Our Chiropractors
Sam Pargeter
Sports Chiropractor
Golf Specialist Chiropractor
Sam, a founder of The Health Hub, is an experienced Chiropractor with over 10 years’ experience. Having received the Award for Clinical Excellence from the University of Glamorgan at the Welsh Institute of Chiropractic (a prestigious award given to the Best Clinician in the graduating year,) Sam went on to help run a clinic for over 10 years. Now he has set up The Health Hub so he can focus on the care of his patients and help them get back to living a full life again. Sam, keen to develop his knowledge base, is a regular attendee on training courses as he consistently thrives to provide patients with the best, most current techniques and methods of treatment.
Sam spends the majority of his time helping treat people with back pain, which he finds incredibly rewarding. In addition to this Sam, a keen sportsman himself, particularly enjoys working with amateur and professional athletes and sportspeople so he can help them reach their peak potential.
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Joe Lancaster
Chiropractor
Joe graduated from the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic, near Bournemouth, with a 1st Class ‘Master of Chiropractic’ degree. Having been taken to see a chiropractor when he was 11 years old for ankle-related issues, he saw first hand how effective the treatment he received had been, and subsequently decided to work towards the goal of one day becoming a chiropractor himself.
Several years later, Joe now has experience treating a wide range of different conditions throughout the body, and particularly enjoys helping patients with neck and back related pain. Joe strives to empower patients to take ownership over their care and rehabilitation, instilling a sense of partnership in his patients’ recovery. He employs a variety of different techniques based upon his patients’ preferences in order to assist them in achieving their goals. He has a strong focus on soft-tissue techniques and exercise rehabilitation, along with spinal manipulation where appropriate.
Joe is constantly expanding and developing his knowledge through regular training courses and seminars, as well as keeping up to date with the latest relevant research, in order to provide his patients with the most effective treatment techniques.
Joe is a keen sportsman, having played both football and rugby for several years growing up. He now enjoys competing in powerlifting, where he has had to overcome his own injuries and setbacks with the help of chiropractic care. As such, he also finds enjoyment in using his knowledge to help other athletes overcome injuries and return to their sport.
Insurance Policy
We require all patients to pay upfront for their appointments, an invoice will then be issued for you to send to your insurer to claim your treatment cost back.
After receiving Chiropractic treatment, patients have reported relief from –
- Lower back pain
- Neck pain
- Headaches
- Shoulder pain
- Ankle sprains
- Sciatic pain
The History of Chiropractic
Chiropractic was founded in 1895 when its founder, Daniel David Palmer, from Iowa ‘adjusted’ the spine of a deaf janitor and claimed to restore his hearing. Spinal manipulation was not an unknown treatment in 1895, and Palmer never claimed to be the first to use manipulation for the cure of disease. He did claim, however, to be the first to use specific contacts as short-leverage points for making more specific spinal ‘adjustments’. At this very early stage, the whole focus of chiropractic was manipulating the joints of the spine, as it was seen as the root of many problems.
Like all things Chiropractic has evolved over the years and is now an evidence-based medical profession requiring all practicing chiropractors to regularly attend training to stay up to date with the latest research and best treatment modalities. Where it was once entirely spinal focussed now Chiropractors treat all areas of the body. Back pain and neck pain would certainly be considered the most common reasons people seek a Chiropractor, however, they now treat all areas of the body from ankle, elbow, and shoulder injuries and so the list goes on.
Chiropractors and Osteopaths tend to be renowned for ‘clicking’ which would be manipulation, however, this is just one treatment tool and it isn’t always warranted or used. In general, it is fair to say that the major difference in approach is that Chiropractors and Osteopaths tend to think of joints first then muscle, whereas Physiotherapists will think of muscle first then joints.
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