Frequently asked questions

No. You can book direct, and you do not need to sit on a GP waiting list first. If you already have an EPC or DVA referral, bring it with you and we will work with it.

A full assessment. We take your history, examine how you move, run before and after testing, and use posture scanning to record your baseline. X-rays are available in the same building if we need to see more. You leave with the findings explained in plain language and a plan.

Allow around an hour. Care here is 1:1 and one patient at a time, so the session is yours and there is room to ask questions rather than being moved along.

Often, but only once the assessment says it is appropriate and you have agreed to it. If the findings say something else is needed first, or that chiropractic is not the answer for what you have brought in, we will tell you.

Comfortable clothes you can move in. Nothing needs to be removed for the assessment, and decompression is done fully clothed.

Long-term and recurring pain is a big part of what we see. Nobody can promise you an outcome from a description over the internet, which is why the honest answer is to start with an assessment and get real answers about what is going on.

It is traction applied by a motorised table under computer control. You lie down, fully clothed, and the table eases a gentle pull on and off in slow cycles for twenty to thirty minutes. The aim is to create a little space in the disc and take pressure off the nerve.

It should not. Most people describe it as a slow stretch, and plenty find it relaxing. You stay in control the whole time and we set it to your comfort. If anything is uncomfortable, we stop.

It is a course of care rather than a one-off, and the number depends entirely on what the assessment finds — how long you have had it, what any imaging shows, and how you respond to the first few sessions. You get the number, and the cost, before you commit to anything.

No, and you do not need a referral either. Bring any scan reports you already have. If we need imaging to make a safe call, X-rays are in the same building, and we will tell you if a further scan is worth arranging.

In many cases yes, depending on your fund, your level of cover and your extras balance. EPC and DVA both have their own requirements set by your GP. We check what you are covered for before you book anything in, so there are no surprises.

That is what the assessment determines. Full history, examination, posture scanning and imaging if needed. Decompression is not suitable for everyone — recent spinal surgery with hardware, spinal fracture, severe osteoporosis, pregnancy, and some tumours and infections all rule it out. If it is not right for you we will tell you, and tell you what is.

Yes. The table can be set up for the cervical spine as well as the lumbar spine, and the angle of pull can be aimed at a specific level rather than applied to the whole spine at once. Where we aim it comes from your assessment findings.