Dr Bryan Thirsk

Chiropractor

Owner of GB Chiropractic, Bryan is now in his 25th year of practice as a chiropractor.

Originally from Canada, Bryan has an honours degree in health and sport sciences and a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from the renowned CMCC chiropractic college in Toronto. After his first few years practising in Canada, Bryan made the leap overseas to Ireland, where he ran a leading chiropractic health centre in the city of Cork for 10 years. In 2012, he moved to Cambridge UK where he took a short career break to complete a business degree (MBA) at Cambridge University. Following a one-year sabbatical in Calgary, Bryan then returned to the UK in 2015 and settled in Putney with his wife Carla, two dogs and three cats.

Bryan is a highly experienced chiropractor in all areas of family practice. He is experienced with patients of all ages and stages, from babies and young children to seniors and the elderly, and everybody in between. It is not unusual to find Bryan adjusting a baby one moment and a professional rugby player the next.

Bryan blends advanced expertise in spinal, pelvic and extremity adjusting, and incorporates leading techniques in myofascial release and functional neurology. He has additional specialised training in chiropractic paediatrics (ICPA), pregnancy and perinatal care, sports chiropractic, rehabilitative sciences, gait assessment, biomechanics and clinical nutrition.

Early in his career, Bryan gained immense experience in rehabilitation settings, where he learned the vital importance of using structured treatment approaches for achieving optimal recovery and successful outcomes. Bryan believes that pain relief is only the first step in the patient journey, and that chiropractic’s primary purpose is to restore function and balance to injured areas, as well as to the nervous system and body in general.

Bryan is passionate about all things business. He believes in constantly evolving and optimising healthcare models and that companies should do good business, give back to their communities, and be a force for good in the world.

Outside of clinic, Bryan is an avid athlete and sportsman. A former semi-pro footballer, Bryan retired from footy in 2008 and went back to his earlier roots of playing high level ice and inline hockey. Bryan was a Cambridge Light Blue ice hockey player, and was also a leading member of Team GB’s Masters Inline Hockey Team from 2014-2019 where he competed for Great Britain at numerous World Championships. Still actively playing ice hockey at an elite level, Bryan also likes to run, golf, hike and travel in his spare time. Closer to home, you might find him cuddling pugs and Burmese cats, while honing his barbecue skills in the garden when sunny skies permit.

Degrees

Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.)
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (Toronto, Canada)

Masters Business Administration (MBA) Cambridge University (Cambridge, UK)

BA Honours, Health & Sport Sciences Western University (London, Canada)

Areas of Special Interest, Training and Expertise

• Advanced Chiropractic Adjusting

• Sports injuries & athletic performance

• Rehabilitation and treatment planning for optimal outcomes

• Pregnancy and perinatal chiropractic

• Chiropractic paediatrics (for babies, infants, children and teens)

• Lumbo-pelvic correction

• Chiropractic for extremities (hip, knee, ankle, foot, shoulder, elbow, wrist, jaw)

• Biomechanics, posture, and gait analysis