Chiropractor for neck pain in Canary Wharf

Chiropractic can help with neck pain caused by poor posture or awkward sitting positions, the kind that builds over long days at a screen. The first visit looks at how your neck, upper back and shoulders move, checks the nerves into your arms, and explains what is likely driving the pain. Treatment and exercises follow if they suit you, with a written plan before any further visits.

A neck adjustment is a quick, small movement of one joint in the neck, sometimes with a pop from the fluid in the joint. It is one option among several, never a requirement: slower mobilisation, soft tissue work and low-force Activator Methods, which Harvey uses, all avoid the quick movement. Any neck technique is explained and agreed with you before it is used, and you can say no at any point.

The General Chiropractic Council says mild aches, stiffness and tiredness after treatment are common and usually pass within a few days, and that more serious side effects are rare but have occasionally been reported after spine manipulation. The NHS says chiropractic may not suit you if you take blood-thinning medicine or are at higher risk of bleeding or stroke. That is why the first visit covers your health history and anything you take, and why gentler techniques are offered first if anything in your history calls for caution.

The NHS says to see a GP if neck pain or stiffness does not go away after a few weeks, if painkillers have not helped, or if you have pins and needles or a cold arm. If the neck pain started with a fall or a road accident, it needs a medical check before any hands-on treatment.

Harvey sees patients at UNTIL Canary Wharf, Unit 7, 30 South Colonnade, where weekday hours start at 6am, so a visit before the working day is possible. His published fee for a 60-minute first visit is £115. Book on the first visit form, or read about headaches arising from the neck if headaches come with the stiffness.