The Parker Clinic

The Parker Clinic The Parker Clinic is a well established Bristol based Chiropractic clinic that provides a high standard of holistic health care.

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The Parker Clinic has been established for over 40 years in Bishopston, Bristol. It has firm roots in the community and has been offering a high standard of care to generations of families in and around Bristol. Our Philosophy

Our primary aim is provide natural relief to a myriad of disorders affecting the nerves, joints, bones and muscles of the body. We offer chiropractic care, massage, acupuncture and exercise rehabilitation. The clinic has onsite x-ray facilities and access to MRI scanning. In line with our holistic approach, we also give advice on diet, posture and exercise - these lifestyle issues can be extremely important in your overall recovery. Chiropractic is the natural choice to improve your physical health. Appointment bookings are done via telephone only.

15/10/2025

Here’s our wonderful Katriona giving you a seated stretch for Back Care.

This week is Back Care Awareness Week from the British Chiropractic Association. Here they summarise their information w...
14/10/2025

This week is Back Care Awareness Week from the British Chiropractic Association. Here they summarise their information with helping to manage back pain with SIT, STAND and STRIDE. Our Chiropractors all have standing desks to make sure we don’t sit for long! For anyone is a job that requires them to sit all day, doing some seated stretches and moving when they are able can make a huge difference!

Continuing on the subject of back pain/back care - we wanted to highlight an economics report commissioned by The Britis...
13/10/2025

Continuing on the subject of back pain/back care - we wanted to highlight an economics report commissioned by The British Chiropractic Association. The report highlights that recognising chiropractors in NHS could save the UK economy £1.5 billion. New research from the BCA and the York Health Economics Consortium (YHEC) finds that giving chiropractors same status as physiotherapists and osteopaths could dramatically cut NHS waiting lists by over 100,000 appointments and boost UK productivity by an estimated £400 million per year.

The analysis estimates that over 100,000 more patients could be seen with the help of chiropractic care for conditions such as joint, bone and muscular pain. In doing so, YHEC estimate the annual economic benefits to the UK economy would be £400 million, over £1.5 billion across the duration of this Parliament.

Waiting times continue to rise to record levels as, on average, 30 million working days are lost each year due to MSK conditions. At the same time, sickness absences in the workforce have been estimated to be responsible for more than £100 billion of lost productivity in the UK every year, and more than a quarter of workforce sickness absences are relate to MSK conditions.

Chiropractic care is recognised within the World Health Organisation's guidance for treatment of lower back pain, with the profession being recognised as an integral part of the MSK response in many other countries such as the US, Canada and Denmark. Despite this, in the UK chiropractors are not included in the Allied Health Profession (AHP) status list, which includes Physiotherapy and Osteopathy. This means NHS patients are not referred to chiropractic despite research showing this could both improve patient outcomes and speed of care.

YHEC Associate Director said:
“Our findings suggest that the benefits to the UK economy could be substantial, capable of reducing the burden on the NHS by over 100,000 appointments every year. Which directly aligns with the Government's healthcare objectives of moving more care into the community.”

Our Chiropractors are constantly advising everyone on posture tips and prevention but we just wanted to highlight these ...
10/10/2025

Our Chiropractors are constantly advising everyone on posture tips and prevention but we just wanted to highlight these three tips given on by Dr Xand van Tulleken from the BACKCARE website.
1. KEEP MOVING - sitting in one position for hours and hours can give you pain even if you are sitting in the most expensive, ergonomic chair! Movement is needed for strength, support and listening to our body. Make sure you stand, stretch and move your body.
2. BUILD STRENGTH, NOT STIFFNESS -good posture comes from strong muscles and our muscles must be able to support our backs.
3. CHANGE YOUR MINDSET - the way we sit, stand and move often reflects how stressed we are feeling and what we're doing. (If anyone has been treated by Nina at our clinic, you will know that Nina often talks about this!) A Stressed body is often stiff body and our muscles can certainly reflect our state of mind. Stress can also affect out ability to heal!

The Parker Clinic is one place where you can get a lot of advice and help on how to improve and prevent back pain. Please ask us at any time.

As part of Back Care Awareness Week, the BACKCARE charity have published Nutritional information regarding Eating to Eas...
08/10/2025

As part of Back Care Awareness Week, the BACKCARE charity have published Nutritional information regarding Eating to Ease Back Pain. This is aimed mostly around inflammation which is a hot topic in our Chiropractic rooms.

Inflammation can be a huge cause of back pain as well as causing other life-limiting diseases. If you can answer positively to at least 4 of these questions, then inflammation may be a problem in your body.
1. Age of onset below 45.
2. Pain that comes about gradually and subtly.
3. Pain for longer than 3 months.
4. Early morning stiffness (over 30minutes.)
5. Pain improved by exercises.
6. Pain not improved by rest.
7. Pain at night, with improvement on getting up and moving.
8. Pain that is improved by anti-inflammatory medicines such as ibuprofen.

Diet is a real tool in your belt to tackle inflammation.

