Your Chiropractor in Forster has a wide range of Management plans & techniques available.

*    Activator Technique

*    SacroOccipital (SOT) Technique

*    Diversified Technique

*    Drop Piece Technique

*    Advanced Biostructural Correction (ABC) Technique

*    Rehabilitation Exercise

*    Vibration stimulation

*    Photobiomodulation or Low level Laser Therapy

*     Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Manipulation

Chiropractic care is based on the understanding that the nervous system controls all parts of the body. The spine is a strong set of bones in the body, but trauma, poor posture, stress, tension, overexertion, and other issues, can cause the nervous system the spine to work in ways that are not quite normal. 

This abnormal function can cause abnormal postural and movement patterns. This can also irritate the delicate spinal nerves that exit the spine between each bone. Chiropractors call this problem a Vertebral Subluxation. Instead of using drugs or surgery, chiropractors seek to improve body function through your nervous system by making minor adjustments to the function surrounding the joints of the spine which reduces the nerve irritation that is caused by subluxations. A visit to your chiropractor in Forster is beneficial in that it can help speed your body’s natural healing process and correct these issues.

If you have not talked with a chiropractor before and you are experiencing any type of pain, soreness, or other health related issue, it may be time to call Banks & Dade Chiro + Wellness on (02) 6557 6333. 

Some common symptoms that Chiropractic may help with –

*    Back Pain

*    Neck Pain

*    Headaches

*    Posture

*    Sciatica

SOT concerns itself primarily with the cranial sacral respiratory mechanism. This is a wavelike oscillation in the covering of the brain and spinal cord. Although quite subtle, this motion is essential for the normal functioning of the brain and spinal cord, and thereby the rest of the nervous system and the rest of the body. It functions much like breathing air, in that it has a cyclic tightening and loosening phase. Ordinary respiration–breathing air in and out–also affects and can be used to normalize cranial sacral respiratory action.

Often wedges placed under the pelvis in a variety of positions are used to assist with this process and affect the body’s proprioceptive abilities to balance the spinal muscles.

The hand is used to deliver a specific thrust to the spine. 

With the dysfunction of one or more spinal areas identified, a specific manual thrust is administered.  The patient may sitting, standing or lying in a number of positions depending on circumstances. The combined direction, speed, depth and angle used is the result of years of experience, practice and a thorough understanding of spinal mechanics.

The energy delivered during the thrust may produce a slight “popping” sound from the shifting of gas and fluids in the joint. This sound may be interesting, but is not a guide as to the value or effectiveness of the adjustment. Whilst improving spinal biomechanics can reduce nervous system interferences, virtually all joints of the body can be adjusted to help restore proper range of motion.

Drop piece technique uses an adjusting table with sections that drop by pneumatic or mechanical means.  The drop sections correspond with the area of the spine being worked on.  The patient lies prone on the table and the practitioner exerts a fast force to the spinal level diagnosed to be adjusted.  As the minimal adjusting force is applied it triggers the drop piece to drop and carry the joint through the remainder of its range of motion. 

ABC is a whole body technique where a patient is manually adjusted by hand mostly in the upright position where the aim is to improve posture and reduce pain.
The technique itself involves firm neck stretches and gentle adjustments of your spine, pelvis and feet. 35 separate points are checked for correction.

These points are situated in your skull, the entire length of your spine, pelvis, hips, knees and feet. Corrections during the procedure often quickly result in improvements to a patient’s breathing and posture.

Research shows that chiropractic combined with specific exercises provides the best results.  Our chiropractors have been trained in rehabilitation exercise as part of their training.  A patient’s function generally improves to a higher level and stays there with regular exercise if maintained  for extended periods.

Home exercise programs are prescribed using Physitrack’s PhysiApp.