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Andrew is a Chiropractor who specialises in spinal health especially in children. With a strong emphasis on neurology (nerve) health and a wholistic approach (often involving peripheral joints), great results are achieved in: pain management incl headaches, arthritis, dizziness, high blood pressure, infantile colic, recurrent ear infections, asthma, fertility, and painful/irregular periods to name a few.
With a resident Naturopath/Massage therapist available, issues can be dealt with from multiple angles, helping us achieve even faster results.
Being a Registered Nurse as well as a Chiropractor, Andrew has a broad knowledge of health issues.
Hicaps is available for Chiropractic appointments. Male and female Chiropractors available.
As a special for Natural Therapy Pages clients, call us to arrange an assessment for you or a loved one for only $60. Includes X-rays if deemed necessary but no treatment. Ordinarily $100!!!.
SERVICES
Welcome to South Riverwood Chiropractic Centre
Initial consultation approx 45min, subsequent appointments approx 15min. (This is considered a long consultation in this industry).
Male and Female Chiropractic Doctors
Caring for Kids:
WHAT IS CHIROPRACTIC?
Chiropractic is a science, art and philosophy that concerns itself with the relationship between the nervous system and the function (health) of the body. The nervous system controls every cell of your body and is mostly under the control of the brain, BUT the moving bones of the spine can interfere with this nerve flow. We call this a Subluxation. Without treatment Subluxations will lead to degeneration. This will result in a loss of optimal health from which illness may follow.
There are many conditions that may be helped with Chiropractic care, these include:
Headaches, Dizziness, Asthma, Heartburn, Body Pain, Scoliosis, Ulcers, Allergies, Menstrual Cramps, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Recurrent Colds and Flu, Pregnancy and Childbirth.
CONDITION-BASED CARE
Condition-based care is a term that refers to the care given to your child when you first came to the clinic.
At that time the purpose of the treatment was to correct the underlying spinal (or other) problem that was causing your child’s condition or symptoms. Other terms that are sometimes used for this type of treatment are “managed”, or “symptomatic” care.
We measure the success of condition-based care in much the same way your medical practitioner does. That is, your child’s condition improves symtomatically. This improvement in symptoms is referred to as an outcome measure.
In addition to this improvement in symptoms, the most important outcome measure we always use is to demonstrate that the underlying spinal problem has been corrected and has not returned. This is done using Orthopaedic and Neurological testing.
Conditions for which children are brought to this clinic include: ‘Colic’, Reflux, Poor Feeding, Sleep Pattern Disturbances, Allergies, Otitis Media (middle ear inflammation), Growing Pains, ADD/ADHD, Bed wetting, Recurrent Colds! Flu Painful Syndromes and Delayed Milestones to name a few.
Research shows, however, that children who receive Chiropractic health promotion care more than seven times per year experience fewer colds and illnesses than other children. Therefore CHIROPRACTIC KIDS ARE HEALTHIER!!!
HEALTH PROMOTION
We consider a successful outcome from condition- based care only half the story. The great benefit of chiropractic care for children lies in the ability of your chiropractor to identify functional spinal problems (Subluxations), and correct them with very gentle, safe adjustments before they have time to exert a detrimental effect on your child’s health.
Subluxations can occur easily through poor posture, Poor head control in infants, falling over (even gently), falling onto bottom,sleeping on front or diet to name a few.
The frequency of health promotion visits vary with the age of the child. Generally they are scheduled at 2 monthly intervals in the first year of life, 4 weekly intervals in the second year and 6-8 weekly from then on. There may be times in between, of course, when it becomes mecessary to schedule additional visits. The need for this may arise if your child has a fall or accident for example.
HEALTH PROMOTION VISITS
Health promotion visits are done at an age that reflects a key stage of development. On each visit, we look for particular evidence of an age appropriate development of the nervous system and , of course, any evidence of subluxation. Each health promotion visit takes about 15 minutes.
In addition to our assesment we always strongly encourage you to take your child to their Maternal and Child Health nurse for regular examinations.
Only around 10% of nerves are pain receptors (nociceptors) therefore subluxations are not always associated with pain. That is why it is important to bring your children for preventative Health promotion visits.
Just prior to starting school, a more extensive developmental assessment is carried out to determine if your child is at risk of developing school learning problems. If such a problem is found, appropriate strategies will be put in place to improve your child’s learning capability.
Caring for Adults:
WHAT IS CHIROPRACTIC?
Chiropractic is a science, art and philosophy that concerns itself with the relationship between the nervous system and the function (health) of the body. The nervous system controls every cell of your body and is mostly under the control of the brain, BUT the moving bones of the spine can interfere with this nerve flow. We call this a Subluxation. Without treatment Subluxations will lead to degeneration. This will result in a loss of optimal health from which illness may follow.
There are many conditions that may be helped with Chiropractic care, these include:
Headaches, Dizziness, Asthma, Heartburn, Back & Body Pain, Scoliosis, Ulcers, Allergies, Menstrual Cramps, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Recurrent Colds and Flu, Pregnancy and Childbirth.
CONDITION-BASED CARE
Condition-based care is a term that refers to the care given to you when you first came to the clinic.
At that time the purpose of the treatment was to correct the underlying spinal (or other) problem that was causing your condition or symptoms. Other terms that are sometimes used for this type of treatment are ‘managed”, or “symptomatic” care.
We measure the success of condition-based care in much the same way your medical practitioner does. That is, your condition improves symtomatically. This improvement in symptoms is referred to as an outcome measure.
In addition to this improvement in symptoms, the most important outcome measure we always use is to demonstrate that the underlying spinal problem has been corrected and has not returned. This is done using Orthopaedic and Neurological testing.
HEALTH PROMOTION
We consider a successful outcome from condition- based care only half the story. The great benefit of chiropractic care lies in the ability of your chiropractor to identify functional spinal problems, (Subluxations) and correct them with very gentle, safe adjustments before they have time to exert a detrimental effect on your health. Even the most risky adjustment is 4000 times safer then taking an aspirin.
The frequency of health promotion visits varies with the presentation of the patient. Condition- based treatment typically involves 2-3 visits per week for two to four weeks, but varies with age and the severity of complaint. X-rays are often taken to assess the extent of degeneration in the area, to check for pathology and to measure spinal curves.
HEALTH PROMOTION VISITS
Health promotion visits are done at 2-8 weekly. What works for you is determined mostly by the longevity of the problem. Each health promotion visit is conducted with an emphasis on neurology and maintaining musculoskeletal function. Only around 10% of the nerves in the body are pain receptors. This makes pain a very poor indicator of neurological dysfunction and is why most of our patients choose to come for health promotion visits, Irritation of other nerves causes no pain but can decrease your ability to function optimally. This can evidence itself in fatigue, muscle weakness, & susceptibility to infection to name a few.
In addition to our treatment we strongly encourage you to take control of your own care through exercise, and dietary changes if necessary.
Research shows that patients who are on health promotion schedules have fewer and less severe problems than before. Spinal curves are also restored, degeneration often reversed and general health improved. We want you to experience what many others including elite athletes now enjoy, optimal health.
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
Dip App Sci, Bsc, MChiropractic
Chiropractic
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