What is Chiropractic?
How does Chiropractic work?
What do Chiropractic Doctors Do?
What Are The Current Educational Requirements To Be A Doctor Of Chiropractic?
What Is An Adjustment?
Are All Patients Adjusted The Same Way?
Can I Adjust Myself?
Do I Have A Pinched Nerve?
Do I Have A Slipped Disc?
Is Chiropractic Care Safe?
Why Do Children Need Chiropractic Care?
Am I Too Old For Chiropractic Care?
How Long Will I Need Chiropractic Care?
Can I come in whenever I feel like it and not stick to a regular schedule?
Does the doctor get adjusted?
When can I expect to feel better?
Do I have to keep coming back forever?
Do I have to have x-rays?
If I bring my own, fairly recent x-rays, do I have to take new ones?
Does chiropractic cure cancer or other diseases?
Are Chiropractic practitioners doctors?
Do Doctors of Chiropractic utilize drugs and surgery as part of their treatment?

Does the doctor get adjusted?
Yes. As a practioner of chiropractic, the doctor is also a patient of chiropractic.

When can I expect to feel better?
Different patients have different healing times. Some experience relief within 1-2 weeks; others notice changes before the end of the first month. Healing is dependent on the length of time a patient has had the subluxations and the severity of their problem.

Do I have to keep coming back forever?
No! In our office we have three types of care: relief care, corrective care and maintenance care. Pain usually subsides in the first 4-6 weeks. However, correcting the cause of a problem takes longer. You have the option of discontinuing care when the pain subsides, when you complete the corrective procedure, or you can continue with what we call maintenance care. It is completely up to you.

The purpose of maintenance care is to keep your spine healthy and to avoid a reoccurrence of a spinal-related problem. Just as you go to the dentist for regular checkups, having your spine checked by the doctor is as important, if not more so. But the choice is always yours

Do I need to have x-ray films done?
The doctor will determine if films are necessary during the examination and then will discuss this with you. Usually no.

If I bring my own, fairly recent x-rays, do I have to take new ones?
If you have them, please DO bring them, as they will help the doctor with his examination. If the doctor determines at the end of the examination that new films are necessary, he will advise you and discuss why he feels they are necessary.

Does chiropractic cure cancer or other diseases?
Chiropractic treats the misalignments of the spine and the interferences in the nervous system caused by the misalignments. Chiropractic does not cure cancer or any other diseases. The chiropractic adjustment can help relieve the pain associated with different conditions. There are a number of different health conditions which have been helped through chiropractic care. As a result of chiropractic care, many patients experience improvement due to the body's ability to heal itself.

What qualifications does Dr. Alfie Dimalanta have?
Dr. Alfie graduated from the RMIT University, 5-year Chiropractic course, which was a double-degree in Chiropractic Science and Clinical Science. Additionally, Dr. Alfie also holds a degree in Science with majors in Genetics and Immunology from Monash University (Clayton).

Dr. Alfie is an Executive Board member of the Victorian branch of the Chiropractors Association of Australia.

Do Chiropractors utilise drugs or surgery as part of their treatment?
No. Chiropractors follow the concept that the body is capable of maintaining and restoring health given the proper food, water, rest and properly functioning nervous system.

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