Mon–Thu 8:00–18:30
Sat 9:00–13:00
Unhurried, hands-on care
Forty-five minute first visits, a plain explanation of what we find, and a plan you can follow at home. No packages, no long-term contracts.
What we treat
Most people arrive with one of four patterns. If yours isn't listed, describe it in the enquiry form and we will tell you honestly whether chiropractic is the right first step.
Long hours at a screen, a stiff turn to one side, and a dull ache that climbs the shoulder blade by mid-afternoon.
The most common reason people come in. Usually a mix of joint restriction, guarded muscle and a movement habit worth unlearning.
Headaches that begin at the base of the skull, and jaws that click or tire while chewing, often travel together.
Side-lying and cushioned positioning throughout, with gentle techniques chosen for a changing centre of gravity.
Your first visit
Nothing happens without being explained first. If an adjustment isn't appropriate on the day, we will say so and use the time for assessment and movement work instead.
We talk through how the problem started, what makes it worse, your sleep and work setup, and one specific thing you want to be able to do again — carry shopping, sit through a meeting, run a loop of the park.
Posture, gait, joint range, muscle response and simple neurological screening. You stay in your own clothes. Everything tested is explained as it happens, and you are told which findings matter and which don't.
You hear what we think is going on in plain language before anything is treated. Most people receive their first hands-on work in the same appointment; some are better served by referral, and we will tell you if that's the case.
Two or three exercises, what to expect over the next 48 hours, and a suggested review point. Plans are reviewed openly rather than sold in blocks — if progress stalls, we change the approach or refer on.
Techniques
You can ask for or decline any of these. If you would rather avoid the quick joint adjustments entirely, the whole plan can be built from the slower techniques below.
A short, precise movement applied to one restricted joint. This is the technique that sometimes produces an audible release — a gas pressure change in the joint, not bone on bone.
A hand-held spring-loaded device delivers a small, repeatable impulse. Nothing is twisted or levered, which suits nervous first-timers and anyone with reduced bone density.
Sustained pressure and slow stretch through the muscles guarding the painful area. Often the part that makes the difference for headaches and shoulder-blade pain.
Slow, rhythmic joint movement combined with the exercises you'll take home. This is how a short-term improvement is turned into something that holds between visits.
Who you'll see
Every appointment at Lucid House is with the same clinician, so you never repeat your history to somebody new.
Marin trained in chiropractic after several years working as a sports rehabilitation assistant, which is where the habit of writing plans down came from. The clinic was opened as a deliberately small practice: longer appointments, fewer patients in a day, and time to actually explain findings.
Particular interest in neck-related headaches and in pregnancy care, where positioning and pace matter more than technique selection. Ongoing study time is spent on jaw mechanics and on return-to-lifting progressions.
“If I can't give you a clear reason for what I'm about to do, I shouldn't be doing it yet.”
Common questions
If your question isn't here, add it to the enquiry form and it will be answered before any appointment is offered.
It is a cavitation — a rapid pressure change in the fluid inside the joint capsule, closer to a bubble releasing than to anything breaking. It is not bones grinding, and the sound itself is not the point of the treatment.
A silent adjustment can work just as well as a noisy one, and plenty of effective visits involve no sound at all.
Roughly a third of people notice a dull, post-exercise style ache for up to 24 hours after a first visit, particularly if the area has been guarded for weeks. It usually settles with normal movement and warmth.
Sharp pain, new numbness or symptoms that worsen past 48 hours are not expected. Let us know if that happens so the approach can be changed.
For a recent, straightforward complaint, most people are reviewed two or three times and then left to get on with it. Long-standing problems often need a longer runway, but that is discussed openly rather than pre-sold.
We do not sell blocks of appointments in advance, and there is no maintenance schedule you are expected to join.
No — you can book directly. If you have had recent imaging or a specialist letter, bringing it along saves assessment time, but nothing is required to get started.
With your permission we are happy to write to your GP, especially where a case is being managed alongside other care.
We see teenagers, usually for sports-related back and neck complaints or posture issues that have started affecting training. A parent or guardian stays in the room for the whole appointment.
For infants and younger children we would rather refer you to a paediatric-focused practitioner than stretch our own scope.
Chiropractic care is not the right answer for suspected fractures, infections, inflammatory joint disease flare-ups, progressive neurological symptoms, or pain that comes with unexplained weight loss or fever. These need medical assessment first.
If anything in your history points that way, the appointment becomes an assessment and a referral letter, and you are not charged for treatment that did not happen.
Request a first visit
Send a short description and a preferred window. You'll get a reply with a suggested time, or an honest note that another practitioner would suit you better.
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