Stuart Smellie
BSc DC FCC FEAC
Stuart graduated in 1991 and was amongst the first in the country to be awarded a degree in chiropractic. He is a Fellow of both the College of Chiropractors and the European Academy of Chiropractic. After establishing himself in North Wiltshire, he formed Skelian Clinics which grew into a successful group of 7 practices around the Midlands. This included the purchase of The Parker Clinic in 2002. He now spends the majority of his time at Skelian Chiropractic Clinic in Cheltenham, but also devotes one day a week to The Parker Clinic in Bristol.
In his 20 year career he has help positions on the executive councils of both the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) and the College of Chiropractors. In the 1990s he was responsible for the Vocational Training Scheme of the BCA before being made director of pre-registration training for the College of Chiropractors and chairman of post graduate education for the European Chiropractors Union. In 2010 he was elected onto the executive council of the College of Chiropractors and is currently the Director of Academic Affairs for the College.
Stuart has a special interest in ergonomics and is dedicated to evidence-based practice. He is married with 3 children and lives just outside Cheltenham where his wife, Vivien, is a General Practitioner.
Claire Stephens
BSc(Hons) MSc DC
Claire qualified with a Masters Degree in Chiropractic in 2002. She began her professional career in Buckinghamshire, before moving to Cheltenham in 2004. Claire is registered with the General Chiropractic Council and is a full member of the British Chiropractic Association.
After working as a locum at Skelian Chiropractic Clinic for 6 weeks during the summer of 2007, Claire soon returned to join the clinic full time. She has a special interest in treating headaches and sports injuries. She is also a keen advocate of spinal rehabilitation as a proven technique to reduce the likelihood of many mechanical conditions reoccurring.
Claire lives in Cheltenham and is a keen motor sport enthusiast.
Massage Therapist
Sarah Beech ITEC CThA
Sarah was born in Malvern and has lived there all her life. After her two boys started school, she decided on a career change and return to college to study massage. That was a few years ago, and she is now both trained and experienced in over seven different massage techniques, including Sports and Holistic Massage. This gives her the luxury of being able to choose the technique that meets the individual needs of each patient.
Sarah's goal is to help patients to lead a pain free life whether it is recovering from injury, or maintaining a balanced healthy body, or simply allowing oneself to relax and unwind and recover from the stresses of everyday life.
We have three fantastic receptionists who between them have over 20 years of experience at the clinic. They manage to keep things running smoothly despite the hindrance of working with an often demanding and administratively disorganised clinical team...
Angela Pearce
Martina Kelly
Jackie Thomas
