Welcome to
Natural Balance Chiropractic
At Natural Balance Chiropractic Dr. Donna Dippenaar assists patients with a variety of neuromusculoskeletal conditions while striving to promote balanced optimal health. Treatments vary depending on the patient's needs but may include NIP, soft tissue therapy, dry needling, kinesiotaping, muscle activation, and testing as well as mobilization and manipulation of the spine and the extremities. Patients are also empowered with exercise therapy to maintain optimal strength.Dr. Donna has a gentle approach to treatment and therefore everyone from babies to sports enthusiasts can find benefit in the treatment.
19
Years
of Clinical Chiropractic Experience
Dr Donna Dippenaar
HOW DOES CHIROPRACTIC WORK?
The human body possesses a natural ability to restore itself. This ability depends on a healthy nervous system. Life’s events such as stress, poor posture, repetitive work, sitting posture, sports injuries, and inactivity are just some of the factors that can overwhelm the body’s ability to adapt or compensate. The joints of the spine become restricted when these sorts of events occur resulting in a limited range of motion. Chiropractic care can correct these spinal restrictions by restoring the body to its optimal form and function. Local symptoms of joint restriction may include pain, tenderness, swelling, tingling, numbness, or spasm around the joints of the spine, back, and neck. Many times these sensations extend further into the shoulders and arms, around the rib cage, or into the hips and down the legs. Joint restrictions can lead to headaches, stomach and digestive problems, and loss of overall health.
Impaired nerve coordination causes the whole body to suffer. Vital instructions flow between the brain and the body by way of spinal nerves. These instructions
inform and direct the body as to when, where, and how it needs to heal itself. By irritating nerves, joint restrictions interfere with the essential brain/body exchange, thereby compromising the normal function of the body’s organs and tissues. Chiropractic care clears the path for the body to maintain its own health.
No method of health care has proven itself to be more effective than chiropractic in helping those who suffer from back and neck pain. Doctors of chiropractic are highly qualified professionals in evaluating and caring for these, as well as many other musculoskeletal problems.
HOW OFTEN WILL I HAVE TO SEE MY CHIROPRACTOR?
The number of visits you make to your chiropractor depends on the nature of your condition and your personal goals. Many patients use chiropractic proactively, as part of a preventive health care routine, scheduling chiropractic appointments on a regular basis to keep their bodies functioning optimally. Others seek care and treatment for specific conditions with a focus on pain relief.
REHABILITATION
Dr. Donna will work with you to restore normal joint function and your spinal health. Once your body is functioning soundly and your spinal health is returning, she will prescribe you any necessary home exercises to help you with strengthening and rehabilitation in order to make sure that you don’t repeat the
same injury again.
Your initial visit will begin with a consultation. Dr. Donna will take a case history and ask about your present condition. Next, she will perform an examination to evaluate the nature of your problem. This examination generally includes a series of basic physical tests, as well as specialized chiropractic and peripheral neurological evaluation of spinal movement and posture.
If necessary, your doctor may recommend X-rays or diagnostic tests to obtain further information about the mechanics of your spine and the details of your condition.
After completing the analysis, your chiropractor will explain your problem and map out an appropriate plan of action with you. If necessary, you may be referred to another health care specialist for further evaluation or treatment. Chiropractic work with a variety of health care professionals in the best interest of their patients.
Your Chiropractor will discuss your care plan with you, taking into consideration your health habits, stress, and activity levels. Over the course of your care, she will monitor your individual response and may also recommend changes to your lifestyle, work environment, dietary, and exercise patterns.
WHAT CAN I EXPECT ON MY FIRST VISIT?
Your initial visit will begin with a consultation. Dr. Donna will take a case history and ask about your present condition. Next, she will perform an examination to evaluate the nature of your problem. This examination generally includes a series of basic physical tests, as well as specialized chiropractic and peripheral neurological evaluation of spinal movement and posture.
If necessary, your doctor may recommend X-rays or diagnostic tests to obtain further information about the mechanics of your spine and the details of your condition.
After completing the analysis, your chiropractor will explain your problem and map out an appropriate plan of action with you. If necessary, you may be referred to another health care specialist for further evaluation or treatment. Chiropractic work with a variety of health care professionals in the best interest of their patients.
Your Chiropractor will discuss your care plan with you, taking into consideration your health habits, stress, and activity levels. Over the course of your care, she will monitor your individual response and may also recommend changes to your lifestyle, work environment, dietary, and exercise patterns.
COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE!
WILL MY MEDICAL AID COVER IT?
In a fast-paced world of quick fixes and pain-relieving pills, Chiropractic has demonstrated itself to be one of the most cost-effective forms of health care. International studies have shown that most of the ailments for which people seek Chiropractic care are successfully treated within 6 – 8 sessions. With medical aids clamping down on your benefits, being cost-effective in the management of your spinal health or sporting injury is vitally important.
All medical aids cover Chiropractic care.
IS CHIROPRACTIC SAFE?
Chiropractic is extremely safe. It is a non-surgical, drug-free approach to healthcare which places Chiropractic among the safest of all health care practices.