Please note that our clinic times will vary during this period.

Mon 24th – CLOSED

Tues 25th – CLOSED

Wed 26th – CLOSED

Thurs 27th – 9:00am ~ 5:00pm

Fri 28th – 9:00am ~ 5:00pm

Sat 29th – 9:00am ~ 2:00pm

Mon 31st – 9:00am ~ 5:00pm

Tues 1st – CLOSED

We will also be closing at 5:00pm for the first week of January 2019.

Normal clinic hours will resume Monday 14th January.

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World Spine Day is a global initiative organised by the World Federation of Chiropractic which is aimed at raising awareness of spinal health and spine disorders with individuals, communities, and professionals.

Prevention is key; therefor this year’s World Spine Day will be encouraging people to take steps to be kind to their spines.

The theme for this year’s World Spine Day is Love Your Spine. With this theme we aim to help you create good habits in your work and home life that will help to reduce future issue for your spine. Essentially we want you to ‘love your spine’.

This initiative is designed to empower people in all walks of life to take action towards better spinal health and improving their quality of life. It is aimed at people of all ages, genders and cultures.

Be Mindful of Your Posture – bad habits can be created all around us. At work, sitting at a computer, in the car, even while sitting on the couch. Be mindful of your environment and try to choose the best course of action for your spine. Sit up straight, or get a standing desk, adjust or change your chair, adjust your car seat, move your TV or couch so your aren’t straining your neck. All of these thing and more can be done to help create better habits.

Practise Responsible Lifting – we’ve all heard the old adage ‘lift with your knees’, and while this is still true, there’s more to it. Responsible lifting means assessing your load and finding the best way to lift with minimal strain to your body, especially your spine. This includes keeping your spine neutral, activating your core muscles, and yes, lifting with your knees. It may also include lifting with two or more people when necessary.

Get Moving and Stay Active – last year’s theme was Your Back in Action which promoted movement and activity as key to spinal health. Continuing with this theme we aim to encourage movement and an active lifestyle as ways to Love Your Spine.

Visit your Chiropractor – visiting your Chiropractor can help on a multitude of levels, from acute back pain, to chronic complaints, pins and needles, headaches, and many more. We want to help you love your spine and keep it healthy, which in turn keeps you healthy.

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Friday 30th March: CLOSED
Saturday 31st March: CLOSED
Sunday 1st April: CLOSED
Monday 2nd April: CLOSED

Normal clinic hours will resume on Tuesday 3rd April.

We would like to wish you all a happy and safe Easter period

– From the team at Yarra Hills Chiropractic

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3 reasons why Yarra Hills Chiropractic is different.

1. We analyse your spine thoroughly using the 5 step Gonstead system

• Nervoscope: measuring heat variations in your spine relating to inflammation
• Static palpation: touching the skin directly to pick up swelling, spasm and tenderness
• Motion palpation: feeling the movement of individual vertebra looking for the ones that are stuck.
• Postural assessment: checking for visual signs of misalignment
• X-rays: A standard full spine x-ray is a precise image taken on your first visit to show how your body had adapted over time to the misalignments, allowing us to get to the real cause of the problem – these x-rays are referred to during each visit

We take these steps with every patient on every visit to accurately determine what specific areas need to be corrected at that particular time

2. Specific and precise treatment personalised to the cause of your pain.

• Spinal recovery management: the number and frequency of treatments are carefully determined based on your unique condition and findings, and reassessed each visit. No excessive predetermined treatment plans are used
• Specific and controlled adjustments: the precise correction of spinal adjustment is achieved by contacting only the single vertebra causing your problem.

3. Guaranteed quicker results

• You start getting results immediately: 90% of our patients experience improved spinal condition after their first appointment
• Restoring your spinal health: with each adjustment building on the previous one, allowing your body to heal quickly and naturally
• Better value for money: immediate results and much quicker and more precise road to restoring your spinal health ensures maximum value for money in the shortest possible time.

At Yarra Hills Chiropractic we use a technique which arguably the safest, most effect and thorough, yet gentle method of Chiropractic; this is called the Gonstead Method.

Gonstead Chiropractic is the global leader in precision chiropractic, with extra training and commitment requiring dedication and passion.

We live by the Gonstead Chiropractic principle of
‘Find it, fix it, and leave it alone’

Yarra Hills Chiropractic represents the ultimate standard in ‘hands on’ spinal adjusting and remains a leader in Gonstead Chiropractic in Australia.

For more information on usplease Contact Us and speak to one of our team.

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Chiropractors look to your spine for any kind of mis-alignment (or subluxation) that could be causing your symptoms. A subluxation is a strain or sprain in one or more joints of your spine, resulting in inflammation in that area, due to nerve pressure created and often refers pain or creates symptoms elsewhere in the body.

