Healthmont Clinic

Staff

Paul
Chiropractic

Graduated from Phillip Institute of Technology (now R.M.I.T. – Bundoora) in the class of 1988.

Other postgraduate seminars/courses;
Activator systems, Powerful Practices Graduate, Neuro-Link (now called Neural Integration System),

Upledger cranial, Foot Levelers analysis system & Reams Biochemical Assessment.

Married to Rebekah.

Six children, ranging from an adult, married down to late primary school age.

Hobbies include woodturning, woodworking and renovations.

Nicky
Massage

Graduated from

Married to John

2 active kids

Hobbies include family, horses

For more information visit Nicky's website www.mobomassage.com

Susan
Chiropractic Assistant

Susan has worked in various administrative/reception roles for over 25 years including Child Protection, Graphic Design and Chiropractic. She has been working for Healthmont Chiropractic since 2009.

Susan, along with her husband and two young adult children, has benefited from the health benefits of Chiropractic care and they are all patients at Healthmont Chiropractic.

Hobbies include sewing, paper crafts and gardening.

Our Techniques

Activator adjusting device

This is a chiropractic handheld device that delivers a controlled and measurable thrust. It is applied to articulations that have been determined to have faulty biomechanics. The thrust delivered by the device is extremely rapid and the acceleration transmitted into the joint is the physical property that seeks to rectify biomechanical harmony.

Mechanical blocking

A pair of padded wedges is positioned under specific points of the patient’s pelvis when lying down, either face up or down. This is a slow and stretching technique as gravity is used to introduce into the pelvic and/or low back articulations a gradual force in the particular direction that seeks to
de-rotate the pelvic distortion.

Manual adjusting

This technique is applied by the hands of the practitioner. The particular joint that has been determined to be faulty is put under tension and a sudden movement of the hands imparts a force. This physical property applied to the joint frees the bones and seeks to achieve a closer to normal movement within the articulation.

Soft tissue techniques

A number of therapies can be applied to achieve a change in the abnormal soft tissue. These include;

• Massage via electric device or by hand.


• Pressure point therapy.


• Trigger point therapy, and


• Cross friction massage.

Referrals

Having been in practice for almost 30 years we have built and have access to a network of excellent practitioners of different disciplines. These include; naturopaths, paediatric chiropractors, other speciality chiropractors, myotherapists, massage therapists, osteopaths, Pilates instructor and Psychologist

As the ultimate good of the patient is the most important factor in this clinic it is quite common for a referral to be made to one of these other practitioners.

T-Bars

The T-bar is manufactured for anyone who works with the soft tissues of the body. Such structures include; muscle bellies, muscular nodules, trigger points, ligament induration, and tenoperostial attachments.