Robert Griffiths

Dr Robert Griffiths (Doctor of Chiropractic), has been successfully treating pelvic and coccyx pain, pudendal neuralgia and all other neuro-musculoskeletal injuries in The City and Notting Hill for almost 20 years. His unique modern approach achieves fast and lasting results by addressing the underlying cause of your pain. He started his career working under Michael Durtnall at Sayer Clinics, before setting up his own practices in 2012.

Dr Griffiths’ thoughts and approach to pelvic pain are below:

“Relieving pelvic pain is so much more than just working on muscles and joints. You have to treat the WHOLE person! The first thing we work on is calming the nervous system back into a healing aka ‘rest, digest and recover’ state.

To do this we work on emotional release techniques and breathing mechanics, as the pelvic muscles will never relax fully unless they are instructed to do so by the nervous system. Then we use gentle manual release techniques to unlock any tight muscles and fascia that have been restricted for a long time. This is direct in the pelvic and lower back/glute area and also further afield in the jaw, face, psoas, pecs and feet.

Once there is a healthy nervous system, calm breathing mechanics and relaxed muscles, it is time to start integrating movement back to the patient so they can begin to feel confident that simple daily task such as walking will trigger them back into a pain response.

Every session we do with a patient is followed up with simple exercises to build strength and make the patient more robust than before!

This multi-faceted approach gets much quicker and more lasting results than my previous experience of just using manual treatment.

About Robert:

Robert absolutely loves his job, but outside of work, he loves a good challenge! He has summited the world’s highest active volcano, completed the Buttermere cold water 10K swimming marathon and has taught English to Buddhist monks in Cambodia!

Professional Accreditations

– General Chiropractic Council (GCC) – Full Licence 02794
– British Chiropractic Association (BCA) – Full Member 2715
– European Chiropractic Union (ECU) – Full Member
– Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) – Level II Certified
– Functional Movement Screen (FMS) – Level II Certified
– Runners World & Men’s Running Magazine – Sports Injury Author
– Coccyx.org – Listed Specialist

Treatment Experience

Pelvic Pain – Chronic pelvic pain syndrome, pudendal neuralgia, pelvic muscle trigger points, coccyx pain,
Back Pain – Lumbar slipped/herniated discs, spondylolisthesis, lumbar facet pain & coccyx pain
Neck Pain – Cervical slipped/herniated discs & whiplash
Thoracic & Rib Pain – Intercostal neuralgia, thoracic joint pain & muscle spasms
Headaches – Migraines, cervicogenic headaches & dizziness
Shoulder Pain – Frozen shoulder, rotator cuff tendonitis, labral tears, & thoracic outlet syndrome
Elbow Pain – Tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow & olecranon bursitis
Wrist Pain – Carpal tunnel syndrome, RSI, wrist tendonitis & sprains
Hip Pain – Psoas/glute/hamstring tendonitis & femoro-acetabular impingement
Knee Pain – Patello-femoral tracking syndrome, knee ligament/meniscus pain & patella tendonitis
Ankle & Foot Pain – Achilles tendonitis, tibialis posterior tendonitis, plantar fasciitis & ligament sprains/tears

Treated Athletes

Olympic athletes
Tour de France cyclists
International rugby players
Champion racing drivers
Professional opera singers
RPO concert musicians & Glastonbury headliners
British and Foreign Royalty
Celebrity British artists and one international frisbee player (It’s serious stuff these days)!!!

Treatment Techniques

Pelvic pain trigger point therapy (internal and external)
Coccyx manipulation (internal and external)
Shockwave therapy
Medical acupuncture (Dry needling)
Low-Level Laser & Ultrasound Therapy
Neuro-Muscular Re-educationTM (NMR) & Active Release TechniqueTM (ART)
Joint manipulation/adjustments and gentle mobilisation
Myofascial stretching
K Taping & joint strapping
Custom Made Orthotics Prescription
Core stability & proprioceptive feedback training
Video analysis feedback
Weight-loss planning and exercise advice
Functional Movement Screen Correctives
SFMA 4×4 Matrix Exercise Prescription
Muscle Activation Therapy (MAT)
Diaphragmatic Breathing Release
Reactive Neuromuscular Training (RNT)