Chiropractic Cranbourne – relieving pain and promoting wellness

The majority of people seeking chiropractic treatment are in pain. Having back or neck pain or being debilitated by headaches is a terrible way to be. The physical pain causes related stress and emotional trauma.

At Cranbourne Family Chiropractic our first goal is relieve your pain. Please don’t put treatment off as your condition could worsen and become chronic.

Gentle treatment tailored to your body

Some people are fearful of Chiropractic because they associate with very strong adjustments and ‘cracking’. Effective treatment can range enormously, from very gentle through to a firmer approach.

You will get to discuss your treatment and communication will stay open throughout the session, so you know what is going on at all times. Our aim is to make your session stress free and above all, to ease your pain.

What is Chiropractic?

Chiropractic is a health care discipline based on the scientific premise that the body is a self-regulating, self-healing organism. These important functions are controlled by the brain, spinal cord, and all the nerves of the body. “Chiropractic” comes from the Greek word Chiropraktikos, meaning “done by hand.”

The practice of Chiropractic focuses on the relationship between structure (primarily the spine, and pelvis) and function (as coordinated by the nervous system) and how that relationship affects the preservation and restoration of health.

The skull protects the delicate tissues of the brain. The moving bones of the spine protect the intricate communication pathways of the spinal cord and nerve roots. If these nervous system pathways are impaired, malfunction of the tissue and organ function throughout the body can result.

Chiropractic also places an emphasis on nutrition and exercise, wellness* and healthy lifestyle modifications.

*The CAA (Chiropractors’ Association of Australia) offers the following definition of wellness:

"Wellness is a lifelong process of assuming personal responsibility that empowers the individual to exercise choice, make informed decisions and take action towards a more balanced, dynamically sustainable and fulfilling existence in all dimensions of life."

How does Chiropractic work?

Chiropractic is based upon the understanding that good health depends, in part, upon a normally functioning nervous system.

Chiropractic works by helping to restore your own inborn ability to be healthy. When under the proper control of your nervous system, all the cells, tissue, and organs of your body are designed to function well and resist disease and ill health. The Chiropractic approach to better health is to locate and help reduce interferences to your natural state of being healthy.

A common interference to the nervous system is the twenty four moving bones of the spinal column. A loss of normal motion or position of these bones can irritate or impair the function of the nervous system. This can disrupt the transmission of controlling nerve impulses.

Chiropractors aim to improve nervous system function primarily through Chiropractic adjustments (with particular attention to the spine, skull and pelvis), to help remove any interference that may be impairing normal health.