What is
Chiropractic?
Chiropractic is
based on the scientific fact that your nervous system controls
the function of every cell, tissue, organ and system of your
body. Your nervous system consists of your brain, spinal cord,
and millions of nerves. Your brain is protected by the skull and
your spinal cord is protected by the 24 moving bones of the
spine. Many everyday activities can cause these spinal bones to
lose their normal position or motion. This can result in nervous
system dysfunction and ultimately, ill health.
The chiropractic
approach to better health is to detect, reduce, and help prevent
nervous system dysfunction.
Why Chiropractic?
Research shows that
only about 15% of back pain has a definite structural cause,
such as disc herniation, fracture, or injury. About 85% of back
pain is known as functional (or mechanical) back pain. This
means that it is the way the joints, muscles, and nerves work
together that is the problem. In most cases, functional spinal
pain can be relieved through a combination of professional help,
and self help.
What can I expect
on my first visit?
Chiropractors see more spines than any other profession; it is what we do all day.
In Australia it takes a minimum of five years full-time
university training to be able to call yourself a Chiropractor.
A Doctor of Chiropractic will take a thorough case history of
your condition; how long has it been there for, what kind of
pain is it, does it radiate or spread anywhere, is it getting
better or worse, what aggravates it, what relieves it, what
other treatment have you had.
After the case
history Dr Bongiorno will examine the motion and function of
each of your vertebrae, perform a range of neurological and
orthopaedic tests, and may order some x-rays to assess damage
and measure misalignment.
After putting all
this information together, Dr Bongiorno will then know how to
best manage your condition. Most often it will be a combination
of gentle and specific spinal adjustments, soft tissue therapy
and supportive exercises for you.
What is a
Subluxation?
Chiropractic is a
system of healthcare that releases a serious stress from your
body: the Vertebral Subluxation Complex. A subluxation is often
a painless, tiny, spinal distortion that can affect your nerves,
muscles, internal organs, discs, bones, brain function, posture
and overall health.
Subluxations are
caused by stress of all kinds: poor posture, accidents, sport or
even working in the same positions for long periods of time.
What is a
chiropractic adjustment?
The primary course
of care will be specific chiropractic adjustments. This will
help return individual spinal bones to their proper motion and
position. There are hundreds of ways of using carefully directed
and controlled pressure to restore better position and motion to
“stuck” or fixated spinal joints. This may require a quick
thrust, or in other instances a slow, constant pressure.
Sometimes, only one area of the spine is adjusted, and other
times the entire spine will receive attention.
Dr Bongiorno uses
his hands, a specialised table and other specialised instruments
to suit each individual.
Some adjusting
approaches can result in a faint “popping” sound. This sound is
created by the shifting of gas and fluid in the joint. The
presence or “loudness” of this sound has little meaning and
varies with each patient.
What is Myotherapy?
Myotherapy is a
multi-skilled physical therapy within the Allied Health
Profession.
Myotherapy is
applied in the preventative, corrective and rehabilitative
phases of therapy to restore and maintain the normal integrity
of the soft tissue structure (muscles, tendons, ligaments and
fascia) of the human body.
Myotherapy can work
to deactivate trigger points in muscles. Trigger points are
often created when a muscle is damaged via birth, sports,
accidents, occupations, and disease. Trigger points can be
painful and refer to other parts of the body.
Myotherapy is a
system of hands on, soft tissue and muscular healthcare,
designed to assist in the rebalancing of your musculoskeletal
system.
What does a
Myotherapist do?
Depending on the
particular problem, the Myotherapist may use a combination of
the following:
·
Soft
tissue manipulation
·
Thermal therapies (heat and cold)
·
Myofascial dry needling
·
Myofascial stretching
·
Corrective and rehabilitative exercise
What can Myotherapy
do for you?
Muscle tension
causes pain and affects all aspects of your daily life. If you
suffer from pain, fatigue, reduced concentration, injury,
restricted movement, stress, or strain, Myotherapy may benefit
you.
Myotherapy
treatment can reduce pain and restore the normal integrity of
soft tissue (muscle, tendons, ligaments and fascia).
How does Myotherapy
differ from massage therapy?
Myotherapists are
professional soft tissue therapists, trained for a minimum of 3
years in all aspects of musculoskeletal health care so they are
experts in soft tissue treatment. Through careful history taking
and assessment, a Myotherapist will choose the most appropriate
techniques to target your condition.
Joanne
utilises specific massage therapy techniques and other
modalities, to address the underlying cause of your pain, to
resolve your condition and to help your body to return to
optimum health and function.
Can I claim the fee
on my health insurance fund?
YES. We offer the
Healthpoint facility which accepts most private health insurers
and is able to be claimed immediately.
Using Healthpoint
to claim electronically saves you the time of filling out forms
and waiting in line. By simply paying the gap amount, you also
require less cash on the day to settle accounts. |
