Sleep, work, family, training and movement—the outcome matters more than the label.
Start with what hurts.Find the clearest path forward.
You do not need to diagnose yourself before you begin. Start with the concern changing your day most. From common pain and nerve symptoms to collision recovery, sports strain, posture and everyday function, each guide gives you a useful entry point into the same doctor-led assessment process.
Start with what is changing your day.
You do not need to know the clinical name of the problem. Choose the pattern that feels closest, then follow the path to the most relevant information.
Pain that settles, returns and keeps interrupting normal life.
Why this matters: This pathway is educational, not a diagnosis. It helps you reach the page most likely to answer your next question.
Explore Your OptionsPatient-friendly routes into the right conversation.
Explain the findings. Choose the next move.
Choose the concern that is changing your day.
This is the full branch—not six disconnected services or a collection of unrelated labels. Every route begins with a distinct patient concern and connects back to the same doctor-led process.
Start with the symptom pattern affecting everyday life most.
Back Pain
When sitting, standing, bending, lifting, working or sleeping starts feeling harder than it should.
- Lower or mid-back pain
- Recurring tightness or stiffness
- Pain with bending or lifting
Neck Pain
For restricted turning, desk-related tension, sleep discomfort or a neck that keeps flaring up.
- Stiff or guarded movement
- Shoulder and upper-back tension
- Pain after prolonged screen time
Headaches & Migraines
Understand whether neck tension, movement, posture or another factor may be contributing to the wider pattern.
- Tension around the head or neck
- Headaches after work or screens
- Recurring episodes with stiffness
Sciatica
For pain, tension or altered sensation travelling from the lower back or hip into the leg.
- Pain into the buttock or leg
- Symptoms with sitting or bending
- Recurring lower-back and leg pattern
Numbness & Tingling
Pins and needles, altered sensation or recurring nerve-like symptoms deserve thoughtful assessment—not guesswork.
- Hands, arms, feet or legs affected
- Symptoms that change with position
- Altered sensation with neck or back pain
Pain, Stiffness & Limited Movement
When the label is unclear but pain, tension, stiffness or reduced movement keeps changing the day.
- Recurring pain without a clear label
- Stiffness that keeps returning
- Movement that feels smaller or guarded
Separate sudden impact, vehicle-specific recovery and recurring activity strain.
Accident & Injury
For falls, sudden strains, workplace incidents or non-vehicle injuries that changed comfort and movement.
- New pain after an incident
- Guarding after a fall or strain
- Movement that changed after injury
Auto Injury & Whiplash
Collision-specific guidance for whiplash, neck or back pain, headaches and symptoms that emerge after the road is clear.
- Whiplash or collision symptoms
- Delayed stiffness or headaches
- Guarded movement after impact
Sports & Active Life
For recurring strain, training limitations or an injury that keeps interfering with the activities you value.
- Repeated strain under load
- Mobility or control limitations
- A clearer return-to-activity path
Use these assessment pages as permanent educational routes—not isolated explanations.
Posture & Movement Patterns
For compensation, uneven movement, desk-related posture changes and patterns that may keep one area working too hard.
- Posture that changes through the day
- One area compensating for another
- Recurring movement asymmetry
Digital Posture Scans
See how digital posture scans add visual context to consultation and examination without replacing clinical judgement.
- What the scans measure
- How findings are explained
- Why GCC does not use routine X-rays
Move Better & Everyday Function
For people less focused on a symptom label and more focused on getting back to work, family, exercise and daily life.
- Movement becoming harder
- Confidence shrinking after pain
- Clear goals for what you want back
Your body does not organise symptoms into website categories.
Back pain can travel into a leg. Neck tension can sit beside headaches. An old injury can change posture and movement long after the event. The useful question is not “Which label do I choose?” It is “What changed, what triggers it and what else is connected?”
Book A Proper AssessmentWhere do you feel it?
Location helps establish the starting point—but not always the full source.
What makes it change?
Sitting, lifting, turning, sleep, activity and position can reveal useful patterns.
What else changed?
Movement, balance, strength, sleep and confidence often tell more of the story.
What do you want back?
The plan should connect to the work, family, exercise and everyday life that matter to you.
The useful question is not “Which page am I?” It is “What do I want back?”
You may arrive because your back is interrupting sleep, your neck is stealing focus, an accident changed how you move or training no longer feels dependable. The page is only the doorway. The real purpose is to understand what is limiting your life—and identify the most sensible route forward.
Sleep & recover
Turn down the nightly shifting, guarding and discomfort that leaves the next day starting behind.
Move without bracing
Walk, bend, turn, lift and sit with more trust instead of planning every movement around the problem.
