Our St Albans Team
Treatment Techniques Utilized by our St Albans Chiropractors
Manual adjustments or manipulations: Using a force to influence movement in the spine and body.
Blocking techniques: utilising the patients own body weight
Drop piece techniques: A Chiropractic table with adjustable heights
Activator adjusting tool: A hand-held tool
Spinal decompression:
Rehabilitation and exercise plans: Individualised exercise and postural rehabilitation plans are prescribed
- 3/163 Main Rd W, St Albans VIC 3021
- (03) 9020 6568
- info@wellbeing365.com.au
About Wellbeing Chiropractic St Albans
Our St Albans Chiropractors are experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of multiple conditions such as neck and back pain and postural issues. Wellbeing Chiropractic utilizes a range of techniques to ensure that the most helpful technique is used to address each individual patients’ conditions. Our techniques include traditional Chiropractic adjustments.
Our clinic is right in St Albans, located at 3/163 Main Rd W, St Albans.
Our St Albans Chiropractors are all registered under the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA), alongside the other health professions including medical doctors, nurses and dentists. All Chiropractors in Australia must complete five years of study at university level and meet
multiple requirements during this time, such as seeing 200 or more patients before being able to graduate. Chiropractors must also undertake continuing professional development education requirements every year after graduation to maintain their registration.
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Why you should choose our St Albans Chiropractors
- Wellbeing clinics have appointments available 6 days a week
- We can offer you appointment time Monday-Friday 10am-7pm or Sat 9am-1pm
- We offer an after-hours emergency service Monday to Sunday
- Over 30 allied health professionals work within the Wellbeing group
- Wellbeing Chiropractic has been delivering succesful health care treatments for over 15 years and is trusted by the local community
- We offer traditional manual Chiropractic treatment as well as more modern techniques including spinal decompression therapy
- Wellbeing has a structured mentoring programme to encourage internal development and skill sharing
- All our Chiropractors are licensed professionals who continue to attend professional education, training and workshops
- All Wellbeing Chiropractors at all of our neighboring clinics can offer you the same level of care and service; and you will be welcomed like a regular patient (not made to fill out new patient forms at each site)
Frequently Asked Questions
Chiropractors see people with back and neck pain; joint stiffness and muscle tension. They use spinal adjustment and massage techniques.
A Sports Chiropractor is a practitioner who has interests in seeing athletes for their musculo-skeletal injuries and health. Sports Chiropractors use a range of spinal adjustments, soft tissue, exercise prescription and taping techniques to manage their patients.
A family chiropractor sees various kinds of patients for a range of conditions including back and neck pain. Family Chiropractors see all ages and types of patient, from the youth to the elderly.
Yes. This means they can stay open like medical centers.
The Australian Chiropractors Association (ACA) is a body representing a large portion of the Chiropractic profession.
Most likely, Wellbeing Chiropractic has clinics all across the greater Melbourne area meaning we’re bound to have a clinic nearby. For more information on our clinics click here.
10 Facts About Chiropractic
- Chiropractors are primary health care practitioners – meaning they can be the first contact a person can make when they have a health problem
- You do not need a referral to see a Chiropractor
- Chiropractors have a particular interest in the spine and the nervous system
- All Chiropractors must complete a minimum of 5 years tertiary study which includes anatomy, neurology and physiology
- Chiropractic is offered at several universities around Australia including – Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Macquarie University, Murdoch University and Central Queensland University (CQU)
- Chiropractors are also required to continue formal education, or continue professional development (25hr per year) to maintain access to the latest evidence based techniques for diagnosis, treatment and management
Chiropractic facts:
- Largest allied health profession in USA
- As of March 2019 there are currently 5,528 chiropractors in Australia, compared to about 70,000 in the USA
- First chiropractic adjustment was done by Daniel David Palmer in 1895 for partial deaf janitor Harvey Lillard.
- Chiro means ‘Hands’ in Greek. Chiropractor are using hands to examine the patient and fine ‘spinal dysfunction’ and to treat musculoskeletal conditions.
- You don’t need a referral from GP to see a chiropractor as they are primary contact practitioner.
- To become a chiropractor you need to complete a 5 years university course focusing on body and nerve functioning.
- Spinal manipulation is the major skill the chiropractor use for acute and chronic low back pain.
- Chiropractors often use Exercise as part of their management of patient complaints
- Chiropractors are most well known for conditions involving the low back and neck, however they’re taught to assess and diagnose a wide variety of syndromes and conditions.
- Chiropractors work alongside other practitioners such as physiotherapist, yoga, pilates, remedial massage
- Chiropractor can give you advice for a healthier lifestyle and how to maintain the healthy life.
- Initial chiropractic consultation will include any relevant medical history, physical examination such as orthopedic tests, range of motion and palpation accordingly and chiropractor will perform the spinal manipulation if there is no medical contraindication and if this form of treatment is indicated.
- Most private insurance will cover chiropractic treatment in Australia such as Bupa, Medibank etc.
