Dr Simon Martin | Integrative Chiropractor
Inside Karrinyup Shopping Centre near L1 Myers
B.Chiro, B. Science, B.Arts
Most of my clients come in semi-regularly for Full Body Well-being sessions. Clients tend to like how I take my time with things, while combining a more traditional chiropractic approach, which is firm, yet with a gentler touch.
I originally studied anatomy at Curtin University before completing my chiropractic degree at Murdoch University in 2009. I’ve had the opportunity to work in Singapore’s Camden Medical Centre and also teach developmental anatomy at university level in Perth. My first publication on how stress causes tension in the body has been cited in a literature review at UWA.
I operate a clinic inside Karrinyup Shopping Centre and like to use chiropractic as a tool to help people manage their wellbeing, general-stiffness and tension. I am also currently working as the Katanning Chiropractor. My special interest is how the heartbeat is the best way to measure tension in the spine.
Bookings
~ Please see the bookings page for available chiropractic appointments
Please note:
~ Chiropractic consults are private; no open-plan / conveyer-belts or “scare-care”
~ X-rays will not always be required however can be bulk-billed for you if necessary. I will often reassess an X-ray diagnosis of Scoliosis or Arthritis as these can often be inappropriately used terms in chiropractic. Low radiation imaging options are available
~’G.P., massage and physio friendly’ ~ meaning: I’m a chiropractor who likes medical practitioners, massage therapists and physiotherapists
~’Peer-based chiropractor’, meaning I lean more towards equality and friendship with my clients rather than posturing a strong doctor-patient / power-differential. This may be uncomfortable for some who feel less safe with this approach to their chiropractic
~ Interesting fact: I love French bulldogs
Chiropractic Lineage:
The first great chiropractor, DD Palmer, focussed on the middle of the back. The second great chiropractor (his son), BJ Palmer, focussed on the upper neck. The third great chiropractor, Clarence Gonstead, focussed on the pelvis. We’re still waiting on the fourth great chiropractor ~ what do you think he or she would focus on?
I’ve had the good fortune to have been mentored for two years by one of BJ Palmer’s students as well as mentored for two years by one of Gonstead’s students.