Running into trouble?

It’s that time of year when the days are getting longer and you feel inspired to get out and get active... but have you done yourself a mischief?! Added to that spring time and early summer is a common time for events such as marathons, the Chester half marathon, 10Ks or the race for life, which means right now the roads are being pounded as training intensity increases. This also means the chance of being injured becomes very real, either old injuries come back to haunt us or new pains can occur. The important thing to realise is that ‘no pain no gain’ is a total fallacy and if you have persistent pain then you need to have the symptoms properly assessed, accurately diagnosed and specifically treated!

Many people think that Chiropractors don’t deal with problems that are away from the spine, but in fact we are trained to treat all areas of the body and commonly treat conditions such as plantar fasciitis, ITB friction syndrome, Achilles tendonitis...the list is pretty long! We look at the area as a whole and for example, a patient with knee pain will have a whole leg and pelvis alignment assessment, once we have diagnosed the underlying cause the symptoms we will then correct this with Chiropractic treatment. The treatment is very hands on and to reinforce and achieve the best results with the treatment we prescribed a home stretching and exercise regime also.

Having run competitively in my younger days I have had my fair share of injuries (if only my parents had taken me to see a Chiropractor!)... these days I still run for enjoyment and thanks to having the occasional treatment from a colleague I manage to keep my injuries at bay. On the bright side the injuries I had in my youth gave me an interest in the topic and my degree dissertation was looking into the epidemiology of running injuries, most common injuries, factors to cause injury and how to best manage injury.

So I very much enjoy treating this area and helping get the injured back out running again or help prevent an issue arising in the first place.... as the old saying goes PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE!

If you have any old niggles or new injuries and want to discuss how Chiropractic can help, just call The Chiropractic Clinic in Chester on 01244 682500 for our £5 consultation.

And another review for Rachel

....Exactly as it says on the tin! Another great testimonial left for Dr Rachel Jones @ The Chiropractic Clinic in Chester (137 Hough Green):

"To Rachel & the clinic

All the best for 2011 & thanks so much for the wonderfull treatments"

Beth Broad.

Always nice when the christmas cards start to roll in. Thankyou for that Mrs Broad, very much appreciated. hope you are still doing well!
(TCC)

Great review from another patient!

As it says on the tin!.....left for both Drs Jones & Harding (Rachel & Helen) at The Chiropractic Clinic on Hough Green in Chester:



"Thank you very much Helen was very helpful and of course Rachel has been a wonderful help. When I came here at first I could hardly walk but now I feel great and hoping to have a golf game again."

JMDC

Another patient testimonial for Rachel.

The service and treatment that I have received has been super, my problem does not exist now. Thank you very much.

Tony Scraston

Courses for horses!

It’s now the end of the busy summer season for many riders, and whilst the horses get a bit of a well earned rest...for the human counter-parts the hard work of short days and lots of extra mucking out begins. What many people don’t realise is that horses need Chiropractic too!

Having done a post-graduate course in Applied Equine Biomechanics I can treat horses...though seeing patients of the two legged variety at The Chiropractic Clinic in Chester keeps me pretty busy. The theory is the same it’s just difficult to get a horse on a treatment bench so I have to change the application of the treatment a wee bit.

My initial interest in Chiropractic was sparked when I had a pony that needed Chiropractic treatment, the treatment really helped him and I thought this is what I want to do! I use a massage tool similar to what we use in clinic but obviously it’s adapted to work through the much larger muscles an on horses’ back, I also have to use a lot more force on the horse as the muscles are very deep. The manipulations are also adapted to apply force through the joints... It’s pretty hard work but very rewarding!

Most horses develop back problems through having us on their backs, either through a poorly fitted saddle or the rider being unbalanced themselves. Often it’s the rider who needs their back and pelvis treated rather than the horse! So if you are reading this and you ride please make sure your bad back isn’t giving your poor horse back ache too! We are offering £5 consultations at The Chiropractic Clinic, so you can discuss your problems and figure out what we can do to help.

If you’d like to book a consultation just call the clinic on 01244 682500.

Rachels latest patient feedback:

The latest review left by a patient from The Chiropractic Clinic on Hough Green in Chester:

''Rachel has certainly made a difference to my painful neck and skull. I couldn't bare the pain but she has massaged it better for me. I can't believe it! I should have come much earlier, and will certainly keep coming here. Thank you Rachel, not even taking the painkillers now!''

Another patient testimonial for Rachel.

Recently we had another patient testimonial left for Rachel Jones at The Chiropractic Clinic, Hough Green, Chester.

"Rachel is quite simply the best! When I came to her I was suffering quite badly with a stiff and painful neck and back. Within a few weeks things are much improved and I am already enjoying cycling again. I would recommend Rachel to anyone and everyone!"

Julie Whyman
Rossett