Our diets can be high in sugar, carbohydrates, trans-fats and processed foods creating high levels of toxins and inflammatory chemicals. Some examples of foods that work with our bodies against inflammation are:
*Oily fish
*Walnuts, Flax seeds and Chia seeds
*Berries (especially blueberries)
*Olive Oil
*Cruciferous vegetables and Leafy Greens
*Tomatoes
*Sweet Potatoes
*Spices such as Turmeric, Ginger and Garlic
*Green tea
*Fruits especially Pineapple and Papaya
*High-Fibre foods (such as beans, peas, lentils, chickpeas)

Beat back pain with good food!

This week is Back Care Awareness week and we will be giving you all information and tips to help with back pain but over...
06/10/2025

This week is Back Care Awareness week and we will be giving you all information and tips to help with back pain but over the month of October rather than just the week.
We will use information from BACKCARE - the charity that publishes Back Care Awareness Week as well as advice from our own, very experienced Chiropractors.

A quote from their website is:
"The take home message from modern research is that for most low back pain self-help is key to recovery. What you do in the early stages of pain is a strong predictor of outcome: your back needs movement and those who stay active and get on with life cope best in the long run."

This is very much what we see in practice and when people are proactive and seek care and advice early in their back pain, then their response to care is quicker but they are also working to prevent further episodes.

Pain is horrible, frightening and depressing and can really affect how we feel and how we manage in life. Acute back pain is short-lived and aided with movement and gentle exercise, chronic pain is much harder to manage and there are many strategies to help with this.

Our Chiropractors at The Parker Clinic have over 125 years of experience, knowledge and learning of back pain! That is the most of any Chiropractic clinic we know of. Join us this month to learn more about back pain and ways to manage.

We stock Vitamin D3 and K2 - these supplements have been thoroughly researched and being sublingual, they are fully abso...
02/10/2025

We stock Vitamin D3 and K2 - these supplements have been thoroughly researched and being sublingual, they are fully absorbed into the body giving the maximum benefit. Vitamin D3 is the most absorbable and effective form of Vitamin D and then vitamin K2 is needed to support absorption of the Vitamin D3. These can support the health of our muscles, bones and teeth particularly.

Vitamin D – the sunshine vitaminThese nutrients are primarily associated with keeping teeth, bones and muscles healthy h...
30/09/2025

Vitamin D – the sunshine vitamin
These nutrients are primarily associated with keeping teeth, bones and muscles healthy however there is some research that states that Vitamin D may play a role in the prevention of cancer but there is not quite enough evidence for this yet.
As you will have seen from our posts, bones and muscles are considered organs that have a huge impact on our regulation of nutrients in our blood and in our bones.
VITAMIN D can be found in:
• Oily fish
• Red meat
• Liver
• Egg yolks
• Fortified foods
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However the Government health advice is that all of us should be supplementing with Vit D in the Autumn and Winter months. Vit D can only be produced with sunlight during late spring and summer and even then, there has to be regular skin exposure which is not always possible for people working indoors.
If you have dark skin – for example you have an African, African-Caribbean or south Asian background – you may also not make enough vitamin D from sunlight.
The NHS recommend that adults should be taking 10micrograms of Vitamin D daily but up to 100micrograms a day is considered safe levels and some may need higher dosages if they are very deficient.
The product sold in our clinic is researched and produced by the Academy of Chiropractic Nutrition. This formulation also has Vit K2 which is need to process Vit D
PLEASE DO NOT CONSIDER SUPPLEMENTATION IF YOU ARE TAKING BLOOD THINNERS OR HAVE SARCOIDOSIS

📚 In 2011, the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics published guidelines suggesting that chiropractic ...
24/09/2025

📚 In 2011, the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics published guidelines suggesting that chiropractic care — including spinal manipulation — may help improve migraines and cervicogenic headaches.
🧠 A 2019 systematic review in Headache (via PubMed) also found spinal manipulation may reduce migraine frequency.
✨ So, can chiropractic help with migraines? While more high-quality research is needed, many patients report fewer migraine days and less intense pain with regular treatment.
🙌 It's not a cure, but for some, it can be a game changer in managing migraine symptoms.

Happy Autumn Equinox from our beautiful garden
22/09/2025

Happy Autumn Equinox from our beautiful garden

This week is Migraine Awareness Week in the UK. Many of our patients suffer from migraines but can chiropractic help? ...
22/09/2025

This week is Migraine Awareness Week in the UK. Many of our patients suffer from migraines but can chiropractic help? We will highlight some of the research supporting Chiropractic in the management of Migraines later in the week.

Such a lovely review! Thank you so much Mischa. Your reviews are so helpful for us as a small business and also for pros...
19/09/2025

Such a lovely review! Thank you so much Mischa. Your reviews are so helpful for us as a small business and also for prospective clients.

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132 Gloucester Road
Bristol
BS78NL

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Monday 8:30am - 7pm
Tuesday 8am - 7pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 7pm
Thursday 8am - 7pm
Friday 8:30am - 7pm
Saturday 9:30am - 12pm

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