Chiropractor Near Kangaroo Point, Just Next Door in East Brisbane

You don’t have to cross the river into the CBD to see a chiropractor. You can stay on the southside.

If you’re driving, it’s a short trip of about 2 km into East Brisbane, and the off-street parking at the front of the building saves you circling the block for a street park. If you’d rather catch the bus, the TransLink journey planner is the easiest way to find the best stop and route from your street.

We’re also close to Woolloongabba, South Brisbane, Coorparoo, Seven Hills, Greenslopes, Camp Hill, and the CBD.

Our full address is Unit 4, 32-36 Hampton St, East Brisbane QLD 4169.

If you’re running late or need directions on the day, call us on 07 3393 2201.

Online Appointments

You can make an appointment online at any hour, including evenings and weekends, so there’s no need to wait until the clinic opens. Online appointment times include early morning, evening, and Saturday options, which suit many Kangaroo Point and Brisbane CBD workers.

Prefer to write? You can email us via the form on our website at any point. Email is best for non-urgent questions. For anything urgent, call the clinic or see your GP.

This is a busy inner-city suburb, and plenty of locals walk, run and ride along the river. Low back pain is one of the most common reasons people see a chiropractor, often after lifting, gardening, or moving house. Others include neck pain and stiffness from long hours on a laptop, tension-type headaches that build through a busy week, leg pain or pins and needles that may be sciatica, sport and exercise injuries, jaw pain, and whiplash after a car accident.

Back problems are one of the most common health complaints in the country. Back problems were reported by 15.7% of Australians in the ABS 2022 National Health Survey, which makes them the second most common chronic condition after mental and behavioural conditions (Australian Bureau of Statistics, Health Conditions Prevalence, 2022).

Neck Pain and Everyday Injuries

Neck pain often builds up gradually from desk work, phone use or sleeping in an awkward position. It can come with stiffness, reduced movement, or pain that spreads into the shoulders or upper arms. Sport and exercise injuries, such as sprains and strains from running, climbing or lifting, are also a regular part of what our chiropractors assess. Whatever the cause of your pain, we’ll explain what we find and talk you through your options.

Pain that’s sharp, dull, constant, or only there with certain movements can tell us different things, so we’ll ask you to describe yours in detail. Many patients find it useful to jot down what eases or aggravates their pain in the days before their appointment.

Neck Stiffness and Desk Work in the CBD

Many people who work in the Brisbane CBD spend long hours at a laptop, and neck stiffness can creep in when you hold one position for too long. Simple habits are worth trying, such as raising your screen closer to eye level, keeping your keyboard within easy reach, and getting up to move regularly. If your neck stiffness comes with dizziness, a severe headache, weakness, numbness, or changes to your vision or speech, seek medical care first.

Staying Active on the Cliffs, River Paths, and at the Gym

Resting up feels like the sensible thing to do with a sore back, but for most people it isn’t. Australia’s Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standard (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, 2022) advises staying active and getting back to usual activities as soon as you reasonably can, and warns that prolonged bed rest is harmful.

So if you climb cliffs, run the Riverwalk, or train at the gym, our aim is to help you understand your injury and find a way to keep moving, not to bench you. That may mean adjusting your training load for a while, changing your technique, or working on strength, balance, and conditioning. If your pain gets in the way of exercise, we’ll talk through what’s sensible to keep doing.

If you’ve had previous injuries, please mention them at your first visit, as they can affect how your chiropractor plans your care.

We keep the start of your care simple. You’ll know what’s happening at every step, and nothing happens without your consent.

How Our Chiropractors Assess Back and Neck Pain

Your assessment usually includes looking at your posture and movement, and functional, neurological and orthopaedic tests. These checks help us work out where the problem is coming from and whether anything needs medical attention first.

We don’t X-ray everyone. If we need more information, or verification of what the examination suggests, we may refer you for an X-ray, or ask your GP to arrange a CT or MRI. Australian guidance is clear that imaging has a limited role in most low back pain and should be kept for when it’s likely to change your management (Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standard, 2022).

Referrals, Scans, and Reports

When imaging or another opinion is needed, we organise referrals and, with your consent, send the relevant information to the provider. You don’t need a referral to see our chiropractors, but if your GP or another practitioner has referred you, please bring the referral letter and any recent scan reports to your first appointment. Your chiropractor can read them alongside the examination, which serves as useful verification of your history.

Relief, Expectations, and Wellness

When something’s been bothering you for a while, it’s natural to want quick relief. We can’t promise relief from any particular treatment, and how people respond varies. While you’re waiting to be seen, some people find a heat pack gives some short-term relief, and your pharmacist can advise on over-the-counter options. We also don’t claim that chiropractic care improves general wellness or prevents disease. Our clinic focuses on assessing specific musculoskeletal complaints and giving you clear information about your options.

