Are you new to Chiropractic?
Chiropractic is a primary health care profession, offering a natural form of healthcare that focuses on diagnosing and treating problems that affect your neuromusculoskeletal system – (i.e. your nerves, muscles and joints.)
Our chiropractors see and effectively treat a variety of conditions, such as back pain, neck pain, sciatica and headaches.
With your long-term well-being in mind, they will discuss your problem, your health goals and your treatment aims. As well as offering hands-on care, they will provide you with a personalised exercise regime as well as nutritional and lifestyle advice.
Options of preventative care is discussed to ensure you continue to feel and function at your best, following your initial treatment plan.
Natural, holistic healthcare. Chiropractors help the body to function and heal better.
At Wholesome Health, we believe in the body’s ability to heal itself. Our team are committed to providing you with the most effective, honest care to enhance your well-being.
What is Chiropractic?
Chiropractic is a natural, non-invasive and drug-free treatment that focuses on the nervous system and the surrounding spine and musculoskeletal system.
If your spine moves and functions properly then your nerves can communicate with and heal your body as they should.
Chiropractors use hands-on techniques to adjust the spine and other joints, to reduce pain, improve function and enhance your overall well-being
Treatment and the techniques that our chiropractors use
Adjusting/manipulation
Sacro-occipital technique (SOT) / blocking
Activator method
Trigger point therapy
Dry Needling (Western Medical Acupuncture)
Kinesiology Taping
How does Chiropractic work?
Throughout daily life, stress, poor posture, injuries, and repetitive movements can cause ’misalignments’ or ’restrictions’ in the spine (or other joints). These restrictions can put pressure on the nervous system, which control our body’s function and healing ability.
Interference to this can lead to pain, stiffness, or dysfunction in other areas of the body. Chiropractic aims to correct (adjust) these restrictions, reduce pain, improve mobility and support overall well-being.
Your chiropractor will identify joints within your spine, or extremities (arms & legs) that are stuck – or not functioning correctly.
They will use a technique called an ‘adjustment’, or spinal manipulation to gently restore proper movement.
When your joints work properly, this enables your nervous system to function and to heal your body from the stresses and strains of daily life.
Improve Joint Mobility
Reduce nerve irritation
Restore the brain-body signals
Help your body to heal
During an adjustment, your chiropractor applies a controlled and precise force to a joint, helping it move more freely. Many people feel an immediate sense of relief, improved mobility, and relaxation after an adjustment!
Restore normal joint function
Promote the body’s natural healing ability
How can it help me?
Pain Relief:
If you’re in pain, chiropractic is effective in helping a variety of conditions, such as back and neck pain. Our first priority is getting you feeling better.
Improved Mobility:
When stuck joints begin to move better, our clients often report better mobility and flexibility.
Better Posture:
Whether from being sat all day, or the modern ‘text neck’, we are experts in helping your spine feel and look it’s best – as well helping with headaches.
Holistic Approach:
We offer a full-body approach to treatment, ensuring you the best possible and all-rounded results. We also offer nutritional, exercise and lifestyle advice.
Preventative Care:
We realise that life can be physically and emotionally stressful and that a combination of these can lead problems. We offer pro-active and preventative treatment, just like your dentist does. This keeps your body functioning and healing at its best.
Is chiropractic safe?
Absolutely. As all our chiropractors are qualified and regulated to practice safely in the UK. They will thoroughly examine you to ensure all their treatments are safe and appropriate.
Here’s Steph, our chiropractor explaining a little bit more about how it works.
Conditions we treat
Lower Back Pain
Sciatica
Neck Pain
Headaches & Migraines
Trapped Nerves
Tennis & Golfer's Elbow
Joint Pain
Muscle Spasm & Cramps
Plantar Fasciitis
Shoulder & Rotator Cuff Issues
Arthritis
Car Accidents / Whiplash
Fibromyalgia
Achilles
Tendontiis
What's The Process?
We have a simple 5 step process to your care at Wholesome Health
01: Your Consultation
Getting to know you, the problem and how it’s affecting you. Setting goals for your treatment.
02: Your Diagnosis
Explaining our findings, your problem and the options you have for treatment. They’ll talk you through the course of care to give you the best results
03: Your Treatment
Our caring team of chiropractors and massage therapists will ensure they deliver you the most effective treatments. As well as pain relief, you may experience all the other great benefits of Chiropractic care
04: Your Re-assessment
To ensure you’re getting the most out of your treatment, scheduled re-examinations are designed to keep your progress in check. You’ll have ample time for questions
05: Well-being Care
We have a growing community receiving regular well-being adjustments. Different options are available should you want chiropractic to continue helping you live and age well.
Your Adjustments
Your chiropractor will walk you through each adjustment technique and perform them with a pressure that you’re comfortable with.
There are many different treatment options and styles so you and your chiropractor can decide what method works best for you.
What are the “clicks and pops”?
This is harmless gas being released from your joints when they are adjusted. Some people make more clicks than others!
What to expect at your consultation
1: Forms before you arrive
To ensure your chiropractor can better for your consultation, we ask you to fill out our short forms about your overall health.
2: Consultation
You’ll explain the problem you’re having and how it’s affecting your life, as well as the goals you have for health and well-being.
3: Chiropractic Examination
To find the root cause of your problem, your chiropractor will perform an orthopaedic, neurological and functional examination.
4: Spine Check
Your chiropractor will assess how your spine and joints moves as well as your posture. Restricted joints can affect the nervous system and how your bod
5: Further investigations
Should your diagnosis need further investigations, your chiropractor will explain the process
6: Diagnosis and Recommendation
Your chiropractor will explain the underlying cause of your problem, as well as their honest and evidence based recommendation to get you the best results from care.
7: Your First Adjustment
At your follow up appointment, your chiropractor will explain everything about chiropractic, adjustments and the great benefits you’re likely to experience.
How many treatments will I need?
As every person is unique, so is your treatment recommendation. Once your chiropractor has thoroughly examined you, they will give you an honest recommendation. For many chronic conditions, this may involve an initial intensive phase of treatment.