What is Chiropractic

Chiropractic is the third largest primary health care profession in the western world after conventional medicine and dentistry. The foundation of Chiropractic is to provide a safe and natural approach to healthcare, allowing the body to inherently heal itself without the use of drugs or surgery. At present, there are some 60,000 Doctors of Chiropractic in the world and over 750 in the state of Queensland alone.

Chiropractic focuses on the relationship between the structure (primarily the spine) and function (as coordinated by the nervous system) and how that relationship affects the preservation and restoration of health. The basic concept of chiropractic relates to the fact that the nervous system controls every cell, tissue, and organ in your body. When vital nerve communication pathways are interfered with, as can occur with a variety of structural and/or functional problems in the spine, pain and ill health can be the result.

Everyday occurrences such as poor posture, slips and falls, or lack of exercise can cause the bones of your spine (vertebrae) to lose their usual motion or position. This misalignment of the vertebrae is called a Vertebral Subluxation. The misalignment of the vertebrae can result in decreased nerve function to the areas of the body that the nerves supply. Symptoms often include but are not limited to pain, tingling, numbness, headaches, or no symptoms at all. This can set off a chain reaction affecting the vertebrae, nerves, muscles, soft tissues and organs, which results in degenerative changes throughout the body.

Chiropractors are the only doctors trained to detect and correct vertebral subluxations through safe, gentle and specific adjustments. Over 2 million chiropractic adjustments are delivered to patients every day. Adjustments are far safer than muscle relaxers, back surgery or even a single aspirin. People under chiropractic care are among the healthiest in the world, enjoying less medication, hospitalisations and medical doctor visits.


What is Chiropractic Chiropractic is the third largest primary health care profession in the western world after conventional medicine and dentistry. The foundation of Chiropractic is to provide a safe and natural approach to healthcare, allowing the body to inherently heal itself without the use of drugs or surgery. At present, there are some 60,000 Doctors of Chiropractic in the world and over 750 in the state of Queensland alone. Chiropractic focuses on the relationship between the structure (primarily the spine) and function (as coordinated by the nervous system) and how that relationship affects the preservation and restoration of health. The basic concept of chiropractic relates to the fact that the nervous system controls every cell, tissue, and organ in your body. When vital nerve communication pathways are interfered with, as can occur with a variety of structural and/or functional problems in the spine, pain and ill health can be the result. Everyday occurrences such as poor posture, slips and falls, or lack of exercise can cause the bones of your spine (vertebrae) to lose their usual motion or position. This misalignment of the vertebrae is called a Vertebral Subluxation. The misalignment of the vertebrae can result in decreased nerve function to the areas of the body that the nerves supply. Symptoms often include but are not limited to pain, tingling, numbness, headaches, or no symptoms at all. This can set off a chain reaction affecting the vertebrae, nerves, muscles, soft tissues and organs, which results in degenerative changes throughout the body. Chiropractors are the only doctors trained to detect and correct vertebral subluxations through safe, gentle and specific adjustments. Over 2 million chiropractic adjustments are delivered to patients every day. Adjustments are far safer than muscle relaxers, back surgery or even a single aspirin. People under chiropractic care are among the healthiest in the world, enjoying less medication, hospitalisations and medical doctor visits.