Chiropractic was founded in 1895 and since then its effectiveness has seen it grown to be the third largest primary healthcare profession in the world. Chiropractors treat problems with Joints, Bones and Muscles and the effects these have on your nervous system. chiropractic uses the body's ability to heal itself, so does not use either drugs or surgery. All Chiropractors are however extensively trained in recognizing conditions that require such care and in making the appropriate medical referral.

Chiropractic is based upon the scientific fact that the nervous system controls virtually every function in your body from flexing your muscles and keeping your heart beating, down to regulating the function of individual cells. This control starts at the brain and travels down the spinal cord that runs inside your spine. Your spine is made up of 24 bones called vertebrae and spinal nerves come out between the joints that connect them. When these joints lose their ability to move freely, you have a problem that can affect the nerves that lie close to the joint. This is a problem that Chiropractors call a vertebral sublaxation and may effect the functioning of everything the nerves control. There may be pain but often there is not, owing to the body's amazing capacity to adapt. But is it working as well as it can?
Are you as healthy as you can be?

Chiropractics use their hands to diagnose and treat these areas of malfunction, improving the efficiency of your nervous system and releasing your body's natural healing ability. Chiropractors use a precisely applied force called an adjustment to treat these problem areas. There are many ways to apply an adjustment and the methods used depend on what is most appropriate for the patient.

Clinical trials have shown Chiropractics to be safe and effective for all ages. Many people first see a Chiropractor as they are in pain, but once the pain has gone their experience of Chiropractic makes it the health choice of millions around the world.

For your Local Whakatane Chiropractic Centre
Contact: Jeffrey Spellmeyer                                         Open Hours: Whakatane
             Cnr Landing Rd & Hinemoa St                                           Mon 8.30am-12pm  2.30pm-6pm
             PO Box 553, Whakatane, NZ                                             Tue                       2.30pm-6pm
             Ph 07 308 8577                                                                Wed                      2.30pm-6pm
             Fax 07 308 8688                                                               Thu                       2.30pm-6pm
             email jtspell@xtra.co.nz                                                     Fri  8.30am-12pm  2.30pm-6pm