If your back pain keeps coming back despite stretching, massage, or core exercises, the problem may not be your back. Inefficient gait, poor posture, and limited hip rotation often overload the spine. At Functional Patterns Melbourne, we assess movement patterns and posture to identify the root cause and help you move pain-free.

Struggling with stiffness despite stretching and mobility exercises? At Functional Patterns Melbourne, we focus on more than just flexibility. Our approach targets joint control, posture, and gait mechanics to reduce tension naturally and improve your movement long-term. Discover why most mobility exercises fail and how to finally move with ease.

Curious if scoliosis runs in families? While scoliosis can be hereditary, genetics are just one piece of the puzzle. Explore how idiopathic scoliosis, family history, and movement patterns influence spinal curvature, and discover effective approaches, like Functional Patterns, to improve posture and spinal function.

Traditional group fitness classes often prioritise intensity over movement quality. Functional Patterns group training takes a different approach, focusing on biomechanics, posture, and real-world movement so you can build strength, improve mobility, and train in a supportive community environment.

A bulging disc can make everyday movement feel painful and unpredictable. At Functional Patterns Melbourne, we use a biomechanics-based training approach to address the movement patterns and loading issues that often drive disc irritation, helping clients rebuild spinal stability and move with confidence again.

Rib flare isn’t just a postural quirk — it reflects deeper structural imbalances in the body. Functional Patterns offers a long-term solution, restoring rib cage alignment, core stability and whole-body posture through integrated movement and breathing techniques.

Back and tailbone pain isn’t just about where it hurts—it’s about how your body moves. Learn why biomechanics and SI joint dysfunction are often the missing link, and how Functional Patterns addresses the root cause for long-term relief.

Struggling with headaches from neck pain? Discover how neck tension and poor posture can trigger recurring headaches and learn five practical ways to prevent them before they start. Functional Patterns Melbourne shows how whole-body movement and posture correction can provide lasting relief.

Bad posture can lead to ongoing discomfort, restricted movement, and recurring back pain. Discover how a functional patterns approach to posture training addresses the whole body, helping Australians improve alignment and break the cycle of pain for long-term results.

At Functional Patterns Melbourne, our scoliosis exercises target the underlying movement dysfunctions that drive scoliosis, helping clients achieve long-term results without braces or surgery.

If you’ve ever felt pain under your shoulder blade, a stabbing pain between your shoulder blades, or an ache below the scapula, you’re not alone. These sensations are incredibly common and often linked to postural imbalances or dysfunctional movement patterns.

If you’ve been dealing with a hyperextended knee, chances are you’ve tried a few things to fix it. Whether it’s discomfort when standing still, or that familiar aching pain in your knee when bent, the issue might be more than just tight muscles or weak legs.

Across Australia, people search for a posture corrector because they want to stand taller, ease back tension, and feel more confident. The quick fix is tempting — buy a posture back brace, posture belt, or vest for posture support and you’ll instantly look straighter at your desk.

The catch? A brace is a band-aid. It holds you still but doesn’t teach your body to hold itself up.

Why your flat feet aren’t just a foot problem is a concept most people overlook when searching for solutions. The focus is usually on the feet themselves: shoe inserts for flat feet, orthotic insoles for flat feet, or the best arch supports for fallen arches. But what if your arches collapsed because of something happening elsewhere in your body?

Many treatments only offer short-term relief. However, at Functional Patterns Melbourne, we provide a dowager’s hump correction that actually works by targeting the true cause—how your body moves as a whole.

Discover how Functional Patterns tackles nerd neck by correcting your whole-body movement, not just your posture, for lasting relief from forward head strain and tension.

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