Chiropractic care can help to reduce and/or eliminate the symptoms associated with various afflictions, including:

• Neck pain;
• Whiplash;
• Lower back pain;
• Headaches and migraines;
• Sciatica;
• Scoliosis;
• Spinal disc injuries such as disc herniation;
• Sports-related injuries;
• Tendinitis;
• Pregnancy-related pain;
• Arthritis;
• Sprains; and
• Joint pain

Chiropractic Treatment

Chiropractors rely on non-invasive treatment methods and will refer patients to medical practitioners should medication or surgery be indicated. Chiropractors work with the spine and joints and focus on creating optimal alignment through careful manipulation in order to bring about pain relief for patients suffering from numerous conditions.

This approach to care is further reinforced by chiropractors in their promotion of healthy lifestyles such as the avoidance of smoking and excess stress, as well as ensuring a proper diet and exercise.

A chiropractor’s main concern is your spine and nervous system and how well both are functioning. The spine is made up of 24 individual moveable vertebrae. It starts just below the base of your skull and ends in the centre between the hips. Each consecutive vertebra is connected to the immediate vertebrae above and below it via joints. Consecutive vertebrae are connected by joint capsules, ligaments and muscles, which enable the entire spine to function as one dynamic unit. There are seven neck (cervical) vertebrae, 12 mid-back (thoracic) vertebrae and five lower back (lumbar) vertebrae, with a cartilaginous disc in-between each vertebra. This disc is there to help cushion and absorb shock, reduce friction between the vertebrae and to allow increased movement to occur within the spine. A pair of spinal nerves exits between each vertebra. Each one of the 31 pairs of nerves come from the spinal cord, which runs the length of the spine, and extends outward to form a complex network which ultimately supplies and influences every organ, tissue and cell in the body.