Newton Abbot Chiropractic Centre

The Newton Abbot Chiropractic Centre is a family run clinic that has been established since 1992 in Devon Square in Newton Abbot. We have a wealth of experience from helping over twenty thousand patients by providing a first class chiropractic service. We have first class modern and bright facilities with plenty of parking, easy access, disabled parking, extended opening hours and we are the only clinic in the area with in-house X-ray facilities.

Back pain affects almost everyone at some time, causing restricted movement and untold misery, stress and discomfort. It also causes millions of people to take valuable time off work, costing companies enormous sums in sick pay and lost production.

Chiropractic manipulation has been recognised as highly effective in treating back pain, and the Royal College of General Practitioners issued guidelines for GPs in 1996 which recommended manipulation within six weeks of onset for the relief of acute low back pain.The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published guidelines in 2009 to improve the early management of persistent non-specific low-back pain.

Neck pain can result from muscle tension caused by stress and fatigue, and this tension often leads to headaches, migraines or other pain. In addition, muscle tension can put extra pressure on the joints of the neck which can irritate the spinal nerves.

This can give rise to 'referred' pain (the irritation of the nerve in one area can sometimes lead to pain, known as 'referred' pain, in other parts of the body) or numbness or 'pins and needles' in your shoulders, arms and hands.If pain has not improved progressively after several days' rest, a visit to your chiropractor is advisable.

Our expert Chiropractors here at the clinic have a full understanding of the working of every joint in the body. Your practitioner will carry out a full examination to find out whether the pain you experience in, for example, your elbow, knee or ankle, may in fact be 'referred' from your spine, another joint or group of muscles.

However, participating regularly in any sporting activity may also leave you open to the possibility of overtraining, over -use or repetitive strain injuries. These can have harmful, long-lasting effects whatever your age, so it is important that you learn to recognise the signs if you intend working hard towards your sporting goal.