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About Us
The focus of our treatments at the clinic
is Osteopathy. The treatments are safe, effective
and aimed at looking at the cause of the injury.
Whilst our initial aim will be trying to reduce
pain, our final goal is to achieve long term rehabilitation
from injury. If you have had an injury that just
doesn't go away, and you have tried other therapies
with no success, then it's highly likely that
the initial cause of injury has been missed!
 Your
Osteopath is trained at recognizing if the injury
is serious enough for referral to specialists,
or if the pain is being caused by serious pathology.
Safety and efficiency are of highest importance
during the course of treatment. The whole family
will benefit from Osteopathy, and it is especially
effective with children.
As we are interested in long term improvement,
we are qualified to give advice on stretching,
exercise and diet. If needed, the clinic has a
referral base of specialist orthopaedic surgeons
of the highest quality, covering all areas of
the body.
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Sami
Karam.
B.App.Sc(osteo) M.Osteo B.A.M.O. AOA
Senior Osteopath
After working as an assistant and then as an Osteopath
for 6 years at the Peakhurst Osteopathic Sports Medicine
Clinic, Sami started the Parramatta Sports Medicine
Clinic in 2005. In 2001 he was the head physician for
the Petersham Soccer Club, then from 2002-2004 he was
the head physician for the Southern Star Sharks Soccer
Club in the NSW State League. In 2005 Sami became the
head physician for the St George Crows AFL Club in the
NSW Premier League, and acts as a consultant till the
present day. He is a guest lecturer at the University
of Western Sydney Osteopathy program, registered with
the NSW Osteopaths Registration Board and a member of
the Australian Osteopathic Association.
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Osteopathy
 Osteopathy
is a form of manual medicine that aims at helping the
body restore its balance. It looks at each injury from
the view that the injury has an effect on the whole
body. Therefore, only by taking into account the changes
made by the whole body to accommodate the injury, can
true long term recovery occur.
Osteopathy is defined by its principles:
The body is whole, working as a unit.
This seems obvious enough to most people, yet most other
therapies don't seem to take this into consideration
when treating injuries. They end up focusing on the
pain and symptoms only, without focusing on the cause.
This leads to repeat injuries and pain coming back.
E.g. Recurring ankle injuries.
Structure and Function are inter-related.
Quite simply put, the physical structure of the
body will affect how your body will work. And in return,
poor function of the body over time, will have an effect
on the body structure. This will allow the osteopath
to look deeper into your lifestyle habits, so as to
explain why your body falls into certain positions.
E.g. Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI).
The body has the ability to heal itself.
Osteopaths believe in the body's proven ability to heal
itself. Much like you can see a small scratch on your
arm heal over time, the same process happens inside
your body, but on a larger scale. It is only when mechanical
restriction slows this process down, do injuries become
chronic or long term. Osteopaths are trained in identifying
and removing these restrictions so that healing can
occur.
 Osteopaths
strictly follow the above three principles.
As obvious as it seems, it is the thought process of
Osteopathy that sets it apart from other therapies like
Physiotherapy and Chiropractic, and not the techniques
that are used. This philosophy when applied correctly,
is able to overcome mechanical and structural problems
that cause pain.
Osteopaths are expertly trained in the specifics of
biomechanics, and the anatomy and structure of the body.
Osteopaths at the Parramatta Sports Medicine Clinic
work in this structural manner to specifically, efficiently
and safely identify and treat your injury.
Osteopathy is a safe and effective therapy for the
whole family. If you want to have a chat about your
condition, we would welcome your inquiry on 1300 9 OSTEO(67836).
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