Wellness programs, online exercise videos, and apps can be a useful starting point for staying active, but they can’t assess your particular pain. If online advice hasn’t brought relief, or your pain is changing, it’s worth having it assessed. At any point, you’re welcome to ask what chiropractic care can and can’t do for your situation, and whether another approach would suit you better.

Finding the Right Starting Point

There’s no single starting point that suits everyone. For some people, chiropractic care is a reasonable starting point. For others, massage therapy, physiotherapy or a GP review is the better first step. Our clinic’s services are limited to chiropractic care and remedial massage therapy, and we’ll point you elsewhere if another service suits you better. Relief can take time, and we can’t promise relief from chiropractic care or massage therapy. General wellness is best supported by regular activity, good sleep and a balanced diet, and your GP is a good starting point for any wellness goals.

When Chiropractic Care May Not Be the Right Fit for You

Not every problem is a chiropractic problem. If your symptoms suggest a medical cause, or another health professional is better placed to help, we’ll tell you and refer you to your GP, a physiotherapist, a podiatrist or another practitioner.

If we make one of these referrals, we’ll explain why, and with your consent we can send a summary of our findings to the practitioner you’re seeing next.

Don’t book with us if you notice any of these: new problems controlling your bladder or bowel, numbness around the groin or buttocks, leg weakness that’s getting worse, fever with back pain, or pain after a serious fall or accident. These need urgent medical assessment, so see your GP straight away, go to an emergency department, or call 000 in an emergency.

People also ask us whether they should see a chiropractor, a physio or an osteopath. All three are registered health professions in Australia, and there’s a lot of overlap in the musculoskeletal problems they see. What matters most is a thorough assessment, a clear explanation, and a plan that suits you. If physiotherapy or osteopathy looks like the better path for your situation, we’ll say so.

We also have an in-house remedial massage therapist. That means your chiropractor and massage therapist can share information (with your consent) and plan your care together. You can book a remedial massage on its own, or alongside your chiropractic visits. It’s handy if you’re short on time and don’t want to juggle two separate clinics.

Our Services

Our clinic offers two core services: chiropractic care and remedial massage therapy. Chiropractic services include an assessment, a written Report of Findings and, where suitable, care such as adjustments, mobilisation, soft tissue work and exercises. Remedial massage therapy focuses on muscles and soft tissue. Information about fees for all our services is on our Fees and Cost Guide page.

Having both services in one clinic means you can combine chiropractic care and massage therapy without travelling between clinics. If you work in the CBD, our early morning and evening times may suit you.

CBD workers may wonder whether our clinic’s services can fit around a working day. Appointment lengths vary, so ask when arranging your visit. Chiropractic services and massage therapy at our clinic are available Monday to Saturday, and CBD commuters can choose early morning or evening times on several weekdays. Our clinic doesn’t offer services beyond chiropractic care and remedial massage therapy, so for physiotherapy or other services, we’ll refer you to another clinic.

We’d rather you know where you stand before you book, so our full fee schedule is on our Fees and Cost Guide page, and our team can confirm your fee when you book.

We have HICAPS on site, so if you have private health insurance with extras cover you can claim on the spot. How much you get back depends on your fund and your level of cover, so it’s worth checking your annual limit in your health fund app first. Payment is made on the day by cash, EFTPOS or credit card.

Medicare doesn’t usually cover chiropractic care. If you have a chronic condition and your GP sets up a GP Chronic Condition Management Plan, you may be eligible for a Medicare rebate on a limited number of allied health visits each calendar year. Ask your GP whether you qualify.

If you live or work in Kangaroo Point and something’s been nagging at you, you don’t have to put up with not knowing what’s going on. Book online 24/7, call us on 07 3393 2201, or send us a message through the contact form with any questions. We’ll find a time that works around your week.

When you book online, you’ll receive an email confirmation with your appointment time and our address, so you have written verification of your booking in your inbox.

You may also find our clinic listed on Healthshare, an online directory where patients can search for and compare practitioners. On Healthshare, patients can view practitioner profiles, opening hours, and our address in one place. If you found us through Healthshare, mention it when you book so we know how you heard about us.

Contact Details

• Phone: 07 3393 2201

• Email: send us a message through the contact form, and we’ll reply by email

• Address: Unit 4, 32-36 Hampton St, East Brisbane QLD 4169

And if your partner or flatmate has been mentioning a sore back for months, feel free to share this page with them so they know what an assessment involves.