Ash Bloom is a two-room chiropractic practice built around unhurried assessment. We look at how you move before we treat anything, then give you the specific work to keep the change.
Every new patient starts with a 45-minute movement and history review.
You can book directly. Bring any scans or notes you already have.
If chiropractic is not the right route, we will tell you and say why.
If something below sounds like your last six weeks, an assessment is a reasonable next step. If it does not, say so in your enquiry and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right practice.
Settles for a fortnight, then comes back after lifting, a long drive or a bad night's sleep.
Tightness at the base of the skull that builds through the afternoon and eases on weekends.
Nerve-related symptoms, including pins and needles, that need screening before hands-on work.
Restricted rotation, a shoulder that clicks, or an ache between the shoulder blades after training.
Uneven loading that shows up as one-sided pain when you walk, run or climb stairs.
Older injuries that healed but left you guarding a movement you used to do without thinking.
Please seek urgent medical care instead if you have sudden loss of bladder or bowel control, unexplained weakness in both legs, or severe pain following a significant accident. Those signs need a doctor, not an adjustment.
A session is rarely one technique. Most visits mix joint work, soft-tissue treatment and a short piece of coaching, weighted to whatever is limiting you that week.
Targeted work on joints that have lost their normal range. We use graded mobilisation where a segment is irritable, and a specific adjustment only where it is appropriate and you are comfortable with it.
Joints move better when the surrounding tissue is doing its share. We release what is over-working, then load what has gone quiet with two or three exercises you can actually fit into a week.
The eight hours between sessions matter more than the half hour with us. We work through the specific positions that aggravate you: your chair and screen height, how you lift at home, and how you sleep.
Nothing is treated before it has been examined, and nothing is done without you knowing what it is. You can stop the session at any point and ask for a different approach.
How the problem started, what makes it worse, what you have already tried, and the specific activity you want to return to. That last answer shapes the plan more than anything else.
Posture, joint range, muscle testing and neurological screening where symptoms warrant it. You stay in comfortable clothes; nothing is required beyond rolling up a sleeve or trouser leg.
What we found, what we think is driving it, and what a realistic timeline looks like. If your case needs imaging or a medical opinion first, this is where we say so and pause treatment.
Where it is appropriate, treatment starts the same day. You leave with a written note of your exercises and a clear idea of when the next review should be.
If you are unsure, request the new-patient assessment. We can adjust the booking after reading your enquiry, and we will tell you if a shorter visit is all you need.
| Appointment | Length | Main focus | Suited to |
|---|---|---|---|
| New-patient assessment | Length45 minutes | Main focusFull history, examination, findings and first treatment where appropriate | Suited toAnyone visiting us for the first time, or returning after a year or more |
| Treatment visit | Length25 minutes | Main focusHands-on joint and soft-tissue work, plus exercise progression | Suited toPatients partway through a plan who are tracking as expected |
| Movement review | Length30 minutes | Main focusRe-testing, rebuilding the home programme, load and training advice | Suited toPeople out of pain who want to keep the change and train again |
| Desk and workstation session | Length30 minutes | Main focusSeated posture, screen and chair set-up, micro-break routine | Suited toRecurring neck, shoulder or headache patterns tied to long screen days |
Tell us what is going on in a couple of sentences. We read every enquiry before replying, so the times we suggest will already match the kind of session you need.