
Bonnie Maplestone
Osteopath (B.App.Sc(Clin.Sc) B.Osteo.Sc)
Women’s Health and Paediatric Osteopath and Yoga Instructor
Bonnie is an osteopath who has a passion for treating prenatal and postnatal parents and their babies and children.
Common conditions Bonnie treats include:
Pelvic girdle pain and instability
Lower back, rib, diaphragm and upper back pain
Pelvic floor dysfunction
Swelling in the legs or recurring cramping in the legs
Position of baby in utero
Birth preparation
Breastfeeding aches and pains
Mastitis
Vasospasms,
Wrist pain
Abdominal wall separation
Return to exercise
Caesarean scar release work.
When treating babies, Bonnie treats many feeding issues, flat heads or Plagiocephaly, colic, constipation, head preference, purple crying, birth trauma, nervous system dysregulation, milestone delays, and babies who dislike cars or being put on their backs.
With a love of complex cases, Bonnie has complete further courses in post-breast cancer osteopathic care and Paediatrics. She also has a special interested in menopause, fertility, dancers and yoga students. The next major learning Bonnie plans to complete is her IBCLC qualification.
Bonnie loves to work in a team and a collaborative environment, which is why she has chosen to work at Maternal and Infant Wellbeing Melbourne. Bonnie is happiest when she works with the patient and their team of health care professionals to help solve a problem.