Five Dock Osteopathic & Chiropractic Centre

Your bump is growing. So is that ache in your lower back. 🤍

You’re not imagining it. As your baby grows, your centre of gravity moves forward and pregnancy hormones loosen the ligaments around your pelvis. Your lower back, hips and pelvis work harder just to keep you upright. That’s why so many mums-to-be feel it most when they’re sleeping, sitting at a desk or getting out of the car.

At Five Dock Osteo & Chiro, our pregnancy care is:
🤍 gentle and hands-on, adapted to each trimester
🤍 comfortable, with pregnancy pillows and side-lying positions so there’s no lying on your bump
🤍 practical, with simple stretches and tips for sleep, sitting and lifting at home. Our chiropractors and osteopaths have looked after Inner West families for more than 40 years, from the first trimester through to the newborn stage.

Which trimester are you in? Tell us 1, 2 or 3 below 👇

Know a mum-to-be who’s feeling it in her back? Send this to her 💛

📍 212 Great North Road, Five Dock
📅 Book online via the link in bio

Always check with your midwife or GP about any new, sudden or severe pain.

Scott: “Mal, can you cover reception for a bit?”
Mal: Say no more. 🛋️🧣

She took the brief very seriously. And honestly? Look at that face. Zero regrets. 😂

Reception has never been so well covered. Or so cosy.

Send this to the coworker who always follows instructions exactly as given 👇

📍 Five Dock Osteopathic & Chiropractic Centre, Inner West Sydney. Come for the chiro, stay for the reception team.

Ice or heat? Scott picked the same one all four times 🔥

Period pain. Muscle soreness. Muscle spasm. Everyday pain relief.

Most people reach straight for the ice pack. But here’s the catch 👇

Ice narrows your blood vessels. Less blood flow means less of the good stuff your body uses to repair: oxygen, nutrients and healing cells.

Heat does the opposite. It helps tight muscles relax and keeps that good stuff flowing.

(Fresh injury with swelling? That’s a different conversation. Ask us.)

Send this to the friend who lives with an ice pack on their neck 🧊

So, team ice or team heat? 👇

📍 Five Dock Osteopathic & Chiropractic Centre, Inner West Sydney

Ankle mobility exercises you can do at home 👇

Heels lift when you squat? Calves always tight? Ankles feel stiff first thing in the morning?

Your ankles might be the missing piece.

When your ankle can’t bend forward well, the movement has to come from somewhere else. Often that’s your knees, hips or lower back.

Try these two:

2️⃣ Heel-to-toe rockers: rock back onto your heels, then forward onto your toes. Slow and controlled. 10–15 reps.

It should feel like a stretch, not pain. If your ankle is sore, swollen or keeps rolling, get it checked properly.

📌 Save this for your next warm-up
📲 Send it to the friend whose heels lift every time they squat

Want to know what’s really going on with your ankles, knees or back? Our team at Five Dock Osteopathic & Chiropractic Centre has looked after the Inner West for over 40 years. Book online via the link in bio.

Act natural. Nobody saw anything. 🫣📋

When your first patient is already settled in the waiting room… and you’re technically still arriving.

In our defence, they were early. Very early. Love that for them. 😅

Send this to the friend who’s always 15 minutes early 👀

Chiro life in Sydney’s Inner West 📍 Five Dock

She came in for her neck. She stayed for the life update. 😂🛋️

Your chiro is basically a two-for-one deal. We’ll loosen up those tight shoulders AND hear all about your week, your boss and that group chat drama. 🙌

Fair warning though… we can’t fix your ex. Just your neck. 😉

Five Dock chiropractor | Inner West Sydney

When you tell your GP you’re seeing a chiro… 👀😅

We get it. The look. The pause. The gentle “…are you sure about that?” 🙃

Here’s the thing. Many health professionals simply haven’t had the chance to learn what modern chiropractic looks like. And honestly? That’s fair enough. We all train in our own lanes.

So here’s a quick snapshot of what we actually do 👇
✅ Thorough assessment and history-taking
✅ Hands-on care for muscles, joints and the spine
✅ Movement and exercise advice
✅ Education so you understand your body
✅ Referral to your GP, physio or other providers when that’s what you need

We love working alongside GPs, physios and the whole allied health team. Your health isn’t a competition. It’s a team sport 🤝 Tag someone who’s had “the look” from their doctor 😂👇

📍 Five Dock Osteopathic & Chiropractic Centre
📞 Book via the link in bio

The appointment started 25 minutes ago. 🕐
The patient has just arrived. 🚶
And now… a quick bathroom stop. 🚽

Practitioners, you know this face. 😐

We love our patients. We really do. But the schedule has feelings too. 😅

Tag a practitioner who’s been here. 👇

POV: it’s 7am and the first patient is already sharing their feelings. 😐

12 hours. Hundreds of backs. Zero filter. 🫠

We’ve heard it all, and honestly? We love the honesty. Because “I can’t walk 200 metres” is exactly where we start working. 💪

Tell us the most dramatic thing YOUR back has ever said to you 👇

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