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Osteopathy and the Autonomic Nervous System: How Does Therapeutic Touch Regulate Your System?

Rusty Gaddes 3/11/25 Rusty Gaddes 3/11/25

Osteopathy and the Autonomic Nervous System: How Does Therapeutic Touch Regulate Your System?

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Dr Rusty Gaddes

Osteopath | BAppSc (Human Anatomy), Master of Osteopathy

AHPRA Registered Osteopath
Reg. No. OST0002719035

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SomaFlow Osteopathy is moving interstate!
Next week will be the last week working in Inglewood WA, re-opening in Melbourne, VIC on the 11th of December.

It is sad to say goodbye to all my wonderful clients and friends who have made my time in WA a

SomaFlow Osteopathy is moving to Templestowe Lower, VIC.
Appointments are available from 11th of December - BOOKINGS are now live!

I cant wait to support you in this next chapter

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Your nervous system does more than control stress — it shapes how your body feels, heals, and responds to touch.

Osteopathy works through the autonomic nervous system — the communication network that links your organs, fascia, and emotio

Pain or stiffness through the mid-to-lower back — that spot where the ribs meet the lumbar spine — is one of the most common areas I see clients struggle with. It’s often described as a dull ache, a feeling of compression, or tightn

Many clients come in with a combination of low back pain and digestive discomfort — bloating, cramping, or IBS symptoms that seem to flare up together. It’s easy to treat them as separate problems, but in reality, they’re deeply int