MEET ROZ
Dr Rosalind Hill
Osteopath
Thoughtful care for growing bodies and the people who care for them
Roz provides calm, individualised osteopathic assessment and care for babies, children, adolescents and adults.
She has a particular interest in paediatric osteopathy, pregnancy-related and postnatal musculoskeletal care, and helping families understand what may be contributing to pain, discomfort or difficulty with movement.
Her approach considers the whole person rather than focusing only on the sore area. Every appointment is adapted to the patient’s age, communication style, comfort, presentation, and individual needs.
AHPRA-registered osteopath · Paediatric, postnatal and general musculoskeletal care · Consulting in Norwood
WHOLE-PERSON OSTEOPATHY
Care begins with the whole story
Roz first discovered osteopathy as a patient. She was fascinated by the way her osteopath looked beyond the painful area and considered how her body moved as a whole.
That experience eventually led her back to university and into a profession that suited her natural curiosity, love of movement and caring approach to people.
Today, Roz begins by listening to what has been happening, what feels different and what matters most to the patient or family.
For an adult, this may involve considering symptoms, movement, work, activity and everyday demands. For a baby or child, relevant history may include pregnancy, birth, feeding, development, sleep and preferred positions or movements.
These details do not automatically explain a problem, but they provide useful context. Roz combines the history with an appropriate musculoskeletal assessment before discussing whether osteopathic management, practical advice, monitoring or referral would be the most suitable next step.
Understand the person; not only the sore spot.
No two people or families receive a standard appointment. Care is based on the individual presentation, clinical findings and what feels appropriate and manageable for the person in front of her.
“Come as you are. You do not need to have everything figured out; we can work through it together.”
Care for babies, children, parents and adults
Paediatric care is an important part of Roz’s practice, but it is not all she does. She enjoys balancing paediatric work with pregnancy, postnatal and general adult musculoskeletal care.
Her particular clinical interests include:
Babies and infants with musculoskeletal pain, discomfort or restricted movement
Persistent preference for turning or positioning to one side where a musculoskeletal factor is suspected
Families seeking a musculoskeletal assessment when neck movement, head position or comfort appears to be affecting feeding
Children and adolescents with movement, posture, sport or activity-related concerns
Pregnancy-related back, pelvic, rib and musculoskeletal pain
Postnatal pain, discomfort and return to everyday activity
Neck, back, shoulder, hip and knee concerns
Jaw discomfort and headaches with suspected musculoskeletal involvement
Roz is particularly well suited to families who want time to explain what they have noticed, ask questions and participate in decisions about care.
With adults, Roz can adapt from gentle techniques to firmer and more direct manual treatment when clinically appropriate. Care may include soft-tissue treatment, muscle-energy techniques, joint articulation or manipulation, dry needling, movement advice and exercise—with explanation and consent throughout.
An unsettled baby can have many possible causes, and not every concern is musculoskeletal. Osteopathy does not replace assessment from a GP, paediatrician, lactation consultant or another relevant health professional. Roz works within her scope and will recommend referral when another type of care is required.
Care should feel collaborative—not like something being done to you or your child.
WHO ROZ WORKS WELL WITH
ROZ’S APPROACH
Listen. Observe. Adapt.
Babies and young children cannot always explain what they feel. Roz brings together the parent’s observations, the child’s behaviour and movement, and an age-appropriate clinical assessment to understand what may be happening.
Listen
Hear the full story.
Parents are given time to explain their concerns, what they have noticed, and what they have already tried.
For babies, the discussion may include pregnancy, birth, feeding, development, sleep, general health and family support where these details are relevant to the presenting concern.
For older children and adults, Roz discusses symptoms, activities, goals and the effect the problem is having on everyday life.
Observe
Assess what the patient can show us.
Assessment is adapted to the patient’s age and ability to communicate.
With babies, Roz may observe posture, movement, comfort and preferred positions while the baby is held, lying down or interacting naturally with a parent.
Older children and adults can participate more directly through movement assessment, physical examination and discussion about what feels comfortable, restricted or painful.
Adapt
Respond to the person in front of you.
Treatment is never forced.
A baby can be held, cuddled, fed or given a break. Children are given age-appropriate explanations and opportunities to participate. Parents and adult patients can ask questions, pause or decline any part of the assessment or treatment.
Depending on the findings, management may include education, movement or positioning advice, simple exercises, gentle hands-on techniques, monitoring or referral to another healthcare professional.
PARENTHOOD + PRACTICE
A practitioner who understands the parent side of the room
Roz’s interest in paediatrics began well before she became a parent. Having her daughter, Evie, gave her a much more personal understanding of the uncertainty, exhaustion and responsibility that can accompany early parenthood.
She knows how valuable it can be to explain that something does not feel right and have those concerns taken seriously—without blame, dismissal, or unnecessary fear.
Parents know their child better than anyone else in the room. Their observations are important clinical information, even when they are unsure how to describe exactly what has changed.
During an appointment, parents remain involved. They can hold or comfort their baby, ask questions, request a pause or decide that something does not feel right for their family.
Roz explains any exercises or practical strategies clearly, and parents can write them down or film them to make them easier to remember at home. Recommendations should fit into family life rather than become another impossible task on an already full list.
When a concern requires medical, lactation, developmental or other allied-health support, Roz will explain why and help direct the family towards an appropriate professional.
Most parents do not need judgement. They need to be heard, given clear information and shown the next useful step.
BEYOND THE CLINIC
The person behind the practitioner
Outside the clinic, Roz is wife to Josh, mum to Evie and one half of the husband-and-wife team behind Live Better Be Stronger.
Before becoming an osteopath, Roz worked as a yoga teacher. That experience helped develop her interest in movement, body awareness and the many different ways people experience their own bodies.
Yoga, Pilates, travel, outdoor adventures and increasingly ambitious snow trips remain part of her life—even if mum life has temporarily pushed some of them further down the weekly schedule.
Roz loves learning and usually has a course, book or professional-development project underway. Her recent study has focused particularly on paediatric care, infant feeding, primitive reflexes and supporting families through different stages of development.
In the treatment room, Roz is gentle, open and adaptable. She is happy to talk things through, but equally comfortable allowing some quiet when that is what the patient or parent needs.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Qualifications and registration
Registered Osteopath — Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
Bachelor of Clinical Science (Osteopathy) — Southern Cross University
Master of Osteopathic Medicine — Southern Cross University
Selected further training
Paediatric osteopathy
Cranial osteopathy
Retained Primitive Reflexes and Neurodivergence
Tongue-tie and infant-feeding professional development
Pre- and postnatal care
Post-breast-surgery care
Dry Needling — Introductory and Advanced
RockTape
Ongoing paediatric professional development
BOOK WITH ROZ
Looking for calm, individualised care?
Roz consults from Bounce Back Osteopathy, Norwood, providing paediatric, pregnancy-related, postnatal and general musculoskeletal osteopathic care.
Appointments begin with time to understand your concerns, then move into an appropriate assessment and discussion of available options.
Depending on the presentation, management may include education, practical advice, exercises, hands-on osteopathic treatment, monitoring or referral to another healthcare professional.