Chiropractor

Our chiropractor is a member of the British Chiropractic Association and is registered with the General Chiropractic Council
Claudio Merkier
DC CCEP ICSSD (Sport) FCC
Sport Chiropractor

Claudio graduated in 1997 from the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic and qualified as a Certified Extremity Chiropractic Practitioner in 2004. More recently in 2007 Claudio was awarded with the International Chiropractic Sport Science Diploma and has been specializing in the management of sport injuries, injury prevention and performance enhancement. Currently he is finishing an MSc in Sports Rehabilitation at St Mary's University College in Twickenham, where he is investigating the effects of pre-performance manipulation in speed and flexibility in rugby union players.

Claudio is a Fellow of the College of Chiropractors and a member of its Sport and Exercise Faculty. He is the local representative of the British Chiropractic Sports Council and a member of the International Federation of Sports Chiropractic and the European Chiropractors Union.

He is an Approved Healthcare Provider for BUPA, PPP/AXA, Norwich Union, Standard Life, WPA and other major Health Insurances. Also, he is an affiliate member of the Peak Performance Sport Science Library.

Claudio has offered consultancies to Finchley RFC, Middlesex County Rugby Union, The Maccabi Games, England Students Rugby Union, GB Masters and England Athletics.

Prior to become a Chiropractor, he was awarded a Bachelor of Education degree in 1991 in Physical Education and Postural Cultivation from the Wingate Institute of Physical Education and Sports.
Practising at: CHIRO-PRACTICE at WD6; CHIRO-PRACTICE at N11;
Techniques used: Diversified; SOT; Spinal Rehabilitation Exercises; Extremity Adjusting; Postural and Ergonomic Advice; Functional Facial Taping (FFT);
EMail: claudio.merkier@chiro-practice.co.uk