McKenzie treatment: specialised care for back and neck pain.

If you suffer from chronic lower back pain, sciatica, or neck pain, our 360º approach to your health and well-being provides a tried-and-tested solution that helps you recover faster.

As part of your personal plan, your team may recommend McKenzie treatment.

This clinically proven method helps to assess and evaluate your movement, by focusing on imbalances and movement irregularities in areas that are causing pain. It also examines how your body moves and how that movement changes over time, and under load or stress.

This allows your team to develop a highly personalised series of exercises that help improve your spinal mobility and posture. As part of your treatment, we’ll also help you understand why certain areas are painful and what you can do to self-manage your symptoms at home.

As one of the only three registered McKenzie therapists in London, Ant Brightwell is an accredited specialist in this field.

How it works

The McKenzie method consists of three simple steps: evaluation, treatment and prevention.

We begin your treatment with a methodical evaluation that locates areas of imbalance. This can involve repeated movements or a series of sustained positions.

Your specialist will next prescribe a series of exercises that encourage you to maintain the right posture, and help to reduce long-term pain. In some instances, they may also apply corrective, hands-on techniques, until you can self-manage.

Unlike other exercises for treating lower back pain, this method minimises your symptoms through a cautious progression of repeated forces and loads. While these exercises may be uncomfortable at first, repetition will help to alleviate pain.

To help you completely recover from pain, our prevention stage provides a routine of regular home exercise and self-care. This daily self-management allows you to progress at your own pace and accelerate your recovery.