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Expert Guidance on Pain, Posture and Everyday Wellbeing
Practical chiropractic advice on back pain, posture, family health and active living, from our Putney team.
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Running
Hit the Pavement Pain-Free: Chiropractic Care For Faster, Happier Running (By Brad Taylor, Doctor of Chiropractic) Running feels like freedom, until a twinge in your calf or a stab in your lower back… Read Article -
Golf
Tee Off with Better Health: How Chiropractic Care Can Transform Your Golf Game (By Brad Taylor, Doctor of Chiropractic) Golf might look like a leisurely stroll on lush greens, but any regular player… Read Article -
Team News May 2025
Team news: Loads going on with the team as usual. Conor is back from South Africa after attending a friend's wedding, diving with sharks, and bungee jumping off the highest bungee bridge in the… Read Article -
Traffic in and Around Putney
A quick update of our thoughts on the traffic in and around Putney. Our owner Craig Mclean shares some ideas as to how to minimise stress in getting to us with the increased amount of traffic in… Read Article -
Headaches and Migraines: Getting to the Root Cause
Are you someone who suffers from headaches, or do you know someone who does? Headaches are often dismissed by the public and even some medical practitioners as an insignificant problem that can be… Read Article -
Christmas Opening Hours 2024
23rd - Business as usual 24th - Business as usual 25th/26th - Closed 27th - AM only - Isaac 28th - Business as usual - George only 29th - Kate AM 30th - Business as usual - Conor & Kate 31st - AM… Read Article -
Posture and Healthy Ageing
As most of you will already know, us Chiropractors often speak about the importance of posture for overall health and function. But how does one’s posture influence their brain and central nervous… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - November 7th
Welcome back for the start of a new month! The countdown's well and truly on to the end of the year, so without further ado… Let’s step to it! Holidays & Changes with Andrea It’s mainly full houses… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - October 3rd
Welcome back for the start of a new month! Can you believe it's October?! This month we have all the teams stepping up for a challenge; the pod is BACK! - Craig has a chat to all round chiro legend… Read Article -
The History of Our Chiropractors at PCC
Below is a list of all the chiropractors that have been with us over the years. Some have stayed for just a short time, others for years. The three owners have been Phil Curtis from 1998-1995,… Read Article -
Team Updates
Hi! Craig McLean here again, the head honcho at Putney Chiropractic. I've come back off the bench and I'm keen to re-introduce you to our amazing team of chiropractors and support crew. We've got… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - June 6th
WELCOME BACK! This month’s Thoughtful Thursday has a lil bit of gossip, a lil bit of learning, and Tom's Treasures has a Refer a Friend offer to help y’all out pre-summer! LET’S GOOOO! Clinic Updates… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - May 2nd
Hi everyone! Welcome back to a guest edition of Thoughtful Thursday with Callum from our Wandsworth Bridge Road Clinic taking over. Clinic Updates & Happenings Quick lil bit of housekeeping before we… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - April 4th
Welcome back from the Easter break - hope we all had the right amount of fun and chocolate! You’re stuck with me again this month guys, so this may be a tad more dull, but probably with better… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - March 7th
Matilda here! Hello, it's me again, tell a friend to tell a friend. (Too Gen Z for you all?) It's International Women's Day tomorrow, and guess what? We're ready to shine the spotlight on the… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - February 1st (Issue 99.5)
Welcome back, readers new and old, to our monthly(ish) round-up, featuring clinic updates, podcasts, cool things, and fun stuff! Yes, you’ve probably noticed that this is Issue 99.5, and this is… Read Article -
Festive Friday - December 1st
Matilda here, gatecrashing yet another edition of our monthly newsletter (thanks Drew!), which we’ll call Festive Friday since it’s not Thursday! So here we go, reporting live from your favourite… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - November 2nd
Hi there Chiro London family! Mackenzie here, honoured to bring you this month’s Thoughtful Thursday newsletter! You might have met me at our Putney branch, where I’m currently a CA, but I’m also… Read Article -
Pillars of Stress Management
With the weather cooling down, there’s no time of year more important than now to prioritise your immune system. One of the largest impacts on immunity we all experience is stress, so here are some… Read Article -
Heart Rate Variability, WHOOP & Chiropractic
Heart rate variability (HRV) refers to the variation in times between successive heartbeats, which can indicate the ability of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) to adapt to changes in the… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - October 5th
