Chiropractic

Chiropractic is one of the largest primary-contact health care professions due to its great success in the treatment of low back pain, neck pain headaches, migraines, sports injuries, and treatment of children’s health issues just to name a few.

Chiropractic treatments are available to everyone since they treat pain without any medications or drugs. Chiropractic treatments restore and maintain musculoskeletal balance and the functionality of your spine. In other words, they improve your daily life without introducing new substances to your body.

Our primary treatment aim is to get you out of pain and functioning better.

Our secondary aim is to reduce the likelihood and severity of recurrence

Chiropractic benefits

Many benefits are offered with chiropractic care to help you restore and optimize your health. Chiropractic can help:

  • Relieve back and neck pain
  • Relieve headaches
  • Relieve arthritic joint pain
  • Decrease muscular and joint pain
  • Increase your performance and energy
  • Increase your balance and co ordination
  • Reduce degeneration and risk of further injury
  • Reduce tissue inflammation and enhance tissue healing

Chiropractic is an essential part of staying in good health.  Why?

Because spinal adjustments are all about maintaining the free transmission of signals, allowing them to flow throughout your body, leading to balance and flow in all areas.

A spinal adjustment is simply getting rid of the air bubbles, known as cavitation, that accumulate between the vertebrae.  These disruptions put unnecessary pressure on nerves and the nervous system, which hinders the free flow of signals and proper functioning of other vital areas of your body.

The popping sound you may hear during an adjustment is simply the release of air bubbles trapped in the fluid around the vertebrae.  By dissolving removing these voids, we’re relieving the pressure on your nervous system, allowing it to work freely.  This treatment enables every organ in your body to perform at its best, providing you with a more efficiently functioning body.

First, imagine your spine as a perfectly functioning mobile phone, having clear, uninterrupted reception while talking.  Now, imagine your spine as a mobile phone with disrupted reception, frequent loss of signal, and unclear communication, hindering your ability to hear and reply while conversing.  You’ll feel confused and irritated due to the constant interruption of your conversation.

Chiropractic treatment is all about assisting your spine, allowing the free flow of communication along the central hub of your nervous system.  Every organ, cell, and tissue in your body depends on it.

With experience, knowledge, and a firm scientific understanding of what your body needs, chiropractic adjustments assist your body and give it the freedom it needs to function effectively.  You, the patient, will receive the ability to live pain free and enjoy a healthy lifestyle.

What to expect from your first appointment

On arrival you will be asked to fill out a comprehensive history questionaire. The Chiropractor will thoroughly analyze your history, followed with a physical examination by the chiropractor to pin point the cause of your problem. George will outline a treatment plan that will include; your treatment options, number of visits you will need, as well as discussing a maintenance program after your treatments are finished.

Treatment is focused on the individual, their presenting problems, and improving their condition as soon as possible.

How many treatments will I need?

Chiropractic treatment usually involves multiple sessions, depending on the nature and the severity of your condition or symptoms.  At Phoenix Recovery Centre we never over-service our patients, our aim is get get you feeling well as soon as possible, and keeping you that way.

What is the duration of each treatment?

On your initial treatment visit you can expect to take 45 min – 1 hour, although this does vary from person to person, and on the problem that you present with. Each subsequent treatment should take 15 min possibly 2-3 times a week.

What should I wear?

No special clothing is necessary. Just come as you are. Female patients will be given a clinic gown to wear.

What relief can I expect?

Patients often feel the effects of a chiropractic adjustment immediately after the treatment. During your initial consultation or first few treatments, we will outline your expected timeline for a complete resolution of your symptoms.

Does SRC offer a maintenance program?

When your treatments are over and you are back to your optimum health level, you will be advised on when George will need to see you again for a maintenance treatment, in order avoid reoccurring acute pain with your condition. This could be anywhere from 1-3 month appointments as a one treatment appointment.