Chiropractic
What is Chiropractic?
Chiropractic is a straight forward method of assessing the bones and muscles to maintain the correct posture of the spine. Our day to day activities, poor posture, accidents, and illness may cause discomfort, stiffness or pressure on the nerves.Chiropractic treatment may relieve pain and discomfort and increase mobility.
At Bank Chambers we use the McTimoney Technique.
It is the gentleness of the technique and the treatment of the whole body that distinguishes the McTimoney method from other manipulative therapies. The speed and the precision of adjustment make it a relatively gentle and relaxing treatment to receive.
What can it help? 
These conditions can benefit from treatment
Back neck and shoulder problems
Headaches
Muscular aches and pains
Joint Stiffness
Leg pain
Whiplash associated disorders
What will happen on your first consultation?
A full case history is taken followed by any relevant orthopaedic or neurological tests. Your chiropractor will examine your joints and explain what treatment is appropriate. A treatment plan will be advised, this may include exercise.
How many treatments?
This depends on many factors these include:
How long you have had symptoms. How old you are and your general health.
How many injuries have you had. Typically between two and six sessions over a three month period.
Who can be treated?
Most people can be treated including:
Babies and children of all ages
Pregnant women after the first three months
The elderly
The consultation process is designed to indicate if it is appropriate to refer someone for other medical screening.
Chiropractic does not involve the use of drugs or surgery. It originated in 1895 in the USA and is one of the largest healthcare professions in the world.
McTimoney Chiropractic
The McTimoney method of chiropractic is named after its originator John McTimoney who developed this gentle, whole body, approach from existing chiropractic techniques. Low-force, fast, precise adjustments help realign the individual bones of the skeleton, allowing the nervous system to work as well as it possible can. The key to the success of these adjustments is the speed, dexterity, and accuracy with which they are performed. McTimoney chiropractic has been found helpful for thousands of people for over 30 years and it is growing by nearly 150,000 new patients per year. Over 8000 people are treated with McTimoney chiropractic each day.
A survey revealed that 89% of people undergoing McTimoney chiropractic are very or extremely satisfied with their treatment (MCA, Patient Survey, 2004). (1)
The McTimoney Chiropractic Association
The McTimoney Chiropractic Association is the professional body for all chiropractors trained at the McTimoney Chiropractic College. It is the second largest professional Chiropractic Association in the UK and in Europe.
How chiropractic in the UK is regulated
Chiropractors from the McTimoney Chiropractic Association undergo rigorous training and are fully qualified to give treatment and advice. All UK chiropractors are registered with the UK’s statutory body for chiropractors, the General Chiropractic Council.
How McTimoney chiropractic is accredited
To become a chiropractor from the McTimoney Chiropractic Association you need to attend a 5-year course, which is accredited by the General Chiropractic Council, at the McTimoney College of Chiropractic. Practitioners undergo two years of extra training (a post-graduate diploma in animal manipulation) to qualify to treat animals. Chiropractors are required to update their knowledge each year via a continuing professional development programme involving 30 hours study per year.
For more information about McTimoney chiropractic visit:
www.mctimoney-chiropractic.org
- MCA. Patient Survey 2004