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 divides his time between Skelian Chiropractic Clinic in Cheltenham and The Parker Clinic in Bristol.
Through the 1990s he was involved in the chiropractic political world, holding offices on the executive councils of both the British Chiropractic Association and the College of Chiropractors. For a number of years he was responsible for the Vocational Training Scheme of the British Chiropractic Association before being made director of pre-registration training for the College of Chiropractors and chairman of post graduate education for the European Chiropractors Union. He is currently a registered trainer for the UK Pre-Registration Training Scheme.
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.
Sally Coates HFST
As an athlete herself, Sally was aware of the benefits of theraputic massage long before she qualified. Her sporting abilities started in the equine arena, competing in 3 day events as well as triathlons. She has also run marathons and even competed in ironman competitions in the past.
Sally worked for 15 years in sales and marketing, tourism and telecoms, before deciding to follow her heart and change career entirely. In 2002 she qualifying as a massage therapist and joined the Skelian Limited team. She has continued to increase her knowledge and training since then, and also carries out some on-site massage for local businesses.
During her time with Skelian, Sally has also managed to find time to get married and in 2006 she produced a beautiful daughter … who no doubt also benefits from her massage skills.
We have three fantastic receptionists who manage to keep things running smoothly despite the hindrance of working with an often demanding and disorganised clinical team...
Angela Pearce
Martina Kelly
Jackie Thomas
