A patient’s story

After seeing an ad in the paper I thought I’d give chiropractic a go to get rid of my pain. I’ve been attending the clinic now for eight weeks and my results have been really good so far. `I suffered with pain for twelve years and now I have hardly any! I’m able to walk more and I’ve learned a lot about my body and how to look after myself better.

I would definitely recommend chiropractic to others! It is so much better than going to your GP all the time and getting painkillers.
M McLean

Over Spring and Summer chiropractors have an influx of patients with back pain caused by over-zealous gardening. One of the fundamental causes of back pain when gardening is prolonged stretching and overuse of the ligaments and joints in the spine. Digging, stooping and bending over whilst planting place considerable stress on the lower joints of the lumbar spine and can cause them to become inflamed and tender. Here are a few tips to help prevent injury.