Ask The Chiropractor: Latest Answers

Hi all, I have neck pain but my neck making me a headache I think it’s from [atlas (C1) ] also I have shoulder blade giving me pain too much can you specifically get rid of mainly both

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Hello,

That’s the kind of thing that we do help people with but I can’t say for sure if we can ‘get rid’ of your symptoms since I know nothing about you, how long your symptoms have been there, what started them etc.

Why don’t you phone up (02083015859) and ask to be booked in for a ‘free chat’ and one of us could give you a better idea as to how things might progress with treatment?

Kris

Hi  Can someone please advise me on whether you can help with the following and of course prices etc.  I have had neck pain for few years however I now have pain on my left shoulder and couple of numbed fingers, the thumb & the 2nd finger next to it. I work in an office environment.  From the doctors – it appears that I have a pinched/trapped nerve on my neck  6/7 – but I am having a another MRI scan for the neck and left shoulder end of Dec.  Please when you can let me know whether you can help.  Regards  Dash

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Hello Dash,

It looks like you’ve irritated the Radial nerve who’s main component in the neck is the C6 nerve root.

Funnily enough, I’ve just spent the weekend on a course back at my old uni that covered this type of thing.

This is the type of problem that we have helped many people with over the years so hopefully we could sort this out for you as well.

The next step would be for you to give reception a ring on 20283015859 and have a chat with them about getting booked in with us.

Kris

I am finding it hard to straighten my back-also turning neck left or right-being happening for about 5 years and seems to be getting worse Regards Tom I am in Bexley

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Hi Tom,

We can probably help you with this.

Why don’t you give the clinic a ring on 02083015859 and have a chat with my reception about getting in to see one of us.

Kris

Hi I’m enquiring with regard to my symptoms that started 18 months ago with a severe vertigo attack with visual disturbances. Since then I have been left with dizziness, disorientation, fatigue, weakness to limbs, brain fog, palpitations which has lead to bad anxiety on top, this is everyday I’m living with this, I’m life has changed and I feel I will never get back to normal. I have seen various doctors, MRI / CT scans. Heart and blood pressure monitors, blood tests and more and all come back normal. But I feel far from normal as this happened to me which feels like overnight after the first vertigo attack in July 2024. I’m at a loss at what to do now, so I have been researching and I came across UCC so I am very interested to see if this is something you can help with for my nervous system, as I am desperate to get my life back and not have get used to living this way. Kind regards Kelli

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Hi Kelli,

None of us at the Bexleyheath clinic are upper cervical specific chiros but we do treat the upper cervical spine, if needed, as part of our job.

I’m not aware of ant upper cervical chiros in the UK but I’m sure they exist though they are more prevalent in the USA.

I’d also consider seeing a sacro-occipital technique (SOT) chiro as your symptoms sound like they may well respond to SOT.

Kris

I have been experiencing really bad pain in my lower back and I’m just wondering I’m 13 am I too young to come

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Hi,

Thirteen isn’t too young for treatment but you would need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Kris

Hi there, For the couple of months my 16 years old son experience the problem with hid neck-tingliing sensations.He had xray done-nothing unusual.In January he had a visit planned in hospital.He had also one visit in chiropracter office abroad.How much would cost me the visit plus some treatment?Thank you for reply

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Hi,

I’ve asked reception to email you a list of our prices.

You could also ring us on 02083015859 and they can talk you through everything.

Kris

Hi I have been to quite a few local Osteopaths / Chiropractors on and off over the last few years. I was wondering if you did spinal decompression adjustments via a Y strap or something similar? I work in construction, go to the gym 5 days a week on average and am in my early 40’s. I have ongoing upper back, lower back and neck stiffness and pain that travels down my left arm and sciatic nerve. Spinal adjustments do always help but was just wondering if you offer spinal decompression via the above methods. I read a comment on Reddit online saying a customer had this at your clinic. Many thanks Rob

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Hello,

Sorry for the slow reply!

I don’t do axial traction adjustments but I do often incorporate cervical spine traction into my treatments.

Kris

Hi , I have Kyphosis/ Scheuermann’s disease which has been diagnosed. I was wondering if a chiropractor would be able to help with this.

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I have a cousin with that!

What a chiro can’t do with this: Make the increased kyphosis go away or get rid of the schuermanns.

What a chiro can do: Reduce or eliminate any symptoms that you are getting due to those conditions. In other words, we should be able to help you manage any discomfort you are getting.

Kris

i like bones to crack can you crack my bones

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Hi, that’s a strange request!

We only ‘crack’ bones (adjust joints) when there is a clinical need to do that. Whilst Chiropractors can easily ‘crack’ any joint at any time, that would not be beneficial or desirable unless that joint actually needed to be freed up in order to help with a problem that the person had come to us with – or to keep that problem under control.

If you have any specific joint or muscle problems that you would like us to treat then we would probably use spinal manipulation to ‘crack’ joints to help you recover but we wouldn’t just do it with no clinical need.

Kris

 

Hi, I have neck, shoulder, arms and back pain from last 10 days. Will chiropractic treatment will help me with problems?

Hi,

Obviously, because I know nothing about your specific case, I can’t guarantee success but those are the kinds of things that chiropractic usually helps with.

Kris