A specialised approach to chiropractic and holistic somatic work.
Spinal Somatics is a unique and surprisingly gentle approach to chiropractic suitable for all ages.
Using gentle, precise contacts to key areas of your spine, it is designed to work with your brain and body to unwind and release years of accumulated stress and trauma. This non-manipulative approach can help overcome pain or other symptoms, reduce the impact of life’s many stresses, and truly optimise your experience of life. It will leave you feeling better, functioning better and adapting to life better.
Because these methods are the most gentle form of chiropractic, they are perfectly suited to taking care of babies and children, women during pregnancy and as preparation for birth, post-natal mums, and men and women looking to overcome health problems or wanting to optimise their experience of life.
Whatever your health goals may be, the care we provide is tailored to help you achieve them.
Working with the underlying cause
Most of us recognise that the way we live keeps us ‘always on’ and perpetually stressed.
When stress is high or severe, or remains present for weeks, months or years even at a mild or moderate level, it builds physically, emotionally and metabolically. The longer it is present the greater the risk of consequences to our health and happiness.
It means many of us continue to hold tight even when there are no active stresses in front of us, and being chronically tight makes us prone to injury, inflammation and pain.
Stress makes us anxious, distracted and it shortens our fuse.
In the long term it effects how we relate; how we parent; how we are as partners, colleagues and friends; how we rest; how we recover and how we grow.
Left unchecked, it is known to impact every organ and system in our bodies.
It means that most people are depleted and many are in pain. We are becoming increasingly sick because we continue to treat the consequences of this instead of the cause.
Spinal Somatics takes a different approach.
Meet your Chiropractor
Dr Stephen Foster B Chiro Sc M Chiro
I’ve been in practice for the past 20 years. I’m experienced, passionate and anyone who has been under care in my office knows I love what I do. During my time in practice I have distilled my understanding into developing the unique techniques I use as Spinal Somatics.
I’ve been trusted to care for hundreds of families, newborns, pregnant mums-to-be, kids with special needs, elite and amateur athletes, people with chronic physical injuries & emotional struggles, and healthy, thriving people who just want to be at their best.
I also have years of experience working with the somatic impacts of trauma and this has become an important focus of my work.
The methods I use are exceptionally gentle and suitable for people of all ages.
While I continue to practice in Newtown in Sydney’s inner west I’ve recently returned home to the Northern Rivers and have now opened a local office where I spent my childhood in Lismore.