G'day Chiro.Londoners, Katie here, taking over this month’s Thoughtful Thursday while Drew is in Paris enjoying too much cheese, wine and sunshine – but not rugby, like many of our other staff! I am… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - August 10th
Thoughtful Thursday, a time-honoured tradition that has seen the esteemed writings of Chiro.London’s finest. Who could forget the spring-time updates from Matilda, the marketing magic from Tom, the… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - July 6th
Welcome back y’all to another round of Thoughtful Thursday, our lil monthly round-up read by 10 to 12 people worldwide, every edition! Drew’s back in the hot seat and there’s a fair bit to get… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - June 1st
Welcome back to another Thoughtful Thursday. It seems like Drew has finally acknowledged that I, Matilda, am the true Writing Rockstar. Reporting live from your favourite Tooting branch, I present… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - May 4th
Welcome back again to our monthly round-up! Happy Star Wars Day to all that celebrate! And thanks to Tom for mixing things up last month. Spring has well and truly sprung, and we have a LOT of… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday -March 30th
Welcome to the newest edition of our Thoughtful Thursday newsletter. Drew’s handing over the reins to me, Tom, to update you on all things Chiro.London for the upcoming month, including some new… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - March 2nd
Good morning to you all, another month has gone by! How is everyone getting on with their health goals at the moment? There are a few moves and changes this month, plus we have some wonderful offers… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - February 2nd
February is HERE! With just 21 weeks left to get beach fit for summer, here's this month's updates live from Juliet’s in Tooting! Clinic Updates Grant has departed from Putney but the rest of the… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - January 12th
Welcome to our slightly-belated-because-someone-was-on-holidays New Year’s Edition! We’ve got a batch of important updates, a new pod, and our Shameless Plug is all about you! Clinic Updates Let’s… Read Article -
The Future of Workplace Wellbeing
In 2008 I was a fresh faced, newly graduated chiropractor and I never thought for a moment that I would be propelled into the world of corporate wellness at such an early stage of my career. However,… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - December 1st
Can you believe it is the Season Finale for 2022?! So, so wild! Will keep it sharp owing to the holidays and changes coming up. Strap yourselves in and let’s begin! Clinic Updates We’ve yet again… Read Article -
HRV and Chiropractic
HRV (heart rate variability) is a measure of the health of our nervous system function. It’s not just a measure of your actual heart rate or resting heart rate, but a measure of the different length… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - November 3rd
The last one before our Christmas edition - can you believe it?! Lots of moving parts this month as the team freshen up before Chrissie, Craig has a really interesting chat getting back to the basics… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - October 6th
We are back again for this month’s Thoughtful Thursday, and this edition has been hijacked by our front of house team! Kate V and Pearl from TootToot feature in the pod, Bailey, who is currently… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - August 4th
Thoughtful Thursday: The BUMPER August edition! A quality beachside read with a mock or cocktail in hand and a fabulous and free way to help out your colleagues and get all the kudos for it! Let’s… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - July 25th
Good afternoon and happy Monday! After writing a Mindful Monday newsletter every week for what feels like eternity, we’re letting Luke take some well-earned time off to freshen up over the summer… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - July 18th
Good morning and welcome to the warm edition of Mindful Monday! Hot and bothered, yeah it’s easily done. Let’s cover a few of the basics and make sure you get through this heatwave safely. Fans over… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - July 11th
Hi guys, Welcome to summer holidays and all that they may entail. Going somewhere nice? For some, summer brings an opportunity to take on some healthy changes. Maybe it’s starting a new exercise… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - July 7th
Thoughtful Thursday: The July Edition is the Summer Express Edition! Clinic Updates Just a reminder that our mandate to wear masks in clinic has changed, so we are leaving it to our teams to decide… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - July 4th
Hello and welcome to July. Yep, July. Wow. Summer is here, travel is a thing, and the world beckons. I hope you have some fun plans to get excited about. Pack like a pro How many times has a trip… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - June 27th
Good morning and happy Monday! This is a time of year when we often find ourselves aiming, or perhaps hoping, to shift down a gear or two. The warm weather can sap our energy, school�s nearly �out�� Read Article -
