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Dr. Hakan Bilal of St Albans in the state Victoria, Australia

Why would anyone want to see a Chiropractor? The usual answer is something along the lines of "I've tried just about everything else and this is my last resort."

In our case, visiting a chiropractor made lots of sense when we suffered from some of the usual symptoms associated with a sore back. Both Terry, my wife, and I visited a local chiropractor when living in Brisbane some 12 years ago. At the time we expected the same as most other people - a quick trip and a couple of adjustments to relieve the pain. And this is exactly what we got.

So why do we visit our family chiropractor now? Well there are many reasons. About three years ago, Terry was looking for a chiropractor to help with her sore neck and shoulders - notice I didn't say that Chiropractic was a last choice; rather it was a first. A new practice had started on King's Road, so Terry popped in to make an appointment.

Soon after the initial visit, the whole family (Terry, our three children - Laura (15), Daniele (13) and Adriano (11) - and me) became regulars at Dr Bilal Hakan's Practise.

Why involve the whole family? Simply, Dr Bilal and all the Health Wise Chiropractic team are about family and the community. As a family we have seen how important it is to follow initial treatment with ongoing care and maintenance. Our children no longer complain of sore backs (resulting from scoliosis and poor posture) or headaches and have been relatively free of the usual winter ailments. Terry and I have changed many of the everyday things we do as a result of the information Dr B has shared with us - simple things like no wallet in my back pocket when seated, reducing weight of Terry's handbag, and adjusting the position of car seats. But, as I noted above Dr B is not on about just treating symptoms.

As the name of the clinic suggests, Dr B is concerned about his community being health wise. For us, this has meant that we (along with hundreds of others) have become part of Dr B's 'family', not simply patients or clients. The team at the clinic work together with 'family members' to improve their health. This means that everyone works together to improve physical and mental health - going into the practise is like visiting family. In the end, it was this precept that has kept us going to Health Wise.

If your Chiropractor does little other than treat symptoms, I'd strongly recommend that you look around and find someone who cares about the whole you.

Frank