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Our Cairns chiropractors Dr Karen and Dr Kim tailor care for each person, using low-force and manual techniques to support healthy nerve and joint function. Techniques used in the practice include Gonstead and Thompson manual adjustments, Neuro Impulse Protocol (NIP), Diversified and Activator methods, Applied Kinesiology, soft-tissue and trigger point therapies and Neuro Emotional Technique (NET). Your nervous system is your body’s electrical wiring and it transmits energy and messages around your body. It’s made up of the brain and spinal cord (the central nervous system). From the spinal cord it becomes the peripheral nervous system, with peripheral nerves branching off between every bone (vertebrae) in the spine to supply all the tissues and cells in your body. If it’s not working correctly, then neither are you. Our Cairns chiropractors are here to help.
Our Cairns chiropractors Dr Karen and Dr Kim provide a range of treatments for people of all ages, from newborns to older adults. Common reasons people see us include:
An initial consultation with one of our Cairns chiropractors usually takes 30–45 minutes for adults and around 30 minutes for children. We start with a detailed patient history. For younger patients, a history form can be emailed to parents beforehand or completed online using our digital Child Spinal and Postural Examination form.
Initial consultations with our Cairns Chiropractors include a postural analysis, from the back and side, to assess for imbalance. We then check the spine’s range of movement, feeling for inflammation in the joints and motion in specific joints. We also perform Applied Kinesiology, a muscle testing technique that is very helpful with diagnostic testing. This enables our Cairns Chiropractors to specifically identify individual areas of nerve dysfunction, which in chiropractic terms is called a Subluxation complex. Once we have identified where nerve function is compromised, our chiropractors make a precise adjustment to restore normal joint movement and nerve function to the body. The choice of technique is determined by patient preference and what their body responds to.
Both Dr Karen and Dr Kim are experienced in a range of treatment techniques including: Diversified, Activator, Sacro-occipital (SOT), Drop Piece and Cranial Adjustments. In addition, Dr Karen utilises: Applied Kinesiology a diagnostic technique, Neuro Impulse Protocol (NIP) a low force toggle technique and Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) for stress balancing. While Dr Kim’s treatments may include: Webster technique for pregnant patients, Gentle cranial work for babies with tethered-oral tissues, Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilisation (IASTM), Cupping, Myofascial Dry Needling, Trigger point therapy, Kinesiotaping and active and passive release techniques.
Please note: For babies and kids up to 12-years of age, we almost exclusively use low force adjusting techniques, (high velocity, specific impulse without an audible cavitation). Mainly NIP, which is a specific low force technique developed for babies; it’s gentle enough to use on a newborn but is also used very successfully on many adults. For teenagers and adults, we combine low-force and manual techniques (very fast, very small specific impulses that mostly result in an audible ‘click’). The Gonstead technique is the main manual technique employed.
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