Melbourne Chiropractic FAQ's & A - Z

In the words of the New Zealand Government’s Inquiry, chiropractic care is “remarkably safe.” Chiropractic has an excellent safety record. It is the result of a conservative approach to health that avoids invasive procedures or addictive drugs.1In relation to the treatment of neck and back pain, studies have shown that a course of chiropractic care was 250 times safer than a course of anti-inflammatory drugs.

A chiropractic adjustment is a skill of using a specific force in a precise direction, applied to a joint that is fixated, “locked up”, or not moving properly.

This adds motion to the joint, helping the joints to gradually regain more normal motion and function. The purpose of this safe and natural procedure is to permit improved spinal function, improved nervous system function, and improved health. There are many ways to adjust the spine.

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.

After years of university training and clinical experience, each chiropractor becomes highly skilled in the delivery of a variety of adjusting approaches.

Since significant musculoskeletal trauma can occur at birth, many parents choose to have their newborns checked for these musculoskeletal injuries. Later, learning to walk, riding a bicycle, and other childhood activities can cause musculoskeletal related problems.

While a bandage and some comforting words can help a skinned knee, the potential underlying musculoskeletal damage related to the child’s spine, skull, pelvis, and extremities is a unique focus of chiropractic.

Many childhood health complaints that are brushed off as “growing pains” may be able to be traced to the musculoskeletal related injuries.

Please call to ask about how we checkup musculoskeletal issues in children and how we may be able to identify these problems and help avoid some of the health complaints seen later in adults. Naturally, chiropractic adjusting procedures are modified to a child’s spine, particularly babies.

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In most cases, not at all. In fact, 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 gas release from the joint as spinal movement is restored, such as when a wet glass is removed from a table.

Some Chiropractors use a handheld instrument to adjust the spine. Others use pelvic blocks to re-align the body. Special techniques are used for adjusting infants and children. Whatever the technique, Chiropractors use skill, not force or strength, to conduct a safe, effective adjustment.