Your local Chiropractic & Remedial Massage services in Petersham, Sydneys' Inner West
Monday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday
Closed
Friday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Chiropractic and Ancillary Techniques

Chirofix is a multimodal clinic that uses various techniques to best mold around the patients needs. Below are a brief description of our Chiropractic and ancillary techniques

Chiropractic Diversified Adjustments

An adjustment is a skilled manouvre which is applied to a spinal or peripheral joint in a quick but controlled pressure into a specific direction. The aim of the adjustment is to restore and correct a movement dysfunction in our skeletal system. Most people experience instant relief after an adjustment as it removes impingements, alleviates pressure, and increases joint space.

Sports & Kinesio Taping

We use various taping techniques including rigid taping for joint support or Kinesio taping to stimulate under-active muscles and to help the drainage of inflamed areas.

Hands on Soft Tissue Release

Soft tissue release can be translated to massage, however we provide specific releasing techniques to targeted muscles, tendons, ligaments or fascia. Below are a few examples of soft tissue 'releases': Trigger point release | Active and Passive release | Cross Friction.

Dry Needling

Often called Western Acupuncture or Medical Acupuncture, dry needling is the use of acupuncture needles help reduce muscular trigger points. Dry needling also produces positive neurophysilogical responses that help reduce pain and reduce muscular tension, without any chemicals.

Your Chiropractors

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Dr Felipe Baccan (Chiropractor)

M. Chiropractic, B. Hlth Sc. (PD/H/PE), Dip. RM & Dip. Msk Acupuncture (Dry needling)
Professional Fees as of April 2018: Initial Consultation $120.00 Standard Consultation $80.00
Chiropractor | Dry Needling | Soft tissue release | Exercise Correction
Felipe is a football-mad Brazilian who grew up playing the beautiful game in NSW's top league. His commitment to sport in his youth led to an increasing interest in naturally enhancing performance and preventing injuries.He became interested in manual therapies after receiving treatment from final year Chiropractic students while working as a gym instructor at Macquarie University Sports and Leisure Centre. He found that Chiropractic helped not only with his injuries, but also with his performance in the soccer field. He has a strong interest in sports injuries and rehabilitation and utilises Selective Functional Movement Screening to detect and diagnose movement dysfunction. From 2004 - 2008 Felipe worked as a Remedial Massage Therapist and as a result incorporates soft-tissue release and dry needling techniques into his Chiropractic consultation. In addition to running Chirofix, Felipe currently works at the Macquarie University Chiropractic Student Clinic as Senior Supervisor. Felipe was born and raised in Brazil and has lived most of his life in Australia. Being able to speak Portuguese has helped him build strong ties within the Portuguese and Brazilian community in Petersham and the Inner West of Sydney. Registered Chiropractor - Chiropractic Board of Australia - number: CHI0001311489;Member of Chiropractic Australia; Member of ATMS - Australian Traditional Medicine Society
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Olivia Klianis

Chiropractic Assistant
2nd year Chiropractic Student
Born and raised in Australia and Olivia grew up with a real passion for sports, primarily as a competitive swimmer and dancer. Her interest in the chiropractic field started from a very young age after seeing how much the body could benefit in performance and injury prevention through the natural manual manipulation of the body. Through this interest, Olivia went on to pursue the study of chiropractic after graduating from high school. Now she became a Chiropractic Assistant (CA) at Chirofix.
Monday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

The initial consultation usually takes around 1 hour and is an essential part of treatment. A case history will be taken as well as a thorough physical examination. These will help with diagnosis and lead to course of treatment.
We have "HICAPS" for on-the-spot claiming facilities for most private health funds. We also accept most credit cards (including AMEX) and cash.
No, you can simply make an appointment directly with us by calling on (02) 9569 6569 or make a booking online button above
Most clients park on Ducros Street, which is adjacent to us. However, you may park in front of the clinic for 1 hour from 9am until 3pm. Otherwise, there is 2 hour parking on Wardell Road, or 1 hour parking on Maria Street or Hunter Street.
An adjustment is a skilled manouvre which is applied to a spinal or peripheral joint in a quick but controlled pressure into a specific direction. The aim of the adjustment is to restore and correct a movement dysfunction in our skeletal system. Most people experience instant relief after an adjustment as it removes impingements, alleviates pressure, and increases joint space.
Our joints contain synovial fluid, and because the spine also has joints, it has fluid encapsulated inside them. When speed is applied to these joints, a sudden release of gas occurs and the pop is heard. The therapeutical effects of the adjustment is said to be due to the speed delivery (sudden change in tissue stretch) triggering neurological receptors which has beneficial effects.

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About Chirofix

Why Chirofix?

"Chiro" is a Greek word meaning "to do by hand" and in Chirofix, it implies our hands-on approach to care as well as being qualified Chiropractors.  The "fix" in Chirofix, implies that we are serious about achieving the best result possible for your condition for the long term. We are a result driven clinic. There you have Chirofix! We understand that some problems can not be fixed, however we are committed to improving and managing our patients condition to the best of our abilities.  We pride ourselves for providing quality multi-modal care to one patient at a time. Therefore a follow up consultation are approximately  between 20 to 30 min long.

Chirofix care plan is based on 3 core areas

ADJUST - The articulations of our Spine and other joints through chiropractic adjustments RELEASE - Targeted soft-tissue structures through remedial massage techniques and/or dry needling, stretching. STRENGTHEN - Deactivated, weakened, injured muscles and tendons & correction of dysfunctional movement pattern.

Passive care to Active care

Passive care refers to the acute phase of care, we take control and provide timely treatment sessions for a quick recovery. As your condition improves, we then target the core dysfunction that led to the pain in the first place. In this phase of care it is a mix or passive and active care (treatment and home exercise plan). The more active care the less treatment is needed. Education about your condition, ergonomic advice and exercise prescription EMPOWERS you to take care of your condition.

Maintenance care  

It is recommended having a treatment session from time to time (once a month or two months) as reasonably necessary, just like going to your dentist every 6 months for a clean up. Another easy way to understand is to imagine that your body is like a car. Your car needs servicing every 3 months (for example) or 10,000 km, whichever comes first. Some occupations are taxing on our bodies and there is a need to help you manage your injury. For example, Construction workers, sports people and athletes require regular treatment sessions to avoid injury.

Research and Evidence Base

The Chiropractic profession amongst others are continuously researching to find out how chiropractic works. There is a growing body of research on chiropractics positive effect on treating painful conditions. Lower back pain, Neck pain, neurophysiology, range of movement, impact on arthritis and so on.