Chiropractic

Chiropractic is a regulated primary healthcare profession that focuses on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system with special emphasis on the spine. It comprises of manual therapy including spinal manipulation and other joint and soft-tissue manipulation, complemented by exercises and health and lifestyle counselling. All chiropractors are registered to and regulated by The General Chiropractic Council.

McTimoney Chiropractic
The McTimoney whole body approach uses low force adjustments making it a suitable option for people anxious about high-force manipulation.
Please see the McTimoney Chiropractic page for further information.

Evidence for Chiropractic Care

Despite many anecdotal claims that may be made, in the UK chiropractors have to work within strict evidence based guidelines which are constantly reviewed, most recently in 2017 by the Advertising Standards Authority. Below is a list of generally accepted conditions which are treatable with positive results:

• General, acute & chronic backache, back pain (not arising from injury or accident)
• Ankle sprain (short term management)
• Cramp
• Elbow pain and tennis elbow (arising from associated musculoskeletal conditions of the back and neck, but not isolated occurrences
• Headache arising from the neck
• Inability to relax
• Joint pains
• Joint pains including hip and knee pain from osteoarthritis (in conjunction exercise & core OA)
• Migraine prevention
• Lumbago
• Generalised aches and pains
• Minor sports injuries and tensions
• Muscle spasms
• Plantar fasciitis (short term management)
• Rotator cuff injuries, disease or disorders
• Sciatica
• Shoulder complaints (dysfunction, disorders and pain)
• Soft tissue disorders of the shoulder
• General muscle & joint problems related to pregnancy and childcare

Contact/ Appointments:
Please call or text Maurice: 07766164467 or mail@mauricelowe.com Further information: www.mauricelowe.co.uk

Cancellation
Because appointment times are extremely valuable and time is needed to re-allocate time-slots, appointment may be charged for if cancellation is within 24 hours and the slot cannot be filled.