Chiropractor in
Whitley Bay, Dipton and Heaton

What is chiropractic?

Chiropractic is a regulated healthcare profession. Chiropractors assess and treat problems with muscles, joints and the spine, mostly using their hands. Getting your spine and joints moving better can ease pain and make everyday movement easier.

You'll also get exercises and advice for work and training. Jacob is a sports massage therapist as well, so one plan can include both.

Regular check-ins

For the aches and pains that keep coming back.

• "My back goes every few months." Regular visits help you keep moving well between flare-ups, and we deal with niggles before they build up.
• "It never fully goes away." If you live with long-standing back or neck pain, regular care can help you manage it, so it gets in the way of your life less.
• "I've got a long-term condition." We see people with scoliosis, osteoarthritis and old injuries that still give them trouble. We can't change the condition itself, but regular care can help with the pain and stiffness that comes with it.
• "I'm stiff after a day at the desk." We treat neck, shoulder and back tension, and give you set-up tips and stretches you can actually fit into your day.
• "My job is hard on my body." For lifting, driving or long shifts on your feet, regular treatment helps you stay on top of the aches that come with the work.
• "I train a lot and something always niggles." We deal with niggles early and plan treatment around your training and events.
• "I only come in when I can't move." Planned check-ins mean you're seen before it gets that bad, by someone who already knows your history.

We'll suggest how often to come back, if at all. For some people that's monthly, for others it's only when things flare up. Ask us about membership if you'd like regular appointments.

Sound like you? Book an appointment and we'll talk through what's going on and suggest a plan that fits, whether that's monthly visits or just when you need us.

Your first visit

Before you arrive: we’ll send you a few short forms to fill in online, covering your health and what you’d like help with. It saves time on the day, so your appointment is spent on you.

1. A full history: your health, your lifestyle and what you’d like help with. If something’s bothering you, how it started and what makes it better or worse
2. An examination: neurological and orthopaedic tests, plus a look at your posture and how you move
3. A plan in plain English: what we’ve found, what we suggest and why. Nothing starts until you’re happy with it.
4. Treatment, if it’s right to treat that day. Then we recheck how you’re moving.
5. Exercises and advice: what to do at home to help between visits.
6. After today: follow-up visits, working towards what you came in for, whether that’s easing pain, getting back to training or keeping on top of things.

Your first visit takes an hour. Follow-ups are 20 to 30 minutes, and you don’t need a GP referral.

If we can't help, you won't pay

If we assess you and don't think we can help, you don't pay for that appointment, and we'll point you to someone who can.