Frequently Asked Questions about Chiropractic Treatment

After Registration, our doctor will start consulting you in our consultation room. Doctor will initiate the process as below:

a) History Taking

b) Consultation

c) Physical Examination

d) Neurological Examination

e) Muscle Test

f) Orthopaedic test

g) X-ray or MRI reading if available / necessary

h) Working Diagnosis

After a series of consultation and examination, doctor will be able to diagnose the underlying health condition and propose you a proper treatment plan to recovery phase.

i) Treatment after getting consent from you

j) Patient education on do’s and don’ts

k) Home exercises prescription if needed.

This entire process will take around 45 – 60 mins for your 1^st Visit.  We encourage you to come on time for your appointment to avoid clashing the appointment with other patients.

We know that you’re busy and tight with your schedule. We will do it on time and effective. The follow up session will take 30 minutes for each treatment type.  If you’re taking chiropractic and physiotherapy sessions, then the sessions will take around 45-60mins.

Dressing for comfort and practicability. We always encourage our patients to wear loose-fitting clothes.

There is minimal to no pain in a Chiropractic Manipulation. You may feel pops and cracks, but you should not feel any intense pain.  Some patients who are new to chiropractic treatment may involuntarily stiffen or resist the adjustment and feel a small amount of discomfort until they are able to relax during treatment.

Some might feel mild soreness or minor aches after a visit, this is due to the adjustment of vertebrae that moved slightly. Your muscles have to adapt to the movement of the bone, so they may end up lengthening or shortening slightly, which can lead to soreness which last for 24-48 hours. We encourage our patients to rest and apply moist heat to the sore muscles if needed.

The popping sounds is called joint cavitation which is caused by a change in joint tensions. The joint space opens minutely allowing a release of pressure (small pockets of air or bubbles, which are in the fluid movement that surrounds your joints)

Yes, children can benefit from Chiropractic Care. In fact, our youngest patient is merely 8 months old.  Children are physically active and experience many types of falls and blows from activities of daily living. Injuries may cause many symptoms including back and neck pain, stiffness, soreness or discomfort. One of the main conditions we see most for children is scoliosis. Most of the idiopathic scoliosis occur between age 10 and the time a child is fully grown, we need to observe and prevent the worsening of scoliosis during a growth spurt. That is where we come in to play role taking care and preventing further curvature of their spines.

Yes, many pregnant mums receive chiropractic care too! Chiropractic adjustments help relieve back pain and other related musculoskeletal pain of pregnant women.  Our treatment method are always designed to adapt to our patients’ size, weight, age and condition of health to provide the suitable care.

In fact, chiropractic treatment during pregnancy is safe and gentle. It helps to relieve back pain during pregnancy and after delivery. It also relaxes the ligament around the pelvic region which makes natural birth easier.