Chiropractic For Adults
Chiropractic For Children
Chiropractic For the Elderly

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Chiropractic For Adults

Today’s modern world see’s we are under a great deal of stress both physical and emotional. Many everyday activities place strain on the body, specifically the spinal joints and hips.

One of the biggest and most constant stresses is our immense sedentary lifestyle which creates sustained poor posture, leading to immobilisation (restriction of joints), muscle imbalances and dysfunction of the nervous system.

Left uncorrected, this causes wear and tear of the joints which leads to an expected and continual breakdown pattern.

 “Chronic pain and repetitive stress injuries are more a product of poor movement patterns over time than any other factor.”

At Harbourside Chiropractic we work to remove areas of stored tension by allowing joints to return to their full range of motion and maintain that through the healing stages. By restoring function to your spine, you are removing irritation that may be causing pain and preventing nervous system dysfunction which may be contributing factors to other problems.

Are You in Pain?
We are often taught we are healthy unless we are sick, have pain or other symptoms. People often base spinal health on pain. However treating our body in this manor is dangerous as many conditions lie silent until it’s too late.
Don’t let a niggle turn into something more serious! Have your spine and nervous system checked to ensure a healthy, functioning body operating at its full potential.
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Chiropractic For Children

Birth can be a very traumatic experience for a newborn. As the head is often the first thing doctors have to grasp on to during delivery, even natural birthing methods can stress an infant’s spine and developing nervous system.





How do I know if my child should get checked?
Babies and children grow quickly, and their muscles, ligaments and bones develop rapidly. As discussed, even a natural birth can be potentially traumatic for your newborn, so it pays to have them checked to ensure a healthy functioning spine and nervous system.

Important Milestones
As your child grows and develops there are important milestones they should be checked at, to ensure proper growth and function of the spine. These include;
  • Learning to hold their head up
  • Learning to crawl
  • Learning to walk 
Your child goes through incredible physical and neurological changes, especially during the first year of their life. A few tumbles are always had on the way, many of these will be harmless. However, for optimal growth and development, your child should be checked periodically by your chiropractor (especially during these early milestones) to remove any spinal tension which may be causing physical stress and strain on their growing spine.


Signs to look out for
  • Favouring head rotation (inability to turn head easily in both directions)
  • Favouring one side when feeding​
  • Difficulty sleeping
  • Constipation or irregular bowel movements


Is it safe for Infants and children?
Chiropractic is an effective and safe healthcare for children of all ages. Although some of the checking procedures may look very similar to that of an adult, many of the specialised chiropractic adjusting techniques do differ. This is because of the smaller nature of their bones and the developing muscle tissue.

For further information regarding Chiropractic and Children, please feel free to contact us at
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Chiropractic For The Well Traveled

You and your spine have seen a lot and all those adventures tend to catch up over time. Care is especially important for the older spine because of the structural changes that occur throughout the body. Many seniors are unaware of the outstanding benefits that are possible through Chiropractic care and that it is one of the most effective and safest forms of health care.

Chiropractic care has been shown to;

  • Increase range of motion of the spine and extremities
Much of Chiropractic is aimed squarely at mobilsing the joints in the body. Joints which often become stiff and immobile with old age. For some, an increase rangeo of motion means being able to pick up their grandchildren. For others it means they can garden without pain. In many cases, an increase in range of motion often immediately follows after a chiropractic adjustment.



  •  Increase balance and coordination (thereby reduce incidence of falls)
Structures known as ‘mechanoreceptors’ are located in the posterior joints of the cervical spine and are responsible for providing the brain with essential information for balance and coordination. With aging, mild defects impair mechanoreceptors functions and results in a loss of proprioception (sense of body awareness).

Studies have shown that Chiropractic care can help restore balance and coordination by stimulating joint receptors (mechanoreceptors) in the cervical spine. This stimulation is thought to restore or normalise joint receptor functioning which leads to improvements in balance and coordination. 
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