True Axis Chiropractic & Health, TBC, Doncaster (2026)

22/05/2026

Headaches: Could Your Neck Be the Cause? 😣🦴👀

Most people reach for a painkiller when a headache strikes. It’s the obvious move. And for the occasional tension headache after a long day, it’s probably fine. But if headaches are a regular part of your life, just masking the symptom without understanding the cause is worth questioning.

What a lot of people don’t realise is that many headaches don’t actually start in the head. They start in the neck.

These are called cervicogenic headaches. They’re more common than most people think, and they’re frequently missed because the pain feels so convincingly like a headache that nobody thinks to look further down.

The upper part of the neck, particularly the joints at C1, C2 and C3, has a close relationship with the nerves that refer pain up into the head. When those joints are restricted or irritated, the pain can spread forward to the forehead, behind the eye, or across one side of the head. It’s often triggered by certain neck positions or long periods at a desk. And it tends not to respond well to painkillers, because the source isn’t where the pain is felt.

Tension headaches are similar in that way. Tightness through the upper back, shoulders and neck, whether from posture, stress or both, can refer upward and create that familiar tight band sensation. Again, the neck is usually involved even when it doesn’t hurt directly.

None of this means every headache has a spinal cause. Some need medical investigation and a chiropractor can normally be able to tell the difference. Part of what we do at True Axis is work out what type of headache you’re dealing with, what’s driving it, and whether chiropractic care is the right approach or whether you need to be pointed somewhere else.

If your headaches are frequent, getting properly assessed is worth more than another box of ibuprofen. 🤞🙏🏽

21/05/2026

Sciatica: What It Is, Why It Happens, and What Can Help. ⚡️ 🦵 🤕

If you’ve ever had “sciatica” you’ll know it’s hard to mistake for anything else. A sharp, burning or shooting pain that travels from the lower back through the buttock and down the leg. Sometimes as far as the foot. It can be constant or it can come and go, and at its worst it can make sitting, standing, sleeping and movement feel impossible.

So what’s actually happening? 🤔 (Recheck the earlier post if you need a refresher on the spine!)

The sciatic nerve is the longest and widest nerve in the body. It originates from several nerve roots in the lower lumbar and sacral spine, combines into a single nerve, and travels down through the buttock and along the back of the leg. When something compresses or irritates one of those nerve roots, the pain follows the path of the nerve. That’s why sciatica is felt in the leg even though the problem is usually in the spine or pelvis.

The most common causes include a disc bulge pressing on a nerve root, joint irritation in the lower lumbar spine, or tightness in the piriformis muscle deep in the buttock. That last one sits close to the sciatic nerve and is commonly overlooked. In some cases it’s a combination of more than one of these things, which is why a proper assessment matters rather than assuming what’s driving it.

Chiropractic care can be effective for sciatica depending on the underlying cause. Where joint restriction in the lumbar spine is contributing to the problem, restoring normal movement can reduce the load on the affected nerve root and allow symptoms to settle. Soft tissue work around the hip and piriformis, alongside specific rehabilitation exercises, often forms part of the approach too.

Not every case of sciatica is straightforward, and not every case is appropriate for chiropractic care alone. If you’re experiencing weakness in the leg, loss of sensation, or any changes in bladder or bowel function, that requires urgent medical attention. We would always discuss this with you and refer appropriately without hesitation.

At True Axis every “sciatica” presentation is assessed individually. The aim is to understand what’s driving your symptoms, give you an honest picture of what we can do, and work with you toward getting back to feeling like yourself again. 🤞💪🏼

15/05/2026

The Spine and Nervous System Connection 🧠🦴⚡️

Most people know the spine as the thing that holds you upright. The backbone, literally. And while that’s true, it only tells half the story. Understanding what else the spine does changes the way you think about your health entirely.

Running through the centre of your spine is the spinal cord, one of the most important structures in your body. It’s the main communication highway between your brain and everything else. Every signal that tells your heart to beat, your lungs to breathe, your arm to reach for a cup of tea, travels through or alongside that cord. It is, in every sense, your body’s control centre made physical.

The spine’s job is to protect it. The ~33 vertebrae, those bones stacked on top of one another, form a protective channel around the spinal cord. Branching off at each level are spinal nerves, which carry information to and from specific regions of the body. The cervical spine at the top influences the arms, neck and upper body. The thoracic spine in the middle connects to the chest and organs. The lumbar spine at the bottom serves the lower body and legs.

This is why a problem in the spine isn’t always felt just at the spine. Nerve irritation in the neck can produce symptoms in the arm. Tension in the lower back can travel down into the leg. The body is connected in ways that aren’t always obvious on the surface.

Chiropractic care is built around this relationship. When joints lose their normal movement, they place mechanical load on the surrounding nerves and tissues. Restoring that movement reduces that load, and that alone can make a significant difference to how you feel and how you move.

At True Axis this is central to how we think about every patient that comes through the door. Not just where it hurts, but why, and what that might mean for the bigger picture.

13/05/2026

What is Chiropractic?

If you’ve never been to a chiropractor before, you might have a vague idea that it involves the back and possibly some cracking sounds, and not much else. That’s fair. Chiropractic is one of those things that’s easier to experience than explain, but let’s give it a proper go.

At its core, chiropractic is a healthcare profession focused on the diagnosis, treatment and management of conditions related to the musculoskeletal system. That’s your muscles, joints, and spine, and the way that system connects to your nervous system and overall health. Chiropractors are trained to assess the whole body, not just the area that hurts.

The spine sits at the centre of this. It’s not just a structural column holding you upright. It’s the main highway for your nervous system, housing and protecting the spinal cord, which carries signals between your brain and every part of your body. When joints in the spine or elsewhere lose their normal movement, this can create tension, pain, and sometimes effects that go beyond the local area. Addressing that joint restriction is what a large part of chiropractic care is built around.

What that looks like in practice varies. The most well-known technique is spinal manipulation, often called an adjustment, which involves a precise and controlled movement applied to a joint to restore its normal function. But modern chiropractic is far broader than that. Soft tissue work, mobilisation, rehabilitation exercises, lifestyle advice, and patient education are all part of the toolkit.

At True Axis, the approach is built around understanding you. Your history, your goals, how your body moves, and what is actually driving your complaint. The aim isn’t just to get you out of pain. It’s to help you understand what happened, why, and how to move forward with confidence.

Chiropractic works best when it’s not a last resort. If you’ve been putting up with something, whether it’s a niggling back, tension headaches, or just not moving as well as you used to, it’s worth having it looked at properly.

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