Tailored chiropractic care for movement, pain relief, and wellness.
Dr Asena Bulbul is based at Pando Society Wellness Centre in Elwood, Melbourne. Her approach combines careful assessment, evidence-based care, and treatment plans shaped around each person.
She works with people who want to understand their body better, move with more confidence, and receive chiropractic care that feels considered rather than rushed.
NERVOUS SYSTEM & REGULATION
The autonomic nervous system
Your autonomic nervous system helps regulate stress, recovery, digestion, breathing, heart rate and how your body adapts to daily load. Chiropractic care considers these patterns alongside movement, posture, joints, muscles and your health history.
For some people, care is about easing pain. For others, it is about improving movement, feeling less guarded, or learning how stress and load show up in the body.
Parasympathetic
REST, DIGEST, REPAIR
Calmer breathing
Digestion support
Lower alert state
Recovery and restoration
Waking with energy
Sleeping well
Sympathetic
FIGHT OR FLIGHT
Stress response
Higher alert state
Muscle readiness
Energy mobilisation
Rapid heart rate
Feeling wired
Balanced & Regulated
FLEXIBLE & ADAPTIVE
Smooth state transitions
Resilience to stress
Healthy heart rate variability
Optimal energy & focus
Feeling grounded & calm
Improved sleep quality
My Approach & Wellness
Care is focused on understanding health history, lifestyle, muscles, joints, and nerves together, then creating a plan that supports pain relief, function, and long-term wellbeing.
Appointments are collaborative. You will know what is being assessed, why a technique is recommended, and how each part of care connects back to your goals.
Qualifications & Techniques
Holistic care focused on the root causes of discomfort
Personalised treatment plans with exercise and lifestyle advice
Techniques including Gonstead, Diversified, Thompson, and Sacro-Occipital methods
Assessment first
Your consultation starts with a clear history, movement checks, neurological screening where relevant, and discussion about what matters most to you.
Whole-person care
Treatment considers the relationship between joints, muscles, stress, sleep, posture, training load, work habits, and recovery.
Patient-centred goals
Care is always shaped around your goals, whether that means pain relief, better movement, or understanding how to manage your body's response to stress.
Care Pathways
Care shaped around why you are here.
Pain & stiffness
Assessment-led care for neck pain, back pain, headaches, jaw tension, and movement restriction.
Joint and muscle assessment
Hands-on treatment
Home movement advice
Performance & recovery
Support for active people who want better movement, recovery, load tolerance, and body awareness.
Training load discussion
Mobility and control checks
Recovery-focused strategies
Nervous system support
A calm, whole-person approach for people noticing stress load, tension patterns, breathing changes, or poor recovery.
Regulation education
Breathing and posture cues
Practical lifestyle support
Conditions & Patient Experience
Dr Asena works with people across many stages of life, including athletes, tradespeople, babies, older adults, veterans, pregnant women, children, and students.
Outside the Clinic
Outside practice, Dr Asena enjoys the beach, gym, snowboarding, and exploring new places. That active lifestyle informs her movement-focused approach to care.
She understands how much movement, sport, work, family life, and stress can shape the way the body feels from week to week.
What to expect at your visit
Listen to your history, goals, symptoms, and any previous care or imaging.
Assess movement, joint function, muscle tone, posture, and neurological signs when clinically relevant.
Explain what was found in plain language so you understand the plan before treatment begins.
Use tailored chiropractic techniques, soft tissue work, education, and exercise advice where appropriate.
Review progress and adjust the care plan as your body changes.
The clinic experience
Calm, respectful care with time to ask questions.
Treatment choices guided by consent, comfort, and clinical reasoning.
Practical advice you can actually use at work, home, training, or during recovery.
Referral and co-management when another practitioner is the right next step.
Book an Appointment
Choose the appointment type that best suits your needs. All appointments are held at Pando Society in Elwood.
New Patient Appointment
A detailed first appointment covering health history, current concerns, physical, movement and neurological checks, and treatment recommendations.
Best for your first visit, a new concern, or when it has been a while since your last chiropractic appointment.
Extended Consultation
Extra time for more complex concerns, multiple areas, imaging review, neurological assessment, or a deeper reassessment.
Helpful when you want a longer appointment to review multiple regions, new imaging, flare-ups, or a more detailed care plan.
Standard Consultation
Ongoing care to monitor progress, provide treatment, refine exercise or soft tissue rehabilitation, and adjust your plan.
Designed for existing patients continuing care, maintaining progress, or checking in on a known presentation.
Signs of Nervous System Dysregulation
When the nervous system struggles to shift out of a high-alert state, it can manifest in various ways. Some common signs include:
