Dr. Anthea Holder

Dr. Anthea Holder

Chiropractor

My story with Chiropractic care.

In year 10 I was a 16 year old who was suffering chronic headaches. I had exhausted the medical field of expertise in the cause of the headaches. I had been diagnosed with many ailments from hypoglycaemia to decreased visual acuity.

But none of the treatments had worked. The only thing that was working was pain killers. But taking several panadol and or nurofen I knew was not solving the problem but merely covering the pain. It was affecting my social life, school work and sleeping patterns.

It wasn't until a stranger recommended I see a chiropractor that things took a turn for the better. After initial phase of chiropractic care my headaches had ceased. I no longer needed pain killers and my life returned to normal, the fog had lifted from my head. I remained under wellness chiropractic care to maintain my spine and nervous system.

It was in Year 12 when my chiropractor asked me "What are you planning on studying next year Anthea?" that my journey to becoming a chiropractor began. I started study the following year at RMIT.

After five years of study I began my career as a chiropractor at Vitality Chiropractic in Middle Park. This practice was one of the largest family based practices and most valued experience of my career. I worked alongside Dr Simon Floreani, a chiropractor of experience in teaching, speaking and adjusting. It was at Vitality Chiropractic that I gained greater respect for the human body and its essential need of chiropractic care for it to work at its optimum.

In 2002 I joined with Dr Nathan Jenner to open Peak Chiropractic. The practice is based upon the philosophies and practices we learnt from our previous mentors and principle chiropractors. We stand by the principle that the body has an innate ability to heal. That every person needs to know the condition of their spine and nervous system and have the opportunity to choose chiropractic care for their total health and wellbeing.