Chiropractor in New Farm

Everyday Activity and Musculoskeletal Demands in New Farm

Living in New Farm often means a mix of desk work, active commuting, gym sessions, and time on the Riverwalk. These routines can support health, yet they also increase the risk of musculoskeletal pain such as low back and neck pain, tension-type headaches, shoulder overload, and overuse injuries. Chiropractic and broader musculoskeletal services from Our Chiro Brisbane, such as Acupuncture, Remedial Massage, and Manual Adjustments, aim to reduce pain, improve mobility, and support return to work and sport through evidence-informed care plans that prioritise non-invasive management. We believe in the current international and Australian guidance which recommends staying active and using non-pharmacological care as the first strategic approach towards staying healthy.

Assessment and Individualised Care Planning

For many New Farm residents, this starts with a thorough assessment to identify pain drivers, then a plan that can include education, exercise therapy, spinal or peripheral joint manual therapy, soft-tissue techniques, and load management. International and Australian guidance encourages people with non-specific low back pain to stay active and use non-pharmacological care as first line. Exercise that targets strength, flexibility, and graded exposure supports function and helps prevent recurrence. Manual therapy can be used as an adjunct to exercise for short-term pain relief, which can make it easier to move, sleep, and start active rehabilitation.

Managing Headaches and Shoulder Pain

Evidence suggests that multi-modal care combining exercise and manual therapy can improve pain and disability in mechanical neck disorders. For people who experience headaches linked to neck dysfunction or muscle tension, musculoskeletal care that includes exercise, manual therapy, and lifestyle strategies may reduce frequency and intensity, while screening rules out red flags and identifies when medical input is required. Shoulder pain from gym work, swimming, or repetitive tasks often responds to targeted strengthening of the rotator cuff and scapular stabilisers, mobility work, and temporary activity adjustments.

Prevention, Performance, and Long-Term Recovery

This includes workplace ergonomics, bike fit pointers, running load progression, and evidence-based advice on sleep and stress, which influence pain processing. For older residents, care plans address osteoarthritis and balance, using progressive strengthening and gait confidence strategies to maintain independence and reduce fall risk. When symptoms do not follow a typical pattern, or when red flags appear, your Our Chiro Brisbane chiropractor will coordinate with GPs and specialists to ensure appropriate imaging, medication, or referral. The goal is safe, efficient recovery with minimal disruption to daily life in New Farm, and a clear plan to keep you active in the long term.

Video Transcript

Yeah, we’ve treated new farm residents for nearly 20 years, since 2006, and we’ve treated the whole cross section of the community, whether it be parents, the elderly, people that go to the gym a lot, especially around here, professional sports people. And we’ve seen a whole range of different issues that the whole community’s had, whether it be neck pain, headaches, sciatica, shoulder pain, knee pain, plantar fasciitis, just to name a few. And we have treatments to help with all those different conditions.

We use dry needling, we use soft tissue work, kinesia taping, rigid taping. We have cold laser therapy, shockwave therapy. We also do manual adjusting as well as different types of mobilization around the joints. So if you are looking for a chiropractor in Newfarm, you can head to our website, our chio.com au, or give us a call and speak to one of our friendly staff on (07) 3257 0399. And if you have any questions surrounding treatment or any of your problems, please don’t hesitate to reach out and contact us.