Want to Know More About Chiropractic?

A Regulated Profession

In common with medical practitioners and dentists, all chiropractors are registered by law under the Chiropractors Act 1994 and the title ‘Chiropractor’ is protected under this legislation. The profession is statutorily regulated through the General Chiropractic Council (GCC) and it is illegal to practise as a chiropractor without being registered with the GCC.

All chiropractors at this clinic are members of the British Chiropractic Association and are registered with the GCC.

Education and training

The title of chiropractor is protected by law and, as a result, only those who are registered with the government appointed regulator, the General Chiropractic Council (GCC), can call themselves chiropractors. The GCC has set the standards of education in chiropractic and all chiropractors must have graduated from an accredited institution before being accepted onto the Register.

Chiropractors who are members of the British Chiropractic Association will have completed the minimum of a four-year full-time course that has both UK regulator accreditation and internal recognition.

How does a chiropractor make a diagnosis?

Diagnosing only happens after thorough examination of the patient, including: case history and physical examination, standard orthopaedic and neurological tests, observation of posture to assess biomechanical stresses, examination of individual joints and X-rays or imaging (when clinically necessary).

Treatment and patient management

Treatment consists of a wide range of manipulative techniques designed to improve the function of the joints, relieving pain and muscle spasm. Such skilled manipulation is very specific, hands on and directed at individual joints in order to reduce strains and improve mobility in one area without disturbing another.