Healing Wave Chiropractic & Massage - Newcastle

The Newcastle team is led by principal chiropractor Dr Conor Laing (B.Chiro), a director and partner who grew up with regular chiropractic care and has spent the past five years caring for local families. He is joined by Dr Madeleine Twycross (B.Chiro.Sc, M.Chiro), who has a special interest in pregnancy and paediatrics, and Dr Samantha Anne Haitsma (B.Chiro), a neurodevelopmental chiropractor with more than 17 years of experience working with children and families. Dr Haitsma holds advanced certification in Sacro Occipital Technic, and her interests include airway health and craniofacial growth.

What sets the practice apart is its assessment-first approach. The team uses INSiGHT neurological scanning to assess how the nervous system is functioning, adapting and coping with everyday life, and every first visit combines a thorough health history with these scans before a personalised care plan is set out. Care is gentle and tailored for the whole family, from newborns and pregnancy through to seniors, and remedial massage therapists work under the same roof, including on Saturday mornings.

An initial consultation is listed at $116 and a standard consultation at $92, with on-the-spot health fund claiming available and no referral required. Just a short walk from Honeysuckle and Newcastle Beach, and with on-site parking, the clinic is a convenient option for people working in the city as well as families from Newcastle East, Cooks Hill, The Hill, Merewether and Hamilton.