Frequently Asked Questions Asked about seeing a Chiropractor - Your local chiropractor answers 18 questions:
What do Chiropractors look for in a routine visit?
We are assessing your spinal and muscle hygiene by looking at your posture, and your range of motion and by palpating your spine and muscles.
How does a Chiropractor know if you have bad spinal or muscle hygiene?
We often see patients with a loss of the 3 spinal curves, tight muscles, and limited motion when performing routine tasks at home and work, and often complain of poor sleep, irritable mood, lack of concentration
Can Children and Adults See a Chiropractor?
Yes! We have written many blog posts about the benefits of chiropractic for kids and adults
Active kids and adults have subluxations in their spine due to the daily forces of running, jumping, falling and repetitive motions we have to do for work
Inactive adults and kids - whether it be stuck at a desk at work or at school, have a lot of load and pressure on the spine, which is worse if the 3 curves are not present in the spine.
Why would I go to the Chiropractor if I am not in pain?
Lots of people feel better after a couple of sessions which is great, the reason is that pain is the last sign of dysfunction and the first thing to go!
However, the underlying dysfunction is still there and then after a couple of months many patients have to return and start the whole process again of trying to improve their underlying bad spinal hygiene
So that's why after the pain goes, we focus as chiropractors on correcting the underlying dysfunction which means treatments are usually spaced out way longer than when you start to care.
Can I just do exercises and stretches instead of getting Massages and Chiropractic Care?
Going to the gym, exercising, walking and doing stretches are integral to your healing journey.
However all these things alone, and even doing just chiropractic care alone, are not enough
Chiropractors want to adjust your spine so you can move and function. This means we NEED you to do exercises and stretches, but those enough will not allow you to achieve all your health needs. It would be like dieting but not exercising, yes dieting will help you lose weight but adding exercise will speed up the process and make it more successful.
Is Chiropractic care ok with pregnancy?
Many patients find that chiropractic treatments help alleviate the aches commonly associated with pregnancy.
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What types of sports can a Sports Chiropractor help with
We treat a wide range of sporting injuries and can help with sports performance
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Can your body become addicted to Treatment?
Many people fear that spinal manipulation is a habit-forming treatment.
However, evidence does not indicate that our bodies become addicted to spinal adjustments. If you discontinue chiropractic care, your spine may return to its original state- and after all the work you do to correct the problem, we don't want it to get back to a bad original state
How many Chiropractic sessions will I need?
This is dependent on each person in the initial phase - however to keep the spine in alignment after the initial phase- the research is quite clear and we have written blogs about them:
Unfortunately, gravity and time remain undefeated, so that's why many patients choose to get their regular checkups to make sure the spinal and muscle hygiene is at its peak, just as you would with your eye checkups and dental checkups.
Is Chiropractic Care Expensive
Not at Health Wise Chiropractic - We offer routine adjustments that are priced under the Medicare recommended rate and we also offer
rewards program
wellness memberships for Chiropractic and Chiropractic with Massage Care
What Symptoms do Chiropractors treat?
Pain
Cramping
Tingling
Dizziness
Nausea
Headache
Shortness of breath
Inflammation
Limited range of mobility
Exhaustion
Pins and Needles
Tight Muscles
Will my spine get too loose after a chiropractic session?
It's usually the case after a course of treatment that your spine gets STRONGER. With a well-adjusted body and the 3 normal curves present, your spine can do more, move more and will not click and crack as much between sessions
What are the common reasons people's spine goes out of alignment?
For Example - Bad Habits that can be destroying your neck hygiene are:
sleeping on your stomach
Sleep on more than 1 pillow
Sitting too long ( the average person sits for 10 hours, which is more than the recommended (6 hours)
Improper workout routines
technology use for more than 30 minutes a day
repetitive movements at home or work
Work lifestyle
Slouching
Watching TV for more than 12 hours a week
Playing Video games for more than 12 hours a week
Using technology to watch TV, read books in bed
Sugar in your diet
Gluten in your diet
Alcohol consumption
Smoking
drinking less than 2 litres of water a day
High levels of stress
High levels of anxiety
Forward Head Posture
How will I Know if Chiropractic Care hasn't helped?
We tell everyone that people's health journey is different, and just like trying a new Netflix show, after 4 episodes you get some idea if it's for you, same with Chiropractic, after 4 treatments we usually get to know your body and have a better idea on whether your health journey will be typical or is it going to be a bit more atypical and require co-management with another health professional.
What is Dry Needling?
Dry Needling uses single-use needles (the same as an acupuncture needle) to insert into muscles to assist with the release of myofascial trigger points.
Dry needling can help with decreasing pain, improving the range of motion and function of the muscle
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What is Cupping?
Cupping is an alternative medicine where cups are put on the skin for a few minutes and create a suction sensation.
We use a combination of glass and silicone cups
There are 2 types of therapy: wet and dry cupping
The theory behind cupping is the suction sensation creates hyperemia/hemostasis around your skin. Some cupping points are also linked with acupoints.
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What is Shockwave therapy?
How Shockwave Therapy Works
Shockwave therapy helps heal the tendinosis in the body
In the past 10 to 15 years, shockwave therapy has emerged as the leading choice in the treatment of many orthopedic disorders including proximal plantar fasciitis of the heel, lateral epicondylitis of the elbow, calcific tendinitis of the shoulder and. non-union of long bone fracture. More recently, the use of shockwave had expanded to the treatment of patellar tendinopathy (jumper's knee) and Achilles tendinopathy, and avascular necrosis of the femoral head
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What Conditions do we manage and co-manage with medical G.Ps
We offer an extensive amount of treatment for many conditions, so we created our online program STAND CORRECTED for all the conditions we see commonly and treat
For more information about how we can help. Please call Health Wise Chiropractic 03 9467 7889 or book online to see one of our Chiropractors in Sunbury or Melton/Strathtulloh Today!
We are also really proud to offer our patients an APP for their Mobile- iPad. With access to your rehab exercises and our health tip blogs with over 500 articles.
Chiropractic has moved online. We offer our online program -STAND CORRECTED- To help you through the day.
We have over 30 programs on different health conditions
Each program contains
- Information about the conditions
- things to do and things to avoid
- nutrition advice
- all the stretches that are needed to help
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