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Therapy EXPO 2017

There was a big focus on the treatment of sports injuries at the TherapyExpo at the Birmingham NEC this year with Registered Chiropractor Catherine attending lots of fascinating lectures and demonstrations. Some of the most interesting points raised include the importance of Gluteal strengthening, particularly single leg squats; new research into effective treatment of Iliotibial […]

Chiropractor Catherine attends educational lectures at the Cobalt Centre

Chiropractor Catherine attended a fascinating talk at the Cobalt Imaging Centre last week. The title was “3D Printing and the future of orthopaedic surgery” by consultant surgeon Mr Harminder Gosal – explaining the most advanced technologies regarding orthopaedic implants. Mr Gosal even brought in some Knee and Hip replacement prostheses for us to see – […]

Catherine and Rita reunion!

Chiropractor Catherine met up with Rita Hemmings (Founder of the clinic who retired last year after 37 years working in Cheltenham) for lunch last week. They had a lovely catch up and Rita presented Catherine with these beautiful 1920’s Decanters as an engagement present – how thoughtful! Rita is really enjoying her retirement in Worcestershire […]

Chiropractor Catherine attends the TherapyExpo at the NEC

Our Chiropractor Catherine Owers attended the TherapyExpo at the NEC in Birmingham last week – 2 days of unparalleled cross-speciality clinical programmes delivered by a wealth of expert speakers who lead within their specialty. The conference programme was dedicated to four key areas, MSK, Sports Injuries & Biomechanics, Neuro Rehabilitation and Acute Care, covering everything from […]

Goodbye Rita – enjoy your retirement!

It was the end of an era on Friday as we said goodbye to Rita Hemmings – the Chiropractor who first started Cheltenham Chiropractic Clinic in 1978. Rita ran the clinic for 37 years until she retired in May 2015 (when the clinic was taken over by her associate Catherine Owers) and this week she […]

Chiropractic Clinic is Moving!

From Monday November 9th 2015 Catherine and the team will be relocating to our lovely mew modern premises at : Pure Offices, Hatherley Lane, Cheltenham. GL51 6SH. Just follow the road into ASDA supermarket then go straight over the mini roundabout and you’ll see signs for PURE offices on the right, the new site is […]

Wearing a school Backpack correctly is important

Increasing numbers of school children are reporting spinal pain in clinical practice. Sometimes this can go unnoticed or may be overlooked until it is too late. One of the major causes of back pain in younger age groups is carrying excessive loads to and from school in an ill-fitted or inappropriate school backpack. Recent research […]

Perfect your golf posture

Tiger Woods has just pulled out of a golf tournament due to back pain. Golfers are susceptible to these kinds of problems so, whether an old hand or new to the sport, the British Chiropractic Association has some top tips to help golfers with a pain-free swing. Having just one joint or muscle out of […]