Thirsk Chiropractic Clinic
What is Chiropractic?
Chiropractic is a profession which specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions which are due to mechanical dysfunction of the joints and their effects on the nervous system.
Chiropractors treat the causes of pain associated with many of the problems of modern living. They use their hands to adjust the joints of the spine and other parts of the body where signs of restriction in movement are found. This adjustment improves mobility of the joints and relieves pain by restoring normal function. The body's own healing processes are then able to get on with the task of improving health.
Chiropractors today treat many thousands of patients every week for a wide variety of ailments affecting all parts of the body. Common problems that can be helped include:
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headache and migraine
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neck pain
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shoulder, arm, wrist and hand problems
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chest or abdominal pain
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back pain or sciatica
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hip, leg, knee, ankle and foot problems
- sports injuries
Chiropractors will also support the treatment they offer with counselling and advice about the patient's lifestyle, work, diet and exercise.
Chiropractic can be suitable for people of all ages and all walks of life, including new born babies, the elderly, pregnant women and sports enthusiasts.
General Chiropractic Council
On June 14th 2001 chiropractic became a legally registered profession. The General Chiropractic Council (GCC) is the UK-wide statutory body which protects the public by regulating chiropractors, promoting high standards and ensuring that the contribution chiropractors make to the health of the nation is understood by all. It is now a criminal offence for anyone to practice chiropractic, or to call themselves a chiropractor, if they are not on the register. This means that the public will know that anyone calling themselves a chiropractor will have been properly trained and will have achieved a safe standard of competency.
The GCC has its own website which includes a copy of the register which is updated at frequent intervals. If you wish to find a chiropractor near to where you live or work then there is a search facility on the website so that you can easily locate the clinic that is the most convenient for you.
The GCC can be found at www.gcc-uk.org
British Chiropractic Association
The BCA is the oldest and largest Chiropractic Association in the United Kingdom having been founded in 1925 and it
represents over 50% of UK chiropractors. All BCA chiropractors will have undergone a minimum four-year full-time internationally-accredited undergraduate course and are registered with the General Chiropractic Council, the UK's statutory regulator for the profession. The BCA aim to promote, encourage and maintain high standards of conduct, practice, education and training within the profession in the UK.
The BCA can be found at www.chiropractic-uk.co.uk
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