Frequently Asked Questions
We endever to answer any and all questions you have regarding your chiropractic care. Here are a few of the most commonly asked questions we receive. If the answer to your question isn't listed below, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.
Is chiropractic safe?
Chiropractors use skill, not force or strength to conduct specific chiropractic adjustments. Various types of manual therapy and low force interventions are used where appropriate to suit the patients needs.
Chiropractic care has a very low risk profile, especially when compared with more invasive methods of spinal healthcare.
How can chiropractic help you?
More and more, evidence supports early referral and assessment of musculoskeletal pain patients to an appropriately qualified musculoskeletal clinician such as a chiropractor. Chiropractors are not only trained to treat musculoskeletal pain patients, they are also trained to facilitate health promotion and lifestyle advice, rehabilitation and patient education. Patients usually seek chiropractic care for back pain, neck pain and headaches, as well as for general health and wellbeing.
Do chiropractic adjustments hurt?
While brief discomfort after an adjustment can occur, it is rare, and most people find having an adjustment very relaxing. With some adjustments you may sometimes feel or hear a popping sound from the spinal joints. This is simply caused by a change in pressure in the joint, as spinal movement is improved. Some chiropractors use a hand-held instrument to adjust the spine. Others use wedges or blocks to help realign part of the body. Whatever the technique, chiropractors use skill, not force or strength, to care for people with the highest degree of safety and effectiveness.
Is chiropractic only for adults?
There is no age limit on chiropractic care. In order to deliver the safest, most effective and highest quality care possible, chiropractic techniques are modified appropriately for each person at every age and stage of life. Dr Alessandra has a special interest in conditions usually seem in the newborn stage such as colic, reflux and tongue-tie.
How are chiropractors educated?
In Australia, Chiropractors follow a common tertiary education pathway with osteopaths and physiotherapists. Chiropractic education involves undergraduate and o/r master's- level university training over five years.
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All accredited chiropractic programs in Australia include units in basic and clinical sciences. Also included are units in physical therapy, physical rehabilitation, radiology, nutrition, paediatrics, geriatrics, public health and evidence-based practice.
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As with other primary healthcare professions, chiropractic pre-professional training requires a significant proportion of the curricula to be clinical subjects related to evaluating and caring for patients. As part of professional training, final-year students must also complete a minimum of a one-year supervised clinical internship.
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All registered chiropractors must complete mandatory continuing education each year in order to maintain registration and practice as a non-pharmacological, non-surgical spine care and musculoskeletal-allied healthcare professional.
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Can you receive chiropractic care during pregnancy?
As the body changes very rapidly during pregnancy, there is a large amount of stress placed on the musculoskeletal system. The joints in the body try to compensate for these changes, and as a result, they are often sore and stiff. Your chiropractor has special techniques that will help make you comfortable during all stages of pregnancy.