Function Chiropractic and Sports Therapy Clinic

22/10/2025

Your body got you this far ✨️

Choose to celebrate it.
Choose to nurture it.
Choose to enjoy it.
Choose to not run it into the ground whilst its screaming for help.
Choose to set boundaries (inc with yourself).
Choose rest that isn't dissociation or running away from life for a week.
Choose to be kind (inc to yourself).
Choose your priorities.
Choose life.

Happy healing ✨️

- Jess Kenney, DC Mchiro
- Doctor of Chiropractic and clinic owner

- This is not specific medical advice. Always speak to your clinician if you have any questions about your own case.
- Absolutely do not continue with any exercise that aggravates symptoms.
- All patients have consented to sharing any details

20/10/2025

✨️ Let me reintroduce myself✨️

Im Jess. I graduated with a Masters degree in Chiropractic in 2015 and have been fixing people up in Essex, UK ever since.

We assess. We diagnose. We figure out the what, then we figure out the why.

We treat the 'what' first. The ‘why’ is often a personalised accumulation of life, genetic, injur factors. It takes time, but if you’re committed to improving your health, I'm here with you, as far as you want to go.

I opened Function Chiro in SWF 3 years ago as the sole practitioner and every 6 months Ive taken on a new practioner, making us the holistic and integrated team of 6 we have now.

Whilst ofc i can help with your posture and a few tweaked joints or muscles or if your discs are injured, but my favourite is supporting complex cases long term as part of their journey to recovery.

Because this isn’t just about pain relief. It’s about helping you understand and trust your body again. It’s about doing that thing you used to avoid — and celebrating the hell out of it 🙌

My goal? To make you more resilient — in your body, your mindset, and your life.

I'm currently only taking on a few cases per month and you'll need to use the contact form on the website to apply, but you can use the booking link in bio to book in with the rest of my team.

Happy healing ✨️

- Jess Kenney, DC Mchiro
- Doctor of Chiropractic and clinic owner

- This is not specific medical advice. Always speak to your clinician if you have any questions about your own case.
- Absolutely do not continue with any exercise that aggravates symptoms.
- All patients have consented to sharing any details

16/10/2025

Hear me out .....
1. There's loads of weekend courses out there teaching people how to crack backs. However, its not a party trick or a one hit wonder. Its knowing when to not do it that takes the years of study.

2. If your nervous system is telling your body to tense/guard, then poking or pushing it is not going to work long term.

3. Most people need strength more than stretch. Ideally both, but beggars cant be choosers.

4. Minimising people's pain experience because it doesnt fit your protocol? Nah.

5. Please dear God tell me at the start if I need to allocate some time to a tight wrist or something.

6. You are not a car. The risks and recovery and scar tissue is often underestimated, and outcomes overestimated.

7. Correlation means another variable is at play. Causality means directs cause and effect. 99.9% of medical research is correlational.

8. No two people are the same and you should adapt the protocol to the patient, not pigeon hole the patient into your protocol.

9. Uphill battle. If your body does not have the resources, it'll priorise your vital organs, not your injury.

10. Idc if you cry, are hairy, have holey socks, just ate garlic bread, swore at me. Na-ah. No sorries ❌️

10/10/2025

Our newest blog is on a condition that (we find) is not explained to patients fully when they are diagnosed. We work a lot with DDD, and this blog from Jen (Dr of Chiropractic) outlines what exactly is going on. Hopefully it's of use to you or someone you know!

Thanks,

Jess ✨️

What is Degenerative Disc Disease? —

What is Degenerative Disc Disease? What are the symptoms? Does it get worse? What are the treatment options for it? How is it graded?

23/11/2024

Its been a while since I did a team update, and we've expanded a lot this year so here we all are!

👩‍⚕️Dr Jess Kenney Mchiro DC - Dr of Chiropractic, Clinic Owner
👩‍⚕️Dr Jenny Ellis Mchiro DC - Dr of Chiropractic
⚽️Sami Ikhlaq Bsc - Sports Injury Specialist and Student Physiotherapist
🙌Brandon B***y - Sports/Deep Tissue Massage Therapist
🤸‍♀️Michaela Slade - Personal Trainer and trainee Massage Therapist

Our goal is to get you moving better, feeling better and optimising what your body can do for you.

https://www.functionchiropractic.co.uk/

📍Old Greenwoods Surgery, Tylers Ride, South Woodham Ferrers Town Centre

18/11/2024

www.functionchiropractic.co.uk/blog-tips/discherniation

Everything you need to know, in a concise manner, about discs. From anatomy, to grading, to assessment and treatment options.

19/10/2024

www.functionchiropractic.co.uk/blog-tips/backmassage

Sports Massage is a great way to help relieve muscle tension and pain in the back. While there are lots of muscles in the back, the most common areas to get tight and need focus on include...

05/08/2024

We are super excited to have Dr. Jenny Ellis DC Mchiro join the team from August! Jenny will be in on Tuesdays - Fridays and this includes some evenings. She is an ex-swimmer and a great chiropractor and person. She treats cases from the age of 14+ and this covers everything from headaches, tense shoulder, trapped nerves including sciatica, coccyx pain, knee pain and more.

Jenny’s treatment style involves hands on techniques including spinal manipulation therapy and muscle/soft tissue releases which help restore balance of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems. Complementary to this care, Jenny can recommend exercises and give lifestyle advice in order to sustain positive long term health. Jenny puts the needs and preferences of each individual at the forefront of her clinical decision making and loves seeing you guys hit your goal.

New Patient Offer - £30 (Saving £40!)

For any of your friends and family who are in need, new patient consultations booked with Jenny in August are just £30!

This covers the whole 45minute appointment including:

- Detailed history
- Orthopaedic Assessment
- Movement Assessments
- Case discussion and diagnosis
- First treatment

Booking in:
Existing Patients can send the ‘refer a friend’ link on the app - you’ll receive 9 points for any of your friends/family that book in through this link. 18 points means a free routine treatment!

Alternatively, reception are available on 01245 956721, or they can book directly on the website.

Existing Patients can book an adjustment with Jenny on the app as normal.

04/08/2024

20/07/2024

Returning to sport after injury is headed up by our Sports Injury specialist, Sami Ikhlaq. Sami has a Batchelors degree in sports therapy and is currently doing a Masters degree in Physiotherapy.

Here’s his main tips for returning to sport after pain or injury:

There are several points to look out for when returning to injury, as doing too much too soon can cause a flare up of symptoms. Here's our 5 points to consider for an effective return to sport.

11/06/2024

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Most back pain, even if severe or agonising, is not going to have lasting effects.

It is rare for back pain to become a clinical emergency, but here's the red flags you dont want to ignore.

Sometimes these symptoms happen without any need for concern, but these are the signs we dont play around with, and is a job for A&E.

As horrible as it is for the patient, severe or agonising back or leg pain in one leg, is less clinically concerning than numbness on the inside of the legs.

It can also be side effects of pain, shock or medication, but better safe than sorry 🤍

Happy healing ✨️

- Jess Kenney, DC Mchiro
- Doctor of Chiropractic and clinic owner

- This is not specific medical advice. Always speak to your clinician if you have any questions about your own case.
- Absolutely do not continue with any exercise that aggravates symptoms.
- All patients have consented to sharing any details

11/06/2024

https://www.functionchiropractic.co.uk/blog-tips/neckshouldermassage

The most common area of stress, posture or manual labour related tension!

Read our newest blog from Brandon about what's included for a deep tissue/sports massage on the neck and shoulders.

Deep tissue or Sports Massage is a great way to relax the muscles, and release knots in the neck and shoulders.