Chiropractic Care
Assessment, manual and instrument adjusting, and rehabilitation advice for spines of every age, tailored at every single visit.
Explore chiropractic careWeston Creek Chiropractic Centre pairs careful assessment with adjusting methods matched to your body, your history and your comfort. No cookie cutter care plans, just honest chiropractic from a team that has looked after local spines for more than five decades.
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For more than fifty years, families across the capital have trusted this quiet clinic on Brierly Street for chiropractic services in Canberra that put the person before the protocol. Our chiropractors, Dr Samantha Teoh and Dr Timothy Porter, hold university chiropractic qualifications, maintain full AHPRA registration through the Chiropractic Board of Australia, and invest in continuing education every year so the care you receive reflects current research rather than habit.
Every new patient starts with a thorough history and physical examination. We explain what we find in plain language, outline the techniques we recommend and why, and agree on a plan together before any adjustment happens. Dr Teoh is also a qualified pharmacist, which means your medications and their contraindications are considered when your plan is written. That double qualification is rare in Australian chiropractic and it shapes how carefully we work.
Chiropractic sits alongside remedial massage in Canberra under the same roof, so muscle work and joint care can be coordinated in one place. And if your condition is not chiropractic, we say so and refer you to the right practitioner. That honesty has kept patients returning for over fifty years.
It means three practical things. First, techniques are chosen from current published research, and methods without support are left out of your plan no matter how traditional they are. Second, your progress is measured against the goals we set together at the start, so the plan changes when your body does rather than rolling on by default. Third, we tell you the honest timeframe. Some problems settle in a handful of visits, others need longer management, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.
You will notice the difference in small moments: an examination that tests movement rather than assuming it, an explanation that uses your scans and history rather than a laminated diagram, and a review appointment where discharge is a genuine option. This is the standard of chiropractic Canberra families have relied on at this address since before some of our current patients were born.
Our practice looks after Canberra bodies at every stage of life. The reception area has a kids corner, the adjusting rooms have gentle low-force options, and the diary has early, lunchtime and Saturday slots so that care fits around work and school runs. These are the people who walk through our door most often.
Welcoming everyone is a design decision, not a slogan. It shapes which techniques we trained in, how long we allow for first visits, and why the same practitioner who adjusts a front rower on Friday can comfortably treat her grandmother on Saturday. Breadth like that keeps clinical judgement sharp, because no two spines on the day list ever ask for the same thing twice.
Desk-bound shoulders, stiff necks and posture strain from long Parliamentary Triangle hours respond well to a combination of adjustment, soft tissue work and practical desk advice.
Pregnancy changes load through the pelvis and spine week by week. We adapt positioning, pressure and technique through every trimester and into postnatal recovery.
Lifting, kneeling and overhead work take a cumulative toll. We help manage the niggles before they become time off the tools.
Dr Teoh and Dr Porter both work with sporting injuries week in, week out, from running overload to footy knocks, with care plans built around your training calendar.
Low-force Activator adjusting makes chiropractic comfortable for older joints, supporting mobility, balance and confidence on your feet.
Parents, teens and children aged six and up are all welcome. Care is always scaled to age, and we take the time to make first visits feel easy.
Whichever group sounds like you, the pattern of care is the same: a thorough first assessment, a plan written around your life rather than a standard schedule, and adjusting methods matched to your comfort. Many households book several generations with us, often on the same Saturday morning, because one clinic that knows the whole family spots patterns a stranger would miss. A parent's desk-strain neck, a teenager's sports niggle and a grandparent's balance worries can all be looked after inside a single trusted relationship, with notes that travel between practitioners rather than between suburbs.
Two chiropractors, two complementary approaches, one shared standard of care. Both practitioners are university trained, fully registered and genuinely interested in the person on the table, not just the spine.
They are supported by a therapeutic massage team whose names patients ask for specifically: Colleen Gould, Darlene Bergener and Tracy Thuy Hoang. Each brings her own strengths; Colleen is the only practitioner at the clinic who performs dry needling, and Darlene is the only one who offers myofascial release, so those treatments are booked through the massage side of the practice. Several of the team have served this community for many years, and when you are ready to put faces to names, the team page introduces everyone properly.
Samantha completed her Master of Clinical Chiropractic at RMIT in 2008 and has a special interest in sporting injuries. Her pharmacy background lets her account for medications and contraindications when tailoring care, a safeguard few clinics can offer.
