Jane Barber at Kilbirnie Osteopaths

11/09/2025

Shout out to our director Alana who organised the Osteopaths New Zealand 3 day conference in Auckland last weekend. What an amazingly well planned and implemented symposium. Thank you for your selfless contribution to the Osteopathic profession Alana. !

08/08/2025

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of working alongside a group of wonderful practitioners as a technique tutor on Julie Fendall’s Exploration of the Respiratory and Digestive Systems in Paediatric Osteopathic Practice.

Earlier this year, I also tutored on Julie’s course, An Osteopathic Approach to Common Musculoskeletal and Orthopaedic Conditions of Early Childhood, and in May, I attended nutrition training focused on paediatrics and special needs (MINDD) in Sydney.

The more experience I gain, the more inspired I am to keep learning—and to share that knowledge with the next generation of osteopaths. Of course, many of the principles we explore in paediatric osteopathy are just as relevant and beneficial when applied to adult care as well.

15/07/2025

Fantastic news! We now have a free Osteopathic childrens clinic in Wellington! Once a month on Saturdays. Starting 26th July.

Please help us raise funds for the setting up and annual costs involved in running the new OCF clinic in the Wellington region

01/04/2024

I'm back at last! 😆👋. My top tips from this article from The Guardian. When in acute pain ...1. Relax on your back 2. Ice and heat 3. Act fast - book to see your osteopath.

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

11/05/2022

More evidence of the far reaching effects of cranial osteopathy.

The data showed a BP reduction in the HT group in pre-intervention/15min and an increase in parasympathetic activity and decreased sympathetic activity in both groups. This suggests a change in the sympathetic-vagal balance. However, further studies are needed to elucidate the data on BP reduction m...

05/02/2022

Have you heard??
We have MOVED!
The folk at Hataitai Osteopaths have had to put their necks out. Covid has hit us hard and dwindled our numbers. Luckily, we were able to merge with Kilbirnie Osteopaths. You can still book online through our original website Hataitai Osteopaths or through Kilbirnie Osteopaths. https://www.hataitaiosteopaths.co.nz/book-online

Please call 04 973 8758 or email admin@kilbirnieosteopaths.co.nz if you would like to be put on our waitlist, otherwise you can book online.

Our New Address is : 1/22 Bay Road, Kilbirnie Plaza, Kilbirnie, Wellington (opposite the Children’s bookstore)

31/12/2021

Nga mihi o te tau hou from Hataitai Osteopaths!
Bring on 2022!

20/12/2021

Happy Holidays to all our fantastic patients from the Hataitai osteopath and massage team. Everyday we are honoured to be part of your health journeys😍🙏🖐
We close on Wednesday 22nd December and reopen 17th January 2022.

11/11/2021

Its true. Osteopaths do collect the palpatory evidence they feel under their fingers. Every day, with every patient, they are asking themselves -'What is the diagnosis here? What can I do to have the most effect on this patients life today?

27/10/2021

The wonders of the human body never cease.

“When pregnant, the cells of the baby migrate into the mothers bloodstream and then circle back into the baby, it’s called “fetal-maternal microchimerism”.⁠

For 41 weeks, the cells circulate and merge backwards and forwards, and after the baby is born, many of these cells stay in the mother’s body, leaving a permanent imprint in the mothers tissues, bones, brain, and skin, and often stay there for decades. Every single child a mother has afterwards will leave a similar imprint on her body, too.

Even if a pregnancy doesn't go to full term or if you have an abortion, these cells still migrate into your bloodstream.

Research has shown that if a mother's heart is injured, fetal cells will rush to the site of the injury and change into different types of cells that specialize in mending the heart.

The baby helps repair the mother, while the mother builds the baby.

How cool is that?

This is often why certain illnesses vanish while pregnant.

It’s incredible how mothers bodies protect the baby at all costs, and the baby protects & rebuilds the mother back - so that the baby can develop safely and survive.

Think about crazy cravings for a moment. What was the mother deficient in that the baby made them crave?

Studies have also shown cells from a fetus in a mothers brain 18 years after she gave birth. How amazing is that?”

If you’re a mom you know how you can intuitively feel your child even when they are not there….Well, now there is scientific proof that moms carry them for years and years even after they have given birth to them.

I find this to be so very beautiful.

14/10/2021