McTIMONEY CHIROPRACTIC

Chiropractic is a straightforward method of adjusting the bones of your body to maintain the correct alignment of your spine and to ensure that your body’s nerve supply works efficiently.  Through these subtle adjustments, chiropractic treatment can relieve pain and discomfort, increase mobility and provide a route to better health.

Chiropractors use only their hands to make adjustments to the bones of the body.  A misalignment of the vertebrae or bones can occur for many reasons, including incorrect lifting, car or sporting accidents, childbirth, falls, stress and poor posture.

Chiropractors have a very finely tuned sense of touch, developed during their four years of training, which enables them to feel for misalignments of the vertebrae and bones.  The gentle nature of the McTimoney method makes it especially suitable for people of all ages including young babies, pregnant women and the elderly.  Upon feeling a problem, your chiropractor will use one of a number of light, swift and dextrous techniques, unique to the McTimoney method, to adjust the bone.

The following conditions often benefit from treatments:

•  Back, neck and shoulder pain
•  Pain, discomfort and stiffness in joints and bones
•  Migraine and tension headaches
•  Muscular aches and pains
•  Sciatica and tennis elbow
•  Whiplash injury
•  Sports injuries
•  Carpal tunnel syndrome/Repetitive Strain Injury

During a course of treatment most patients feel physical changes as the body re-aligns.  These may include a brief period of stiffness or tiredness, but more often a feeling of wellbeing and relief from stress. Chiropractic is also a preventative therapy and when used in this way greatly improves bodily health and wellbeing, avoiding long spells of discomfort. 

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

When is McTimoney Chiropractic available?
Sam Guillemard practises this therapy at 44 Wellington Square during the following times, by appointment: 

Tuesday 2 p.m. – 8 p.m. (last appointment 7 p.m.)
Friday 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. (last appointment 1 p.m.)

Prices
£45 for initial one-and-a-half hour session
£35 for follow-up sessions (usually 30-45 minutes)

Typically, patients need between two and six sessions (your chiropractor will advise), initially at weekly intervals and then more widely spaced.  The number of sessions needed varies considerably depending on your age (you generally heal more slowly as you get older), the nature of the problem (simple backache will often clear more quickly than a sciatica problem) and how long you have had the problem;  generally, yesterday’s injuries will resolve faster than one of 20 years’ standing.  Once the problem has been resolved, regular check-ups are recommended to keep your spine and other joints functioning well.

What McTimoney Chiropractic did for me:

‘I feel this is the most sympathetic treatment for the body.  Manipulation is never violent and always within the limits that the body will allow.  I have always found this treatment to be effective, gentle and very good at allowing the body to gradually but securely recover its natural balance and posture.  I will always recommend it to others.’  31-year-old female patient

 

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