We have 206 bones in our body, about 600 muscles, millions of nerves and other structures that all come together to make up our body and allow us to complete a massive range of tasks and daily functions.

Can you name any other machine or creation that is as complex as our bodies and is required to work non stop for such a long period?

It always amazes me seeing a 3 legged dog still able to adapt and run around and be happy. And it is the same with us humans. We are built for survival so when something isn’t working the way it should be, our bodies adapt so that we can still keep functioning - that's really impressive!

However that isn’t to say that our body’s are perfect, these adaptations while still letting us keep functioning can take more energy for the action to occur and may place more strain on other systems and parts of your body. 

The body also has an amazing capacity to heal by itself, but it doesn’t always heal the exact same way as the original structure. When we are injured our blood brings about healing cells to help rebuild and repair the injured structure but often that involves different tissues repair and may leave some scar tissue. So although your body has healed itself it is not the same as it once was.

So to wrap it all up our bodies are amazing so let's take care and support them to do their jobs. This may include having a good and varied diet, keeping your body active, listening to it when it's injured but not giving up faith in your body because it can complete some amazing things. 

If Osteo is something you want on your body’s support team contact us on 0416 161 411. 

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Dr Mariella Berry (Osteopath)

BSC (Osteopathy), MHSc (Osteopathy)