Symptoms
You don’t need a diagnosis to book. If any of these sound familiar, we can help.
Stiffness when you first get up
Joints take a while to warm up.
A deep ache in the hip or groin
Worse after walking or long periods of sitting.
Knee pain on stairs
Going down feels worse than going up.
Clicking or grinding
A joint that feels rough as it moves.
Pain after gardening or a long walk
Fine during, sore that evening.
Losing range of movement
Putting on socks or kneeling gets harder.
Conditions we treat
Different joints, similar path back to moving well.
Most common after 50
Hip pain
Stiffness and aching in the hip or groin that limits walking.
Often from old injuries
Knee pain
Pain around the kneecap or joint line on stairs and squats.
Usually managed, not cured
Arthritis
Wear in the joint that responds well to movement and gentle care.
Your plan
This is how a typical joint plan runs. Yours is written after your exam.
Plan written
45 min · exam + first adjustment
Week 1
Understand it
Full exam, first adjustment and a written plan. You know the cause before you leave.
This week
Adjust
Soft tissue
Mobility
2 visits
20–30 min each
Weeks 1–2
Calm it down
Two short visits a week to ease pain and restore movement.
Home routine
3 exercises · 5 minutes a day
Sent to your phone
Weeks 3–5
Build it back
Fewer visits, more exercise and posture work so it doesn’t come back.
Review booked
Discharge or monthly check-in
Week 6
Keep it that way
A review. Most people are discharged or move to an occasional check-in.
How we treat it
Most joint plans combine two or three of these, chosen after your exam.
01
Gentle adjustments
Precise, low-force adjustments to free stiff spinal joints. No cracking you don’t want.
02
Soft-tissue therapy
Release for the tight muscles guarding the sore area.
03
Rehab exercise
Two or three moves you’ll actually keep doing at home.
04
Posture coaching
Small changes to how you sit, lift and sleep.
Plan & cost
You pay per visit — no upfront packages, no contracts.
128 Maple Avenue · free parking
Your estimate
A 6-visit joint plan
First visit
45 min · exam, first adjustment, written plan
$79
Follow-up visits × 5
20–30 min each · $65 per visit
$325
Estimated total
Spread over 4–8 weeks, paid visit by visit
Need ongoing support after your plan? The care plan is $149/month for two visits and priority booking.
Not sure yet? Ask Dr. Ellis
Send a short note about your joints and get a straight answer within a day. No pressure to book.
Ready? Book your first visit
45 minutes, $79. Same-week slots, evenings available, 128 Maple Avenue.
Also treated: Back & spine · Neck & head · Posture & desk strain · Sports & injury · Pregnancy & postnatal