Our Practice

Sharon has run successful practices in the UK, NZ and Australia. She founded NSO in 2003 and has built a team of equally caring osteopaths, dedicated to excellence in osteopathic care.

Sharon’s entire focus is the individual patient. Listening to and HEARING their concerns, their past struggles with pain and what they want from the treatment. Sharon then formulates a treatment plan to meet those objectives. This includes working closely with other health professionals if she feels this is what they need.

Sharon believes osteopathy provides not only pain relief, but a path to wellness and a better quality of life, especially for children.Sharon spent a year working at the world renowned Osteopathic Centre for Children in London. She saw children with asthma, cerebral palsy, Downs Syndrome, sleeplessness, behavioural problems, colic and glue ear.

Sharon uses a combination of muscle work, spinal articulation, fascial release and cranial osteopathy. Her passion for cranial osteopathy was ignited when one of her tutors at the British School of Osteopathy in London treated her when she had a severe migraine. “I was due to sit an exam that day but the head pain and nausea were overwhelming. I usually had to go to bed and sleep it off. The pain started to lessen during the treatment, and within an hour I felt well enough to sit the exam. I was blown away and have spent the 24 years since that day furthering my knowledge and skills in cranial osteopathy”.

Sharon’s other passions are TONGUE TIE, SLEEP ISSUES in kids, and BREATHING DYSFUNCTION Over the years she has seen how the way you breathe can impact your health, how it can cause neck pain and headaches and how powerful breathing exercises can be in helping adults and kids to manage anxiety. This has led her to complete a number of post-graduate courses in breathing physiology, assessment and re-training.

Sharon has also completed numerous courses in the assessment and management of tongue tie in babies and sleep disordered breathing in kids.

Sharon’s Training

Sharon graduated from the prestigious British School of Osteopathy in London in 1995. She undertook a 4 Year Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Osteopathy. This included over 2,000 hours of hands on clinical training, assessing and treating patients under the supervision of experienced osteopaths. She has completed intensive post-graduate courses in paediatrics, pregnancy and post-natal osteopathic care and cranial osteopathy. She has also studied embryology, ergonomics and workplace assessment, repetitive strain injury, breathing dysfunction, tongue tie and sleep -disordered breathing.

Sharon was a member of the Osteopathy Australia NSW State Council for 2 years, assisting with the continuing Professional Development Program for the Osteopathic Profession. She was also part of the Assistant Tutor program for the Sutherland Cranial Teaching Foundation of Australia and New Zealand.

Emma Berry is passionate about treating women’s health complaints, pelvic pain, pelvic floor dysfunction, neck pain, headaches, jaw problems, rib pain and pregnancy & postpartum complaints. Having lived with chronic pelvic pain for many years herself, this is an area that she is particularly passionate about as she understands the enormous impact that a chronic health condition can have on multiple aspects of one’s life.

Emma strives to provide holistic, nurturing and quality healthcare to all individuals. Being extremely passionate about all things women’s health, she is a firm believer that ‘knowledge is power’ and aims to do this through educating, supporting and empowering women to respect and better understand their bodies. Emma is dedicated to supporting and caring for women throughout their pregnancy journey and postpartum years as they adapt to their new lifestyle.

Emma places strong value on the importance of giving every patient the encouragement and support they need to thrive, reach their goals and take ownership of their wellbeing. This patient – centred approach is very important to her and Emma aims to make everyone feel that they are heard, acknowledged and supported throughout their healthcare journey.

Emma has undertaken further courses that involve management of pelvic & perineum pain, incontinence, painful intercourse, dysmenorrhea, pregnancy & postpartum complaints, labour and birth preparation and chronic pelvic pain associated with endometriosis/adenomyosis, TMJ issues & migraines, chronic pain and running related injuries.

Emma is a one of only a handful of osteopaths in Australia who has completed advanced training in Pelvic Floor assessment and treatment (this includes internal examination if indicated).

Emma loves educating, supporting and empowering women to respect and better understand their bodies. She places great importance on educating patients on self management strategies to complement her osteopathic treatment.

Zeinah studied Osteopathy for 4 years at the College of Osteopaths in London, completing her final and 5th year at Oxford Brooks University in 2007.

Zeinah has worked as an Associate in Australia and the UK before establishing her own successful practice on the Northern Beaches for 10 years. Her approach first and foremost is listening to her patients. The case history and story that brings people into the clinics provides an enormous amount of information even before she puts her hands on anyone. She utilises numerous Osteopathic techniques, some favourites being myofascial release, trigger point dry needling and indirect functional adjustments. Zeinah is also a qualified Yoga teacher and will, if appropriate, use yoga therapy techniques within her treatment plans.

Zeinah has a wealth of knowledge in the health care sector. Until recently Zeinah was working for Cancer Council, NSW, helping to develop and establish a new role at the RNSH, to increase the uptake of cancer support services to people affected by cancer. Zeinah is passionate about equity in health care and patient advocacy and these days enjoys parallel careers as an Osteopath and Case Manager for NSW Health.

Zeinah has a special interest in Aged Care, Palliative Care, Men’s health, and Pain, including acute, subacute, and chronic. Zeinah treats people in all age groups, from newborn to those living their golden years. Zeinah states that ‘It’s always an honour and privilege to be trusted to help facilitate a body to heal or provide a level of comfort to help someone live their best life’.

Zeinah is available for consultation and treatments on Mondays.

She became passionate about Osteopathy and decided to embark on a career in that field.

Kate completed her 5year double degree at RMIT University(Bachelor of Applied Clinical Science/Bachelor of Osteopathic Science) and graduated in 2003.From here, Kate worked in a clinic in Port Macquarie, and then Overseas in bothIreland and New Zealand.

Whilst in New Zealand she workedin a Children’s Osteopathic Clinic. Kate found the experience of working with children most rewarding and turned herfocus to paediatrics. Shedeveloped a love for treating children and infants, and began to specialise,developing her skills and gainingexperience in this field.

In 2007, Kate moved to the Northern beaches and begun work as a Clinician at the University of Western Sydney, teaching 4thand 5thYear Osteopathic students as well as examining and assessing final year Osteopathic students.

Whilst working at the University Katealsoworked at several clinics throughout Sydney,she foundthe professionalism and atmosphere of the NSOClinic to be the most rewarding. She really enjoyed and benefitted fromthe experience ofworkingalongside Dr Sharon Franklin. The NSO Clinic eventually became her sole workplace.

Along with a focus on Paediatrics, Kate has also experienced a great deal of successand enjoymenttreating women through their pregnancyand postpartumand continues to work in this area.

She has continued to further develop her skills by completing postgraduate courses in Paediatric Osteopathy,Cranial Osteopathy, Balance Ligamentous Tension, Biodynamics, and Sports Injury Rehabilitation.Kate is also qualified to assess and fit patients with Proprioceptive Insoles, having completed the appropriate training course withProprioceptive Australia Pty Ltd.

Over that time Kate has become a mother of two, and with the knowledge that comes through experience, and Post Graduate Study,she continues to offer Osteopathic care to the whole family in a relaxed and caring environment.