Chiropractor for back pain in Canary Wharf

Lower back pain, sometimes called lumbago, is the problem people bring to chiropractors in Canary Wharf more than any other, judging by local reviews. It usually builds over months of sitting, a stiff commute or training on top of a full week. A first visit looks at how your lower back, hips and pelvis move, explains what is likely driving the ache and starts treatment if it suits you. Some people arrive mid flare-up, saying they have put their back out at the desk; the same assessment applies, with red-flag questions first.

Expect a mix of techniques chosen for you: quick adjustments to single joints, slower mobilisation, soft tissue work on the muscles either side of the spine, and a few exercises to do at home. Harvey also uses Activator Methods, a low-force instrument technique, if you would rather avoid a quick adjustment. X-rays are arranged only if the examination gives a clinical reason, and most back pain that was not caused by an injury needs none.

Stiffness between the shoulder blades often goes with screen work and tension through the shoulders. The same approach applies: an examination of how the upper back, ribs and shoulders move, then hands-on work and exercises. The NHS says pain coming from the top of the back, rather than the lower back, means a GP visit if it does not settle, so tell your practitioner if that is where it sits.

Back pain that arrives with numbness or weakness in both legs, lost feeling around the genitals or bottom, changes in bladder or bowel control or chest pain, or that followed a serious accident, needs 999 or A&E. See a GP urgently, or use 111, if you feel hot, shivery or unwell with it, or if severe pain came on suddenly. These are checked at the start of every first visit.

Visits take place at UNTIL Canary Wharf, Unit 7, 30 South Colonnade, about 177 metres from the Jubilee line’s West Entrance. Harvey’s published fee for a 60-minute first visit is £115, with follow-ups from £80; there is no package to buy. Book on the first visit form, or read about sciatica if the pain spreads down a leg.