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AHPRA REGISTERED CHIROPRACTOR

Dr Colin Budich

Chiropractor · Wellbeing Chiropractic Carlton

I’m Dr Colin Budich, chiropractor at our Carlton clinic on Drummond Street. Thirty years after graduating from RMIT I remain surprised by the body’s ability to heal, and equally taken with how many more tools I now have to help it along. The fundamentals held, skilled manipulation, diagnosis by touch, quick and accurate assessment, while the kit kept growing: kinesiology muscle testing, dry needling, joint stabilisation rehab and orthotics I fabricate myself. Three decades of wonderfully different patients taught me the lesson that runs my practice, nothing in the body works in isolation.

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30 years in practice, whole-body focus

Dr Colin Budich, chiropractor at Wellbeing Chiropractic

Carlton

30 years in practice

Three decades of clinical work since graduating from RMIT, with the toolkit still growing.

6 tools in daily rotation

Manipulation, muscle testing, dry needling, rehabilitation, joint stabilisation and custom orthotics.

Private Health Insurance Onsite

All major health insurance funds, claimed at the Drummond Street desk while you watch.

The problems Carlton brings in

Injuries beyond the spine

Knees, ankles, shoulders, wrists and elbows fill a good share of Colin’s diary. Sports injuries in the peripheral joints are a particular interest, assessed with the same care as any back.

The pelvis that will not hold

For many people the pelvis cannot stabilise until the feet do. When that is the pattern, Colin addresses the foundation first rather than adjusting the same complaint forever.

Muscle spasm that outstays its welcome

Stubborn spasm and old scar tissue respond poorly to being ignored. Dry needling gives Colin a direct way to settle muscle pain and restore movement.

Colin’s consultations run on a principle 30 years in the making: nothing in the body works in isolation. A proficient adjustment still matters, and so does analysis by touch and a fast, accurate diagnosis, but the treatment emphasis is whole-body. People respond differently and at different rates, so he has become expert at isolating the problem quickly and matching it to the right tool, whether that is manipulation, needling, exercise or a change under your feet.

Thirty years of adding tools

Since graduating from RMIT, Colin’s journey as a chiropractor has been one of constant addition. The fundamentals held: skilled manipulation, diagnosis by touch, quick and accurate assessment. Around them he has built a wider kit as the evidence and technology moved.

Kinesiology-style muscle testing became a long-standing diagnostic tool, useful for assessing the spine and the more peripheral joints. Dry needling earned its place by settling muscle spasm and pain rapidly and helping with old scar tissue. Rehabilitation and joint stabilisation exercises now pair with hands-on treatment because the results show quicker healing and better long-term outcomes.

The orthotics are the signature. Frustrated by how often an unstable pelvis traced back to unstable feet, and by the price of podiatry orthotics, Colin learned to fabricate and modify orthotics himself. His patients get professional-grade devices at a workable cost, fitted by the person managing the rest of their care.

Isolate fast, treat wide

Every plan starts with finding the real problem quickly: history, hands-on analysis and muscle testing where useful. Treatment then draws from the whole kit rather than one favourite technique, because 30 years of wonderfully different patients proves nobody responds to the same recipe at the same rate.

Expect a combination that might include manipulation, dry needling, stabilisation exercises and, where your feet are part of the story, orthotics fabricated for you. The goal is pain relief first, then a body that holds its corrections.

“If the pelvis will not stabilise, look down. Sometimes the spine’s best friend is a well-made pair of orthotics.”

Dr Colin Budich · Chiropractor

How I work in the treatment room

Chiropractic manipulation

Proficient manual adjusting refined across three decades of practice.

Muscle testing assessment

Kinesiology-informed testing to assess the spine and peripheral joints.

Dry needling

Targeted needling to settle muscle spasm, ease pain and address old scar tissue.

Custom orthotics & rehab

Orthotics fabricated and modified in-house, paired with joint stabilisation exercise.

Registrations & credentials

AHPRA registered chiropractorRMIT chiropractic graduate30 years in practiceDry needling for muscle spasm & scar tissueCustom orthotics fabricated in-houseCarlton VIC

Questions patients ask

Yes, enthusiastically. Colin has a particular interest in sports injuries involving knees, ankles, shoulders, wrists and elbows, and assesses them with the same whole-body lens he applies to the spine.

Because for many people the pelvis cannot stabilise until the feet are stabilised first. Colin fabricates and modifies orthotics himself, so the devices are professional quality, cost-effective and fitted by the practitioner who knows your whole case.

It is a diagnostic tool Colin has used for years to assess how the spine and peripheral joints are functioning. It helps isolate the problem quickly so treatment starts in the right place.

Most people feel a brief twitch or ache as the needle releases the tight muscle, then noticeable easing. Colin added it to his practice because it settles spasm and pain rapidly and can help break down old scar tissue.

Yes. The Drummond Street desk claims all major funds before you leave, and your policy’s chiropractic cover comes off the bill first, leaving you the remainder only.

Where to find Colin

Wellbeing Chiropractic Carlton

One street over from Lygon St

143 Drummond Street, Carlton, VIC 3053

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