Taking a Preventative Approach At Gloucester Chiropractors, we want to help you live your fullest life, being able to do what you want to do, free from pain. Offering preventative care is a big part of this approach. In this blog, we will discuss what preventative care is and why you should consider it. An… Read more
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If you haven’t been to see a chiropractor before, you will inevitably be some uncertainty about the chiropractic profession. You may have done some Googling to ask “what does a chiropractor do?” or “what can a chiropractor treat”. With any luck, some of these questions can be answered on our website. But with life (and… Read more
How to train around pain At Gloucester Chiropractors, our role is to help you to continue doing whatever activity you enjoy doing. Almost everyone who exercises will get aches, niggles, pains or injuries. For the context of this blog lets differentiate what we mean: When we say an ‘injury’, it is usually something involving a… Read more
We asked our chiropractors some questions, to find out what motivates them, how they approach chiropractic and who they are away from clinic. Let us know if there are any other questions you think we should have asked them! Dr Tom Cairns, MChiro DC What got you into chiropractic? I have always loved sport and… Read more
New Massage Therapy in Gloucester Gloucester Chiropractors are pleased to say that we are now able to offer massage therapy services. Massage therapy will be provided by Harry Williams. Harry is a trained massage therapist, with the added bonus that he is also a chiropractic student. Massage sessions cost £60 for a one hour treatment…. Read more
Tennis Injuries Injuries are an almost inevitable part of any sport and tennis is no exception. Sudden changes of direction, asymmetric strain and explosive movements all place a tennis player’s body under stress. Injuries related to tennis can be placed into two categories: • Chronic, or repetitive strain, injuries and • Acute injuries Chronic Tennis… Read more
It’s been just over six months since Gloucester Chiropractors moved to our brilliant new premises on Gloucester Business Park. We thought it a good idea to provide an update on how the clinic is going, now that we have our feet under the table. There have definitely been challenges. It took a full six months… Read more
Gloucester Chiropractors Has a New Location!! I am are delighted to say that (at long last) Gloucester Chiropractors has moved! Our new location is between David Lloyd Gym and Tesco Extra, on Gloucester Business Park. The full address and map can be found at the bottom of the page. Unbelievably, it has been over three… Read more
Will Good Posture Prevent Back Pain? ‘Sit up straight’, ‘shoulders back!’, ‘stop slouching!’ – I’m sure these are things that, like me, you’ve heard countless times throughout your life. I’ve lost track of the number of times patients have come to see me and said ‘I know the reason my back is bad is because… Read more
Here at Gloucester Chiropractors we see a large number of people struggling with various forms of headache. To us chiropractors, this makes sense, as we know that headaches are the more common disorder of the nervous system and will affect around 50% of people in any one year. Although there are some more serious causes… Read more
On this page you can read about some of the main treatment methods offered by Gloucester Chiropractors. The treatment you receive will depend on your diagnosis, and it is likely for the most effective results that several methods will be used in combination with each other. Manipulation/Chiropractic Adjustment Manipulation, or a chiropractic adjustment, is usually… Read more