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Start with what hurts

Find the thing that's bothering you and read what's actually involved: what tends to cause it, what an assessment covers, and when it needs a different kind of care.

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Back and neck
Lower back pain
Lower back pain is the most common reason people book here. What causes it, what the assessment covers, when it needs urgent care, and what treatment involves.
Reviewed August 2026
Back and neck
Neck pain
Neck pain is one of the most common reasons people book here. What causes it, what a chiropractic assessment covers, and when it needs a different kind of care.
Reviewed August 2026
Back and neck
Sciatica
Sciatica is a symptom, not a diagnosis, several different problems produce it. What causes it, what the assessment looks for, and when it needs urgent care.
Reviewed August 2026
Head and jaw
Headaches and migraine
Some headaches come from the neck and upper back, and some do not. What the assessment distinguishes, what treatment involves, and when a headache needs urgent care.
Reviewed August 2026
Back and neck
Disc injuries
A bulging disc and a herniated disc are different stages of the same process. What each means, how they're assessed, and when a disc needs urgent care.
Reviewed August 2026
Head and jaw
Jaw and TMJ pain
Jaw clicking, morning tightness and headaches around the temple often share one cause. What the assessment checks, and when a dentist is the better first call.
Reviewed August 2026
Hip, knee and foot
Plantar fasciitis and heel pain
Sharp heel pain on the first steps of the morning is the classic sign. What causes it, why the assessment looks above the foot, and what treatment involves.
Reviewed August 2026
Hip, knee and foot
Hip pain
Hip pain at the side, in the groin or in the buttock each point somewhere different. What the location tells the chiropractor, and what treatment involves.
Reviewed August 2026
Pregnancy
Pregnancy chiropractic
Dr Kenneth Taylor is certified in the Webster Technique and sees patients from early pregnancy into postnatal recovery. What changes, and what an appointment involves.
Reviewed August 2026
Hip, knee and foot
Knee pain
Knee pain is often driven from the hip or the foot rather than the knee. What the assessment checks above and below, and when a knee needs imaging first.
Reviewed August 2026
Babies and children
Paediatric chiropractic
Technique used with children bears no resemblance to what is used with adults. What an appointment involves, what it is used for, and where the limits are.
Reviewed August 2026
Babies and children
Children's posture
School bags, devices and growth spurts all load a young spine differently. What is worth assessing, what is normal variation, and what actually helps.
Reviewed August 2026
Shoulder, arm and hand
Shoulder pain
Shoulder pain that wakes you at night behaves differently to shoulder pain that only appears overhead. What that distinction tells the chiropractor.
Reviewed August 2026
Back and neck
Scoliosis
Chiropractic care does not straighten a scoliosis. What it can address, what monitoring involves, and when a growing spine needs specialist referral.
Reviewed August 2026
Injury and claims
Work injuries
WorkSafe claims need a claim number and referral in place before the appointment. What to organise first, and what the assessment covers.
Reviewed August 2026
Joints and arthritis
Arthritis
Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid and inflammatory arthritis need different handling. What a chiropractic assessment covers, and where lower-force technique fits.
Reviewed August 2026
Joints and arthritis
Joint pain
Pain in more than one joint, or a joint that keeps flaring. How the assessment works out whether the problem is the joint itself or what is loading it.
Reviewed August 2026
Shoulder, arm and hand
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Wrist pain, numbness and night-time tingling in the thumb and first two fingers. Why the nerve gets checked from the neck down, and what the assessment covers.
Reviewed August 2026
Shoulder, arm and hand
Elbow pain
Tennis elbow, golfer's elbow and grip-related forearm pain. Why the neck, shoulder and wrist get assessed too, and what treatment involves.
Reviewed August 2026
Hip, knee and foot
Achilles pain
Morning heel stiffness and pain at the back of the ankle. Why Achilles tendinopathy responds to loading rather than rest, and what the assessment covers.
Reviewed August 2026
Injury and claims
Car accident injuries
Whiplash and post-collision pain, and the TAC paperwork that has to be in place first. What to organise before the appointment, and what the assessment covers.
Reviewed August 2026

What these pages are and aren't

They're general information, not a diagnosis. Reading one won't tell you what's causing your pain, an examination does that. What they're good for is working out whether what you've got is worth doing something about, roughly what that something would involve, and whether a chiropractor is the right person to see about it.

Want to ask about your own situation rather than read around it? Send the question through and a chiropractor here will answer it.

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Start with what hurts

Lower back pain

Neck pain

Sciatica

Headaches and migraine

Disc injuries

Jaw and TMJ pain

Plantar fasciitis and heel pain

Hip pain

Pregnancy chiropractic

Knee pain

Paediatric chiropractic

Children's posture

Shoulder pain

Scoliosis

Work injuries

Arthritis

Joint pain

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Elbow pain

Achilles pain

Car accident injuries

What these pages are and aren't

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