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If you’ve ever Googled: “Are chiropractors real doctors?” “What do chiropractors actually do?” “Is chiropractic care safe?” …you’re not alone. I’m Dr. Ian Rufford, chiropractor at Green Tree Chiropractic in Newcastle, and I’m here to give you clear, honest answers — plus a peek into how we help our patients feel better every day. Are
If you’ve ever typed “Is chiropractic safe?” into Google, you’re not alone. Many people have heard alarming stories online—claims that chiropractic adjustments can cause serious injury or even paralysis. But how much truth is there to these fears? I’m Ian Rufford, chiropractor at Green Tree Chiropractic in Newcastle, and I’d like to set the record
Kinesiology uses a specialized muscle testing approach to assess the body’s physical and nervous system health. With over 80 years of development and refinement, this technique offers a powerful way to gather insights from the body across a wide range of applications. By identifying underlying causes of dysfunction, kinesiology provides essential guidance in helping clients
Imagine waking up every day feeling completely rejuvenated and free from chronic pain. Does this sound too good to be true? Well, chiropractic care might just be the missing piece to your wellness puzzle. In a world where stress and poor posture have become the norm, our bodies often bear the brunt of our hectic
The Greentree Chiropractic name may be new, but the story goes back to 2001, and started something like this… I was recently married and busy working in another industry. Things were going well, but on the work side, I felt like I wanted to make more of a positive difference to other people’s lives. I
Over the past few blogs, we have been exploring Greentree Chiropractic’s 5 Key Steps to Healing process, and have now reached Step 5 – the final, but in many ways also the very first, step. In a perfect world, we would all know exactly what to do (or not do) so that our bodies would
It’s time to get serious about an often overlooked or glossed-over part of the healing process, and an area that we encourage our clients to incorporate into their everyday lives. It’s Step 4 in our ‘5 Steps to Healing’ program – Regular and Whole Body Flexibility. At this point in the program – especially when
Step 3 in our ‘5 Steps to Healing’ program is Strengthening Weak Parts of the Body. We’ve looked at ‘Switching on the Nervous System’ and ‘Freeing Up Stuck Joints’ in the previous steps, and now it’s time to look at carefully working your way back to fitness. The issue – losing fitness When nerve supply
At Greentree Chiropractic, we have developed our ‘5 Steps to Healing’ process, and this blog covers Step 2 in more detail – how and why we want to free up stuck joints. Low Force vs Manual Manipulation The most common reason I hear that people won’t see a chiropractor, despite having a body or health
In a recent blog, I discussed the “5 Steps to Healing” process we undertake at Greentree Chiropractic. The purpose of this blog is to go into some more detail around Step 1 of the process – which is to switch the nervous system back on. Why Your Nervous System Switches Off Your nervous system is