Timothy earned his chiropractic degrees at Macquarie University. He enjoys giving patients the understanding and tools to take charge of their own health, using natural, whole-person methods and clear explanations at every visit.
Activator Methods is a research-backed adjusting technique that uses a small handheld instrument to deliver a precise, low-force impulse to a specific joint. We offer it because it achieves the goals of an adjustment with far less force, which many patients find more comfortable.
We are one of only two practices in Canberra offering Activator Methods adjusting. Some patients love traditional manual adjustments; others find them too firm for their liking. The Activator instrument gives those patients a genuine alternative rather than a compromise. It suits seniors, pregnant patients, anyone nervous about neck adjusting and anyone who simply prefers a lighter touch. Your preference always guides the method we use, and you can switch between approaches at any visit.
The sensation surprises most first-timers. The instrument rests against the skin, there is a quick tap no stronger than a firm finger press, and the adjustment is done before your muscles have time to guard. There is no wind-up, no rotation of the neck and no cracking sound. Because the force is set by the instrument rather than by hand, it is the same at your thirtieth visit as at your first, which is a level of consistency manual work simply cannot promise.
Book a Gentle AdjustmentJoint care, muscle therapy and supporting treatments work better when they are planned together. Explore the six services Canberra patients book with us most, or browse the full list from the menu above.
Here is how that plays out in practice. A stubborn lower back might begin with an adjustment, continue with remedial massage to release the guarding muscles around it, and finish with myofascial release or a simple home exercise program so the improvement holds. A desk worker's tension might pair gentle neck care with dry needling from Colleen on the massage team. Because every service shares one patient file, nothing is duplicated, nothing is missed, and each practitioner walks into the room already knowing your story.
Assessment, manual and instrument adjusting, and rehabilitation advice for spines of every age, tailored at every single visit.
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Targeted soft tissue treatment from our therapeutic massage team, bookable on its own or alongside your adjustments.
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Bump-safe positioning and gentle low-force techniques, adapted trimester by trimester and into postnatal recovery.
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Fine filament needles release stubborn trigger points that hands alone cannot reach. Performed at our clinic by massage therapist Colleen Gould.
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Gentle negative pressure lifts and decompresses tight tissue, improving circulation through chronically tense areas.
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Slow, sustained pressure through restricted fascia, offered by therapist Darlene Bergener for tension that regular massage cannot shift.
Explore myofascial releaseOur chiropractors assess, diagnose and manage conditions of the spine, joints, muscles and nervous system: back pain and sciatica, neck pain, cervicogenic headaches, posture issues, general musculoskeletal injuries and muscle tension. Care always starts with an examination to confirm chiropractic is appropriate, and we refer on when it is not.
Most people arrive with one loud symptom and leave understanding the pattern behind it. A stiff morning back often traces to how you sit; recurring headaches often begin in the neck. Browse the full library of conditions we help with, or start with the concern that brought you here.
Back pain, sciatica, disc injuries and pinched nerves make up the largest share of our casework. Assessment separates joint restriction from nerve involvement, because the two need different handling. Where nerve signs are present we examine more cautiously, adjust more gently and monitor more closely, and where red flags appear we refer for imaging before any treatment begins.
Neck pain, cervicogenic headaches, whiplash and postural strain form the second group. Canberra's office-heavy workforce keeps this list busy. Care usually blends precise neck work, often with the low-force instrument, alongside soft tissue treatment and workstation changes that stop the problem regenerating every Monday morning.
The third group is quieter: stiff hips and shoulders, muscle tension that never fully lets go, mobility that shrinks a little each year, and sleep disturbed by discomfort. These are managed with steady, unhurried care and honest reviews of progress at every stage, and they are often where patients report the biggest change in daily comfort.
Whatever brought you here, the promise is identical: examine first, explain honestly, manage what chiropractic can help with and refer what it cannot. Click any condition to read how care for it actually unfolds, week by week.
We could write pages about our own care, but the people who have received it say it better. The words below are real feedback from real patients, reproduced as they were given. One theme keeps recurring across five decades of comments: people arrive for a sore back and stay for the way they are treated as human beings. Some of the families on our books today were first adjusted here as school children, and a few, like Carmel below, have trusted this practice through every change of decade, technology and haircut for more than fifty years. That kind of loyalty is not bought with advertising. It is earned one honest appointment at a time, and we work to keep earning it every week.
I have attended this practice for over 40yrs and and have always received professional and caring treatment. Sam and her new team have continued and enhanced this caring, professional and friendly treatment.
