The Back Dr.

The Back Dr - Ryde
69 Ryedale Road,
West Ryde 2114

Open 7 days

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Philosophy

The Back Dr Philosophy is simple. We use a variety of natural methods to care for you.

Our Vision

To have our patients enjoy the benefits of improved health & wellbeing through high quality natural, drug-free & non-surgical healthcare. Our team of chiropractors, massage therapists, kinesiologists, dieticians & assistants are committed to deliver the highest quality care. We will personalise a solution according to your needs.

Your health and problems with your health are comprised of three basic factors, sometimes called the triad of health. Structural, Biochemical and Emotional.

For truly Holistic treatment you must asses and address all three.

Structural - the most complex machine ever made, YOU!

Every time you sit or stand up your body is performing a complex balancing act. This balancing act is performed by your muscles acting on your skeleton to hold your joints in a certain position. This muscles are controlled by your brain which are in constant communication with each other. Movement is also produced by muscle action. Posture is the resultant position these muscles hold your body in.

Simple injuries are easy to understand.... you fall over, hurt yourself, receive treatment until it is healed. More often than not, this is the less common injury.

What is far more common is a postural/repetitive strain style of injury. Due to countless causes, the body can become unbalanced. To maintain balance the body adopts an alterred posture. This posture puts unbalanced and excessive forces through the muscles, ligaments, joints and tendons. Over time, with daily forces being exerted on the body these tissues fail and painful symptoms present themselves.

The areas where these symptoms occur depends on the postural shape your body adopts and the forces you put through it. For example labourers typically develop low back problems wheras office/computer workers develop headaches, neck and shoulder problems.

Spinal misalignments associated with postural problems cause interference with the transmission of nerve signals. The result of this interference is a reduction in the function of your body's cells and organs. This reduction in function can over time lead to pain, illness, disease and other symptoms.

To take some pressure of these problem areas and get short term relief is easy & relatively quick. To fix the underlying structural problem, preventing recurrence, takes a long time. For this reason we offer a variety of treatment programs depending on the individuals goals of treatment & severity of problems.

Biochemical - Internal chemical reactions never stop!

Every second of the day your body is performing complex chemical reactions. Converting your energy to food. Using that energy to fuel your cells. Thought processes in your brain are chemical reactions. Your Hormone system is a complex series of chemical reactions.

The food you eat determines what reactions occur and how this affects your body. The by-products of poor quality food, bugs in your gut and the constant detoxification process occuring in your liver can result in poor health.

Modern medicines load your body with unusual chemicals and this affects your health also.

Emotional - Health & wellbeing guided by emotions!

Beliefs, Attitudes and emotions are major contributing factors to health and wellbeing. People tend to only think of this for mental illnesses or syndromes, but emotions are very important. Underlying emotional problems can present as health problems.

An emotional issue (particularly one you are not aware of) can guide your actions and reactions and ultimately cause problems. Addictions, excessive eating or self-image problems can be due to something that has happened a long time ago.

Most people have probably heard of miracle cures from serious illnesses by positive beleifs and actions. Some holistic healers believe that emotional problems are the underlying cause of most health problems. The phrase bitter and twisted comes to mind.

Treatment Options

Relief Care

Symptom based. Relief care is enough treatment to ease or eliminate the pain of the major complaint. Relief care is usually 1 or 2 treatments per week until the relief you are looking for has been achieved.

Once that occurs, treatment is finished. If the problem re-occurs, you get some more treatment.

Relief plus minimal maintenance Care

This is enough treatment to ease or eliminate the pain of the major complaint plus a very minimal maintenance program to prevent recurrence. Minimum program 3 months.

Spinal Corrective Care

This is a comprehensive treatment program which runs for 12 months. Our aim is to create noticeable improvements to spinal alignment(x-ray assessment) & balance. Our goal is to completely resolve the major complaint, plus an in depth maintenance program to prevent recurrence & promote optimal health. Minimum 12 months treatment.

Optimal Corrective Care

This is an exhaustive treatment program which runs for 24 months. Our aim is to create optimal improvements to spinal alignment & balance. Our goal is similar to Spinal Corrective Care with additional emphasis on the meta-physical & emotional aspect of health and diet management. Guaranteed changes in X-rays.

Complete Wellness Solution

This is our most intensive treatment program which runs for 36 months. Each therapist will separately assess you and a comprehensive management plan is created. Highest level of care available in our clinic.

Budget Option

This is our budget option. Do not be embarrassed, financial restrictions are a very serious & painfully common concern. If price is your limiting factor please identify your goals, calculate an affordable fee & contact us. We will try to help as much as possible.