Good Old Topic of "Back Pain"

For those of you who have been following my blog over the past few months, it may come as some surprise that I am commenting on an article on "Back Pain". You will have started to see that Chiropractic is so much more than that, it is a method of healthcare which corrects and restores the function of the nervous tissue which just happens to be housed in the spinal cord, and enables the body to function at it's highest level, that is the level of optimum health. Many of my regular clients report that they have more life-like dreams following Chiropractic care, and at least one lady who was an author and writer came to see me when she had "writer's block". She found McTimoney Chiropractic "unblocked" her.

So why am I blogging about back pain today. Well the truth is that we need to get the message out there, to these people who want to spend millions on doing research, that the answer is staring them in the face, and that answer is Chiropractic. At the bottom of this article it says, Bill and Melinda Gates were behind this study. Maybe we should be pressing them to get  Chiropractic care "out there" rather than spending millions in injecting poisons into unsuspecting children around the world! A controversial topic I know, but search around and you will see the cover-up stories that are going on around vaccinations, in parts of the world where the Gate's vaccination programmes are being rolled out. If you read yesterday's blog about the immune system and the effect that Chiropractic has at a part of the body, deep within the spinal cord, which connects with the nerves that are involved with the immune system,you will begin to see why children that have regular Chiropractic care, but therirparents  choose not to have them vaccinated, remain the healthiest children by far.Anyway I am digressing here.

Back pain is on the increase and Chiropractic has the answer. So if you know anybody who is suffering from back pain, do them a huge favour and pass on that message that "Chiropractic has the answer" and then leave it up to me and my colleagues to start the education process that Chiropractic is so much more than that. Watch the video on www.joyofchiropractic.co.uk which explains why it is important to have Chiropractic care for the health of your nervous system.

Chiropractic Healthcare = Health and Happiness

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Chiropractic and your Immune System and Influenza

In 1918 when the Spainish Influenza Pandemic killed more people than had been killed in the First World War, Chiropractic was a new form of healthcare. It's roots go back to 1895. The Pandemic went on to claim 100,000,000 lives in just 6 months around the world.

Years later in 1999, when Gina Kolata wrote her book "Flu" she wrote that those people under Chirorpactic care around the time of the Spainish 'flu pandemic, had a fatality rate 1 fortieth lower than the members of the population who chose regular medical care.

So why did those receiving Chiropractic care fair better than those that did not? Well this video, courtesy of Dan Murphy DC explains how Chiropractic care affects the immune system via the sympathetic nervous system, when a bone in the spine is adjusted. In the McTimoney method of Chiropractic, the whole spine is checked and adjusted, so this effect explained in the clip is happening along the whole length of the spinal cord! Explanation happens around 3.14 in the clip.

Despite having people around me who have the "Winter sniffles, coughs and colds" I have not had a single cough or cold this Winter at all. I put this down to receiving regular McTimoney Chirorpactic treatment and taking 1 teaspoon of Green Magic everyday. Oh and no I did not get the flu shot! Get well soon Piers!


The views expressed here are the views of Joy Gill DC MUCA RGN (ret) and in no way replaces the view of the medical profession of your country. I encourage you to "Think for yourself"!

Sport's Injury and Collagen

In October 2012 I decided to stock Protocol's Sport's Collagen Supplemtents in my Chiropractic clinic based on the research that I had found out about it. Collagen is the primary structural protein in the body. By your mid twenties 76% of the protein in your body is Collagen. We start to lose our body's stores after the age of 25 at approximately at the rate of 1.5% per year, more if you do a repetitive sport, which let's be honest, is most sport. This includes going to the gym, running or jogging, playing golf, tennis, taekwondo, martail arts,football, rugby etc. Even being overweight will cause the lower back to suffer from "wear and tear" as the extra weight "erodes" the lumbar spine, eventually leading to arthritis (OA). Loss of Collagen results in the breakdown of our bodies connective tissue, including bone.

Since learning about this I decided that it would be a great supplement to add for my patients that came to me with a history of a Sporting injury. One such person was Steve. Steve played golf on a weekly basis, he also played badminton and went to a yoga class, both once a week. 4 years ago Steve sustained an injury to his left knee whilst playing badminton. It stopped him playing, and going to yoga as he could not kneel on this knee. Steve had been coming to me for 3 years, and we had him down to requiring a check up every 3 months, to keep him well aligned, but his left knee still troubled him when he played golf, and the day after. On my suggestion Steve decided to try taking Collagen supplements.

After just 10 days of taking 2000 mg of Protocol's higher strength Collagen, he noticed that he did not have any discomfort at all in his left knee even when playing golf, and that he had full flexibilty in it. That was in Nov 2012, he has not had trouble since.

More and more scientific evidence suggests that collagen hydrolysate stimulates the collagen synthesisof chondrocytes thereby helping to renew the bone tissue and minimize the pain caused by the OA.

Research has been carried out by Steffen Oesser PhD of the University of Kiel, Germany which concludes that collagen which is absorbed via the intestine and accumulates in the joint cartilage has the potential to stimulate collagen in the remaining chondrocytes in patients with OA, which reverses the degenerative condition of OA and may even prevent it developing.

Collagen hydrolysate is a food, not a pharmaceutical drug. It has no undesirable side effects and therefore long-term use is safe, Dr Oesser suggests. These supplements are obtained from an animal source so NOT suitable for vegetarians.

