About Chiropractic
Chiropractic is a primary health-care profession that specialises
in the diagnosis, treatment and overall management of conditions
that are due to problems with the joints, ligaments, tendons and
nerves of the body, particularly those of the spine.
Chiropractors focus on the relationship between your body’s
structure and function and how that in turn affects optimal
health. By restoring normal function to the musculoskeletal system
chiropractors can play a major part in relieving disorders arising
from accidents, stress, lack of exercise, poor posture, and
everyday wear and tear that happens to us all.
Treatment consists of a wide range of manipulative techniques
designed to improve the function of the joints, relieving pain and
muscle spasm.
Here
at Stevenage Chiropractic Clinic, we also use a range of
additional methods including: mobilisation, ultrasound, as well
as soft tissue techniques including trigger point dry-needling and
massage.
Education and Training
There are two fully
internationally accredited institutions offering a 5 year full
time course in the UK; Anglo European College of Chiropractic (AECC),
in Bournemouth and Welsh Institute of Chiropractic at the
University of Glamorgan (WIOC).
The BCA only accepts graduates who have gone through a minimum
four-year full-time internationally accredited course. The
syllabus covers in-depth training in a variety of subjects
including life sciences, biomechanics, clinical medicine and
differential diagnosis. Practitioners also undergo practical
training in adjustment and supervised clinical training, where
they get hands-on practice in treating patients.
Graduates who are
members of the BCA undertake an additional year of supervised
training as a requirement of membership.
The General Chiropractic Council has a mandatory requirement for
chiropractors to undertake a programme of continuing professional
development, (CPD), as a condition of annual re-registration.
