What to expect from your first treatment...

Your Chiropractor will take a full case history to regarding your general health background as well as details of your symptoms. Following this and upon your consent, you will be taken through a series of neurological and orthopaedic tests. This will help in analysing your particular problem. Your Chiropractor will then thoroughly examine all the joints in your body, literally from head to toe, using only their hands, making the appropriate adjustments where necessary.

McTimoney Chiropractors have a very finely tuned sense of touch, developed in their four years of training, which enables them to feel for misalignments of the vertebrae and bones. Upon feeling a problem, your Chiropractor will use one of a number of light, swift and dextrous techniques, unique to McTimoney Chiropractic, to adjust the bone.

If your Chiropractor discovers or suspects a problem that requires medical investigation, they will refer you to your GP. Wherever possible your McTimoney Chiropractor will work in co-operation with your GP and a letter is normally sent to your doctor informing them of your treatment.

How many treatments will you need?

The number of sessions you may need will vary considerably depending on:

• Your age: healing times generally slow as you get older
• The length of time you have had the problem: usually a new injury will resolve faster than one or 10 years standing.
• The type of problem: simple low back pain will often resolve faster than a sciatic problem

Most patients need anywhere between two and ten sessions, initially at weekly intervals, then gradually spaced out as perceivable change is seen. Once the problem has been resolved, regular check ups are recommended to keep your spine and joints in good order.