Chiropractic

Our short term aims:

- To help ease your pain naturally

- Restore movement and alignment where natural and possible

- Connect you to your unique body; to feel free and comfortable within it

Our long term aims:

- Support you on your journey; listen and advise if appropriate on movement, diet, other healing therapies / therapists

- Help you figure out the messages your body is trying to tell you

- Reduce your physical, chemical and emotional stress levels so your tolerance is increased

This is a partnership, you are not passive in the process. Please be active in your healing; ask questions, give feedback and experiment with lifestyle / stress reduction advice

Be open minded and receptive to healing

Take responsibility for your own health. We are here to support you, not ‘fix’ you

Your body is unique. Everybody responds to slightly different approaches and techniques. This takes time to figure out. We need an initial course of treatments close together, to get to know your body and needs

Keep committed to the treatment plan. Remember healing takes time and it can be a bumpy road so please be patient

After your initial symptoms have reduced, we’ll focus on stress reduction, prevention and maintenance if that’s what you want

Pain can be an opportunity to learn something new about yourself. Listen to your bodies message

With our hands we adjust joints which is adding extra movement and energy into a joint space

We mobilise and traction the joints to increase the range of movement and space within the joint

We massage and stretch the muscles and fascia to work out tension and adhesions

We listen to your feedback and give advice

We refer you for extra investigations e.g X-rays or to another health care practitioner if appropriate

We encourage stress reduction, prevention strategies and regular chiropractic care to support you on a long term basis

First consultation: exchange of information. We find out about you and we explain how we can help

Treatments 1 to 4 as close together as possible (ideal 2 per week)

Treatment 5 / 6 Reassess. Look at progression. Consider referral if appropriate

Treatment 6 + If symptoms have resolved start to space out treatments

Move from symptomatic relief care into regular maintenance / preventative care (monthly tends to suit majority but there is no ideal here)

The World Federation of Chiropractic defines chiropractic as,

“A health profession concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, and the effects of these disorders on the function of the nervous system and general health. There is an emphasis on manual treatments including spinal manipulation or adjustment.”

Chiropractic is a primary health care profession that specialises in the diagnosis, treatment, management and prevention of neuromuscoluoskeletal conditions that occur secondary to the mechanical dysfunction of joints and muscles.

Founded in 1895 by Daniel David Palmer, Chiropractic is now the third largest healthcare Profession in the West after Dentistry and Medicine. Although a relatively “new” profession, records dating back several thousand years from ancient Greek and Chinese civilizations refer to spinal manipulation.

The profession is regulated by the General Chiropractic Council (GCC) and it is illegal to practice in the UK without being registered with the GCC.

In the UK, Chiropractors undergo a minimum of four years internationally accredited training covering topics such as anatomy, neurology, radiography and orthopaedics. The training is extensive and it has to be updated yearly in order to maintain registration with the GCC.