Commonly Asked Questions

Will the treatment hurt?

Chiropractic treatment is usually pain-free, unless an area is inflamed. Our treatments will be modified to correspond with every patient’s needs, to ensure the most practical and comfortable experience.

After the first treatment the patient may feel stiff or tired, but this is a natural response to spinal manipulation. We have noticed through the years that each client’s response to treatment will be different.

Can Chiropractors help osteoporosis?

Osteoporosis manifests itself as weak and brittle bones, due to low calcium content, a problem that is particularly commonplace in women past the menopause. Your Chiropractor will be able to use various treatments to ease the pain of osteoporosis as well as advise you on other methods to combat the problem. In this instance Chiropractic care helps to keep your joints flexible and improve your balance and core strength, which will minimise the risk of falling.

Is chiropractic appropriate for children?

Chiropractic care is appropriate for children of all ages. After a careful assessment, if the chiropractor feels there may be benefit for your child, specialist and extremely gentle paediatric techniques are used to help restore full movement to your childs spine, joints and muscles.

How often will I need treatment? When should I be checked?

Chiropractic aims to reduce pain and improve mobility, strengthen and stabilise the injured areas, and maintain long term correction. The number of treatments required depends entirely on the individual condition and is based on how long the problem has been there and the severity of the injury. Treatment tends to be more intensive initially in order to re-train the joints and muscles to work correctly. Most people will see an improvement in their symptoms within 1-2 weeks, after which they will be seen by the chiropractor less frequently as they continue to improve. Once a problem has been fully corrected many of our patients choose to attend our practice for maintenance care check ups from time to time to ensure long term correction is maintained.

What about a good diet and exercise?

A balanced diet and regular exercise will certainly help your condition, but will not necessarily deal with an existing problem in the same way as chiropractic method. While exercise will increase your fitness and core strength, chiropractic can pinpoint problem areas that are reducing your body’s efficiency and flexibility.

Can I get over treated?

Every chiropractor we employ is well trained and uses their expertise to diagnose your problem, and evaluate when it is appropriate to give treatment and, more importantly, when it’s not. Every case is different, but it is unlikely that you will be over exposed.