Who we are
Paul Dunn (MChiro) completed a Master of Chiropractic Degree at McTimoney College, and is registered with the General Chiropractic Council. He has always had a passion for health and is particularly interested in postural health and biomechanics. Having been a recipient of regular chiropractic treatment for over 20 years, Paul attributes remaining injury free to chiropractic care. Eventually, he was so persuaded by the results that he decided to leave his successful London property business, retrain and join the chiropractic profession.
Paul has a background as a pianist and holds a Master’s Degree in Musical Performance. He spent many years performing in various capacities and teaching the piano in well-known schools. In his spare time, Paul can still be found playing one of his three pianos, as well as practising yoga, going to the gym and vegetable gardening. Paul has an adult daughter studying at the University of Oxford and lives with his partner and young son in North Somerset.
General Chiropractic Council
Registration number 06181
What is Chiropractic?
Chiropractic is a regulated healthcare profession that focuses on the relationship between the skeletal and nervous systems. Chiropractors pay particular attention to the neuro-musculo-skeletal system (nerves, muscles, bones and joints).
Chiropractic uses different techniques to achieve optimum results and recognises that your body has an ability to heal and detoxify. This healing ability is co-ordinated by your nervous system: the brain and spinal cord, together with all the nerves that connect the spinal cord to every single cell in your body.
Treatment consists of joint and soft tissue manipulation, and manual adjustments. chiropractic emphasises the role of preventative care, helping to ensure that minor problems do not become major ones.
What can chiropractic help with?
Aches, pains, strains in any part of the musculoskeletal system. Problems incurred during sports injuries. Sciatica, disc problems, and tendinitis. Headaches, muscle cramps, wear and tear conditions such as arthritis, (through improving biomechanics).
In addition we can help with injury rehabilitation, postural education, and core and foot strengthening.
What techniques do you use?
At Bio-Balance we use a range of techniques including Diversified, Sacro-occipital and McTimoney.
Treatments will be tailored to suit your clinical needs.
Diversified Chiropractic is a range of techniques that most would understand to be traditional chiropractic. The much remarked click or crunch may arise when a joint is ‘gapped’, but this not the aim of the adjustment, rather, the intention is to restore biomechanics and improve function.
Sacro-Occipital Technique (SOT) is a technique with a detailed scientific underpinning. It is ‘low force’ and frequently involves placing wedges or blocks under the pelvis to assist with restoring balance to the body.
McTimoney Chiropractic is a gentle whole body technique. Its results are achieved through speed and precision. It is particularly suitable when someone is in acute pain, if they are very old and young, or have a more complex medical history.
Afferentology is a technique we may use to assist in diagnosing a functional weakness. This involves testing the strength (or weakness) of muscles during various movements to help understand the origin of a problem.
Sports massage Soft tissue techniques will be used to release muscle fibres where appropriate.
Foot strengthening: Our feet play a massive part in every activity we do, but they are often overlooked or even mistreated which can lead to weakness, pain or even disfigurement such as bunions. It may be appropriate to help you to improve foot strength which in turn may improve balance, reduce the risk of falls, and even reduce knee, hip or back pain.
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