ISIS Chiropractic Centres - Northampton

We use Activator treatment in our clinics. It makes up one part of the different treatment methods that we can chose between when we decide your treatment plan.

Chiropractic treatment is safe for children. The treatment techniques used are adapted to suit the individual. Please read more on our website.

Initial Consultation

This takes about 45 minutes. At your first visit, the chiropractor will take a full and detailed medical history and carry out a thorough physical, orthopaedic, neurological and chiropractic examination. Other investigations might also be necessary, such as X-rays or MRI scans.

The chiropractor will do what is possible to ease symptoms, but treatment cannot be guaranteed at the first visit. This will depend on the nature of the problem, the acuteness of symptoms on the day and whether x-rays have been taken. If it is appropriate, the chiropractor will treat you.

Spinal manipulation in combination with exercise is considered one of the most effective ways to treat both chronic and acute back and neck pain.

The chiropractors at ISIS have been trained in many different ways of using manipulation making it safe and effective for patients of all ages.

If there was a way for you to discover hidden weaknesses, prevent injury and improve your performance, would you be interested?

If that is the case, the Functional Movement Screening might be your answer.

Here at the ISIS Chiropractic Centres we perform Functional Movement Screenings to help us optimise your rehabilitation and exercise programme.

What Is Straighten Up UK?

The campaign encourages every family to adopt a simple three-minute exercise programme as part of their daily routine. This is about the same amount of time it takes to brush your teeth.

The exercises help improve posture, stabilise core muscle groups, enhance health and prevent spinal disability.

The ‘core’ back and stomach muscles, the deep muscles that stabilise the spine during movement, need to be strengthened and kept toned.

The exercise program is designed to be both effective and convenient, with all exercises done in a standing position and for those who cannot stand the exercises can be modified to be performed sitting. They can be undertaken by people of all ages with a .

We have pilates classes at our clinics. Please call for more information.

After consulting your chiropractor, the gym staff will assess you individually to determine which particular muscles need training in order to help correct and prevent future problems. Your personal programme will include core stability exercises and target flexibility, endurance and co-ordination.

Following injury to a muscle, a “myofascial trigger point” or Trigger Point (TP) may form. This is a small area within a muscle, which, after injury, can remain for many years (long after the original injury has healed), and may cause chronic pain and stiffness.

A trigger point is not an area of scar tissue from an injury. It is an area of increased sensitivity in the muscle. When pressure is applied to this point, pain is usually felt at a distant area, this is called .

Trigger points can develop in any skeletal muscle, they are found in a specific area of the muscle and each muscle give referred pain to a specific area.

To experienced hands a trigger point is felt as a nodule or taut band in the muscle or ligament.

We offer massage therapy at all our clinics.