Central London Chiropractor

Chiropractors and Chiropractic services for the Central North East and Central London City area.

+44 (0)7773 799 993

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CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENT  A specific treatment to the human body designed to improve the integrity of a joint. In the Chiropractic profession there are over 60 separate and different ways to give an adjustment. They can be categorized into 1) force, 2) minimum force and 3) non-force. All are effective, but some more so than others.

The most common and the original way is the manual adjustment. It is performed by using the hands to gently manuever misaligned vertebral segments back into their proper and better functioning position. In some techniques a thrust is made and in others just a pressure is applied.  Sometimes a "popping" is heard and/or felt. This is due to joint separation. 

Instrument adjusting involves contacting the segment with a tool that can be spring loaded or electronically activated to move the segment.  In these instances, there is no popping. Because chiropractors work on a variety of people from newborns to the elderly, gentleness is always a priority. 

PHYSIOTHERAPY  Physiotherapy is an allied health profession concerned with the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and disability through physical means.

It is based upon principles of medical science, and is generally held to be within the sphere of conventional (rather than alternative) medicine. Physiotherapy is practiced by physiotherapists (also known as physical therapists, e.g. in the United States), though aspects may also be practiced under supervised delegation by physiotherapy assistants or other health professionals.

IMAGING  Radiology is the medical specialty that utilizes and interprets imaging technologies to diagnose disease. Traditionally it was the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays emitted by X-ray machines or other such radiation devices for the purpose of obtaining visual information as part of medical imaging. Radiologists now also use all other imaging technologies (such as ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging) to diagnose or treat disease. Interventional radiology is the performance of (usually minimally invasive) medical procedures with the help of medical imaging.

SUBLUXATION  Subluxation is a partial dislocation or abnormal movement of a bone in a joint. For example, nursemaid's elbow is the subluxation of the head of the radius in the elbow.

NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT  A prescribed dietary supplement supplies nutrients (usually vitamins or minerals) that are missing or not consumed in sufficient quantity in a person's diet.
 

VERTEBRAL COLUMN  In human anatomy, the vertebral column (backbone or spine) is a column of vertebrae situated in the dorsal aspect of the abdomen. It houses the spinal cord in its spinal canal.
 

SPINAL CORD  The spinal cord is a part of the vertebrate nervous system that is enclosed in and protected by the vertebral column (it passes through the spinal canal). It consists of nerve cells. The cord conveys the 31 spinal nerve pairs of the peripheral nervous system, as well as

central nervous system pathways that innervate skeletal muscles.
 

NERVE IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME  Nerve impingement syndrome (NIS) occurs when a misalignment of one or more of the joints of the spine places pressure on a nerve.  Nerves communicate from the brain through the spinal cord and nervous systme.  Pressure on the nerves can cause interference with the transmitted signal.  This can cause pain and/or discomfort, as well as other symptoms.

SCIATICA  Sciatica is a pain in the leg due to irritation of the sciatic nerve. The pain generally goes from the back of the thigh to the back of the calf, and may also extend upward to the hip and down to the foot. In addition to pain, there may be numbness and difficulty moving or controlling the leg.

Although sciatica is a relatively common form of low back pain and leg pain, the true meaning of the term is often misunderstood. Sciatica is a set of symptoms rather than a diagnosis for what is irritating the nerve root and causing the pain.

ROTATOR CUFF  The rotator cuff is an anatomical term given to the group of muscles and their tendons that act to stabilize the shoulder.

These muscles arise from the scapula and connect to the head of the humerus forming a cuff at shoulder joint. They are important because they hold the head of the humerus in the small and shallow glenoid fossa of the scapula. The glenohumeral joint is often likened to a golf ball sitting on a golf tee. During elevation of the arm, the rotator cuff compresses the glenohumeral joint in order to allow the large deltoid muscle to further elevate the arm. In other words, without the rotator cuff, the humeral head would ride up partially out of the glenoid fossa and the efficiency of the deltoid muscle would be much less.
 

SACROILIAC  The sacroiliac joint is the joint between the sacrum, at the base of the spine, and the ilium of the pelvis, which are joined by ligaments. Inflammation of this joint is known as sacroiliitis, one cause of disabling low back pain.

MEDICAL NECESSITY  Medical necessity is a determination that items or services furnished, by any health care provider (for which third party payment may be made) are reasonable and medically necessary for the treatment provided for an illness or injury, for the improvement of function of a malformed body member or for prevention of an illness.  Remember that medical necessity is determined by the diagnosis you submit.

CLINICAL NECESSITY  Clinical necessity is a determination that the treatment recommended will help to speed the recovery and enhance the overall healing of a particular condition while not being deemed medically necessary.

Dr Elston
+44(0) 7773 799 993

Saddlers Sports Centre
122 Goswell Road London,
EC1V 7EJ

Dr Kerri Elston

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CHIROPRACTOR NORTH CENTRAL LONDON, Chalk Farm, Camden, Kings Cross, Belsize Park, Primrose Hill, West Hampstead, Regents Park, West End, Kentish Town

Please note that Dr Snell will be on leave till September 2008. Dr Elston will be covering normal hours at Chalk Farm for this period.

Dr Snell
+44(0) 7985 905 371

Fitness First for Women
81-84 Chalk Farm Road London NW1 8AR

Dr E. Jill Snell

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Since June 2001 the title of 'chiropractor' has been protected by law and it is a criminal offence to describe oneself as any sort of chiropractor without being registered with the The General Chiropractic Council

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