Chiropractic care · Verwood, Dorset
Private MSK Assessment in Verwood, Dorset
A thorough private musculoskeletal assessment, and a plain-English answer at the end of it. No waiting list, no referral needed, and the first fifteen minutes are free.
Book a free 15-minute assessment
15 minutes, no obligation. We'll tell you honestly if we can help.
What a private MSK assessment involves
A private MSK assessment is for anyone who wants a clear answer. It is a rigorous clinical examination of posture, joint position, movement patterns and neurological function, carried out by a clinician with decades of MSK experience.
Attention to detail is the focus for us.
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You leave with a plain-English explanation and an honest recommendation. That might be your first four treatments at the clinic, an onward referral, or simple reassurance that nothing structurally is wrong. There is no obligation to go any further, and you do not need a GP referral or a place on a waiting list to be seen.
The free 15-minute assessment is the no-cost way to start. We confirm whether our approach suits your case before you spend anything. Getting an accurate answer early is what keeps the plan defined rather than open-ended.
- No NHS waiting list. Seen quickly, often the same week
- No referral needed
- 32 years of specialist MSK clinical experience
- A plain-English explanation of what is causing your pain, and an honest recommendation
- A multidisciplinary advisory Board behind the clinic, covering orthopaedic medicine, mental health and current research
The examination
Careful, measured, and explained as we go
The examination is looking, measuring, and moving joints through small range. You stay fully clothed, and there is no undressing during your examination or treatment. Each step is explained before it happens, and you can stop at any point.
Why Frameworks
A unified technique developed over 32 years
Frameworks Clinic was started by Dr David Eldridge, who trained as a physiotherapist before he qualified as a chiropractor, and spent years involved in elite sport. Every clinician at the clinic follows the same written protocols, so what you get does not depend on who you happen to be booked in with. Behind the clinic sits an advisory Board covering orthopaedic medicine, mental health and current research. The aim of the Board is to make recovery comfortable, easy considered, and as rapid as possible.
Dr David Eldridge
Founder, 32 years in practice
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David trained as a physiotherapist before he qualified as a chiropractor. He built the method the clinic runs on, and spent years working in elite sport. He still treats patients in his consultancy clinics and chairs the advisory Board. BSc Chiropractic, Doctor of Chiropractic, GCC registered (No. 00206). Member of the Royal College of Chiropractors and the British Chiropractic Association.
Dr Joe Sanyal
Clinic lead practitioner
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Joe runs the day-to-day clinical work and is who you are most likely to be booked in with. He was treated by David as a teenager, which is what inspired him into chiropractic. Before seeing patients independently, he benefited from the rare opportunity to observe hundreds of cases alongside David. While most practitioners gain experience primarily through treating their own patients, this extensive period of observation allowed him to develop a remarkably detailed understanding of the Frameworks approach and its practical application. GCC registered (No. 06124), and a member of the British Chiropractic Association.
Dr Chris Batty
Advisory Board, orthopaedic and MSK medicine
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A GP specialising in orthopaedics and MSK conditions, who met David on the Sports Medicine Masters course. He is the longest-serving doctor in the football league and the current medic for a Championship club. He referred patients to the clinic because of the reliability of the results.
Paul Maxwell-Bown
Advisory Board, mental health and wellbeing
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A mental health specialist whose work on the Board covers the psychological toll of long-term joint pain, and the effects on recovery. He had been through this with his experiences of the NHS as a patient himself. His experience with Frameworks was very different and he wanted to help others understand this.
How It Works
Book your assessment
Phone, contact form, or email. Same-week appointments are usually available.
Thorough clinical examination
Postural analysis, joint position, movement, and neurological function. No undressing required during your examination or treatment.
Clear findings and next steps
You leave with a diagnosis, an honest recommendation, and no obligation to continue.
Our mandatory review
Every course has a compulsory review at the fourth appointment
We have always done this. At your fourth appointment we look at whether your pain has eased, whether you can do more, or both.
If nothing has changed, we refer you for further clinical investigation rather than carry on treating.
85%
of patients did not need further clinical investigation at their review
4
treatments in the Foundation Phase, including the review. A defined course, not an open-ended plan.
64%
had already tried other therapies before they came to us
Almost70%
came to us with back pain. It is what we deal with day in, day out.
From the clinic's own audit of the last 100 patients who completed the Foundation Phase.
What our patients say
Real, verified reviews from the people we treat, on Google.
Esther Skinner
Excellent service. I always feel listened too and have any required treatment explained fully. I never feel pressured to rebook but rather genuinely cared for.
Ashley Hockley
Very professional polite service. Dr Sanyal was excellent and the service was excellent as well I couldn't recommend them enough
Andrew Woodhouse
Excellent treatment and service again today. I have been a patient for around 20 years and cannot recommend highly enough.
Frequently Asked Questions
A full postural and movement assessment, joint position analysis, neurological screening, and a plain-language explanation of what we find.
Details of any medication and any prior X-rays or MRI reports are useful, but not essential. You stay fully clothed, and there is no undressing during your examination or treatment.
This is the question we hear most, and it is rarely because someone has not tried hard enough. What we look for at the examination is whether a joint is out of the position it should sit in. That is what we focus on in our approach. We don’t encourage extra movement in the joint, but we aim to change its position, we find this tends to allow better function and we aim to stabilise the joint before any loading, exercises or stretches. Many of our patients go back to exercise and we encourage them once they feel comfortable to do so.
No. Adjustments are made using instruments that allow us to create very small, precise movements. This emphasises what we believe is the need for gentle, easy and considered care.
There is no cracking, forceful thrust or sudden manipulation. When you are treated, you either lie flat on your front or remain seated upright, fully clothed.
Pricing
We're upfront about what treatment costs. The free assessment means you can decide with no financial commitment.
Free 15-minute assessment
Your first visit. We check whether we can help. No treatment, no obligation.
Free
Examination & Treatment (Clinic Lead Practitioner)
Full history, examination, and first treatment (30 min)
£75
Examination & Treatment (Consultant)
Full history, examination, and first treatment (30 min)
£84
Follow-up Treatment (Clinic Lead Practitioner)
15-minute treatment session
£51
Follow-up Treatment (Consultant)
15-minute treatment session
£60
The Foundation Phase is four sessions, £228 in total, and you will know that before you agree to anything. Insurance receipts available for chiropractic cover.
Areas We Cover
We treat patients from across the villages and towns around Verwood. Click your area for local information.
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15 minutes, no cost, no obligation. We'll tell you honestly if this approach is right for your situation.