Mindful Monday - June 20th
Good morning and a warm welcome to another week. In this week’s email I hope to offer up some positive vibes to get the week off to smiley start. And if you’re one of the many who are working from… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - June 6th
Hello, good morning and welcome to the first MM of June! I hope this email finds you basking in the afterglow of a fun and festive weekend. “Trust is the glue that holds everything together.” –… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - May 30th
Good morning, Team Mindful Monday! It's hard to be above average if you can't find a way to do the same thing over and over again. “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - May 23rd
Hello and happy Mindful Monday to you all! “Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.” (Attributed to Oscar Wilde) Ok, so not many of us will have true “enemies” per se, but most of… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - May 16th
Good morning! I hope this little email finds you well and content after a fun weekend. "It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - May 9th
Good morning, morning, morning… nice to have you back! We’re kicking things off today with a Tiny Thought from Farnham Street , get ready for it! “What you avoid today is harder to do tomorrow.… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - May 5th
IT’S MAY! Can you believe it? Absolutely CRAZY!!! This month we have some boring fee and admin updates (sorry), are still flogging our massages for £20 off (not sorry) and we chat to an epic cyclist!… Read Article -
Tuesday Tune-Up - May 3rd
Good morning and happy Tuesday Tune-Up! “We didn’t realise we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun.” – Winnie the Pooh Lives are made up of an almost infinite number of moments. Some… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - April 25th
Hello and good morning! Big weekend? Fun times? What are your seven favourite things that happened? Why? “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe Totally hear you, AA.… Read Article -
Tuesday Tune-Up - April 19th
Hello and welcome to Mindful Monday Tuesday Tune-Up! “Every moment is a fresh beginning.“ – T.S. Eliot Oh hell yes! New beginning, new beginning, new beginning… Love it. Last Friday I listened to The… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - April 11th
Hello wonderful people! “I tell you: one must have chaos in oneself to give birth to a dancing star.” (From Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche) Woah, nice one Freddy. A wee bit of chaos… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - April 7th
Hey everyone! Bit to get through again this month, lotta admin to get you all up to speed on, including our Easter opening hours. Plus Craig has a couple of new episodes on the Pod, and we take you… Read Article -
Easter Hours 2022
15th April: Open AM (Bryan) 16th & 17th April: CLOSED 18th April: Open AM (Craig) Read Article -
Mindful Monday - April 4th
Good morning Mindful Mondayers! That’s Q1 done and dusted – wow! 2022 is already one that will be remembered for global events. But what about for you, personally? “Change is inevitable. Growth is… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - March 28th
Good morning and welcome back to Mindful Monday! “Always remember that to argue, and win, is to break down the reality of the person you are arguing against. It is painful to lose your reality, so be… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - March 21st
Good morning, good morning… as the sun rises on another new week. “What appears to be luck is often preparation and patience.” – FS Quite right. There isn’t much that can’t be achieved with hard… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - March 14th
Hello. Good morning. Salutations. “Patience is not passive, on the contrary, it is concentrated strength.” (Bruce Lee) Brucey! Wise, strong and appropriate words, thanks mate. Like all Mondays, today… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - March 7th
Hello, good morning, happy Monday and welcome to your 100th edition of Mindful Monday! “Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - March 3rd
We are back again to bring some joy and updates in our little safe place, avoiding all the madness externally. This month is effectively our Cheese-iest edition yet: Ami-Bree (Brie? 🤭) has basically… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - February 28th
Good morning, “We have to be willing to confront the world as it is, not as we want it to be if we're going to be successful." (Barry McCarthy) Wise words indeed, Bazza. Once again, the world got… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - February 21st
Hello and happy Monday! “I’m ready to attempt the unknown through faith by believing in myself.” - Eliud Kipchoge , weeks before running the first (unofficial) sub-two-hour marathon. Limits. Some are… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - February 14th
Good morning, Good weekend? Excited for the new week? Yeah, me too. Let’s make it a particularly good one. “Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - February 7th
