What is Chiropractic?

Chiropractic is the largest drug free, primary health care profession in the western world. It is based on the scientific fact that the human body is both self-regulating and self-healing; it is the control of brain, spinal cord and nerve function that allows this. Chiropractic is a proactive, non-invasive approach to enhance health and well-being by adjusting joints/tissues of the body to effect/stimulate the nervous system to enhance its function. For health and vitality our nervous system needs to function without distortion or interference. The bones of the skull, spine and pelvis protect the delicate pathways that make up the nervous system. Restrictions of these bones may alter nerve function and may impact normal healthy body function. 

What are your qualifications as a Chiropractor?

Chiropractors have five years of professional medical training, resulting in a Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) degree. They study the structure and function of the spine and how it effects health and disease.

How can ongoing Chiropractic Treatment help me, even after my pain has gone?

Symptoms of pain are only a small portion of the overall issue. Other than relieving pain, the focus of Chiropractic Care is to ensure that maximum neurological function and health expression is achieved. This may be noticed in improved strength, energy, better concentration and focus, emotional stability, restful sleep and slowing down the degeneration process, to list just a few.

Why do I need to come in frequently?

Many of your health issues have developed over months/years without obvious symptoms and correction can take time. Your nervous system requires consistent regular input to ensure that neurological changes are made optimally so your body learns to maintain these adaptations.

Why are the sessions so short in duration?

During your initial and report of findings visits extensive time was spent evaluating, examining and planning. I have carefully prepared a specific plan of care to optimally assist your body to heal.  Since the adjustment themselves do not take long to perform, my expertise lies in choosing the adjustments that will produce the most significant and lasting effect for your health and wellbeing.  This is similar to taking a nutritional supplement, administration may only take a second, however the effects may well last in your body for days/hours after its consumption.

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Does it hurt?

In most cases, not at all. In fact, many people find having an adjustment very relaxing. With some adjustments you may sometimes feel or hear a popping sound from your joints. This is simply caused by a gas release from the joint as spinal movement is restored.

I do provide more gentle options such as a hand-held instrument, an activator, and pelvic blocks. 

My goal as a Chiropractor is to find and deliver the most efficient adjustment/correction with maximum comfort.  Everybody responds differently to a Chiropractic adjustment. Please make sure you contact me should you have any concerns.

Are there any risks?

Yes, as with any form of health care, there are some risks. Some people feel slight soreness following their first few adjustments as their body begins to re-align. This is usually very mild and only last for a short time.

There is also a very rare risk of infrequent strain/injury to a ligament or disc in the neck (less than 1 in 139,000) or low back (1 in 62,000).

There is also an extremely rare risk of stroke associated with adjustments of the neck which all published studies agree is extremely low. Research published in 2001 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal puts such an event at 1 in 5.85 million adjustments. To put things in perspective, if you drive your car to see me then you have a greater chance of being injured in a car accident than from Chiropractic Care.

Why do I need to have progress exams?

Progress exams enable us to subjectively and objectively assess your progress to ensure that we are on the right track. This helps in making your treatments more effective to help you save time and money.