{"id":463,"date":"2022-05-31T00:06:46","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T00:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/?p=463"},"modified":"2022-08-26T01:51:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T01:51:44","slug":"westmeadows-chiropractic-clinic-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/westmeadows-chiropractic-clinic-now-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Westmeadows Chiropractic Clinic Now Open!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/westmeadows\">The Melbourne Chiropractor in Westmeadows<\/a> is now open! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/book-now\">BOOK NOW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our team will be providing chiropractic services for those suffering with aches and pains. Those who may benefit include <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/neck-pain\">Neck Pain<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/about-low-back-pain\/\">Back Pain<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/headaches\">Headaches<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/can-a-chiropractor-help-with-migraines\/\">Migraines<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/shoulder-injuries-and-how-we-can-help\/\">Shoulder Pain<\/a><\/li><li>Sciatica<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/how-your-chiropractor-can-help-with-stress\/\">Chronic Stress<\/a><\/li><li>Balance Issues<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/how-can-chiropractors-help-with-posture\/\">Postural Issues<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/pain-and-how-chiropractic-care-can-help-you\/\">Scoliosis<\/a><\/li><li>Hip Pain<\/li><li>Whiplash<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/top-exercises-in-2022-for-disc-bulges\/\">Disc Injuries<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/westmeadows\">westmeadows <\/a>and broadmeadows clinics offer chiropractic services which also include modalities such as dry needling, cupping, sports taping, trigger point therapy, Stretching and exercise prescription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/westmeadows\">Westmeadows <\/a>chiropractic practice also accepts <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/claims#medicare\">referrals from GP&#8217;s<\/a> for chiropractic services. If you are given a CDM or EPC plan you are eligible for up to 5 chiropractic visits per year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What Can You Expect On Your First Visit To Our Clinic?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First Visit or First Treatment at either of our westmeadows or broadmeadows health clinics includes a case history, posture scan, movement analysis, pain assessment, orthopaedic testing and a full body treatment.<br>Referral for X-ray imaging (if required) is bulk-billed through Medicare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our Westmeadows Clinic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/westmeadows\">Westmeadows <\/a>Clinic is spacious and easily accessible by car, bus and train. Onsite Parking is available with wheelchair accessibility and is within 10km of Melbourne CBD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What Can Our Team Do To Help?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on the severity of the injury or area of concern&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/about\">our practitioners<\/a>&nbsp;in our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/broadmeadows\">Broadmeadows<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/westmeadows\">Westmeadows<\/a> and Fawkner Clinics&nbsp;will treat accordingly to your complaint. Treatments that may be provided but are not limited to include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/chiropractic-adjustments\/\">Spinal manipulation<\/a>, Activator Methods, Drop Piece, SOT and other adjustive techniques can help alleviate joints that have restriction such as spinal segments and joints (LeFebvre, Peterson &amp; Haas, 2012)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/can-a-chiropractor-help-with-flexibility\/\">PNF\/PIR\/prescribed stretching<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Stretching has shown to reduce pain, improve functionality of the wrist and hand also maintains strength and improves patients in both long and short-term outcomes.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/massage-myotherapy\">Remedial Massage<\/a>, Trigger point therapy or use of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/are-massage-guns-worth-the-investment\/\">handheld massager<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Have shown to decrease pain\/tenderness, enhance both range of motion and quality of life and influence flexibility (Shah et al., 2015) (Imtiyaz, Veqar &amp; Shareef, 2014)<\/li><li>Advice on daily living activities\/diet \u2013 This enables advice on how to change to make healthy &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; actions into habits and may offer a valuable alternative with potential for long-term &nbsp; impact. (Gardner, Lally &amp; Wardle, 2012)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/how-chiropractic-care-can-benefit-the-whole-family\/\">Prescribed exercises<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 produce more beneficial outcomes in terms of increased strength, improved function and reduced pain scores. (Fernandes, Pedrinelli &amp; Hernandez, 2015)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/dry-needling\">Dry Needling<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/cupping\">Cupping&nbsp;<\/a>to the surrounding musculature to help decrease tension and inflammation around the area of the hand and forearm.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/book-now\">BOOK NOW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?resize=427%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"TMClogo.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?w=854&amp;ssl=1 854w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?resize=300%2C126&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?resize=768%2C324&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/\">https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Melbourne Chiropractor in Westmeadows is now open! BOOK NOW Our team will be providing chiropractic services for those suffering with aches and pains. Those who may benefit include Neck Pain Back Pain Headaches Migraines Shoulder Pain Sciatica Chronic Stress Balance Issues Postural Issues\/Scoliosis Hip Pain Whiplash Disc Injuries Our westmeadows and broadmeadows clinics offer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":464,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[28,30,35,113,29,36,27,124,25,20,6,24,122,7,80,48],"class_list":["post-463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised","tag-acute-pain","tag-benefits-of-chiropractic","tag-broadmeadows-chiopractor","tag-chiropractic-blog","tag-chiropractic-care","tag-chiropractor","tag-chronic-pain","tag-greenvale-chiropractor","tag-joint-pain","tag-low-back-pain","tag-neck-pain","tag-poor-posture","tag-sports-chiropractor","tag-stretches","tag-the-melbourne-chiropractor","tag-westmeadows-chiropractor"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot_20220527-220802_Gallery.jpg?fit=1080%2C793&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":484,"url":"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/new-chiropractor-near-greenvale\/","url_meta":{"origin":463,"position":0},"title":"New Chiropractor Near Greenvale!","date":"8 June 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"BOOK NOW The Melbourne Chiropractor in Westmeadows is now open! 1 Hopetoun Court, Westmeadows 3049 (Off Mickleham Rd) Our team will be providing chiropractic services for those suffering with aches and pains. 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