Show up for your life
Work, parent, travel and handle everyday responsibilities without the symptom owning the schedule.
Return to what matters
Build a route back toward training, hobbies, sport and the activities that make life feel like yours.
You do not need the perfect label. You need the right assessment.
Choose the guide that feels closest—or go straight to the €39 New Patient Experience for consultation, examination, digital posture scans, findings and a personalised corrective plan with Dr. Eric Kelly.
Symptoms overlap. These paths show how the pieces may connect.
Each card turns a vague category into a recognisable patient story. Start with the route that sounds most like what is happening; the assessment—not the webpage—decides what truly matters.
When symptoms travel from the low back into the hip, leg or foot—or change with sitting, bending and walking.
Follow the lower-body pattern →When neck tension sits beside headaches, shoulder restriction, tingling or symptoms linked to screens and posture.
Follow the upper-body pattern →When stiffness, headache, neck pain or back pain appeared—or became clearer—in the hours or days after impact.
Follow what changed after impact →When performance, training or everyday movement has slipped and pushing through is no longer solving it.
Build the path back →When recurring tension, asymmetry or compensation needs to be seen in the context of the full assessment.
See how the pattern is assessed →When you know something is off but do not have—or need—the perfect label before asking for help.
Start broad without guessing →
20+ years of experience—and the time to understand your full picture.
Dr. Eric Kelly takes the time to hear what is happening, assess how you move and explain what he finds in plain language.
Your first visit is designed to replace guesswork with a clear understanding of the problem, the findings and what Dr. Kelly recommends next.
Real experiences. Real words. Real confidence.
Read what patients say about the welcome, the explanation, the thoroughness and the care.
You do not need the perfect label before you begin.
These are the practical questions people often ask when deciding which concern page to read or whether to book.
Which condition page should I choose?
Choose the page that sounds closest to the problem affecting you most right now. If several concerns overlap, start with the one changing your daily life the most. Dr. Eric’s assessment is not limited to the page you selected.
What if I have more than one symptom?
That is common. Back pain may sit beside leg symptoms, while neck tension may appear with headaches or altered sensation. Share the full pattern during your consultation so the assessment can look beyond one isolated area.
Do I need to know what is causing the problem?
No. You are not expected to diagnose yourself. The purpose of the consultation, examination and posture information is to help establish what may be contributing and what the sensible next steps are.
What is included in the €39 New Patient Experience?
Your visit includes a consultation, examination, digital posture scans, a doctor’s report of findings and a personalised corrective plan with Dr. Eric Kelly.
Will I be adjusted during the first visit?
The first visit is centred on understanding your history and completing the assessment. Dr. Eric will explain what he recommends after reviewing the findings. Care is not performed automatically before it is considered appropriate.
Does GCC use X-rays?
No routine X-rays are used. GCC uses consultation, examination and digital posture scans as part of the first-visit assessment.
Do I need a GP referral?
A referral is generally not required to book a chiropractic assessment. Bring any relevant reports or information you already have so Dr. Eric can consider them in context.
What if chiropractic is not the right path for me?
A responsible assessment includes recognising when another healthcare route may be more appropriate. Dr. Eric will explain the findings and recommendations rather than assuming every person should begin chiropractic care.
What is the difference between Accident & Injury and Auto Injury & Whiplash?
Accident & Injury covers broader falls, strains, workplace incidents and non-vehicle injuries. Auto Injury & Whiplash is specifically structured around collision-related neck pain, back pain, headaches, stiffness and guarded movement.
Is Sports & Active Life only for competitive athletes?
No. It is for active adults, recreational athletes and anyone whose training, walking, work or favourite activity is being limited by recurring strain, pain or reduced movement.
Are digital posture scans a diagnosis?
No. They are one source of visual information within the wider consultation and examination. Dr. Eric interprets them alongside your history, movement, symptoms and clinical findings.
When should I seek urgent medical care instead?
Seek urgent medical help for severe, sudden or rapidly worsening symptoms, serious trauma, major loss of strength or control, or anything that feels like an emergency. The €39 visit is not an emergency-care service.
Find us at Eastcliffe House, Glanmire.
Conveniently located at Eastcliffe House for patients from Glanmire, Sallybrook, Glyntown, Little Island, Cork City and the surrounding area. Open directions before your visit.
Glanmire, Co. Cork T45 PY95
Afternoon: 2:15 PM–5:00 PM
Friday: Closed
You deserve to feel better in your body.
Book your €39 visit with Dr. Eric Kelly. Tell him what is happening, complete a thorough examination, review the findings and decide what care makes sense for you.