Good morning – you’re awesome. As we slide into another wintery week it might be a good time to remind ourselves of a few cold weather basics. These won’t be new to you but are easily over-looked… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - February 3rd
Welcome back to our monthly (FINALLY!) Thoughtful Thursday roundup of all happenings in the clinics, some health advice, and us shamelessly promoting something for the good of our community. So… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - January 31st
Good morning, good morning, good morning, and happy Monday... again! “Every battle is won before it's ever fought.” (Sun Tzu) Pick your battles wisely, guys. Thanks Sunny. Have you ever noticed that… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - January 24th
Hello and happy Mindful Monday! “One simple way to unlock your best self is to shape your environment so that your desired behaviour is the path of least resistance.” - FS Wise and useful words right… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - January 17th
Happy Mindful Monday! Well, we’re another week into 2022 and the world remains as eventful as ever. Distractions aplenty as it were. The competition amongst those vying for your attention is… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - January 10th
Hello and welcome to this first edition of Mindful Monday for 2022! “The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.” (Joan Didion) Sure,… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - December 20th
Hi everyone, Thank you for reading our short notes this year and especially those of you who replied with questions, thoughts and words of gratitude, it means a lot. This week is a mixed bag of… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - December 13th
Happy Mindful Monday! I hope this little note finds you enjoying some festive cheer and looking forward to a mindful end to another memorable year. Tiny Thought “What looks like success is often just… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - December 6th
Good morning and happy Monday! How’s the festive season treating you? Or, perhaps more importantly, how are you treating the festive season? The next few weeks could be a celebration and… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - December 2nd
Morning all! Not long till the big day and the Grand Finale of 2021. Few updates and some fun, stuff including a completely fabulous podcast. Clinic updates We will carry on with the requirement for… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - November 29th
Good morning and welcome to the festive season! Perhaps it’s the lingering disappointment and frustration from last year that has prompted an ambitious and marginally early launch into end-of-year… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - November 22nd
Good morning and welcome to this week’s edition of Mindful Monday! This week I’m pulling on a few threads from Hiut , Farnam Street ( FS ) and Postive.News to help get your week off to a great start.… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - November 15th
Good morning and thank you for joining us for another Mindful Monday. We’re going to kick things off this week with some words of wisdom from Raghunath (Ray) Cappo … “Make a list of things that make… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - November 8th
Good morning and happy Monday! “Sometimes magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect.” (Raymond Joseph Teller) Oh that is good! Kobe Bryant, one of… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - November 4th
Another month down and closing in on… do I use the C-word? Seven-and-a-bit weeks to CHRISTMAS! A few reminders, some updates and given the weather is cooling off, our guide to the best coffee shops… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - November 1st
Good morning and welcome to November! Feeling good? Feeling refreshed after an “extra” hour of sleep Saturday night? Or was it an extra hour of partying? I hope you had a good one. :) “Spend the best… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - October 25th
Good morning and happy 25th October, 2021 – we only get this date once so let’s make it a good one! And here are a few more reasons to be happy, enjoy! :) Succession Season three of Succession… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - October 18th
Hello and happy Monday! As we continue the glorious slide into the fun and festive cooler seasons, let this be a time of warmth and cosiness. I hope you find some inspiration as you read on�� Read Article -
Mindful Monday - October 11th
Good morning, team! (And yes, we are a team of sorts.) Welcome to this week’s dose of Mindful Monday – today we’ve got a few new faves but first we’re starting with some old words of wisdom… “What… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - October 7th
Well it feels like FOREVER!!! Welcome back to Thoughtful Thursday - The Monthly Edition. Each month we’ll have a round-up of clinic news, hopefully a podcast or two, possibly some learning, as well… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - October 4th
Hello, good morning, namaste! “If you worked as hard at doing difficult things as you did avoiding them, you’d become unstoppable.” - FS Quite possibly! With the leaves starting to turn, more eyes… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - September 27th
