THERAPEUTIC SERVICES

  Chiropractic Adjustment - With the understanding that the structure of your body does influence its function, we have a wide variety of gentle and safe techniques to restore balance in your spine, pelvis, skull, musculature and even your visceral (abdominal) organs. These techniques also serve to resolve interferences to your all-important nervous system.

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   Applied Kinesiology - Kinesiology applies the foundations of Eastern Philosophy and Science with Western assessment and application. It is a system of evaluating how the body reacts to various forms of stimuli applied to the nervous system. Applied Kinesiology is based upon the premise that there is an important interaction between the physical, chemical and emotional aspects of one's life and restoration of balance in these areas is essential for optimum health. Manual muscle testing is used to determine bio-energetic function of the nervous system and meridian system and therefore of the body's innate healing potential. Applied to the body this enables a more sensitive assessment and treatment of the body as a whole.

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   Neuro-Emotional Technique (N.E.T.) – N.E.T. is a gentle, safe and effective branch of Chiropractic that utilises Kinesiology to address unresolved physical, biochemical or emotional challenges that become locked in your body. This powerful technique resolves unconscious programs through reflex points and does not require reactivation of the experience or counselling to restore harmony and balance within the body.

  Neuro-Link – Neuro-Link accesses the brain and central nervous system to clearly and accurately find out what the brain knows about your complaint or condition, and then feed the information back, so your brain can make the correction. The Neoro-Link correction, as the name implies, links the neurological pathways of the body to facilitate a correction and restore balance and integrity to the body.

   Massage Therapy - All of AHC's practitioners work closely with our massage therapy department in order to bring you the best of care and the fastest result. We offer a range of massage services including relaxation, remedial, trigger point therapy and neuromuscular techniques. Massage creates a powerful  effect on the circulatory and lymphatic systems accelerating tissue healing and repair and promoting enhanced elimination of toxins and waste products. The cooperation between our practitioners, massage therapists and clinical staff allows for a truly integrated approach and the acceleration of your healing response that this invokes.

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   Naturopathy* - Symptoms are a sign that the body is trying to fight disease, adapt to it, or recover from it. Disease and illness is a response to an unhealthy, stressful or unsatisfactory lifestyle. By addressing the factors causing the illness, you can overcome the symptoms of the illness while at the same time eliminating the true cause of the problem. Naturopathy focuses on improving body function, balancing the energy system, boosting digestive function, optimising the function of the liver and bowel detoxification pathways, strengthening the immune system and restoring a nervous system damaged by daily stressors. The use of herbal medicine, flower essences and food-as-medicine, allows the patient to develop an intimate relationship with nature - harnessing its power not only for physical healing, but also inner spiritual healing.

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   Homeopathy and Herbal Medicine - Both the longevity (documented for over 150 years now) and rapidly increasing popularity of this therapeutic modality attest to the efficacy of homoeopathic medicine. Plants have been used to assist healing and relieve suffering for thousands of years.
Used properly by qualified and skilled practitioners, plant-derived medicines provide you with a safe and effective alternative to the use of many prescription and non-prescription drugs. 

    Clinical Nutrition - With numerous studies now showing that our diets are highly inadequate and that two-thirds of the deaths each year are from nutrition-related illnesses, we have placed appropriate emphasis on this vital area. With the average medical practitioner having received 6 hours or less of formal nutritional education, we have assembled a team of health professionals with accredited education in nutrition and many hours of clinical experience.

   Natural Fertility Management – Assists women to learn to identify when they are fertile by observing body signs such as temperature and cervical mucus. They can use this information to achieve or avoid conception. It also involves a four-month preparation for parenthood for both partners. This includes a detox, nutritional advice, vitamins and minerals to ensure the body is working well and has all the nutrients needed for optimum fertility.

   Health and lifestyle Coaching –  This is quite a task and usually requires close, open and honest contact and effective communication between you, the practitioner, and our specially trained support staff. Our team can assist your understanding and implementation of the changes our therapies and education materials create. Our program is an integrated link between you knowing what to do and you actually doing it consistently.

   Acupuncture - Is among the oldest healing practices in the world. As part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), acupuncture aims to restore and maintain health through the stimulation of specific points on the body. 
Health and sickness are influenced by stimulating certain areas along "meridians"(energy pathways), traditionally, using fine, slender needles. Today, many additional forms of stimulation are incorporated, including herbs, electricity, magnets and lasers. Acupuncture restores energy and balance, improves Qi and blood circulation, enhances organ function and reduces pain  and inflammation.

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    Gait Analysis and Custom made Orthotics - Orthotics are devices that are inserted in shoes to provide mechanical restraining and realignment of the bones of the foot. Footwear and orthotics are important for treatment and for the continued good health of our bodies from early steps right through to senior years. It's important to understand your feet have direct impact on the rest of your body and support you with each step.  A small abnormality in foot function can have a large impact on joints higher up in the body, causing pain and discomfort. At AHC, we provide professional biomechanical assessments and gait analysis using the latest Gait Scan Technology so that we may provide you with quality custom-made orthotics.

OTHER SERVICES

   Exercise Prescription - At AHC we can support your lifestyle enhancement through an exercise prescription program tailored to your level of health and fitness, available time and level of motivation and drive. Aerobic Programs, Resistance Programs, Strengthening and Conditioning Programs, Coordination and Balance Programs and Enhanced Flexibility can all be applied as required to support your health. 

  Health Education - It is now well understood that the choices you make day in and day out have a significant impact on the quality of your health and on your body's ability to heal. Our centre has an exceptional commitment to share the most important, up-to-date health information with you, by providing resources such as articles on health topics, books, CD’s, and DVD’s.

Courses and Health Workshops -The highly qualified and experienced staff of Active Health Centre are also proud to present Health Workshops providing tools and resources for the individual, for families and groups in areas such as Eating Well, Moving Well and Thinking Well, life coaching, time and stress management and many other complimentary topics.

OTHER RESOURCES

   Nature's Pharmacy - Our therapeutic dispensary stocks the highest quality range of Homoeopathic, Herbal, Vitamin, Mineral, Flower Remedy, Essential Oils and Enzyme preparations available. We are constantly evaluating the quality and efficacy of natural health products in order to bring you the best results and value. We also believe it is essential that you understand what you are taking and as such welcome any questions that you may have. We will also do our best to provide support literature should you require it.

  Health and Back Care Products- Active Health Centre supplies a variety of back supports, knee/ankle supports, pregnancy support belts, contour pillows, wheat bags, ice packs, fit balls, pilates rolls, therabands, joint flex anti-inflammatory cream etc. If we don’t have it in stock, we will order it in from the manufacturers for you. Just ask our practitioners or staff at the front desk.