The Montrose Spinal Centre will be OPEN as per normal on ANZAC DAY.

The Hawthorn Centre will be closed for Anzac Day, but will resume normal hours on Friday and Saturday.

We have made provisions to look after all existing patients and new patients over the holiday period.

Should an emergency arise, patients in Hawthorn are also more than welcome to book in at the Montrose Clinic for care. Dr. Hooper will look after you personally.

Stay Safe. Stay Well. With Chiro.

The Hawthorn Centre Is Open For Easter Saturday

The Spinal Centre will be closed in both Montrose and Hawthorn on the 19th of April for Good Friday and the 22nd of April for Easter Monday.

For your convenience, The Spinal Centre Hawthorn will be OPEN on the 20th of April for Easter Saturday.

We have made provisions, to not only look after all existing patients, but any emergencies that may arise over the holiday period.

Stay Safe. Stay Well. With Chiro.

Easter- the holiday that is practically dedicated to baskets filled with loads of sugar.

While it is always nice to enjoy a sweet treat every now and then, it is important to remember that processed sugary foods, such as your Easter eggs and hot cross buns, should be best avoided.

We don’t want you to sabotage your healing process by eating too many sweet treats and therefore encouraging inflammation, so we would like to recommend some healthier options that are easy to make (with chocolate included of course!).

The Spinal Centre congratulates all patients who were coaching, competing or involved in The National Rowing Championships.  In particular, athletes who competed in the Victorian teams for the Kings Cup – elite rowing for men, and Queens Cup – elite rowing for women on the final day.

It was a tough competition, with all the top teams from around Australia gathering to compete. Indeed, this is a busy time for the rowing season and there have been a number of regatta, culminating in the Kings Cup.

Sometimes You need back surgery. Some times You don’t.

With up to 88% of spinal surgery being unnecessary or ineffectual maybe you want to avoid going under the knife.

Perhaps you don’t need surgery. Perhaps you need a second opinion with some realistic options to get better without drugs or surgery.

Many people (around 200,000) undergo lumbar spine surgery each years. Of those, an astonishing 20-40% will not become pain free as promised – and a full 10% will be worse off following the surgery!

To understand what is meant by “disc injury” it is necessary to understand the function and make up of the disc itself.

During our lives, many of us will have neck pain, and most of us won’t know exactly what caused it. In fact, neck pain can start from a whole range of causes.

Maybe you slept funny and woke up with a crick that won’t go away. You might’ve been rear-ended in your car and now you have whiplash.

Back pain is a very common complaint. About three in four adults will experience back pain during their lifetime-and that number may very well rise, given our aging population and recent trend of obesity.

Low back pain (pain in your lumbar spine) is the most common. Most back pain comes from sprains and strains caused by stressful movements: lifting something without using proper techniques or a sudden twisting motion are just two examples of how you can hurt your back.