Hey guys and happy Mindful Monday! “You don't need enough courage for the entire journey. You only need courage for a few seconds to overcome self-doubt before you take the next step.” - FS Wise… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - September 20th
Morning, guys! Hope you had a grand weekend. What are your top five favourite things that happened? “Courage is when someone goes to school and studies.” - Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - September 13th
Good morning and happy Monday! “Discipline creates opportunity.” - FS Yep, it sure does. Following on from last week’s theme of simplicity being an available source of joy and meaning, may I propose… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - September 6th
Good morning, happy Monday – and welcome to the first day of the rest of your life. “Most geniuses, especially those who lead others, prosper not by deconstructing intricate complexities but by… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - September 2nd
So we are back! Hoping everyone enjoyed the last of their holidays (if they are still on them). Not much news this week, so more fun stuff… the Pod is back, still flogging massage, and yes, Erana is… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - August 30th
Good morning and happy Mindful Monday for the final time in August! As the year continues to rocket along let’s take a moment to pause and consider some wise words from the founder of SYPartners ,… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - August 26th
While Drew is currently away continuing his tour of the north, sipping on a wee dram or two, and visiting Luke’s Scottish clinics, here’s a little reminder of our bank holiday hours and latest news…… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - August 23rd
Good morning and happy Monday! Bit of a techie email this week with some running wearables, jumping robots, weird headphones, and then rounding things out with a small beer. But first a little… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - August 19th
We are chewing through the summer! Hope you are all enjoying some down time. I am on leave so this will be a short and sharp update as we start winding things down on these newsletters. Clinic… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - August 16th
Hello and welcome to another edition of MM! How was your weekend? Fun? Fast? Memorable? Most people I speak to comment on how quickly the year is flying along. Days are rolling into weeks, weeks into… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - August 12th
Another week down – 20 weeks till 2022! WILD!! We welcome two more new chiros to our teams, give you all the important holiday dates, and it's finally here – our last instalment of Vertebra of the… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - August 9th
Good morning wonderful people! Here’s a thought: Planting seeds for tomorrow can’t be done tomorrow. Right?! Thought you’d like that one. So, what can you do or start today that you’ll thank yourself… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - August 5th
We are back – it’s a massage-heavy edition again this week so let’s get stuck in! Clinic Updates Thanks to everyone who’s been reading these to keep up to date with what is happening around the… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - August 2nd
Hello, good morning and may I wish you a big welcome to August! Woah. August. “All progress starts by telling the truth.” - Dan Sullivan True that, Dan. So the truth is that summer is upon us, we’re… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - July 29th
Here we go again! Exciting times across all the clinics… Clinic Updates Fulham has moved Wandsworth Bridge Road is now closed for chiro (But OPEN for Massage and Sports Therapy – see below!) Fulham -… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - July 26th
Good morning wonderful people! How’s summer treating you? How are you treating summer? Not sure if you’ve noticed, but time is moving along pretty quickly these days, in spite of “everything”. Let… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - July 22nd
Another round of important updates… sorry these are getting so boring! Do have a lil comp and a cheeky offer to celebrate the expansion of our Massage and Sports Therapy sites and teams in Fulham and… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - July 19th
Hello, good morning, and welcome to the first day of the rest of your life! Soooooo there are changes afoot but rest assured that your health and safety remains our numero uno priority. We’re here to… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - July 15th
Another long one with some important clinic updates! Clinic Updates With BoJo opening the floodgates next week, our regulatory board has advised that we continue to require the wearing of masks,… Read Article -
COVID-19 Clinic Updates
July 15th Update: With BoJo opening the floodgates next week, our regulatory board has advised that we continue to require the wearing of masks, temperature checks and handwashing in order to be seen… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - July 12th