Subluxations can occur for a multitude of reason; a fall, motor vehicle accidents, sports injuries, incorrect posture, poor sleeping or sitting habits, improper or heavy lifting, and even emotional stress. Often times an injury has occurred weeks, months or even year prior to the onset of pain or other symptoms.

Subluxations can present as many different symptoms, including;

• lower back pain
• neck pain
• headaches and/or migraines
• sciatica
• pins and needles in the arms, hands, legs, and/or feet
• symptoms of carpel tunnel
• chest and/or rib pain
• face pain
• restless leg syndrome
• shoulder pain
• knee pain
• and many more

Once a subluxation has been detected the Chiropractor can then correct this mis-alignment, this is called an adjustment. The technique and style of an adjustment used will vary between clinics and Chiropractors.

Why Us?
At Yarra Hills Chiropractic we do a comprehensive spinal analysis, medical history and X-ray to determine the precise areas that need correcting. We use a technique which arguably the safest, most effective and thorough, yet gentle method of Chiropractic; this is called the Gonstead Method.

To find out more about us you can have a look at Our Team, or read about The Yarra Hills Chiropractic Difference, and many more blogs on Chiropractic and Remedial Massage in our blogs page.

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Please note that our clinic time will vary during this period.

Monday 25th – CLOSED

Tuesday 26th – CLOSED

Wednesday 27th – 9:00am ~ 5:00pm

Thursday 28th – 9:00am ~ 5:00pm

Friday 29th – 9:00am ~ 5:00pm

Saturday 30th – 9:00am ~ 12:30pm

Monday 1st – CLOSED

Normal clinic hours will resume Tuesday 2nd January 2018.

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– Dr Martin Jays

Martin has had an eclectic work past; he has been a handyman, a draftsman, a labourer, he has worked in a bank, and for while ran a nursing home and retirement village. He has pursued different kinds of study including Architecture, Economics, and Real Estate, all before finally turning to Chiropractic. His mother was a nurse who was very open to alternate types of healing and he had always been interested in the health industry. Martin finally decided to study in the health sector looking into other fields such as physiotherapy, massage, and homeopathy to name a few, but none of these piqued his interest quite the way that Chiropractic did.

Martin has always been active and was initially introduced to Chiropractic due to the many sports injuries he accrued over the years playing golf, soccer, squash, and volleyball, as well as skiing, cycling, and surfing. Because of the amazing results he found in himself from this treatment he realised he wanted to help other people the way that he had been helped. He was drawn to the Gonstead method of Chiropractic because it was systematic, sensible, and reproducible, while also seeing each patient as a bio-individual. He felt that this method was more precise, while producing excellent results, and fitting in with his philosophy on treating the body from the foundation up.

After graduating in 2007 he worked in Sydney for a short time before moving to Melbourne with his family. Before joining the Yarra Hills family he worked in Sunshine for 5 years, building a solid foundation of clinical knowledge and expertise. Now here Martin has built a loyal and loving client base, who enjoy his humour and philosophical chats. He has a passion for sports, alternative medicines, extremities and sports related issues. Martin is a philosophical and curious mind, who loves talking to people, finding out their interests and backgrounds.

We love having Martin here, he brings with him a passion for knowledge and an interest in the lives of his patients.

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Lyndal will be seeing patients from Augsut 1st. To find out more about Lyndal and here schedule click here

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What is ACORN research and why is it so important to Chiropractors, and the CAM industry?

ACORN research is aiming to put Chiropractors and researches in touch with one another so that they can develop properly approved and programed research and studies into the short, mid, and long term effects of chiropractic. The four main topics of interest to ACORN research are:
– How cost-efficient is chiropractic? How much do patients spend on their chiropractic care (alongside other care)? And to what extent is affordability a factor in patient decision-making regarding chiropractic?
– How effective is chiropractic and what range of benefits do patients gain from their chiropractic care?
– What are the safety and risk factors of chiropractic care?
– What influences patient decision-making regarding chiropractic consultations and follow-up care?

What does this mean for the Chiropractic community?

This research means that Chiropractors will have access to approved and programmed research on many of the issues that plague the Chiropractic community, such as the idea that Chiropractic isn’t safe or cost effective. With research currently limited to often only anecdotal or case studies, Chiropractors are restricted in the evidence they are able to provide about their services outside of back pain and related issues. Having such a large research program with several institutes and practices working in conjunction with one another is a huge leap forward for Chiropractic research.
With the information gathered on the cost efficiency of Chiropractic care, Chiropractors will be better able to inform patients why Chiropractic care is important and will help the Chiropractic community be better able to inform patients of the various benefits of Chiropractic.

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We are just blown away by Dr Chew and how passionate and dedicated she is to Chiropractic. She enjoys working on difficult and acute cases, including extremities issue. Chew is amazing with children and has built a reputation for family care.

We just love having her on the team.
Contact us to book an appointment.

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