Lee studied Chiropractic at The University of South Wales, graduating in the inaugural class of 2001, and was awarded the title D.C. (Doctor of Chiropractic), by the European Board of Chiropractic Education in 2003. Lee found his vocation because he loves learning about the body.
In 2008 Lee was voted in by his peers as a Fellow of the Royal College of Chiropractors bestowing upon him a sought-after honour within the Chiropractic profession. As well as his chiropractic qualifications Lee holds an LLM Degree, in Medical Law.
Lee’s law degree enables him to appreciate the Regulation environment, Expert Witness fields and the responsibilities of the NHS medical team.
Lee Wickham BSc, (Hons) PG. D, LL.M, DC, FRCC
Lee integrates cognitive behavioural, approaches into his clinical interventions such as CBT, ACT and DBT, as well as offering insight into ancient exercise systems from his Qi Gong Diploma, or his 150 hours of Yoga Training, or more contemporary exercises from his Gym Instructor Certification.
Lee has worked in Gonstead, SOT and diversified chiropractic clinics as well as an injury specific clinic during his season in St Anton, Austria. Lee has taken the time, over his years in practise, to learn Visceral, and cranial manipulation helping to restore the natural motion of the skull bones and the organ tree.
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Chiropractic is…
Chiropractic means done by hand (Greek) but can also mean touch applied in a customary way (Ancient Latin). The customary way is today known as the Technique of the Chiropractor.
Why Fascia…?
When muscles get stiff the measure of stiffness is relative to the tension of fascia surrounding muscles. As a muscle is exercised it expands pushing out against the surrounding fascia. Picked up by nerves found within fascia. Making fascia the sensory organ for muscular stiffness.
Fascia contains specialist nerves that provide muscles with their motor (go) signals, proprioception (co-ordination / strength) and force transmission feedback. When fascia is faulty, muscular spasm or weakness might result. Muscles require faulty fascia to spasm.
Nerves themselves have a fascial sheath that contain them. A fascial sheath with its own nerves sensing nerve motion discrepancies sending signals downstream giving the impression of a ‘trapped’ nerve.
During Non REM sleep Fascia of the Brain enables the clearing out of waste from normal brain functioning. If your fascia doesn’t tension correctly then the glial cells can’t swell to facilitate the clearing of physiological by products in the brain. Probably building up over time.
Stress can confuse fascia through something called autonomic tone and the amount of circulating adrenaline can cause fascia to constrict blood vessels. Stress causes us to breath differently which can impact pH levels something the myofibroblasts (muscles within fascia) are sensitive to. Causing tightness.
During an immune response such as a cold it is your fascia that causes that all over body stiffness feeling. All made possible through a molecule called TGF-B1 that looks to increase immune cells called t-cells.
Free nerve endings from fascia end in the insula of the brain informing your brain as to the overall condition of your body in pH, temperature and ion content. The insula is a part of the brain that helps you know if you are safe or in danger. The insula has been implicated in MSK pain syndromes.