The family Chiropractor

About Us

The Importance of Your Health

Here at THE FAMILY CHIROPRACTOR we put your individual needs first. We recognise that no two bodies are identical. We are proud to provide a high quality customer service and chiropractic experience, and have a commitment to health and wellness. Our purpose is to help you improve your lifestyle by addressing your neuromusculoskeletal health and function.

Chiropractic care has a long proven history of being safe and effective for treatment of lower back pain and neck pain. Chiropractors also treat other musculoskeletal complaints such as pain in the joints of the arms or legs, headaches arising from the neck, and pains that radiate or are referred into the arms or legs. In many cases, a seemingly unrelated complaint can be traced back to the cause which has not yet been investigated. Do not be afraid to bring up any other concerns you may have to your chiropractor.

Chiropractors specialise in manual therapy known as "spinal manipulative therapy " (SMT), or chiropractic adjustments. These adjustments are very specific in nature and aim to improve and restore normal joint function. For those patients who do not like the noise or feeling of manual chiropractic adjustments, we can offer alternative treatments.

Our Chiropractor

Dr Heidi Knorr - BSc. MChiro. MSc (APP ) Chiro Paeds. FRCC, has been a chiropractor since 2000. She has worked in extensively in Australia and Scotland for many years as well as touring with a school rugby team touring Canada. A self confessed seminar junkie, she completed a postgraduate degree at AECC, England in 2013 to become a paediatric chiropractor which means she is equally at home looking after your tiny infants and growing children.

As a fan of movement and activity in general, you will find her swimming, pole dancing, roller-skating, skiing or flying through the air on a lyra (hoop) for fun! She enjoys studying the biomechanical patterns of movement of the spine and pelvis to help improve overall function. These movement patterns exist not only in adults and athletes, but also in the infant who is beginning to reach developmental milestones. She helps guide parents through the early years when children have aberrant movement patterns.

Dr Heidi seeks not only to identify the symptoms of a complaint, but locate the primary cause and prevent prevent pain and symptoms from reoccurring. For example , back pain might not even originate from the spine, but from an organ so as a result it may be necessary to refer the patient on to a medical professional.

Experience & Knowledge

With more than 20 years in practice, our chiropractor will spend time analysing your body for posture and aberrant movement patterns . She will then create a treatment plan specifically for your pain relief and rehabilitation.

At The Family Chiropractor, our aim is to educate the patient on how best to take care of themselves between visits, so that they get the best benefits from care in order to heal in a safe and timely manner.

We most commonly treat back pain and neck pain but are skilled in management of other neuromusculoskeletal conditions too.

Some of the techniques we use in clinic include:

Spine, Pelvis & Peripheral adjustments

Soft Tissue Therapy

Postural Analysis

Kinesio-taping

Photobiomodulation (Low Level or Cold Laser Therapy)

Cranial manipulation / SOT / CST techniques

X-ray referral

When a paediatric chiropractor is doing treatment, all techniques and modalities are modified specifically to suit the age and complaint of the patient.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please contact us if you cannot find an answer to your question.

What happens on my first visit

Once you have booked your first appointment and attend the clinic you will be asked provide information about your current complaint, your past and present health, medications, your regular activities and family history.

A thorough physical, chiropractic and orthopaedic and neurologic examination will be carried out, and if it is deemed appropriate you will receive treatment on the day. Sometimes your chiropractor will decide that it is important to under go further testing such as blood work or x-rays before commencing with care. In this case you will be referred on to the appropriate facility.

How long is an appointment?

A standard initial chiropractic consultation and treatment takes 1 hour. In the case of infants, children or adults with special needs, this appointment may take 1.5 hours.

Your second visit, called the Report of Findings is 30 minutes long.

A standard regular treatment is 15 mins in duration.

Prices may vary according to time and what is required of the treatment, so please enquire directly for your own appointment

Do you take X-rays onsite?

No. X-rays are not required for every patient. We can refer patients directly for plain film spinal X-rays and some extremities at our sister clinic in West Gosford and have direct access to view these records digitally. This service is covered by Medicare.

Contact Us

Call to Schedule an Appointment

Please contact us directly with any questions, comments, or scheduling inquiries you may have with regards to your back pain, neck pain or other musculoskeletal complaint.

Telephone : (02) 4308 9424

Email : family.chiropractor@outlook.com

Find us on Facebook @FamilyChiropracticOurimbah and Instagram @thefamilychiropractor

The Family Chiropractor

15 Albert Street, Ourimbah New South Wales 2258, Australia

Hours

Tuesday and Thursday 9am to 3pm

Saturday: By Appointment

About Us

What do we sell?

Pole dancers and Aerialists

What do we sell?

We sell Dr Graeme's massagers! Australian owned and Chiropractor designed. For treatment between visits. Great for back pain, and sore muscles and so easy to use at home.

We also sell San-Air products. Anti mould and disinfectant. Please ask us in person about our products.

Who we are

Pole dancers and Aerialists

What do we sell?

With 25 years in the chiropractic industry, there isn't much we haven't seen, but we love a challenge too. We don't just treat neck and back pain, so ask us about all your musculoskeletal complaints.

Heidi has a degree in Paediatric Chiropractic (UK) and works closely with IBCLCs, dentists, podiatrists and massage therapists. She ofte

With 25 years in the chiropractic industry, there isn't much we haven't seen, but we love a challenge too. We don't just treat neck and back pain, so ask us about all your musculoskeletal complaints.

Heidi has a degree in Paediatric Chiropractic (UK) and works closely with IBCLCs, dentists, podiatrists and massage therapists. She often sees infants with breastfeeding issues. Happy to refer you if we cannot help.

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Pole dancers and Aerialists

We understand how you push your body.

Eagle contortions, laybacks and Reiko Splits and plain old inverts. We also know you are desperate to get back to training when you are injured. It's addictive!

At The Family Chiropractor, we will support you with home based exercise and self-care as well as alternative exercises to support continued training to maintain muscle tone.