Peek Practice

17/03/2026

Sciatica can be misdiagnosed — and a second opinion can change everything. I am a Board‑Certified Chiropractic Orthopaedist at Peek Practice in Grey Lynn. We often see patients labelled with "sciatica” whose pain is actually driven by mechanical joint pain from the lower spine or hip. Sometimes these issues can be solved with a relatively simple approach that does not involve injections or surgery. If, however, your pain is consequential to nerve root compression with associated loss of function we can assist you with the right advice and appropriate timely referral. Our focused spinal assessment will help triage you into the right approach from the start. If you’re in Auckland and sceptical of trend‑style care, come for a measured, evidence‑based second opinion at 17b Pollen Street, Grey Lynn. Book an assessment: https://www.peekpractice.co.nz/book-online-auckland-chiropractor
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10/03/2026

How we approach your care differs from the others. We are not the local crackypractor down the road. We utilise a range of evidence-based methods that may or may not involve manual treatment. Our primary aim is to help YOU get back in charge of your pain without the need for unnecessary long term treatment plans. We guide you based on the evidence, our experience and YOUR values and needs to optimise care to work for you.

Chronic Back Pain, Neck Pain and Headaches – Our Specialty at Peek PracticeChronic pain is a major global health burden, affecting about 1 in 6 New Zealanders and 20.4% of U.S. adults, with higher prevalence in women, older adults, and those with lower socioeconomic status. Back pain, neck pain, a...

10/02/2026

🚩 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝙋𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯?

𝘜𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘴 "𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦" 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 "𝘧𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥", 𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩. 𝘐𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵 (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦) 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯; 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱.

𝘈𝘵 𝘗𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘸𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳.

𝘈𝘴 𝘕𝘡’𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘖𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘋𝘳. 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘭 𝘗𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦-𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 (𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘊𝘛).

𝘞𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 "𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨" , 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 (𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵).

𝘞𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 "𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵" 𝘵𝘰 "𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵" 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺.

📍 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭? 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 - 𝙝𝙩𝙩𝙥𝙨://𝙬𝙬𝙬.𝙥𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚.𝙘𝙤.𝙣𝙯

#𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘯 #𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 #𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘖𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵 #𝘗𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 #𝘉𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 #𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧

𝙄𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙚 - 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙂𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙞!

03/02/2026

Why would it matter if pain was 'psychological'? A thought experiment
https://healthskills.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/understanding-psychological-factors-in-pain-management/

14/01/2026

Chiropractors are not all equal. At Peek Practice we aspire to the highest standards of care, that is why our practitioner continues to learn and grow. In addition to a Postgraduate Diploma in Pain and Pain Management (Otago). We are proud to be New Zealand’s first chiropractic clinic with a board-certified chiropractic orthopaedist – a 300+ hour postgraduate specialist qualification administered by the International Association of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and the University of Bridegport (USA).

According to Lehman (2025) - "Only chiropractic physicians that complete a designated course of postdoctoral training and pass specialty board examinations are credentialed as Diplomates and entitled to be called chiropractic specialists. Currently, less than 20% of the chiropractic profession complete postdoctoral training and attain specialty status as a Diplomate. An even smaller number of chiropractors pursue residency training, whereas, more than half of active physicians (MD/DO) in America are board-certified specialists. Diplomate status reflects a commitment to the highest international standards of advanced training in musculoskeletal diagnosis, pain management, and collaborative care"

Reference - "Who is a chiropractic specialist,” Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2025 August 07, 2025
Who is a Chiropractic Specialist? An Overview
James Lehman, D.C., D.I.A.N.M. https://journal.parker.edu/article/143113-who-is-a-chiropractic-specialist-an-overview

17/09/2023

We can help you take control of back pain without the need for drugs, surgery or for that matter “back cracking”. Giving you the
ability to be in charge is ultimately going to serve you better. We want YOU to be the boss. At Peek Practice we have the tools to put you back in the driving seat.

A new therapy aims to undo some of the harmful and restrictive patterns patients have been taught to ‘protect’ their back from pain. Instead, they’re learning to trust and move their body again.

18/04/2023

‘Sensitisation’ can affect anyone, but some people may be more prone to it than others due to genetic factors, environmental factors or previous experiences.

08/09/2022

Chronic pain is biochemical, but it’s also psychological, and treatment needs to address how we think and feel about it

25/10/2021

Lockdown provides a perfect melting pot for pain to emerge. Fear and uncertainty combined are a potent elixir driving the centre of our arousal – perhaps pain is just one expression of this state of being.

Is there more to this than your faulty workstation?

13/10/2021

How safe are the vaccines? Do the vaccines really work? All your questions about the COVID vaccines, answered.

07/10/2021

NEW BLOG POST - Very relevant to the current state of our lives. Despite our strong bias toward back pain being predominantly a physical/mechanical issue, research tells us that people who develop persistent back pain have several socially determined characteristics. Social determinants dictate how we think, feel and sense and they also predict how we behave and share our experience.

Back pain is a complex phenomenon and is embedded in our social being. Learn more about the contemporary understanding of back pain. Research tells us that people who develop persistent back pain have several socially determined characteristics.

02/10/2021

Pain is a biopsychosocial phenomenon. You may get sick of me saying this, but it’s the only way we’re going to improve our relationship with it.

A recent study suggests the secret to treating chronic back pain may be to treat psychological issues like anxiety and repressed emotions.