Bentleigh East Chiropractor Offers Results Driven Care

Chiropractic care is a health care discipline based on the scientific premise that the body is a self-regulating, self-healing organism. The practise of chiropractic focuses on the relationship between structure (primarily the spine and pelvis) and function (as coordinated by the nervous system) and how that relationship affects the preservation and restoration of health.

Further, the skull protects the delicate tissues of the brain. The moving bones of the spine protect the intricate communication pathways of the spinal cord and nerve roots. If these nervous system pathways are impaired, malfunction of the tissue and organ function throughout the body can result.

Chiropractic also places an emphasis on nutrition and exercise, wellness and healthy lifestyle modifications.

Chiropractors use a combination of hands-on physical therapy (called adjusting) and exercises, to mobilise, manipulate or adjust joints and improve your posture. This has the effect of reducing musculoskeletal pain, fatigue and injuries, but often people see improvements in other aspects of their health. Chiropractic techniques and protocols help to restore the natural alignment of your spine, allowing poor posture and chronic problems to be corrected.

Chiropractic care has a very low risk profile. Chiropractors use skill, not force or strength to conduct specific chiropractic adjustments. All forms of chiropractic treatment have the potential for adverse reactions in some people. It is the chiropractors' training that helps identify the people who are likely to have possible adverse reactions and alter care to minimize these risks.

Chiropractors regularly adjust women in all stages of pregnancy and babies of all ages. Chiropractic ensures that a pregnant woman's pelvic girdle, the supportive muscles, and the suspended uterus sit correctly. This allows optimum room for the baby to move and grow and minimises the load on the woman's changing body.

Studies have shown that chiropractic can assist in an easier, less traumatic delivery for both mother and child.

Many parents choose to have their newborns checked for any spinal health related problems. Naturally, chiropractic adjusting procedures are modified accordingly for a babies' spine.

A difficult birth, caesarean section, learning to walk, falls, bumps, riding a bicycle and even heavy school bags may all have long-lasting effects on a child's spinal health. Children have many physical stresses to deal with during their growing years. Developmental problems in children's spines can occur at almost any point in their growth. While a bandage and some comforting words can help such things as a skinned knee, the potential structural damage to the child's spine, skull, pelvis and extremities is the domain of a chiropractor.

To identify these problems and help avoid some of the health complaints seen later in their adult lives, regular chiropractic assessments may be of benefit. Chiropractic adjustments are always modified to a child's age.

Some signs that your child might benefit from chiropractic include:

• Disturbed sleeping patterns
• Restricted head or neck movement
• One shoulder higher than the other
• Headaches