Belfast Chiropractor, Belfast Northern Ireland: Staff Members

OUR STAFF MEMBERS

Rachel Compton – Doctor of Chiropractic

My Name is Rachel Compton and I am returning to Belfast after 7 years away. I grew up in East Belfast so I am returning to my old neck of the woods as they say.

I was originally introduced to Chiropractic by a careers teacher at Victoria. I had always been quite interested in health care as a profession although wasn’t 100% sold on some of the more tradional fields. I was taken along to one of the chiropractic clinics in Holywood. I was really amazed to see great changes taking place in a holistic setting. As one who has always loathed taking tablets I loved the drug free hands on approach.

I studied at the Welsh Institute of Chiropractic in the Vale of Glamorgan. I greatly appreciated the friendliness of the valleys and it was here that I had the next eye –opener as to the vast scope of Chiropractic.

After Completing my course I ventured north to another ex-mining town, Doncaster. After my initial difficulty in understanding the Yorkshire accent I was quickly welcomed. I was really impressed to see more and more individuals taking a pro –active role in their health and realising that Chiropractic was more than just back pain. I gained some 1st hand sports experience here working with a colleague at a local rugby club. However my main interest became in pregnancy and paediatric field. It is amazing to be able to help young infants only a few weeks old become settled in life and give parents a good nights rest!

I have also spent a year in Glasgow which felt like a good starter for coming home due to the large numbers of northern Irish there.