Dr. Cristina Rosales Castro - osteopath

28/08/2025

"Do you specialise in sport-related injuries?"

I get this question occasionally, especially from parents of athletes who roam around various practitioners in search for a perfect fit.

Despite the popular opinion about difficulty of treating sport injuries that causes those questions , the issue lies elsewhere.

FYI athletes generally have way better blood circulation and quality of connective tissue compared to an average person.

So what makes the biggest challenge in treating this group? Shouldn't it be straightforward easy due to great recovery capabilities?

The anecdotal evidence tells us the biggest issue is athletes mentality - expecting a magic pill single-treatment without taking normal human physiology into consideration.

Yes, tissues of an athlete generally have a much better healing capacity, BUT the lack of rest and nonstop overuse can totally negate all those features.

So is it actually difficult to treat sport-related injuries? In my opinion - treating general population is harder and sport injuries are definitely on the easier side of spectrum.

The hardest part is convincing the athlete to take a break, even 48h is not something most athletes in my experience were willing to sacrifice for their healing.

So while there are lots of professionals who specialise in sport-related injuries, I will still choose treating general population including babies, children and pregnant women because I am up for a challenge 🙋‍♀️

26/06/2025

I like this video where the diagnostic process is still not finished after 20y
A gentle reminder that medicine certainly does not have all answers still

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16S7P2veWp/

23/05/2025

Here is a great short video of current state of affairs in the psychiatric world in US and Australia. Must watch for everyone - whether your family is affected or luckily not yet.

If you’ve ever questioned psychiatry or struggled with psychiatric medications, this video could change your life. After helping thousands of people taper of...

15/05/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/1Amj78mN1u/

May 7, 2025: A transformative new approach to autism treatment is now available in the United States. The QualiFam Protocol, developed by physician-scientist Dr. Ken Alibek, identifies and treats underlying biological triggers of autism often overlooked in conventional care.

07/05/2025

Some updates since I haven't posted in a while now!

As some of you might know by now, baby #4 is due in November this year and I plan to repeat last pregnancy's success and work until due date haha.

At this stage I am planning to work in Australia until November only.

It has been a great decade and I have certainly learnt a lot of new skills, some of which I never thought I would in my lifetime.

For anyone wondering - we plan to return to Russia in July 2026 first for a few months and then move permanently.

It was not an easy decision after more than a decade in Australia, however as a slightly seasoned parent I have learnt that kids are full of surprises, and unfortunately some kids are full of health surprises 😆 and there's hardly anything you can do to prevent or predict those.

In our circumstances I do find it quite challenging to raise kids in local healthcare system for a few reasons:

1. Drastically longer waiting times for medical specialists when you need them.

2. Quite impressive checks to be seen privately for most specialists or some allied health practitioners.

3. All dental and orthodontics expenses are out-of-pocket for most adults, or up to 2-year waitlist for healthcare card holders

4. Quite rigid childcare discrimination - if you for any reason choose to not vaccinate your child be prepared to pay 120+/day for every weekday child is enrolled incl public holidays. Even despite having a full genetic testing (USA), neurology certificate for delaying vaccination until later in life if appropriate (Ru) or other health-related concerns we still were ridiculed for questioning the system and forced into vaccinating or paying full fees out of pocket - speaking of freedom of choice or human rights 🤔 We did it once, but not an option for 2 more kids unfortunately.

5. Significantly higher quality of affordable specialized care that we can offer back in Moscow.

6. "What if...." concerns about contracting Lyme's - not diagnosed or treated in Australia despite overwhelming numbers of patients who need diagnostic and treatment. We know few people personally who have had this experience, and it's very alarming no actions are being taken by government.

Continued ➡️

07/03/2025

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-laser-supersolid.html

A small international team of nanotechnologists, engineers and physicists has developed a way to force laser light into becoming a supersolid. Their paper is published in the journal Nature. The editors at Nature have published a Research Briefing in the same issue summarizing the work.

29/01/2025

Just sharing something useful I discovered today - iodine swabs

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mKk16c3

Super useful and highly sought after if you come from Eastern Europe especially 😊

Now you know

AU$9.47 | 50PCS/Lot Medical Alcohol Disposable Emergency Cotton Stick Iodine Disinfected Swab First Aid kit home for Children Adults Baby

25/01/2025

A recently published paper discovered extension of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) beyond central nervous system all the way down as far as peripheral nerves.

This is also an important discovery for integration of osteopathic principles into mainstream healthcare, as we as osteopaths believe in rule of the artery (speaking figuratively in that instance, we are talking about fluids of the body in general, meaning not just blood, but also lymph and CSF)

"Ventricular infusion of gold nanoparticles as small as 1,9nm demonstrates CSF flow to peripheral nerves

Initial experiments used 1.9-nm gold, which has an overall particle size of 3.5 nm, and is similar in size to nutrients and proteins typically found in CSF such as glucose (1.5 nm), albumin (~3.2 to 3.8 nm), cystatin C (3 to 12 nm), and brain derived neurotrophic factor (~3.5 nm)

Our results support a contiguous and continuous CSF flow system from the CNS to the distal ends of peripheral nerves, a function likely integral in sustaining peripheral nerves through delivery of nutrients and removal of waste.
CNS structures were labeled within minutes, while delivery to distal sciatic nerves peaked between 4 and 6 hours postinfusion. "

Cerebrospinal fluid unites the nervous system by extending beyond the central nervous system into peripheral nerves.

04/01/2025

Another article published on folic acid effects on general population that I believe is worth sharing from Dr.Lynch.

As some of you might know myself personally had a tremendous change in health since coming to Australia and unknowingly consuming regular foods including bread and consequently gaining 30kg in 2 years seemingly out of nowhere.

If you are preparing for conception or generally would like to know what is that big deal about folic acid fortified flour in our country please have a read

https://www.facebook.com/share/DxnegcT5o7s216Hv/