Hello and good morning! Downtime. Summer. Break. Chill. Are you ready? It’s one thing to not be at work or “working”, and another to have set yourself up to really enjoy, appreciate and engage with… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - July 8th
No intro this week – this is a biggun' with lots of important stuff! Clinic Updates With BoJo saying, well, not a lot on Monday, we are continuing to practise in the same manner we have throughout… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - July 5th
Hello, good morning and happy Monday! July?! Wow. Bring on summer! However you look at it, “it’s” been a long, challenging, 18-odd months and a lot of people are exhausted. Maybe you’ve noticed, but… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - July 1st
Greetings from sunny Cornwall! Bit of a working holiday for me but has been nice to work from a new space, which I highly recommend. So will keep this week’s one short and sharp! Clinic Updates As we… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - June 28th
Yo, yo, yo! Good morning and happy summer holidays for many of you! Do you have any summer projects, goals and/or dreams? What does a “successful” summer look and feel like to you? Sure, the world… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - June 24th
We are back again – cannot believe how quickly that has come around. This week’s edition has the unveiling of the new ‘Refer a Friend’ offer from July 12th, a reminder to check out our latest Pod if… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - June 21st
Good morning and welcome to week 25 of 2021! ‘“We have such a long way to go” sighed the boy. “Yes but look how far we have come” said the horse.’ - The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse, by… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - June 17th
Greetings from the GLORIOUS sunshine! Hope everyone is coping ok?? This week’s edition sees the return of the POD! Craig chats to the Profeet team, Michael has a look at L4, and our shameless plug is… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - June 14th
Hello and happy Mindful Monday! I hope you’re coming off a fully optimised and enjoyable weekend!? It’s been a little while since we’ve mentioned the cheap and easy “basics” that are consistently… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - June 10th
Welcome back! Hope you are all having a great week. In this week’s edition: we have a bit of housekeeping we need some help with, Michael is nearly at the bottom of your lumbar ladder, and our… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - June 7th
Good morning and happy Mindful Monday to you! June. Yep, really. June. Just sayin’. Cool. What’s happening? How was your weekend? What are your top five favourite things that happened between Friday… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - June 3rd
Hope everyone is well rested and full of vitamin D after a shockingly sunny bank holiday weekend! This week Michael carries on his tour of your lumbar spine, and we have a plug from Katie at Putney… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - May 24th
Good morning and welcome back to another Mindful Monday email. How was your weekend? What are your top three favourite things that happened? (Or didn’t happen?) What would you do differently next… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - May 20th
Another week flying by with some easing! Hope you are all responsibly enjoying some newfound freedoms 😊. We have a few updates to get through again this week and Craig has been busy, so the pod is… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - May 17th
Good morning and welcome to your weekly dose of Mindful Monday. The mystery of sleep How’re you feeling? Did you sleep well? Sleep could well be the final frontier of health science and, for many… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - May 13th
In this week’s episode of Thoughtful Thursday, we start off with some sad news, the pod takes another break, Michael has the penultimate thoracic vertebra, and we have a water-based, river-themed… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - May 10th
Good morning and welcome to Mindful Monday as we continue to mindfully navigate 2021. “People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It… Read Article -
Thoughtful Thursday - May 6th
It’s MAY! Hope everyone did not get blown away by the wind over the weekend. Classic bank holiday, am I right?! In this week’s pod, Craig speaks to a ninja, we reach double digits in the thoracic… Read Article -
A Full Spine Approach to Chiropractic
Whether you’re new to chiropractic or you’ve been seeing chiropractors for years, hopefully you’ll have noticed we tend not to only focus on the “area of complaint”. We look at the spine from top to… Read Article -
The Importance of Manual Dexterity
A little while ago, I came across an article whereby Professor Kneebone highlighted the decline in manual dexterity of his surgical students. He attributed this decline to years spent using a… Read Article -
Mindful Monday - June 15th
Hi everyone, After Drew’s not-so-subtle ‘encouragement’ in last week’s Thoughtful Thursday email, I thought I better try my hand and writing something. So welcome to Mindful Monday, the Doc Ami… Read Article -
What Are Barefoot Shoes and Should I Be Wearing Them?
