Twenty years of care, guided by an exceptional sense of touch
Dr Lynda Greathead is a registered chiropractor practising in Claremont, Cape Town — a family practice where patients of every age are welcome, from infants to grandparents.
A practice built on hands-on skill
Dr Greathead graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa — the founding college of the profession and one renowned for producing exceptional chiropractors. She graduated as valedictorian of her class and a presidential scholar, before returning to South Africa to open her own practice.
Dr Greathead is legally blind, with no vision in her right eye and under 3% vision in her left. She considers her visual impairment an asset: it has sharpened her gift of touch.
Outside the practice, she lives out the same resilience she encourages in her patients. She completed the Cape Town Marathon in 2023 with her husband as her visually impaired guide, earned her permanent blue number at the Two Oceans Half Marathon, and in June 2024 summited Mount Kilimanjaro alongside him. She is married with one son, both central to her life.
Drug-free care for the muscles, joints and nervous system
Chiropractic is a health care profession focused on disorders of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems, and how those disorders affect overall health — most often back pain, neck pain, joint pain and headaches.
Chiropractors practise a drug-free, hands-on approach that includes examination, diagnosis and treatment. The most common technique, spinal manipulation, restores mobility to joints that have become restricted through injury or repetitive strain, easing pain and allowing tissue to heal.
Where chiropractic isn't the right fit, or a condition needs co-management, Dr Greathead will refer you on to the appropriate health care provider.
Techniques used at the practice
Every patient is different, so treatment is matched to what the body needs — often a combination of the approaches below.
SOT — sacro-occipital technique
Wedges or blocks placed under the pelvis let gravity gently realign it.
Diversified adjustment
A high-velocity, low-amplitude thrust delivered directly into a restricted joint.
Thompson drops
A table-assisted technique where the table drops a short distance to help the joint move.
Activator
A handheld, spring-loaded tool delivering a low-force, high-speed impulse into a joint.
Soft tissue work
Trigger point release and fascia manipulation to ease muscular tension.
Kinesio taping
Latex-free, hypoallergenic tape that supports joint alignment and muscle function. It has no medicinal properties.
Webster technique
A low-force realignment of the sacrum for comfort in late pregnancy, helping baby settle into position.
Posture & joint rehab
Ergonomic advice and exercises to strengthen and support the body long term.
Posture information
A set of reference diagrams Dr Greathead uses to talk patients through everyday posture — at a desk, lifting, sleeping and beyond. Ask about any of these during your visit.
Products that support your treatment
GetOne® ergonomic office chair
Designed by a physiotherapist for exceptional back support during long periods of seated work. It's the only chair endorsed by both the Chiropractic Association of SA and the South African Society of Physiotherapists, proudly made in South Africa with a 5-year guarantee on all parts (excluding fabric; max user weight 130kg).
Back care for everyday environments
Spine Align specialises in back care solutions for the office, home, car and general travel, and works closely with the chiropractic profession. Ask Dr Greathead which products suit your day-to-day routine.
Visit the practice
Parking is available on-site, with baby facilities and a play area for children.
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130 Belvedere Road, Claremont, Western Cape, 7708Family practice · all ages welcome
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021 683 1995Telephone
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083 642 4008WhatsApp
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Office hours
First appointment: approximately 45 minutes. Follow-up visits: 15–20 minutes.