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Walking challenge - Roger Unsworth, left, and Sam Davies
THE CHIROPRACTIC Stepping out for charity
HEALTH CENTRE
“The doctors were not able to tell
CLARE DUNCAN-HAWES When Roger Unsworth suffered a me what the future might hold, I
stroke, he had no idea whether he
FREE SPINAL HEALTH CHECK would ever be able to walk again. had no idea if I would walk again or
But thanks to the excellent medical be able to use my right arm.”
• NECK PAIN Free 20 minute consultation care he has received, a little luck But luckily Roger was able to
• BACK PAIN to assess if Chiropractic and some dogged determination, he regain full mobility.
• HEADACHES will benefit you. has regained full mobility. “I call it my stroke of luck – before
• SPORTS INJURY Please call And now he has roped in two it happened I was under a lot of
• CAR ACCIDENT INJURIES 01793 602454 pals to accompany him on an epic stress. But after I got ill, it made
Chiropractic is a natural and safe approach to help the problems Clare Duncan-Hawes fundraising trek to Rome – walking me sit up and take a good look at
above and many more such as knee and elbow pain, repetitive strain, BSc (Hons) MSc DC every step of the 2000km route. my life and think about what really
heavy lifting injury, etc. And we can help young and old alike. Member of the British
Chiropractic Association & Roger, 60, a former RAF matters.
57 Basepoint Centre, Westlea, Swindon College of Chiropractors. communications technician, “It made me reassess my priorities
www.cjduncan-hawes.co.uk Registered with GCC
explained that his stroke three and change my lifestyle.”
years ago came out of the blue: “I Roger, who works part time at
Are You In Pain? We Can Offer Effective, Affordable Treatment was lying in bed and I noticed a the Swindon branch of Cotswold
numbness in my right arm. I just Outdoors, will be joined by 26-year-
Get to the root of your problem: thought that it was a bit of pins old work colleague Sam Davies,
Tel: (01793) 887801 and needles from lying on it. an experienced activity instructor
and Mick Lonergan, a former
“And then when I went to get out
www.shawchiropracticclinic.co.uk of bed, I realised that my whole leg paratrooper and fireman who asked
on the same side was also totally to join the project after finding
IF YOU SUFFER FROM: numb and I just went crashing into out about it from the Cotswold
• Backache & Leg Pain SANDRA E. DAVIES D.C. the ground.” Outdoors summer catalogue.
• Neck, Shoulder, Arm Pain Doctor of Chiropractic Roger was rushed to hospital, The trio plan to set off from
• Head Pain BCA Member • GCC Registered where he was told that he had Canterbury in Kent and will be
• Numbness Member of the College of Chiropractors
• Arthritic Pain suffered a stroke – a potentially blogging about their experience at
• Sports Injury life-changing or fatal disruption in www.sole2soul.rocks
• Injury after Accident FREE EVENING & the blood supply to the brain. They will be raising money along
THEN YOU SHOULD CONSIDER SPINAL SATURDAY “It was really frightening at the the way for the Crisis homeless
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time. charity.
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Kathryn Affordable Personal Swindon Audi has come to the aid impact” Fellows said. “Without the
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and sometimes the value of these
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