Treatment experience

Back to Health treatment

Our teams consist of Chiropractors, Osteopaths, Physiotherapists and Rehabilitation Therapists. No matter which type of Practitioner you see, they have all been trained in the Back to Health system and in adjustments and with prescribing and demonstrating exercises. You can be sure that you are receiving the highest quality care.

Our treatment is holistic, as it involves looking at the whole body. We do not prescribe drugs or use surgery. During treatment, we use our hands to manoeuvre the body into a better position by the use of an adjustment.

What is an adjustment?

Adjustments are gentle movements that are designed to correct misalignments of the spine and areas that interfere with nerves. Sometimes this may be accompanied by a popping noise also known as a manipulation. But manipulations are only one type of adjustment and there are many other types of adjustments that our Practitioners use.

Patients lie down on an adjustment table, that is a bit like a massage table. As we adjust you, we move parts of the table around and this makes a noise. This is the table moving to help the adjustment happen. This technique creates a shearing force through the joint which is important in changing your posture.

What other types of adjustments are there apart from manipulation?

The Toggle Drop is a gentle but precise thrust to parts of the spine and involves using the drop piece mechanism of the treatment. Drop piece adjusting uses the tables to do the work and is a very gentle way of adjusting the spine into a better position. This is a powerful way of correcting misalignments of the spine and improving posture. Activator adjusting is often the gentlest way of adjusting the spine and is commonly used with infants, children or the elderly. We also use stretches, postural exercises, and soft tissue massage.

Does our treatment hurt?

Adjustments do not hurt. Generally adjustments are very gentle. At Back To Health we see patients of all different age groups from the very young to the very old. We have different techniques ranging from extremely gentle right through to firm. Your Practitioner will choose the right technique for you to help you get the results you need which won’t cause you any pain.