Nicola Colebrook

BSc (Chiropractic), B.ClinChiro

Hi, I’m Nicola, and I want you to know that finishing every day with neck pain or ending every week with a headache isn’t something you should just have to live with.

I know this personally because I used to suffer from chronic headaches myself. They affected my energy, my mood, and my day-to-day life. That experience is a big part of why I became a chiropractor. I understand how much pain can slowly take over your life, and how easy it is to just keep pushing through.

Most people are busy. Work, family, stress, long days and usually they put themselves last. The body is very good at adapting for a long time, but eventually it starts to push back. That tightness in your shoulders or stiffness in your lower back is often your body trying to tell you something isn’t working.

I don’t see the body as failing. I see it as running out of options.

My job isn’t just to help people when they’re sore. My job is to understand why the body ended up there in the first place. I like to take the time to really understand what’s going on, look at how the body is functioning as a whole and then create a personalised plan that makes sense for each person.

The goal is simple, to help you move better, feel better and get back to living your life, not just getting through the day.

Outside the clinic, you’ll usually find me reading a good book, spending time with my husband and our dog Oakley (who is absolutely treated like our first child), or being an overly enthusiastic aunty to my nephew and honorary nieces. I grew up in a small town in the Wheatbelt and went to boarding school for a few years, which was a big adventure at the time.

One piece of advice I always come back to is to focus on what you can control. Life can be stressful, but not everything deserves your energy. Sometimes the best thing you can do for your health is look after the things that are actually in your control, like how you move, how you look after your body and making time for your health.

If you’d like help understanding what your body is trying to tell you, we’re here to help.