Tim White.
Dad. Chiro. Runner. Ironman finisher. The person you will actually see at Scarborough Chiro Clinic.
Qualifications: AHPRA-registered chiropractor · more than six years of clinical experience · special interests in running injuries and capacity-based care.
The short version: he gets it.
Tim grew up with back pain of his own, and he watched his dad live in pain for as long as he can remember. He knows firsthand how much pain can shrink your world, and how quickly it starts dictating every decision you make. Which chair you sit in. Which invitations you accept. Which version of yourself you get to be that week.
He also understands wanting more from your body. Maybe that is a marathon. Maybe it is lifting again, getting through a workday without a headache, chasing the kids, or simply feeling confident moving again. Tim has finished an Ironman, so he is well acquainted with asking a body to do slightly unreasonable things, and with the training, patience, and problem-solving that takes.
How he works
Practical care, clear explanations, and helping you feel capable in your own body. No scare tactics, no pressure, no endless treatment plans. Tim practises capacity-based care, which means the question is never just “how do we reduce your pain?” It is “what does your body need to handle?” Your work, your family, your training, and the things you want to get back to. Then you build toward it together.
Runners are a loud minority in the clinic, and looking after them sharpens how Tim assesses everyone. But most of the people he helps are simply active humans with back pain, neck pain, or a body that is not keeping up with the life they want.
Tim is not the whole support crew either. The clinic has an in-house massage therapist, and the two pair well. Warm, relaxed muscles make hands-on care easier, which is exactly why the quick tune-up option exists on the appointments page.
Tim’s current hard thing: Melbourne Marathon in October. Learning to do his daughter’s hair. Ask him about either, he will definitely have thoughts.
The clinic’s philosophy
Pain is information, not a verdict. Your body is adaptable. Our job is to help calm things down, understand what is contributing, rebuild what is missing, and then build enough capacity for the life you actually want to live. No lock-in plans. No fear. Just a clear path forward.
If you want the longer version, it is the subject of our first blog post: Pain Is Information, Not A Verdict.
Ready when you are.
Not sure yet? Start with a Discovery Call.