This super strength Collagen is on Special Offer until the end of January 2013, just 3 days to go. If you would like to order some, then click here.



Research on the Effectiveness of Chiropractic Treatment and the Colicky Baby!

Does your baby cry for 3 hours or more a day? Does he or she cry unconsolably? The chances are they have been diagnosed with infantile colic and have been prescribed medication that, in my experience, does little, if anything, to stop them crying.

New research done in the UK and  published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics has shown that Chiropractic is effective in reducing the amount of time that the baby cried, when they had been adjusted by receiving Chiropractic treatment.


Colic is often dismissed by the medical profession as something that the baby will grow out of, but studies have shown that colicy babies, long-term, go on to have increased sleep and behavioural problems. Miller et al 2009

In my McTimoney Chiropractic Health Clinic, I repeatedly see young children that were diagnosed with infantile colic, come in with misalignments in the area of the spine that supplies the nerve supply to the gut. In my professional opinion it is these misalignments that cause the gut to "mal-function" and give rise to the symptoms the medical professionals refer to as colic. It is rarely just the nerve supply to the gut that is affected, hence the other problems that Miller refers to in the article in 2009. My McTimoney Chiropractic Health Clinic is in Ayr, on the West coast of Scotland. If you know of anybody whose baby is showing signs of colic, please refer them to this article, and send them my details. They will thank you for it!

It has been suggested in the past that Chiropractic treatment had had a placebo effect on the parents. By this they mean that because the parent feels they are doing something, they start to relax and the baby is attuned to their relaxation and relaxes themselves. However in this study, the parents did not know whether their baby was receiving Chiropractic or not, so that argument is taken out of the equation.

Miller JE, Newell D, Bolton JE. Efficacy of Chiropractic Manual Therapy on Infant Colic: A Pragmatic Single-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics. 2012;35(8):600-7.

Combatting the Price of Fruit and Veg

Food Prices have Shot Up! The opening statement of Dispatches on Channel 4 entitled "Secrets of Our Supermarkets". They investigated how expensive fresh fruit and vegetables have become due to a variety of factors, weather, fuel prices! Much of my time as a McTimoney Chiropractor is spent explaining the importance of good nutrition to help the body cope with all that it has to do in the way of cell and tissue repair. This is increased when the body is trying to heal an injury to the soft tissue, which is the case when the are coming for treatment, especially in the acute phase.  It requires nutrients, vitamins and minerals, which are found in fresh fruit and veg. With the growing number of people saying that they cannot afford them, what is the answer?

I recommend my patients take a teaspoon of Green Magic every morning as part of their morning routine. It is a great start to the day, it includes their 5 a day in one glass and costs 50p! Dispatches showed us the difficulty that we face when we go to the supermarket in working out how much fruit and veg is. Well 1 teaspoon of GM is 50p, no scales needed to weigh it out, just a teaspoon from your kitchen drawer!


5% of our children have NO fruit and veg in their diet AT All according to Dispatches! A teaspoonful of Green Magic would soon make sure they have their 5 a day! It can be added to fruit juice or sprinkled onto pizzas, after cooking (cooking destroys the nutrients) If they object to the colour, ask them how The Hulk got his colour and his strength.

For those of you who would like to try it but are outside the UK please email us via the website,and we will look into the postage for your area of the world!

Collagen as treatment for OsteoArthritis

We tend to think of Osteoarthritis OA, as a degenerative disease which occurs as you get older and is inevitable, a consequence of wear and tear, not helped by being overweight, which puts added stress on our joints. The treatment used by the NHS is not really “treatment”.  By this I mean it deals with the symptoms and not the cause. Painkillers do nothing to stop the degeneration happening. All drugs come with their side-effects and surgery carries great risk.  

More and more scientific evidence suggests that collagen hydrolysate stimulates the collagen synthesisof chondrocytes thereby helping to renew the bone tissue and minimize the pain caused by the OA.

Research has been carried out by Steffen Oesser PhD of the University of Kiel, Germany which concludes that collagen which is absorbed via the intestine and accumulates in the joint cartilage has the potential to stimulate collagen in the remaining chondrocytes in patients with OA, which reverses the degenerative condition of OA and may even prevent it developing.

Collagen hydrolysate is a food, not a pharmaceutical drug. It has no undesirable side effects and therefore long-term use is safe, Dr Oesser suggests.

To obtain Protocol Collagen supplememts go to The Joy of Chiropractic Health Clinic website

Benefits of Collagen on bones and joints.

Have you ever thought that collagen is only good for fine line and wrinkles? Are you wondering why a Chiropractor would be blogging about it? Well for 3 months now I have been recommending my patients that have been diagnosed with "wear and tear" by their GP, to take Protocol Collagen supplements, and I have been amazed at the results. Combined with receiving McTimoney Chiropractic treatment, they are reporting less pain, and more mobilty even quicker than before.

So now I have developed treatment packages depending on how much you want to invest in your health.

My ultimate Platinum package includes adopting McTimoney Chiropractic treatment as a lifestyle choice, with Green Magic superfood and collagen supplements, because I think you are worth it, and hope you do too!

If you would like to know more, then click onto the Shop on my website and buy via The Joy of Chiropractic Health Clinic.