Back pain, sciatica, neck pain and headaches — assessed properly, then fixed at the cause.

How we help

Conditions we see every week.

Elaris is a results-driven clinic focused on back, neck and joint pain. We restore function using targeted spinal protocols, neuromechanical resets and inflammation reduction — a system rooted in science, not guesswork.

Precision care, real results

The Elaris Method™ — four stages.

1. 01

   Assess

   We identify the structural, neurological and inflammatory imbalances causing your pain.

2. 02

   Adjust

   We correct the dysfunction at the root — restoring alignment, reducing spasm and interrupting chronic pain patterns.

3. 03

   Reset

   Spinal stimulation and neurophysiological restoration to support the brain–body connection.

4. 04

   Sustain

   Long-term results by strengthening the system that holds you up — and preventing relapse.

Your first visit

What actually happens, step by step.

1. 01

   Understanding your whole picture

   Your first appointment is not a standard chiropractic assessment. Alongside a thorough hands-on and neurological examination, we explore the history your nervous system is carrying — when your symptoms began, what was happening in your life at that time, and what accumulated experience may be contributing to what you are feeling now. Where relevant we may recommend digital X-rays or a targeted blood panel.

2. 02

   Analysis across all three layers

   We study your results in detail — structural findings, neurological patterns, inflammatory markers — but we go further than most. We are looking not just at what your body is doing, but at why your nervous system may have learned to stay in a state of protection. That deeper picture shapes everything that follows.

3. 03

   Your results, explained honestly

   We sit down with you and walk through everything we have found — not just the structural picture, but the neurological and emotional layers that conventional assessments rarely reach. You will leave understanding not just what is happening, but why it has persisted, and what that means for what comes next.

4. 04

   A conversation about your options

   We do not recommend the same plan to everyone. We show you how care works across the physical, neurological and emotional dimensions of your condition — and we help you choose the approach that fits where you are right now, both clinically and practically.

5. 05

   A plan built around your nervous system, not just your spine

   Your written care plan is designed to address the layers beneath the surface — calming the threat response, updating the nervous system's predictions, and restoring the conditions in which genuine healing becomes possible. Progress is measured at every stage, not assumed.

Meet the experts

The two clinicians behind your care.

Dr Stephen Davison BSc (Hons), MSc (Chiro), MPhil, DC

Founder of the Elaris Method™ · Neuro-emotional spinal specialist

GCC registration no. 01149

“Behind every pain is a pattern. When we integrate the emotional and neurological roots, we don't just relieve symptoms — we release what caused them.”

Stephen created the Elaris Method™, an approach that integrates chiropractic, neuroscience and emotional patterning to relieve pain and reset the body's healing systems.

Academic background & published researchStephen holds a First-Class Honours degree in Immunology from King's College London and an MPhil in Molecular Genetics from the University of Cambridge. In 2003 he co-authored a peer-reviewed, single-blind randomised controlled pilot study on the effect of upper cervical chiropractic manipulation on short-term lymphocytic response, published in the European Journal of Chiropractic and presented at the 7th Biennial Congress of the World Federation of Chiropractic in Orlando, Florida. The study found an immediate, measurable reduction in lymphocytic activation after manipulation, supporting the hypothesis that chiropractic care can influence the immune and inflammatory response. It was later cited in a 2021 systematic review in JAMA Network Open, part of the JAMA Network of peer-reviewed medical journals published by the American Medical Association.

Davison S, Parkin-Smith GF. The possible effect of upper cervical chiropractic manipulation on short-term lymphocytic response: a pilot study. Eur J Chiropr. 2003;51(1):19–28. Also presented at the 7th Biennial Congress of the World Federation of Chiropractic, Orlando, Florida, 1–3 May 2003:278–280.

Dr Jo Davison BSc (Hons), MSc, DC

Women's health, paediatric & perinatal chiropractic · Co-founder

GCC registration no. 01580

With over 20 years' experience, Jo is known for her deep insight, warm presence and specialist care, and has helped thousands of families move from distress to calm.

Her own route into chiropractic began with a serious knee injury that required surgery and left her struggling with mobility and pain — it was her rehabilitation through chiropractic care that changed everything.

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What our patients say.

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Our centre

Inside Orchard House, Great Totham.

The clinic sits on Colchester Road in Great Totham, a few minutes from Maldon and Tiptree, with parking on site and step-free access from the car park to the treatment rooms.