Specialist chiropractor in Edinburgh for headaches, jaw and neck pain
Gentle, precise care from a chiropractor who works with these problems every day. We assess what’s driving your symptoms, explain what we find clearly, and build treatment around you.
- More than 15 years’ clinical experience
- Registered with the General Chiropractic Council
- Treatment can usually begin at your first appointment
When Headaches, Migraine, Jaw or Neck Pain Start Affecting Your Life
Most people who come here aren’t looking for a quick fix. They’ve usually tried to manage it already.
Physio. Massage. Dental input. Medication. Standard chiropractic care.
Sometimes it helped. Often it didn’t last.
Meanwhile, life adapts around your symptoms. You plan around bad days, manage your energy, and avoid triggers where you can. When you have to, you push through.
From the outside, everything may look fine. Internally, you’re running on empty.
Whether it’s headaches, migraine, jaw tension or neck stiffness, the common thread is this:
It keeps coming back.
Why Head, Jaw & Neck Symptoms Keep Returning
Your head, jaw and neck are closely connected.
They share joints, muscles and nerves that become overloaded by work, posture, screens and stress.
When that happens:
- tightness builds through your neck and shoulders
- pressure shows up at the base of your skull, temples, or around your jaw
- headaches flare with screens and stress
- clenching creeps in until your jaw feels sore or tired
- your body struggles to switch off, so you wake up tight or feel worse as the day goes on
This doesn’t mean something serious is being missed.
It often means the pattern driving symptoms hasn’t been properly identified.
When that changes, your symptoms can change too.
Why previous treatment may not have helped
If care focuses only on the most painful area, or treats headaches, migraine, jaw pain or neck tension in isolation, improvement is often temporary.
When symptoms overlap – headaches with neck tension, jaw clenching with head pressure, poor posture and neck pain – they need to be assessed together.
That’s the difference a specialist approach to the head, neck and jaw can make – assessing them as one connected system rather than three separate problems.
Gentle, precise, and adapted to you
If it’s the cracking that has put you off, this is worth reading.
Paul works with a great many techniques, from traditional adjustments through to methods gentle enough to use with newborn babies, using no more pressure than you could comfortably tolerate on a closed eyelid. Those gentler techniques are often the right choice for adults too, particularly where symptoms are sensitive or long-standing.
Which one he uses depends on your symptoms, your history and how your body responds on the day. Where an adjustment is appropriate, it is carried out with no more force than is needed.
You also have a say in this. Paul will explain what he is planning to do and why before he does it, and if you would prefer not to have a particular technique, please tell him. There is almost always another way.
What to expect
Your first appointment is designed to give you clarity and practical next steps on your road to recovery.
We’re here to help you understand why symptoms keep returning, and whether there’s a way out of the cycle you’ve been stuck in.
Initial consultation
We start by talking things through so we understand what you’re experiencing and what your body has been dealing with day to day.
Assessment looks at how your head, neck and body are functioning and how this could be contributing to your pain.
Clear explanation
You’ll be given a clear, honest explanation of what’s been found.
For many people, it’s the first time the explanation fits their experience.
We’ll provide clarity and a realistic way forward.
Thoughtful, individual care
If you choose to go ahead, treatment can usually begin at your first visit.
Care is gentle, precise and adapted to how you respond, with a clear plan for next steps.
Who you’ll be seeing
Dr Paul Holmes is the principal chiropractor at One Chiropractic.
He holds a masters degree in chiropractic and is registered with the General Chiropractic Council, the statutory body responsible for regulating chiropractors in the UK.
Paul has more than 15 years’ clinical experience and has completed further training with international specialists in headache and migraine care, TMJ disorders, cranial techniques, functional neurology and complex pain.
Persistent headaches, jaw tension and neck pain are what he works with every day. That focus is the point: your symptoms are being assessed by someone who sees this pattern constantly and knows the difference between a straightforward presentation and one that needs a different approach.
His manner is calm, unhurried and thorough. He’ll listen properly, explain what he finds, and tell you honestly whether he thinks he can help.
Finding the clinic
Based in Edinburgh, with patients attending from Leith, the city centre and across the wider Lothians.
Common Questions
A clear place to start
You don’t have to keep adapting your life around symptoms that keep returning.
Book an initial consultation and find out what’s keeping them active and whether there’s a way out of the cycle.