This is the blog of David Morley an experienced chiropractor based in Wilton, Salisbury
How Can We Help Ourselves in These Desperate Times? It’s everywhere. The global pandemic of Corona Virus nCOVID 19 is upon us and we are all looking for leadership in these troubling times. Whether it’s hand sanitiser or the basic necessities, we are all having trouble accessing the things we need. This can lead to […]
Winter Blues ‘Now is the winter of our discontent’ wrote Shakespeare in his play Richard III Winter can be a period of joy or misery. It’s all dependant on your perspective. For many, the long winters night signify time by a cosy fire, binge watching TV series on one of the many streaming services now […]
Time Versus Talent I was reminded the other day about value, particularly how much of us still place time as a value on a number of commodities. A regular visitor to my clinic had told me that she had been made aware that an acquaintance of hers was ‘not coming back’ for […]
It’s that time of year again. A time in which family members are thrust together, in a room for 4-6 hours and asked for their differences to be put aside and just ‘get along’. Christmas. A season of peace, love, and joy? Danger lurks for the unprepared, and so, in the spirit of Christmas giving, […]
We Chiropractors love to ‘show and tell’ our patients everything we have found that is causing the symptoms (usually pain somewhere!) We ramble on about spinal bones, normal contours, posture, alignment etc. etc. etc. We like to sound knowledgeable, efficient, and effective. In essence, we are establishing a rapport and building trust. We have to […]
Anyone who knows about football and family relationships will tell you, it’s tradition for the children in the family to support your fathers’ football team. That being said, it was never going to be a hard decision for the children to choose between my beloved Notts County playing at Meadow Lane, or my wifes’ life-long […]
So let’s talk about another common urban myth that occasionally does the rounds – the old wives tale of people who crack their knuckles will end up with arthritis in their hands. Knuckle crackers rejoice! This is a common myth that has been circulating throughout the generations. Latest research suggests there is no evidence for […]
We are moving into the tail end of summer of 2015, and by now, most people if asked would know what a chiropractor is, or at the very least, have heard some story from a family member, friend, or work colleague. But what can we do as professionals when tales have a negative slant? When […]
Common to most people at some stage of the day, week, month, or at some stage of their lives are headaches. Some are easily explained – we’ve all possibly at some point over-indulged in alcohol in an evening only to wake up the next day with a hangover and a pounding head. While on the […]
It was 1998 when I first graduated from the Anglo European College of Chiropractic. As a first year graduate, I was keen to make an impression –make my mark on the world of back pain. It was exciting (and still is today) seeing new patients with varying degrees of back pain or other joint issues. […]