You may have heard of the term “Barefoot shoe” in social/training circles but have no idea what it means and why people would use them. If this sounds you, or you already use barefoot shoes and would… Read Article -
Top Tips for Fighting Flu
We are now well into the winter period and our old enemy - the flu - is back in full force, trying it’s very best to get us to take time off of life and show our immune systems who it thinks is boss.… Read Article -
Rugby and Chiropractic
Having witnessed one of the best summers of sport in a long time, watching first hand Ben Stoke’s performance in the Headingley Ashes test match to winning our first ever Cricket World Cup! We now… Read Article -
Intermittent Fasting
Okay, so I’ve had a lot questions this past year about “intermittent fasting”… For those who don’t know what it is, here is a reasonably good 3-minute primer. As someone who has studied nutrition… Read Article -
Dr Joe Dispenza Progressive Workshop Review
I was fortunate enough to visit Edinburgh a few weeks ago and, after catching up with Luke Brady for lunch, had the pleasure of spending the next two-and-a-half days at a conference with Dr Joe… Read Article -
Retained Neonatal Reflexes
When we are in utero, and early in our life, our brain’s decision making process (in our higher brain) is still developing. So that we are able to instinctively perform necessary tasks such as… Read Article -
Webster’s Technique for Pregnancy
At Putney Chiropractic we regularly review our techniques in order stay up-to-date with the latest, this month it was pregnancy and the chiropractic technique called Webster’s Technique. There is a… Read Article -
I’m Pregnant, When Should I See a Chiropractor?
First off, congratulations! Pregnancy is a wonderful time for future mums and dads but that’s not to say that sometimes it can put an enormous amount of strain on your body with all the change you’ll… Read Article -
Scoliosis
Scoliosis refers to a curvature of the spine to either side that resembles an S when viewed from behind with an x-ray . It can onset at any time of life, throughout adolescence and into adulthood. In… Read Article -
Cycling and Chiropractic
Chiropractic and Cycling: If it’s good enough for the pros… Cycling involves long hours in the saddle in anatomically unnatural positions – add to this the constant vibration and it’s a recipe for… Read Article -
Kyphosis (Hump) Treatment
The spine has a natural series of curves, designed to evenly distribute weight through the body and ensure correct balance. A healthy spine has a subtle inward curve in the lower back and an outward… Read Article -
Book Review: The Reality Check, Dr Heidi Haavik
Our chiropractic assistant, Dayna Hopwood, has worked with us for over a year and has been accepted as a chiro student over in Australia with her studies starting in 2017. Dr Craig wants her to be… Read Article -
What Every Rugby Player Needs to Know About Chiropractic
The 2016 6 Nations is in full-swing with the second round of matches now complete. Every year the intensity of the rugby in the championships goes up a notch and collisions from Cardiff to Rome could… Read Article -
Making Marginal Gains in Your Health & Wellbeing
Cycling’s premier event, the Tour de France, is now in full swing with riders from around the world putting their bodies through three weeks of hell in order to claim the fabled Maillot Jaune – the… Read Article -
The Brain-Body Connection
The brain is the master control system for the whole body; it sends and receives a complex frequency of signals to the body via the nervous system that dictates the function of the body. The brain is… Read Article -
Recovering From a Broken Leg
Our principal chiropractor and (ironically) renowned ski injury expert Craig McLean turned the focus on himself recently when he fractured his leg whilst skiing in Canada, late in the 2012 ski… Read Article -
Be the Best You
Why get adjusted? Chiropractic can help you be the best version of yourself. By caring for your central nervous system, chiropractic care ensures the pathways between your brain and body are clear,… Read Article -
The Importance of Five a Day
Why is five a day so important? All this talk of five fruit or vegetables a day is all very well, but why do we need it, and how much is actually required? What is a portion? A portion is about 80g… Read Article -
Backpack Essentials for School Children
Backpacks for schoolchildren – interesting facts and stats While many of the current bags children use may be fashionable, unless they allow for even distribution across the back they can cause pain.… Read Article -
Chirodontics
The spine and the teeth are connected Chiro–Dontics is a multidisciplinary approach to helping you with head/neck/facial and cranial problems combining chiropractic techniques and dentistry. We at… Read Article