Carmel S.I have already recommended a friend to go to Amy. I found her to be a professional, informative and excellent massage therapist.
Julie-Anne W.Sam was wonderful in all areas of my treatment.
Jenna M.Colleen was great! Thank you. Will be back.
Tara H.Delightful staff!
Jane A.All good
Patricia C.Fifty years of first visits produce the same handful of questions, so here are the five we answer most, exactly as we answer them in the room. If yours is missing, the front desk genuinely enjoys a curly question, and the blog digs deeper into dozens more.
While these professions share some common ground in managing musculoskeletal conditions, each has distinct approaches. Chiropractors often use adjustment techniques to focus on spinal alignment and its relationship to overall function.
Physiotherapists typically emphasise exercise programs and rehabilitation, while osteopaths work with the muscular and skeletal systems using various manual techniques. At our practice, we often collaborate with other healthcare providers when beneficial for patient outcomes.
No! We advise against self-adjustment as it may cause discomfort or injury. Professional chiropractic adjustments are precise movements requiring specific training, anatomy knowledge, and proper assessment. Our practitioners perform careful spinal alignment based on thorough examination and your individual needs. We also provide guidance on appropriate stretches and exercises you can do at home to support your recovery.
We aim to keep our services accessible. Our practice accepts private health insurance and offers HICAPS on-the-spot claiming. We also welcome Veterans' Affairs patients and work to provide cost-effective plans tailored to your needs. During your initial consultation, we discuss all costs upfront and create a care plan that aligns with your health goals and budget.
As one of just two practices in Canberra offering this technique, we use the Activator instrument to deliver precise, low-force adjustments. This approach provides a gentler alternative to manual adjustments, particularly suitable for those seeking lighter pressure in their adjustments. The Activator Methods technique is backed by research and allows us to provide consistent, controlled adjustments. Many patients appreciate this technique for its precision and comfort.
Your wellbeing is our priority. Before any care is given, we conduct detailed assessments, including health history and physical examinations. Based on these findings, we create personalised approaches using appropriate techniques. We often employ gentle methods like Activator or specific mobilisation techniques for neck care.
We maintain regular progress assessments and adjust care plans as needed. Our practitioners stay current with the latest research and techniques through ongoing professional development. Communication is key - we encourage questions and feedback throughout your care with us to ensure you're comfortable and achieving your health goals.
Getting adjusted should be the easy part of your week. Find us at 1/43 Brierly St in the Weston Group Centre, about fifteen minutes from the city, with free two hour parking directly opposite the entrance next to Lava Cafe. As the longest serving chiropractor in Weston Creek, we keep the practical details simple too: HICAPS terminals claim your private health rebate on the spot, DVA patients are welcome, and our chiropractic fees and rebates are explained before care begins, never after.
First visit? Read our new patient information to see exactly what your initial consultation involves, then book online in under a minute. We are open six days, and Canberra patients from areas we serve across Woden, Molonglo and the southside rarely wait long for an appointment.
Allow around forty-five minutes. The visit opens with a conversation about your history, your symptoms and what you want back, whether that is pain-free sleep or a return to Saturday sport. A physical examination follows, testing movement, strength and the joints involved. Your chiropractor then explains the findings in plain language and outlines a recommended plan, including how many visits to expect and what each will cost. Treatment on the first day depends on what the examination shows; sometimes care starts immediately, sometimes a further check is the wiser move. Either way, you leave knowing exactly what is happening and why.
Bring your private health card and your rebate is claimed through the HICAPS terminal before you reach the door. Department of Veterans' Affairs patients are welcome with a valid referral, and every cost is quoted before treatment rather than after it. No surprise invoices, no locked-in bundles you did not ask for.
Or call the front desk on (02) 6288 6711
| Day | Morning | Afternoon |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30am to 12:00pm | 2:00pm to 6:00pm |
| Tuesday | 9:30am to 1:30pm | Closed |
| Wednesday | 9:30am to 12:00pm | 2:00pm to 6:00pm |
| Thursday | Closed | 2:00pm to 6:00pm |
| Friday | 8:30am to 12:00pm | 12:30pm to 2:00pm |
| Saturday | 8:30am to 12:00pm | Closed |
Getting here is genuinely easy. The Weston Group Centre sits just off Streeton Drive with bus routes stopping nearby, and the stairs to the clinic are directly beside the cafe, so the smell of good coffee marks the door. If stairs are difficult for you, mention it when booking and the front desk will talk you through the easiest way up before you arrive.