Meet the team
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Dr Sian Dawson
Since graduating from UWS in 2008 Sian has practiced exclusively at Sydney Osteopathy. She enjoys treating patients of all ages using a holistic approach to not only treat presenting complaints, but to prevent further issues or reoccurrences. Sian strives to help her patients optimize their physical function and therefore overall health and well-being.
She has a special interest in treating pregnant and postpartum women and has completed further education in this field. She also has a special interest in treating neck pain and headaches, whilst enjoying the diversity of treating all conditions and areas of the body.
As a health practitioner, a business owner, and a mum, Sian understands the demands of modern life and aims to get rapid relief for her patients and then provide long term management strategies.
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Dr Marcus Araujo
Marcus started his career in the health industry in 1992, first earning a Bachelor of Exercise Science, working at the time with rehabilitation and corrective exercise. He then went on to extend his knowledge and graduate from the University of Western Sydney with a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Osteopathy. Marcus has over 20 years of clinical experience in manual therapy.
Marcus uses an integrative approach in Osteopathy involving manual therapy, patient education, and progressive exercise programs to achieve the best results for patient recovery goals. He has continued expanding his knowledge and academic pursuits, travelling to the USA annually for the past decade completing extensive training in diagnosing soft tissue dysfunction and muscle adhesion. Marcus has also completed certification in ART (active release therapy), FMS (functional movement screen), Shockwave therapy, Acupuncture and Dry needling.
Marcus treats most neuro-musculoskeletal pain and sports injuries. He believes that practice success should be based on clinical results and improving his patients quality of life.
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Dr Daniel Turner
Dan has been in practice as an Osteopath since 2005 and practiced as a sports/remedial massage therapist for 7 years prior to graduating as an Osteopath giving him over 20 years experience in manual therapy. Dan has an integrative approach using modern approaches to treatment now incorporating EMS Dolorclast Shockwave therapy to get you back on track faster. Dan is passionate about getting you back to being optimal and staying that way.
Having grown up watching his mother struggle with migraine headaches and eventually suffering them himself, Dan has a special interest in treating headaches and neck pain. Having been through multiple sports injuries himself and in particular arm and shoulder injuries, Dan has firsthand experience to help treat your sports and upper body injuries.
Dan also has an extensive exercise background in martial arts, weight training, rock climbing and mountaineering. If you are an active person yourself then in order to get you to functioning optimally you need a practitioner that knows how the body works and what it's capable of. Dan's goal is to get you back to better than normal as quickly as possible.
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Bruce Lang
Bruce started Osteopathic practice in 1979. He is the founder of Sydney Osteopathy which he started in 1993, based in Bondi Junction. With over 40 years of practice, Bruce has developed a very eclectic style of treatment, which incorporates a variety of techniques from his postgraduate studies.
Central to Bruce’s practice is the ability to palpate pathological changes within the tissues. This is the basic skill of an Osteopath and, to a certain degree, distinguishes us from other medical professions. Putting your hands on countless unwell bodies trains the fingers to differentiate between very small changes in the tissue, aiding in accurate diagnoses and directed treatment.
Perhaps the most important approach to treatment was acquired from an ‘old-time’ practitioner in Melbourne. Over many years, Bruce observed and worked alongside his mentor. They would eventually develop what they have called the ‘neurovascular technique’, which involves gentle manipulation to free up the nerve pathways, lymph and blood vessels.
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Shayne Przezdziecka
Shayne has been in practice as a remedial massage therapist since 1997. She completed her Diploma of Health Science in Massage therapy at Loftus TAFE, a two year full time course. Shayne immigrated to Australia from Poland in the 1980’s.
Over the years Shayne has honed her skills to become one of the most sought after remedial massage therapists in Sydney. In her almost 30 year career she has been the remedial therapist to many visiting celebrities and performing artists. Shayne has a close working relationship with many of the Eastern suburbs obstetricians having a special interest in using remedial massage to help women through their pregnancy journey.
Shayne has completed several post graduate courses that incorporate cupping, dry needling, instrument assisted massage tools and adjunctive therapies like infrared light therapy. In a treatment with Shayne she may recommend the use of some of these therapies or they can be requested during a treatment.
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Dr Colleen Kent
Colleen has more than 30 years of experience as an Osteopath working in Sydney and New Zealand. Graduating from the International College of Osteopathy in 1989, Colleen has also completed many post graduate courses such as Cranial Osteopathy.
Colleen works on all general muscular pains both acute and chronic for back issues, neck and extremities using a broad range of Osteopathic techniques including manipulation and soft tissue work. Colleen prefers to use Indirect Osteopathic techniques of Functional, Cranial and counterstrain. These Indirect Techniques are especially appropriate in treating Babies, Children and Seniors. In the later years of Life there is more potential for disc and joint degeneration and these more gentle methods can help ease discomfort.
Colleen's areas of interest are working on foot pain such as ankle sprain recovery and Plantar Fasciitis. Having two adult children herself she also enjoys working with Pregnancy-related issues and Newborns.
