Michael Whatling
Owner
Dr Michael Whatling, DC, CCSP, MSc, Doctor of Chiropractic. Fellow of the Royal College of Chiropractors. Fellow of the European Academy of Chiropractic.
Born in England in 1957, Mike gained his undergraduate chiropractic qualification from the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic in 1981, graduating as ‘Best Overall Student’. After gaining valuable postgraduate experience in busy practices in Leeds and Derby, he founded Littleover Chiropractic Clinic in 1988, where he continues to serve as both owner and director.
Mike is proud to have been a participating chiropractor in the seminal multicentre Medical Research Council clinical trial (BMJ 1990; 1995), whose findings highlighted the unequivocal effectiveness of chiropractic treatment. With a long-standing interest in sports injuries, Mike earned a postgraduate certificate in sports injury management (Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioner) from Northwestern College of Chiropractic in 1996, followed by a master's degree in Exercise and Health Science from the University of Bristol in 2003. His Bristol dissertation was subsequently published (co-authored) in Health Education (Vol. 107, No.5, 2007).
Mike has worked at many major national and international athletic events, including as an attending chiropractor to the British team at both the 1999 World Veterans’ Athletic Championships and the 1994 European Veterans’ Athletic Championships in Athens. Closer to home, he has served as chiropractor to Derby County Football Club, Derby Rugby Union Football Club, and Derby Athletic Club. His practice continues to maintain strong sporting ties with the local community and is currently the main sponsor of Derby Hockey Club.
Although no longer working as many clinical hours, Mike remains actively involved in facilitating a smooth-running, friendly and patient-centred practice. He remains confident and excited about its future role in supporting the health of the Derby community. Mike’s three sons are also registered chiropractors, ensuring he’s never short of opinions about how to fix a clinical issue! His principal hope is that chiropractic becomes used in the treatment of an increasing proportion of people with muscle and joint dysfunction and pain syndromes. After more than four decades, his guiding principle remains unchanged: ‘the patient’s needs come first.’
Away from the clinic, Mike’s interests include cycle touring, hill walking and Morris dancing.
