WHAT WE DO
WHAT IS CHIROPRACTIC?
Chiropractic is a philosophy, science, and art of empowering the body to function optimally, heal how it was created to, and adapt the best it can to the stressors (both large and small) that get placed on you throughout your lifetime. Chiropractic benefits people by using adjustments to take stress off nerves, correct bad posture habits, and enhance the communication between your brain and body. As a result, Chiropractic enables people to live their lives and be healthier on their own terms, without being imprisoned by pain or dependent on drugs or surgeries.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE AT ROOTS
Our Chiropractors in Sea Point are here to provide modern, effective, and safe Chiropractic Care. Borrowing from much of the training we’ve received both locally in South Africa and abroad in North America, Our Chiropractors at Roots use a holistic approach to getting to the cause of the problem and truly fixing it, regardless of symptoms or subjective feelings day to day. That’s why we do a variety of exams during your first visit and throughout your Chiropractic care. We measure, take pictures, analyze, and even send them out for additional imaging when needed. We create personalized check-in points where we can re-evaluate, re-measure, and re-analyse so that you can objectively know that change is being made, not just “I’m feeling a little better today, I think..?”.
Along with adjustments to fix the underlying issues and overall postural & structural problems, there may be in your body, we recognize that when the spine is out of alignment, it also tends to create extra tension or tightness in the muscles surrounding the spine. Thus we send you home with personalized exercises and other great homecare resources to give you the power to enhance or speed up your correction process at home on your own time.
IMPROVED PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE
Chiropractic care helps optimize your body’s function, leading to enhanced strength, endurance, and overall physical performance. Regular adjustments promote better alignment, enabling your body to move more efficiently.
ENHANCED MOBILITY, FLEXIBILITY AND COORDINATION
Chiropractic treatments improve joint mobility and muscle flexibility, allowing for smoother and more coordinated movements. This helps to reduce stiffness and discomfort, making daily activities easier.
POSTURE CORRECTION
Chiropractic adjustments work to realign your spine, improving posture and reducing strain on muscles and joints. Better posture supports overall health and prevents long-term musculoskeletal issues.
STRESS MANAGEMENT
Chiropractic care reduces physical tension, promoting relaxation and relieving stress. It helps restore balance to the nervous system, contributing to an improved sense of well-being.
GREATER SELF-HEALING AND PAIN REDUCTION
By enhancing spinal alignment and nervous system function, chiropractic care stimulates your body’s natural healing processes. This leads to reduced pain and quicker recovery from injuries.
BETTER BRAIN FUNCTION
Chiropractic adjustments enhance communication between the spine and the brain, leading to improved cognitive function. This promotes mental clarity, focus, and overall brain health.
WEBSTER TECHNIQUE CERTIFICATION
Over the past 50 years, the Webster Technique has become a popular topic and buzzword when it comes to pregnancy and optimizing pelvic alignment. Two of our Sea Point Chiropractors at Roots Chiropractic have been certified in Webster Technique while attending extra-curricular seminars in the United States from the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association.
Webster Technique is a specific Chiropractic analysis and adjustment technique developed to help align the pelvic bones optimally, ease tension or stress in the surrounding muscles or ligaments, and increase the amount of communication to the uterus via the uterine nerves. That way, you can have improved neuro-biomechanical function in the bottom bones of your spine and pelvis. We echo the thoughts and words of the group responsible for the Webster technique training of our Roots Chiropractors:
“The ICPA recognizes that in a theoretical and clinical framework of the Webster Technique in the care of pregnant women, sacral subluxation may contribute to difficult labor for the mother (i.e., dystocia). Dystocia is caused by inadequate uterine function, pelvic contraction, and baby mal- presentation. 32 The correction of sacral subluxation may have a positive effect on all of these causes of dystocia.
In this clinical and theoretical framework, it is proposed that sacral misalignment may contribute to these three primary causes of dystocia via uterine nerve interference, pelvic misalignment and the tightening and torsion of specific pelvic muscles and ligaments. The resulting tense muscles and ligaments and their aberrant effect on the uterus may prevent the baby from comfortably assuming the best possible position for birth.”
YOUR FIRST VISIT
The first step in figuring out if Chiropractic care at Roots in Sea Point is right for you is to discover the cause of your pain and problems and receive a game plan to start addressing these issues.
