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Chiropractic for Kids
Gentle Chiropractic for Children Across Central & South West London
Children aren't small adults, and treating them isn't a scaled-down version of treating you. Our paediatric-trained chiropractors have done additional postgraduate study in child development, assessment and technique.
The treatment itself is very gentle - for a baby, the pressure used is roughly what you'd use to check a ripe tomato.
- A full history covering pregnancy, birth, feeding and development
- Age-appropriate physical assessment
- Very light contact, low-force techniques - no forceful adjusting
- Advice for parents on carrying, positioning and equipment
- Referral to your GP or health visitor where that's the right route
A parent stays in the room throughout, every time.
Most parents come because something about how their child is moving, sitting or holding themselves doesn't look right to them, or because an older child has picked up an ache from sport or a heavy school bag.
For children and teenagers, we treat the same musculoskeletal conditions we treat in adults - back pain, mechanical neck pain, joint pains, muscle spasms, generalised aches and pains, and minor sports injuries.
For babies and very young children, our role is different. We assess, we use gentle hands-on techniques, and we're honest about the limits of what chiropractic can offer.
Where a symptom needs a GP, a health visitor or a paediatrician, that's what we'll tell you - including when what you need is reassurance rather than treatment.
Our team is the best thing about us. Highly trained, properly experienced chiropractors who are professional without ever being stuffy - and who are genuinely pleased you came in.
Many of them have run their own clinics and chose to be part of ours instead, which tells you something. They'll take the time to listen, explain what's actually going on in language that makes sense, and treat you like an adult who can handle the truth about their own back.
- Every chiropractor is registered with the General Chiropractic Council, with their registration number published on their profile
- Postgraduate training across pregnancy, paediatric and sports chiropractic
- Massage and sports therapists working alongside the chiropractic team
- Six clinics across Central and South West London, so there's a familiar face near your commute
Nothing about the appointment should feel clinical or frightening. Babies are often assessed on a parent's lap, or asleep. Older children get talked through everything before it happens.
- A parent or guardian stays present for the whole appointment
- The first visit is mostly history and observation
- Feeding, changing and general chaos are all fine - this is a normal day for us
- Treatment is light-touch, brief and adapted to age
- You'll leave knowing what we found and what, if anything, we'd suggest next
Children's Questions, Answered
The techniques used with infants are low-force and light-touch, and bear no resemblance to adult adjusting. Our paediatric chiropractors have completed postgraduate training specifically in assessing and treating children.
There's no lower age limit, and we see newborns. What we do is always matched to age and stage.
No. Forceful adjusting isn't used with young children.
No, you can book directly. We'd always encourage you to keep your GP and health visitor in the loop, and we're happy to speak to them.
We'll tell you, and we'll tell you who can. Referring on is a normal part of what we do.
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