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Muscle Energy Technique (MET) are a way to stretch muscles using the patients own force. It’s a quicker and more effective way to stretch and can be done with the help of a manual therapist, friend or even inanimate object!

This months blog post is a little get to know me, with a few of the most common questions I get asked about myself!

In recent months I have been receiving messages from people wondering if they are too injured to see a chiropractor. While some injuries our beyond our remit at the immediate time of injury, this doesn’t mean we can’t treat the area in the future.

As much as I’d like to say that I’m the perfect chiropractor for all, everyone’s cup of tea(!) sometimes I do refer patients elsewhere to people that I think would be more suitable for them.

On Tuesday 5th September Gillingham Chiropractic Clinic will be 1 year old!

This post follows on from where Emily left off - the spinal conditions Emily discussed are areas that are within the scope of a chiropractor however there is another cause of sciatica that occurs outside of the spine, namely, "Piriformis Syndrome". This is a condition that a Sports massage therapist will be entirely capable of treating.

Almost all of us know someone, or have suffered ourselves with sciatica. So what is sciatica and what can be done about it?

1. Joint cracking gives you arthritis: this is the biggest chiropractic myth! The adjustments Chiropractors use are a safe way to relieve pain and loosen off stiff joints and do not cause arthritis.

You may have seen recent articles about a study that showed that ibuprofen is not effective for relieving low back pain - so where does that leave back pain sufferers?