Roodepoort Family, Orthopaedic and Sports Chiropractor

General information

This page is here to provide information and awareness about Chiropractic.

A Chiropractor is a health care professional who specialises in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders related to the muscle, nervous and skeletal systems.

Mechanical disorders are caused from physical traumas such as: accidents, falls, repetitive movements and poor posture. These physical traumas effect the loco motor structures that allow for normal joint function and movement. Once these loco motor structures are effected the joint in question will begin to experience abnormal joint motion, causing mechanical joint pain. If left untreated the abnormal joint motion places further stress on the loco motor structures, resulting in various mechanical disorders and eventually osteoarthritis.

Chiropractors treat the mechanical joint pain
caused by the various mechanical disorders. This is done by restoring the abnormal joint motion caused by the previously mentioned physical traumas.