Bondi Junction Chiropractor Provides Care You Can Trust

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.

Consumers usually seek chiropractic care for back pain, neck pain and headaches, as well as for general health and wellbeing.

Chiropractors use skill, not force or strength to conduct specific chiropractic adjustments. Various types of manual therapy and low force interventions are also used where appropriate.

Chiropractic care has a very low risk profile, especially when compared with more invasive methods of spinal healthcare however, all forms of chiropractic treatment have the potential for adverse reactions in some people. Please don't hesitate to call and ask us if you have any concerns.

In short, no! There is no age limit on chiropractic and more and more people are consulting chiropractors, especially in their later years. 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.

Yes, as long as we feel it is safe to proceed with treatment and if no further imaging is required to help diagnose your condition.

You only need to come as often as it is necessary to improve your condition and achieve your goals. Some people choose short term pain relief care whilst others prefer long term correction of their underlying functional issues. Certain chronic issues do require long term management.

If you already have X-rays or other scans, please bring them with you. However we don't need you to have any before you come and see us. We can decide whether or not you need X-rays or scans at your initial consultation.

No, as primary health care professionals, chiropractors do not require a referral in order to see you.

A chiropractic adjustment is the application of a specific force in a precise direction, applied skilfully to a joint that is fixated, "locked up", or not moving as it should. This can help improve or restore motion to the joint, helping the body to gradually regain more normal motion and function. There are many ways to adjust a joint. Usually the chiropractor's hands or a specially designed instrument delivers a brief and highly-accurate thrust. Some adjusting methods are quick, whereas others require a slow, constant or indirect pressure. Restoring better joint function can help improve mobility, vitality, and endurance.

We will never do anything you don't want done. The ‘Crack" comes from an adjustment as explained above, but there are many other gentle techniques that we use at Health Odyssey that help improve joint function.

In Australia, chiropractors share a common tertiary education pathway with osteopaths and physiotherapists and chiropractic education involves undergraduate and/or masters-level university training over five years.

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.

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.

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.