Specialised family chiropractic care
We offer specialised chiropractic services for all ages and abilities. If you have specific health goals or wish to simply maintain an active lifestyle then regular chiropractic care may support your wellness objectives.
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Your first chiropractic experience at Family Chiropractic Care?
First Consultation & examination
A first visit to Family Chiropractic Care will typically take about 30 minutes, this includes filling out the pre-consultation health history form (or download the form here and fill in ahead of time). After this you will meet the chiropractor, who will go over your history and discuss your current physical condition, concerns and activity goals, Dr Don will then perform a thorough spinal examination to help find the cause of any physical limitations.
The purpose of this consultation is to determine if chiropractic is able to help your specific situation. If so the consultation will often proceed to a thorough spinal, postural, neurological and orthopaedic examination. Please feel free to ask as many questions as you like and to add any other pieces of information you think may be of assistance, no matter how small.
How treatment works.
If Family Chiropractic Care specialist Dr Don determines that chiropractic treatment will be of benefit to you he will get you to lie on the adjustment table then apply heat to relax you and your muscles before performing a chiropractic adjustment using a mobilisation technique most relevant to your individual needs.
A chiropractic adjustment or manipulation, is a skilled, passive quick movement (High Speed-Low Amplitude, HSLA) aimed at restoring mobility and function and reducing pain in joints and associated tissue. Depending on your needs this adjustment may be applied via a hands-on technique or through the use of an impulse adjusting machine.
If our chiropractor feels he is unable to help you, he will refer you to an appropriate health care provider who he feels is better suited to assist with your individual needs.
Got a question about your first visit?
REGULAR VISITS TO AVOID RELAPSES.
While we would like to think that we could completely “fix” you with just one visit, unfortunately this is rarely the case and you may require an initial stage of treatment that can be quite intensive. For most patients we expect significant improvement in pain and function within four to six treatments, however everyone responds differently and your treatment will be tailored to suit.
Once you have obtained relief from your initial complaint, we hope to see our clients embrace a model of pro-active health care in order to avoid relapses, rather than waiting for symptoms to re-appear and then be forced to take action. Just like you visit the dentist for regular check-ups to maintain your dental care, we recommend regular chiropractic care to maintain the health of your spine and nerves!