Chiropractic

Expert Chiropractic Care in Christchurch & Hokitka, West Coast

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Chiropractic is different

You may be used to health care which focuses on the problem in the patient.

Chiropractic care is different. Chiropractic focuses on the person with the problem, rather than the other way round.

Chiropractic doesn’t treat anything. Yes, you did read that correctly. Chiropractic honours the innate intelligence and potential of every human being. Chiropractic is remarkably safe and natural. 

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What do Chiropractors do?

Chiropractors use a hands-on approach to check your spine, determine the function and integrity of your joints and how your nerve system is controlling it.


A Chiropractor is highly skilled in being able to palpate and notice changes in the spine and extremities from using their touch. This is similar to how to the untrained hands, braille is just a bunch of raised dots, but to the trained it could be Shakespeare. Your Chiropractor is interested in your spine because this is the area that protects your nervous system. Your nervous system includes your brain, spinal cord and all the nerves in your body.


Chiropractors are trained professionals who are able to deliver precise adjustments to your spine to help restore vital nervous system communications.

What is a Chiropractic adjustment?

Sometimes the chiropractor’s hands deliver a quick, highly accurate thrust. Or an instrument directs the force to the “stuck” spinal joint. Other times a slow constant pressure is used. Several areas of the spine may be adjusted at once or just one.


Chiropractic adjustments are extremely specific. They are targeted and focused. It is this precision, combined with the intent of reducing nervous system interference, which has produced wonderful results.


What Chiropractic technique do they use?

Your chiropractor uses several highly effective adjusting approaches to help improve your spinal biomechanics and reduce nervous system interference. The individual approach they use for your specific needs is based on their clinical judgement and years of hands-on experience.

 

Our Chiropractors mostly use an adjusting style commonly referred to as “Diversified”. We also have chiropractors trained in Sacro-Occipital Technique (SOT) and Applied Kinesiology.  If you prefer a certain technique, please talk to your chiropractor. 


New to Chiropractic?

A chiropractor’s role is to remove interference from your nervous system. It allows your body to heal itself naturally and efficiently, and our approach considers much more than neck and back pain. There’s a perception that chiropractors only focus on the spine and joints, but at Roughan Chiropractic we consider your physical, nutritional and emotional wellbeing too

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Health & Wellness News

by Olivia Sutherland 14 Dec, 2021
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05 Nov, 2021
You know that you are unique. Nobody is exactly like you. Professional Applied Kinesiology (AK) recognises this and enables your AK Chiropractor to identify what is unique about your health concerns and find a solution that is specific to your needs. AK recognises the body’s innate ability to heal itself and realises that sometimes it needs help to function optimally and be in the best position to achieve this healing.
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