Chiropractor in Leith for Headaches, Jaw and Neck Pain
Specialist, gentle care at Bonnington Bond, five minutes from the Shore.
We find out why your pain keeps coming back, so you can work, move and sleep like you used to.
More than 15 years’ clinical experience
Registered with the General Chiropractic Council
Treatment can usually begin at your first appointment
A Specialist Chiropractor in Leith
One Chiropractic is a specialist chiropractor in Leith, focused on headaches, migraine, neck pain and jaw pain that keep coming back.
We focus on the head, neck and jaw. They’re closely linked, so a problem in one often affects the others, and getting them right takes detailed knowledge of how they work together. That’s where Paul’s postgraduate training comes in.
Patients come from all over Leith, from the Shore and Leith Walk to Newhaven, Trinity and Bonnington. Most have already tried other treatments without lasting results. They come here to find out why their symptoms keep returning, and to get a clear plan to fix it.
Getting Here From Leith
One Chiropractic, Suite 76, Bonnington Bond, 2 Anderson Place, Edinburgh, EH6 5NP
From the Shore. About five minutes walk.
By tram. It’s around a ten-minute walk from the Foot of the Walk stop.
By bus. The 10 and 36 stop on Anderson Place, a minute from the door.
By car. There’s free on-street parking on Anderson Place and the surrounding streets. Give yourself a couple of extra minutes to find a space.
Access. The clinic has step-free access.
Opening times. Monday to Thursday 8:30am to 7pm, Friday 8:30am to 3pm. Early and evening appointments make it easy to fit a visit around work.
Sound Familiar?
Maybe it’s the headache that arrives by mid-afternoon. The neck that locks when you reverse out of a parking space. The jaw you only notice once you’ve spent the evening clenching it.
Most people who book in from Leith have already had a go at fixing it: a course of physio, a massage when it’s bad, painkillers in the drawer, a bite guard from the dentist. Each takes the edge off. None of them stops it returning.
There’s usually a reason. The spot that hurts is often only part of the picture. Treat the sore area alone, and the pattern behind it carries on. Find the pattern, and things can change.
What We Help With
Whether it’s one of these or all three, we’ll get to the bottom of it.
Headaches and migraine
Many recurring headaches are linked to the neck. They often start at the base of the skull, build with screen time and stress, and come with stiffness or tight shoulders.
Some people with migraine also notice neck tension before or during an attack.
Paul assesses how your neck, upper back and jaw are working, and explains whether these are contributing to your headaches, and how to put it right.
Neck pain
Neck stiffness, tension through the shoulders, and pain that builds with desk work, driving or poor sleep are among the most common reasons people in Leith book in.
Often the neck is doing extra work to make up for something else, which is why rubbing or stretching the sore spot only helps for a while.
Jaw pain and TMJ
Clenching, facial tightness, temple pain and pressure that never seems to go away. For a lot of people, the jaw is where stress ends up.
A proper assessment can explain why a bite guard alone hasn’t settled it.
What Happens at Your First Appointment
A Thorough Assessment. Clear Answers. A Plan.
1. We talk it through
You’ll be asked about your symptoms, what makes them better or worse, what you’ve already tried, and how they’re affecting your work, sleep and exercise.
2. A thorough assessment
Paul looks at how your head, neck, jaw and upper back are moving and working, and how that could be contributing to your pain.
3. A clear explanation
Paul will tell you, in plain language, what he thinks is going on and whether he can help. If he can’t, he’ll say so and point you in the right direction.
4. Treatment, if it’s right for you
If you choose to go ahead, treatment can usually begin that day. You’ll also leave with practical advice and exercises, so progress holds between visits.
Bring any relevant scans, letters or medication details, and wear something you can move in comfortably. You’re welcome to bring someone with you.
Who You’ll See
Dr Paul Holmes is the principal chiropractor at One Chiropractic. He has more than 15 years’ clinical experience, holds a master’s degree in chiropractic, and is registered with the General Chiropractic Council.
Headaches, migraine, neck and jaw pain are what he works with every day. Alongside his degree, Paul has trained in headache and migraine care, TMJ disorders, neck dysfunction, cranial techniques, functional neurology and complex pain, including with Dr Michael Hall, Dr Steve Williams and Dr Jonathan Howat. It’s why so many people come to him after other treatment hasn’t worked.
Worried about having your neck cracked? You don’t have to be. Paul uses a wide range of techniques, many of them very gentle, and chooses what suits you. He’ll talk you through what he’s planning before he starts, and the choice of treatment is always yours. Plenty of people are treated without ever hearing a click.
→ More about Paul
What Patients Say
Get It Sorted, Close to Home
If your head, neck or jaw has been bothering you for longer than you’d like, you don’t need to go across town. There’s a specialist right here in Leith.
Left alone, problems like these rarely go away on their own. Your first appointment will show you what’s causing it, and treatment can usually begin the same day.