Luke Thomas Neal

Doctor of Chiropractic

Luke Thomas Neal is the owner of North Down Chiropractic Clinic, he graduated  with distinction in 2013 from the Welsh Institute of Chiropractic. Since graduation Luke has dedicated himself to continuous and rigorous post graduate learning, he spends significant time travelling around the world  learning from the best minds in Chiropractic, Physiotherapy and the allied health professions. Luke is then able to  bring this contemporary  knowledge back for his patients in Bangor, Northern Ireland. Luke has a keen interest in treating elite sports people, however most of his patient base are made up of every day people and weekend warriors.

Lukes treatment philosophy focuses around initial hands on care to ease your pain, often followed by a thorough working up of all of your daily habits and movements  to identify the REASON you originally developed the pain. Once this has been discovered  Luke aims to teach his patients how to look after themselves offering a long term solution rather than a short term fix. This can be done through changing daily habits as well as exercise rehabilitation.

Luke believes each patients story is unique and therefore deserves time and attention to work thorough their issues, this has led to him seeing often chronic, end of the line cases where other professions have failed.

Luke has worked with elite golfers, football players, powerlifters, rowers, MMA athletes amongst others.

Further education (please click for more info)

• Active Release Techniques.
• Titleist Performance Institute (TPI)-  Level 1, and Medical 2.
• Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA)
• Functional Range Conditioning (FRC)
• Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilisation (DNS)
• FIFA football medicine

Luke is a member of: British Chiropractic Association, General Chiropractic Council, Royal College of Chiropractors Sport and exercise faculty,

Luke has a special interest in: Sporting injury, Tendonopathy, Chronic pain, exercise rehabilitation, headaches, dizziness and vertigo.

Helen Worthington

Doctor of Chiropractic

Local practitioner, Helen Worthington graduated from the Welsh Institute of Chiropractic in 2004. Soon after graduation, she set up North Down Chiropractic, a multidisciplinary practice in the seaside town of Bangor with a team of highly qualified therapists including cranio-sacral, spinal rehab and massage therapists. Within 5 years of building her North Down practice, she realised her long awaited ambition of gaining postgraduate qualification in veterinary chiropractic in 2012 and in 2015 she handed over the reins of North Down Chiropractic to Dr Luke Neal who has worked as an associate chiropractic in the clinic. Today her patient base consists of both humans and animals, continuing to treat her human clients at North Down Chiropractic in Bangor. She also has a mobile practice whereby she travels throughout the province treating horses but is predominately based at the Irish Equine Fitness and Rehabilitation Centre outside Lisburn and another equine yard just outside Carrickfergus. Read more about her animal practice here.

Helen has been committed to Continuing Professional Development throughout her professional life. She is currently a member of The British Veterinary Chiropractic Association (BVCA) and is dedicated to promoting excellence in the field of Veterinary Chiropractic in the United Kingdom. She has also completed an advanced qualification in Animal Chiropractic at the International Academy of Veterinary Chiropractic in the United States. Helen is also a member of the College of Chiropractors in both the animal and human faculty, the International Veterinary Chiropractic Association (IVCA) and the Register of Animal Musculoskeletal Practitioners (RAMP)

During her free-time she loves to travel and regularly enjoys hiking and walking her two dogs Blu and Amber.

Chris Young

Physiotherapist

Andrea Kelly

Doctor of Chiropractic

Andrea graduated from the Welsh Institute of Chiropractic (University of Glamorgan) in 2004, and subsequently obtained her Doctor of Chiropractic qualification and a Postgraduate Certificate (PgC) in Chiropractic Clinical Development. 

Andrea’s participation in various team sports during her teenage years, along with a keen interest in holistic health led her to pursue a career in Chiropractic and to later train as a yoga teacher.  Andrea is a busy mum of three and enjoys family days out, outdoor pursuits, and practicing yoga. 

Alongside treating the general population, Andrea has a special interest in treating babies, children, pregnant/post-natal women, and the breastfeeding dyad; as a result she has completed numerous post-graduate pregnancy chiropractic and chiropractic paediatrics courses.  As an adjunct she has trained in pregnancy yoga and in hypopressives technique (postural, core and pelvic floor strengthening exercises). 

Andrea also likes the challenge of treating disc and neurological conditions and enjoys treating her ever-growing senior patient base who never fail to amaze her! 

Further post-graduate education that Andrea has completed includes:  

Dry Needling (Medical) Acupuncture; Kinesiotaping; Traditional Sports Taping; Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilisation (Rockblades); and UK Hypopressives. 

Helen McCann

Massage Therapist

John McKeg

Massage Therapist

John McKeag qualified in Sports Therapy in 2011, as well as his Sports Therapy qualification John is also trained in Swedish massage, kinesiotaping and holds a national First Aid qualification.

John has extensive experience in looking after the needs of sports people, he has worked at Newtownards FC as well Bangor FC. He now provides soft tissue care to Newtownards Rugby club.

John brings his experience and skillset to North Down Chiropractic on Monday afternoons.