM
Melinda is a local resident and an experienced and fully qualified massage therapist with a diploma of remedial massage therapy, specialising in sports, remedial and swedish massage. Melinda also has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Osteopathy and is in the process of completing her second and final year of her Masters Degree in Osteopathy. Melinda has the skills and training to treat a wide variety of issues from muscle pain/tension to complex mechanical problems and rehabilitation.
Brooke Copley ~ Clinical Hypnotherapy
Diploma of Clinical Hypnotherapy, Power Hypnosis Practitioner, NLP Practitioner
\"It is the place of feeling and thinking that binds us or frees us.\"
Brooke is a qualified Clinical Hypnotherapist, specialising in issuesrelated to food and weight, anxiety, confidence, and overcoming unwanted habits.
John Mamacan ~ Massage Therapy
Diploma of Remedial Massage
John is an experienced a fully qualified local massage therapist who specialises in Sports massasge (pre and post event), trigger points and Deep tissue. John also performs Relaxation, Swedish and Thai massage as well as Reflexology.
John is claimable with major health funds and has worked in local medical centres.
Tony Jaafar ~ Naturopathy
Advanced Diploma of Naturopathy/Diploma of Nutrition/Iridology
Tony holds diploma’s in Naturopathy, and Nutrition. He is also certified by the Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS) and registered with most Health Funds. He runs Health and Food Business and believes a successful treatment program should include well hydrated body combined with the right diet, life style and supplements.
Tony works with people who are suffering from chronic diseases or simply are looking for better and healthier life. His expertise range from dealing with both health and diseases such as, detoxification and wellness programs, pain managements, irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, fertility, asthma, eczema, arthritis, stress, sport nutrition and anti-aging programs.
So if you are interested in being treated like a person, rather than a collection of symptoms, you will find the programs on offer here – designed and prepared for you by a highly credentialed natural health care professional – to get exactly what you are looking for.
… And if you are prepared to make the effort, we are certain you will find yourself enjoying the rewards of this approach for many years to come.
Julie York ~ Buteyko Breathing
Buteyko Breathing Practitioner, Dip. Remedial Massage
Julie\'s speciality is working with people who suffer from a range of Breathing disorders.
The Buteyko Breathing Method is a gentle, natural, non-invasive and clinically proven breathing retraining program that provides relief and in many cases, improvement, for people suffering from respiratory disorders such as Asthma, Anxiety, Emphysema, Breathlessness, Bronchiectasis, Chronic Snoring, Respiratory Allergies (Sneezing, Itchy eyes, Itchy throat,), Sleep Apnoea, COPD and High Blood Pressure.
Leigh csont ~ Osteopathy
B.App.Sc(osteo) M.Osteo MAOA
With a Bachelor of Applied Science in Osteopathy and a Masters degree in Osteopathy, Leigh founded Cronulla Osteopathic Centre in 2004 and continues as manager and consultant. Leigh has been a lecturer and clinical supervisor in the University of Western Sydney Osteopathic Masters program for 5 years