Kristin Back Osteopath

10/06/2024

Very happy to be back in the classroom learning and spending time with the faculty and fellows and friends on this conference in London. With the added benefit of breathing in the sights and smells of spring in the delightful regent’s park during the breaks.

10/06/2024

KBO will be closed until Thursday 11th July 2024 while Kristin is abroad completing further training and visiting friends and family.

Jane McCulloch will be covering for me at my Westmere clinic on Monday’s and Wednesday’s while I am away:
https://www.janemccullochosteopath.com/

You can also find details for other osteopaths who may be able to assist you on my website.

My online diary is open for bookings after 11th July 2024.

I look forward to sharing new skills and insights with you on my return. 💛

30/03/2024

KBO is closed for a short break from 1st to 7th April 2024. If you need an appointment during this time try www.janemccullochosteopath.com
I’ll be out of range during this time but look forward to being back in action from Monday 8th April.

12/02/2024

Patient Story: Chronic cough

I am so grateful to have been referred to Kristin to help with a chronic cough that I have had for 10 years!

After seeing a gastroenterologist and being told I had silent reflux, and this was the cause of the cough, I changed my diet, but this didn’t make any difference. I would cough throughout the day, upon eating and lying down to sleep.

Kristin recognised that there was a ‘pull’ on my throat via my right shoulder and hip most likely from previous injuries and surgeries that were contributing to an easily triggered cough reflex. My neck and jaw were also in a pulled back position due to having braces and significant orthodontic work as a child.

After a few sessions, there was a marked reduction in my coughing. It has taken nearly a year, but I am now free from the cough and my quality of life has been transformed!

09/02/2024

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/feb/08/the-experts-osteopaths-on-20-easy-and-effective-ways-to-treat-back-pain

Back injuries are extremely common, yet often misunderstood. Here are the simple steps you can take to avoid discomfort, from exercising your core to getting a good night’s sleep

22/12/2023

KBO Kristin Back Osteopathy is closed for a summer break from Saturday 23rd December 2023 and will reopen on Wednesday 10th January 2024.

It has been such a pleasure and a privilege to work alongside so many wonderful people during 2023. And despite the year presenting so many challenges it has been an honour to be a part of people’s health journey and watch so many of you blossom and grow and thrive and take ownership of your health and wellbeing while navigating so many changes. Internally, externally and globally, boy 2023 seemed to have had it all!

Meri Kirihimete 🎄 I wish you rest, wellness and play over the Christmas and New Year period and look forward to being back in action and reconnecting with you in January.

With love ❤️ Kristin

19/08/2023

My kind of classroom learning. Nothing demonstrates the 3D relationships and impact of tensions have on the surrounding structures like actually becoming the ligaments and contents of the pelvis with your classmates!!!

17/08/2023

Very fortunate to be in stunning Christchurch for the next 4 days for more training with the fabulous - lots to learn about the intricate and fascinating pelvis and this is my commute

25/06/2023

My journey with Kristin started 5 years ago, when I was dealing with postpartum anxiety, health anxiety and newly diagnosed coeliac disease. My nervous system was completely frazzled and I was struggling with daily life. Kristin changed absolutely everything for me. She was so calm, gentle and reassuring with an abundance of knowledge about the human body and made me feel at ease instantly. She helped me so immensely that I now live anxiety free and feel great in my body.

Kristin was a saviour once again last year when my 9yr old daughter was really struggling with gut related anxiety, sore tummies all day every day, she was nervous to go to school or friends houses and wasn’t interested in eating much. After some testing at the doctor we discovered she had a gut infection/inflammation. We were referred to starship for further testing but were told that even though she definitely had a gut infection her levels weren’t high enough to qualify for a referral. With not much advice from the doctors other than to retest in 6months and see if her levels had risen any higher, I felt a bit lost. She was struggling and I had no idea what to do so I took her to Kristin straight away. The change was so incredible! I couldn’t quite believe it, but we actually got proof of how effective it had been when we retested 6months later and not only had her levels of infection reduced but had returned to the “normal” range. Even the nurse was a bit shocked when I told her that we had been doing regular osteo sessions and nothing else. She has fully returned to her happy, sociable, contented little self all thanks to Kristin.

Kristin has been such an investment into the health of my family and I cannot recommend her enough.

04/05/2023

Bone is a lot more intricate and fascinating than how is is often depicted. Isn’t it amazing?

Human bone :)

This is a scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of cancellous (spongy) bone of the human shin.

Bone tissue is either compact or cancellous. Compact bone usually makes up the exterior of the bone, while cancellous bone is found in the interior.

Cancellous bone is characterised by a honeycomb arrangement of trabeculae. These structures help to provide support and strength.

The spaces within this tissue normally contain bone marrow, a blood forming substance.

Credits: Science Photo Library

23/04/2023

What an absolute privilege to work with this delightful little man. We spent the morning making videos to help the new mum’s and babies I see.

06/03/2023

Thank you to all the wonderful patients who came in for treatment during Feb 2023.

As pledged $10 from every treatment has now been shared out between the following causes:
onlinecoaching foodbank


cyclone relief fund
Karekare community cyclone recovery support