Clinical insights and practical health information from Dr Jacinta Poulton — written from over 30 years of practice.
I write these articles because I think people make better decisions about their health when they understand what's going on. These aren't designed to replace a proper assessment — they're designed to help you ask better questions.
Clinical insights and practical health advice from Dr Poulton's 30+ years of practice.
There's no single "correct" posture. Dr Poulton explains what the research actually says, the small desk changes worth making, and when neck or back stiffness is worth getting checked.
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Scoliosis is often misunderstood — patients are told either that nothing can be done, or that chiropractic will fix it entirely. Neither is accurate. Dr Poulton gives an honest account of the types of scoliosis, how it's assessed, and what conservative care can realistically achieve.
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As a chiropractor with over 30 years of experience, one of the most common things I see in the clinic is patients who've been managing headaches for years without ever addressing the real cause. Many of those headaches aren't coming from the head at all — they're coming from the neck. Here's how to tell, and what to do about it.
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Rehabilitative care is an essential step in recovering from injury or managing chronic pain. Unlike treatment that focuses purely on symptom relief, rehabilitative care emphasises restoring strength, function and long-term wellbeing. Dr Poulton explains the seven key benefits — and why so many patients shortchange their own recovery by stopping too soon.
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Dr Jacinta Poulton graduated from RMIT University in 1989 and has been practising chiropractic care in Templestowe and the Manningham area for over 30 years. She founded Momentum Chiropractic in 2011 with the vision of offering genuinely integrated, evidence-based musculoskeletal care to the local community.
Her articles draw on decades of clinical experience and current evidence, and are written for patients who want to understand their own health — not just be told what to do. She writes practically, clinically and without jargon.
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