As chiropractors, we aim to gently remove interference to your nervous system. When vertebrae in your spine move out of their optimal, neutral position, chiropractic aims to ‘re-align’ the bones to their natural, symmetrical position. Our treatment goal is to allow full and proper nerve supply to organs of the body including muscle, heart, lung, reproductive organs and many more.
Chiropractors take an integrated and holistic approach to the health needs of their patients, considering physical, psychological and social factors. They provide care and support by reducing pain and disability and by restoring normal function to people with neuro-musculoskeletal disorders. Chiropractors spend five to seven years of full time university study to become qualified and chiropractic is now the fastest growing independent health care profession in the United Kingdom, regulated by the General Chiropractic Council (GCC).
Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician often referred to as the father of medicine, advised; “Get knowledge of the spine, for this is the requisite for many diseases. ” Hippocrates (460 BC - 370 BC) The actual profession of chiropractic dates back to 1895. However, some of the earliest healers in the history of the world understood the relationship between health and the condition of the spine.