Scientific Chiropractic

Chiropractic is based on the scientific fact that your nervous system controls the function of every cell, tissue, organ and system of your body.

Your nervous system consists of your brain, spinal cord and millions of nerves. Your brain is protected by the skull and your spinal cord by the 24 moving bones of the spine.

Many activities can cause these spinal bones to lose their normal position and motion. This can result in nervous system dysfunction and ultimately ill health.

The Chiropractic approach to better health is to detect, reduce and help prevent nervous system dysfunction.

Chiropractic looks at addressing the underlying causes of disease and injury rather than treating symptoms. Chiropractic is safe for children and adults alike.

Chiropractic may be the answer you're looking for in order to take the next step to better health.

At the Practice we are unashamedly going to treat your spine like it is the MOST IMPORTANT ORGAN you have. Because guess what, it is!

You can replace you heart, lung, liver, kidney, legs and arms - but you can NEVER replace your spine. Your spinal health is arguably the most important aspect for achieving true health.

As people get older they have more trouble with their spine than any other organ.

We specialise in natural solutions to your family's health care needs: from back pain and disc injuries, headaches and neck pain, to relieving the common cold.

We will listen to your concerns, identify your health goals and find a program of care that fits your needs.

Here is some information on just some of the conditions we treat within the practice....

Chiropractic is based on the scientific fact that your body is a self-regulating, self-healing organism.

Chiropractic is the science of locating offending spinal structures, the art of reducing their impact to the nervous system, and a philosophy of natural health care based on your inborn potential to be healthy.

There are different types of Chiropractic Care available with the practice. The type of care you are offered by your Doctor of Chiropractic will depend on the nature and severity of your condition.

The type of care that is right for you will also be based on your examination findings, X-rays and computer spinal analysis. X-rays and Computer analysis of your spine are a better measure of your spinal health than "how you feel".

Your body adapts to uncorrected spinal stress by depositing calcium into affected joints. This process is called Spinal Decay

It is as if the body if trying to mend a broken bone and attempts to "repair" the malfunctioning spinal joint by joining the two segments together, preventing any normal movement between the joints.

Neck pain can be so mild that it is merely annoying and distracting. Or it can be so severe that it is unbearable and incapacitating. 

If you're sick of neck pain, do something about it. Find out how to get rid of it - for good.

Although chiropractors care for more than just back pain, many patients visit chiropractors looking for relief from this pervasive condition.

Today, with the growing emphasis on treatment ans cost effectiveness, chiropractic and chiropractic manipulation is receiving more widespread attention for its effectiveness in the relief of back pain and other symptoms.

Headaches are one of the most common ailments to affect Australians, with between 75 and 90 per cent of the population suffering one or more headaches in anyone year.

If you have a headache, you're not alone. Some are occasional, some frequent, some are dull and throbbing, and some cause debilitating pain and nausea.

At a time when the use of drugs is to be avoided, the chiropractic approach is a logical way to help ease pain and discomfort, and promote the health and wellbeing of the mother.

Chiropractic has an important role to play in the care of women both during and after pregnancy.It is perfectly safe for mother and developing child. Chiropractic can help avoid injuries and can assist in helping with a safe and trauma-free birth.

Children and teenagers benefit enormously from Chiropractic Care. With all the bumps and falls that occur during childhood it is a wonder that some of us make it to being adults.

Most of the problems we see in adults are actually childhood problems that have simply been ignored.

As the twig is bent......so the tree grows.

The determination of chiropractic's role in sports care revolves around the ability of the doctor to show progress in areas important to the athlete.

Chiropractic is not only beneficial to the experienced and professional athlete, but is beneficial to the amateur and weekend athlete as well.

Scientific Research on Chiropractic is showing what millions of patients already know:

• Spinal manipulation is more effective than other treatments for low back pain
• Chiropractic adjustments take less time and the benefits last longer
• Chiropractic adjustments are safe
• Chiropractic is cost-effective and results in fewer lost work days
  
  

An ugly two-inch long and quarter-inch wide dark pink scar is slashed across my right shoulder.

This is a remnant of what will most likely be the last office job I will ever have. It is, however, not the only remnant. I also have the misfortune of being one of over 2.5 million people in the Australia who suffer from chronic pain.

The safety of ourselves and our family should be near the top of our list of priorities. Safety is crucial in living a long, healthy life. So why do we always put our bodies in danger?

Why is it when we have a sore back we often ignore it, and hope the pain goes away? Chiropractic is essential in ensuring the health and safety of your spine and body.

The health care system that we have all been brought up with does not really address health care, it addresses disease care.

Unfortunately you have to be sick or have symptoms before this system is generally utilised. How many people go to the doctor or hospital because they are feeling healthy?