CHIROPRACTIC CARE
Chiropractic is a manual therapy that utilizes gentle adjustment techniques to joints in the body as the core of its practice. Classified as a primary healthcare profession, chiropractors are in a privileged position to take into consideration both holistic and integrative approaches when assessing a patient’s health needs. This means not only focusing on the symptoms of a condition, but also the physical health, lifestyle and emotional wellbeing of a patient. Chiropractic care is suitable for all stages of life.
Chiropractors do not prescribe drugs or use surgery, but use gentle manual techniques to help your body recover from acute and/or chronic problems.
Techniques Used
Our chiropractors primarily use a technique called diversified technique. However, we also offer Thompson drop & activator treatment methods to gently adjust and/or mobilize joint/s which aren’t moving/functioning properly. Although chiropractic adjustments are the core of a patient’s treatment, our chiropractic team also offer adjunctive soft tissue techniques such as medical acupuncture, kinesio taping, trigger point therapy, percussion massage etc.
Your First Visit
Many may feel a bit anxious in anticipation of their first chiropractic visit. Not knowing what to expect and often presenting with a painful condition can naturally cause a small degree of anxiety.
Our Team are here to make you feel at ease. As soon as you have booked your consultation, you will receive a ‘Welcome’ e-mail with all essential information required and a confirmation of your booking.
During your consultation visit, your Chiropractor will explain what to expect from each visit and give you plenty of time to tell us how we can best help you to reach your goals. This will be followed by a physical examination and any other relevant investigations such as x-rays, scans etc (if required). At the end of this process, your Chiropractor will have a good understanding of your problem and what treatment will be best suited.
Your Second Visit
During this visit your Chiropractor will do a detailed report of findings based on your fist visit and answer all your questions. As chiropractic care involves a series of visits, with each one building on the ones before, it’s important that our patients fully understand their treatment plan. The best results from chiropractic care come when the chiropractor and patient work together as a team.
Bring a family member or a friend… During your second visit there can be a lot of information to take in, so most of our patients find it helpful to bring someone with them to help process the information and to ask questions.
If you agree with our recommended care plan, we will also start your treatment during this visit.
Phases of Care
- Initial (Symptomatic Care): Our initial goal during care is to alleviate pain, stiffness and/or tension that you may be experiencing, and to find solutions to fix the original cause of the problem, whether this relates to lifestyle or an injury.
- Secondary (Rehabilitative Care): Once your condition has stabilized and become less symptomatic, our objective is to strengthen the area, getting things rehabilitated to reduce the chance of relapse/recurrence in the future.
- Maintenance (Lifestyle Care): When you are feeling much better and your presenting problem is more stable and stronger, many patients choose to progress onto continued care on a maintenance basis. If your lifestyle suggests that that is needed, there will be opportunities to discuss this option later during your care plan, when we’re doing our reassessments.
Book an Appointment
Contact The Wellness Centre (Castle Quay) today to schedule an appointment!
