Your first visit - what to expect.

 All four Chiropractors here at the Octagon are State-registered with the General Chiropractic Council which ensures the highest standards of education and professional conduct. For further information please visit the GCC website at www.gcc-uk.org

When you arrive at the clinic we will ask you to fill in a form detailing your personal information and medical history. This forms part of your confidential records and will not be shown to a third party other than an attending Chiropractor working in the practice without your express permission. We will then ask you questions about your condition and would be grateful that if you have any scans, x-rays or the results of medical tests or assessments or in the case of babies their red development books you would bring them with you to the consultation as they will help us greatly in our assessment.

We will discuss with you the significance of our understanding of your case and then physically examine you as appropriate to your present condition. The examination will be gentle and not unnecessarily invasive and will be appropriate to your age, physical condition and present complaint. We will then discuss a course of management or an appropriate further referral. It is our strong belief that your understanding of your own or your childs condition is the single most important factor in the effective management of it. We will therefore spend time discussing your condition and associated health issues in detail before we proceed with any treatment. We will also discuss any risks involved and ask you to sign a legal consent. If the patient is under sixteen a parent or legal guardian must sign on their behalf and we would ask that they remain present at all times during the consultation and subsequent treatment visits.

We are a family practice and are very happy for family members, partners or friends to be present in the consulting rooms at any time.

Treatment at the Octagon Clinic

We treat such an enormous span of age-groups and physical conditions applying such a diverse range of therapeutic techniques that it is virtually impossible to describe what a typical treatment involves. As Chiropractors we are involved in the assessment and treatment of disorders of the musculo-skeletal and nervous system so for a baby with colic this will involve the gentlest of techniques on the spine and skull bones to reduce stress patterns whereas for a pregnant woman with pubic symphysis dysfunction (SPD) or with a baby lying in a breech position this may involve gentle manipulation and pelvic stabilising exercises.

We take great pride in our standard of clinical excellence here at the Octagon Clinic which we maintain through our attention to detail and the thoroughness of our approach. We do not believe that you are a passive recipient of treatment and will actively discuss issues of general health and lifestyle with you and any concerns you may have to help you break negative patterns and hopefully improve your life a little.