![\"Dr-Hutchinson\"](\"http:\/\/www.drmelissa-j-hutchinson.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Dr-Hutchinson.jpg\")
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dr Melissa Hutchinson is a qualified Chiropractor registered with the AHPCSA (A11609) and a qualified diagnostic radiographer registered with the HPCSA (DR 0103713) and BHF (Pr. no. 0582417). She completed her degree in diagnostic radiography (cum laude) in 2007. Her passion for helping people inspired her to further her studies in chiropractic. She completed her masters in chiropractic (cum laude) in 2015, which assessed chronic myofascial trigger point dysfunction involving the infraspinatus muscle. Her treatment approach included spinal manipulation of the neck and the shoulder joint which effectively improved the biomechanical and neurophysiological functioning of the involved muscle and joints.<\/p>\n
She is a dynamic chiropractor who specialises in the Thompson technique as well as upper and lower extremity adjusting\/manipulation. Her primary focus is to improve the neuro-musculoskeletal functioning thereby improving the overall quality of life and restoring the body to its optimal functioning.<\/p>\n
She provides treatment for acute and chronic conditions such as back pain; neck pain and headaches; muscle spasms and certain myofascial conditions. In addition, she also provides treatment for paediatrics including colic and irritable babies; pregnancy related back pain and sporting and gym injuries associated with the joints or spine.<\/p>\n
Dr Hutchinson is a dedicated compassionate person who is very passionate about the work she does and about helping people.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dr Melissa Hutchinson is a qualified Chiropractor registered with the AHPCSA (A11609) and a qualified diagnostic radiographer registered with the HPCSA (DR 0103713) and BHF (Pr. no. 0582417). She completed her degree in diagnostic radiography (cum laude) in 2007. Her passion for helping people inspired her to further her studies in chiropractic. She completed her masters in chiropractic (cum laude) …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7sVGH-2q","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2,"url":"https:\/\/www.drmelissa-j-hutchinson.co.za\/","url_meta":{"origin":150,"position":0},"title":"What is Chiropractic","date":"March 4, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"A chiropractor is a primary health care provider with a focus on the conservative treatment of conditions associated with joints and muscles. A chiropractor focuses on treating the cause of the problem and not the symptoms, thereby allowing the body to heal itself. Chiropractic care is safe, non-invasive and drug\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":61,"url":"https:\/\/www.drmelissa-j-hutchinson.co.za\/?page_id=61","url_meta":{"origin":150,"position":1},"title":"The First Visit","date":"May 5, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"The First Visit Upon the patients first visit, a spinal xray may be requested if needed. If the patient has had x-rays taken, please bring the x-rays with to the consultations. The x-rays allow the chiropractor to properly examine any structural abnormalities, degeneration and displacement of the spine, which may\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"1","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.drmelissa-j-hutchinson.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":85,"url":"https:\/\/www.drmelissa-j-hutchinson.co.za\/?page_id=85","url_meta":{"origin":150,"position":2},"title":"Common Types of Pain","date":"May 11, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Lower Back Pain Lower back pain is a symptom that results from a variety of causes being acute or chronic. It may be localised over a specific area or create a referral pattern to a remote area of the body. Sacro-iliac Syndrome Lower back pain caused due to a mechanical\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.drmelissa-j-hutchinson.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/lumbar-disc-hern.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drmelissa-j-hutchinson.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/150"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drmelissa-j-hutchinson.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drmelissa-j-hutchinson.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drmelissa-j-hutchinson.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drmelissa-j-hutchinson.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=150"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.drmelissa-j-hutchinson.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":155,"href":"https:\/\/www.drmelissa-j-hutchinson.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/150\/revisions\/155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drmelissa-j-hutchinson.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}