About Us

Sidmouth Chiropractic clinic has gained an excellent reputation for providing high quality chiropractic care to the residents of Sidmouth and East Devon. Established in 2004 in Arcot Road, the clinic is now based in the Oak Suite at the Beacon Medical Centre with accessible parking and public transport links.

The Clinic is co-owned by chiropractors Sue Moore and Joseph Arkle who have over 30 years combined clinical experience, providing a friendly, professional service with a natural, holistic approach which includes a range of manual therapies with exercises and lifestyle advice to help you get better quickly and prevent the reoccurrence of your problem.
 
Whether you are in pain after injuring yourself walking the dog, gardening, playing sports or in a fall, or unsure of the cause; our thorough approach is personally tailored to your condition. We treat back and neck pain, headaches, sciatica, arthritic hip and knee pain, shoulder and elbow pain, sports injuries and more, and we aim to optimally restore your function and return you to the life you enjoy as soon as possible. 
 
If you would like to book an appointment or require further information you can book online, or contact us via the phone or email the clinic. We are always happy to have an informal chat if you are unsure if we are able to help.

the Team

Sue Moore

Sue Moore

BSc(Hons)Chiro, RGN

Sue is empathetic and very approachable, she believes getting patients better requires teamwork, and particularly enjoys providing a holistic approach to patient care giving rehabilitation exercises and lifestyle advice to enable patients to achieve their best outcome from treatment, maintain its effect and prevent its recurrence.

She graduated from the Welsh Institute of Chiropractic in 2005 with a first-class honours degree in Chiropractic, previous to this she worked as a nurse (RGN) specialising in Intensive Care. Since qualifying she has gone on the train in Animal Chiropractic with the International Academy of Veterinary Chiropractic (IAVC).

She practices a range of different techniques including diversified, sacro-occipital technique (SOT) a more gentle form of chiropractic particularly effective for sciatica and disc problems, activator, dry needling, ultrasound, sort tissue work, myofascial release technique. She studied in vestibular problems including the Epley manoeuvre, care of the elderly and rehabilitation. Sue loves studying and is always updating her knowledge to keep her practice current and research based.

Sue is registered with the General Chiropractic Council (GCC), British Chiropractic Association (BCA), Royal College of Chiropractors (RCC) and also owns Blackdown Chiropractors in Hemyock and Ilminster. 

When not working Sue relaxes by riding and looking after her horse and or walking her dog. She volunteers at her local arts centre and enjoys growing fruits and vegetables and cooking.

 

Joseph Arkle

Joseph Arkle

BSc MChiro DC

Joseph is a compassionate Chiropractor dedicated to helping people of all ages and walks of life achieve optimal physical health and therefore enhance their quality of life.
He trained at the Anglo European College of Chiropractic in Bournemouth, where he was awarded a Masters of Chiropractic with Distinction in 2012. Prior to that he completed a degree in Biology at the University of Sheffield and has worked as a Technical Instructor with the Physiotherapy Service at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.
 
Since 2022, Joseph has provided community placement opportunities for medical students at the University of Exeter to allow tomorrows doctors exposure to different healthcare settings in the community.
 
Joseph is a member of the Royal College of Chiropractors and the British Chiropractic Association and is registered with the General Chiropractic Council. He also practises at Bovey Tracey Chiropractic Clinic.

He is married to Rosanna, a GP in South Devon, and they have two sons. In his spare time Joseph enjoys spending time outdoors with his family and golden retriever Bluebell. Joseph is also a keen runner and cyclist and regularly competes in events locally.