Meet our team

Gabrielle Swait PhD - Chiropractor and Clinic Director

Gabrielle established Cotswold Chiropractic in 1993. She studied chiropractic, followed by a degree in physiology at the University of Oxford and has a doctorate in the neurophysiology of neck pain. She became Director of Research and a trustee of the Royal College of Chiropractors in 2010 and in 2013 was appointed by the Privy Council to the General Chiropractic Council (the UK regulator for chiropractors). She now chairs the Test of Competence panel that assesses chiropractors with overseas qualifications who want to register to practice in the UK.

Gabrielle’s research interests include neck pain, eye and head movement control and the safety of spinal manual treatments. Her work has been published internationally in biomedical journals. Current projects include research to characterise how UK chiropractors provide care for different conditions and she is also working with a team of Canadian researchers on a further safety study.

Gabrielle has a long involvement in chiropractic education. Previous roles include lecturing in neuroscience and clinical neurology and the position of Clinical Director a chiropractic college. She sat on the Education committee of the General Chiropractic Council for 8 years, is an Education Visitor for the General Chiropractic Council, and works as an education and standards consultant. She recently authored new education standards that chiropractic degree programmes must adhere to in the UK, as well as the General Chiropractic Council's Code of Professional Practice that all chiropractors must follow, published on 31/12/24.

Working with other medical professionals and using research evidence to advance clinical practice is very important to Gabrielle. She was a member of the development group for the NICE (National Institute of Clinical Excellence) guideline on Osteoarthritis, providing expert manual therapy input, and was a member of the team that developed the Royal College of Chiropractors Quality Standard on Headache. Her patients can expect to receive care based on the most up to date evidence and guidelines.

Gabrielle enjoys looking after her patients, treating musculoskeletal pain conditions and headaches. She brings her knowledge of research, passion for ensuring that every patient receives the best care possible and understanding of exemplary, modern healthcare practices to the clinic.

Affiliations: Gabrielle is a Fellow of the Royal College of Chiropractors, an Honorary Member of the British Chiropractic Association, a Member of the McTimoney Chiropractic Association and an Associate Member of the Royal Society of Medicine