ABOUT
Melissa Brookfield
Melissa has over 14 years of experience treating a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions, with a particular focus on disorders of the jaw, head and neck.
She has undertaken extensive additional training in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of these complex areas. Melissa is passionate about ongoing professional development and is committed to staying current with evidence-based practice to ensure her patients receive the highest standard of care.
Melissa enjoys treating patients at all stages of life — from newborns and children to expectant mothers and the wider family.
She graduated from RMIT University in 2012 and has practised in Launceston and on the Sunshine Coast before settling in Townsville in 2014, where she has since established strong connections within the local community.
Outside the clinic, Melissa is a busy mum to three energetic children and an equally energetic dog named David. In her (very limited) spare time, she enjoys creative pursuits, reading crime novels, staying active at the gym or on the pickleball court, baking, and listening to house music.
SERVICES
Whether you're suffering with pain, headaches, jaw pain, sinus issues, or looking to improve your skeletal health in general, our services may be of benefit. New to osteopathy? Start learning about it here.
JAW & OROFACIAL PAIN
If you suffer from clenching, grinding, pain, tension, locking or clicking in your jaw, an osteopath is a relatively non-invasive first line approach to your symptoms.
Treatment can include;
HEADACHE / MIGRAINE
Osteopaths can help alleviate headaches, especially tension, cervicogenic (neck-related), and migraine types.
I believe in addressing the root causes of pain rather than just treating the symptoms.
SINUS PAIN
Stubborn sinus infection? Sinus headache?
There are things Melissa can do to help get that fluid moving.
Sometimes patients will notice the fluid run down the throat immediately, as well as a change in their breathing quality.
INFANT CONDITIONS
Melissa treats babies as young as a day old for issues including but not limited to:
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Latching/sucking/feeding
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Preferring to feed on one side to the other
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Head positional preference
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Unsettled/colicky babies
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Digestive issues
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Babies who hate the car
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Flat spots on heads (plagiocephaly / brachiocephaly)
SERVICES
NECK PAIN
Melissa is highly qualified to examine your neck symptoms and determine the most probable cause and management plan to relieve your neck pain.
This varies from person to person as there are so many factors that may be influencing your pain.
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Posture (workplace, sleeping)
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Trauma/injuries
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Disc bulges
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Arthritis
DRY NEEDLING
Dry needling is a well studied and effective method to treat a wide range of musculoskeletal complaints.
Small needles target muscles, nerve pathways, and localised "knots" to treat musculoskeletal pain and movement disorders.
LOCATIONS
NQPC - Cowboys Centre of Excellence
Level Two, 26 Graham Murray Place,
Railway Estate, QLD, 4810
OPENING HOURS
Tuesday 9am-5pm
Wednesday 9am-5pm
Townsville Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
138 Ross River Road,
Mundingburra QLD 4812
OPENING HOURS
Friday 9am-5pm
