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Following the success of last year's ride, a team of 9 of us, including patients and friends, took part part in the 2008 London to Brighton Bike Ride on Sunday 15th June.

We rode in aid of the British Heart Foundation and raised over £1000 for the charity towards their target of more than £3.8 million for the whole event.

The British Heart Foundation do fantastic work and most of us know someone who either has already benefited from their work or will do in the future. Around 101,000 people die every year from heart disease and most of us know someone who is affected by it.

Thank you so much to everyone who supported us by. We really do appreciate it.

Here's a photo of most of the team - Tom, James, Carl, Chris, Simon, Mark and Ross (plus Cyd and Kaley - not in the pic). We'll post a picture of all 9 of us soon!

We are delighted to have a new member of the team at Park Street.

Ann McBride joined us on June 2nd as Clinic Assistant. She will be working on reception as Beth now needs more time to treat her growing list of massage patients

Ann previously worked in a similar role at two chiropractic clinics near London and is herself training to be a chiropractor.

Please join us in welcoming Ann to the team and wishing her lots of luck in her new role!

All of us at Park Street enjoy various sporting activities, as you know, and this month there's been a flurry of activity amongst our runners! Both Steve and Catherine have competed in long-distance runs over the past couple of weeks.

Steve took part in the Wilmslow Half Marathon on Sunday 30th March and Catherine did the London Marathon on Sunday 13th April.

Steve completed the Wilmslow Half Marathon with a time of 1 hour 42 minutes and finished in an impressive 822nd place out of 3437 runners. Not bad for his first event! Steve ran a solid race but was pretty tired and a little sore afterwards, as you would expect after 13 miles!

Catherine did the London Marathon in a time of 3 hours 28 minutes. For most of us that would be a time we couldn't imagine but, for Catherine, it was more of a fun run. The last time she ran the London Marathon she ran amongst the competitive athletes and says the run was a little lonely. Running with the main crowd this time, she says that it was much more fun and she really enjoyed every step of the run.

Congratulations to both Steve and Catherine on their achievements!

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Congratulations to Beth, who has qualified as a Sports and Remedial Massage Therapist.

Beth graduated with flying colours from the North London School of Sports Massage and will now be offering massage treatment at Park Street every Thursday.

We congratulate her on her achievement and wish her the best of luck.

We are thrilled that we can now also offer chiropractic for babies and small children.

Paediatric Chiropractor Dr Anna Garstin (Simon's wife) has now joined the practice, continuing our strong growth as we see more and more demand for chiropractic care.  If your baby suffers from colic or persistent crying, bring them in for a check up and find out how chiropractic could help them.  More information on Paediatric Chiropractic.

For more about Anna, read our meet the team page.

Please join us in welcoming Anna to Park Street and wishing her the very best of luck!

Following the successful growth of Park Street Chiropractic Clinic to date, we are really pleased to be able to introduce you to our new chiropractor, who joined us on Monday August 6th.

Dr Steven Marsland qualified as a chiropractor at the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic (AECC) in Bournemouth (the same university as Simon) and, since graduating has been successfully treating patients in Rugby and Stratford.

In addition to treating the most common problems you might associate with chiropractors, such as back pain, headaches, neck pain, sciatica and trapped nerves, Steven has a special interest in the treatment of sports injuries. Being a keen sportsman himself, enjoying golf, tennis, squash, skiing and jogging, Steven has a strong focus on the prevention of future injuries.

Please join us in welcoming Steven to the practice and wishing him the very best of luck!

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We did it!

James, Simon and our brother, Tom, took part in this year's London to Brighton bike ride on Sunday 17th June, in aid of the British Heart Foundation.

It took a little over 5 hours and was a fantastic day, with only a couple of rain showers!

We raised over £1200 for the British Heart Foundation, smashing our £1000 target!  Thank you so much to everyone who supported us.

We are planning to put together a Park Street team for next year's ride.  If you enjoy cycling and would like to join us in helping to raise loads of money for the British Heart Foundation, let us know.  We can guarantee it will be a fantastic day!

Chiropractic Awareness Week (CAW) this year was a great success.  We have been pleased to welcome many new people to the clinic as they came in for a free posture check.

The BCA launched the Straighten Up UK programme during CAW.  The programme has been designed to increase awareness of the importance of posture to a healthy life.  Correct posture helps prevent back (and other) problems arising and part of this initiative is a special daily 3 minute posture care exercise plan, which has been designed to be suitable for adults and children.

If you would like to find out more about this programme, and how it could help you and your family, please call us at the clinic on 01926 881883 or visit the Straighten Up UK website.

On Sunday 11 March Beth completed the Banbury 15 (a 15 mile run) in aid of the NSPCC.  The run started at Spiceball Park in Banbury and followed a route along the Southam Road and along some lovely country roads through local villages including Claydon and Little Bourton, finishing back at the start point.

Beth completed the run in 2 hours and 49 minutes and, thanks to the generosity of many of our patients, raised a fantastic £400 for the NSPCC.

Beth would like to thank all of you who gave a donation and offered her support and encouragement during her training.