London Spine & Joint Clinic offers a range of comprehensive treatments designed to help patients cope with spinal and joint conditions. We specialise in all aspects of spinal manipulation (Chiropractic), acupuncture and physiotherapy techniques. Our team has a conscientious and professional approach towards your spinal health. Using the recommended evidence based examination procedures and treatments, you can rest assured that you will receive an evidence based spinal diagnosis and complimentary treatment.
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Dr. Ashton Vice has been in full time Chiropractic practice for over 34 years. He was schooled in an American University and has seen the trends in conservative back and joint treatment swing between the traditional conservative to the most modern of treatment styles. Keep in mind that not all new treatments are known to be scientifically effective.
Our clinic recognises that there are those patients who might have occasion to need our professional attention and who reside well out of the United Kingdom. The constraints of a business or modern lifestyle might necessitate that those pursuits often take precedence over health issues or travelling to London, United Kingdom for a consultation and treatment.
Will ask for your permission to give you a thorough physical examination, (this will include neurological and orthopaedic tests, if necessary), and the regional examination of which body part is painful. A Chiropractor's first concern is to find out what is wrong. They will also check for signs of any serious conditions, which might necessitate you to go to your GP or hospital.
Myofascial therapy: it is a scientific fact that all muscles and their fibrous coating and connective tissue that joins muscles to bones, the fascia, are a source of pain if the functionality is changed by an accident or normal wear and tear/degeneration. Muscles may develop Myofascial ' tender spots' or TRIGGER POINTS'.
Acupuncture/acupressure/dry needling: inserting painless sterile needles into the muscles in an effort to reduce pain in the body was developed in the Orient about 5000 years ago. It is a very exact science that takes years to master effectively.
However for many years it was frowned upon by Orthodox western medical doctors for the obvious reason that western scientists had not had the chance to examine the effectiveness of that ancient treatment.
However for many years it was frowned upon by Orthodox western medical doctors for the obvious reason that western scientists had not had the chance to examine the effectiveness of that ancient treatment.
