About Dr Adam Newman BSc (Hons)DC
Doctor of Chiropractic

Adam. grew up in North Devon and always had an interest in healthcare, especially natural health. After suffering neck pain and low back pain from school age, which gradually worsened over many years, he sought solutions through the standard medical approaches of pain medication and anti-inflammatory drugs. This did not help and on the advice of his doctor, he did several courses of Physiotherapy. This gave only temporary relief and, in some ways, worsened the symptoms, particularly neck pain. As he began to take part in surfing competitions, he realised that the neck pain and low back pain were affecting performance as well as lifestyle. Eventually a friend recommended he try Chiropractic care and after only a few visits to Chiropractor Ken Vagg, here in Barnstaple, the neck and low back pain eased. Over the following months the improvements continued and with those improvements came increased energy, general health and vitality, which reflected in his surfing performance by achieving a position of number 6 in the UK Wave ski surfing rankings. After 18 years of back and neck problems, he had found solutions by discovering Chiropractic.

As his interest in natural healthcare increased, Adam decided to return to education, completing ‘A’ levels here in Barnstaple. He then secured a place at Chiropractic College in South Wales and after 5 years of study, graduated. He was offered a place working in Sussex for his former Chiropractor where he also completed his formal Chiropractic education.

When his son was born in June 2004 and missing the West Country lifestyle, he moved to Cornwall and later back to Barnstaple in North Devon, taking over a small practise in Ilfracombe, which he expanded and eventually relocated to Marlborough Road and renamed it Ilfracombe Chiropractic Clinic. He brings up his son in the “Chiropractic lifestyle” with regular spinal adjustments, no drugs or vaccinations, a natural healthy diet and plenty of exercise.

“I feel that Chiropractic chose me, and I am devoted to helping people here in North Devon, improve their lives and optimise their potential. Opening here in Barnstaple is an exiting opportunity to help more people and change more lives”.

“My aim here at the clinic is to improve your life. During over twenty years of clinical experience, I have noticed that the majority of people have tried many treatments for their problems, usually over many years, and have found that their problems keep returning. I strive to find solutions that work and that last and I use a variety of techniques, including low force methods, to get your spine and nervous system back into optimum function so you can be at your best. My speciality is spinal corrective techniques, particularly the Chiropractic Biophysics technique, which is one of the most thoroughly researched techniques in Chiropractic today”.