
Clinic Director at Luck's Yard Clinic
I never thought I would work in STEM, but when I realised I wanted to become a chiropractor, I just had to dig deep and find my confidence in science. I then got all the help I could and kept going. It was worth every minute.
About Tone...
Who am I?
"I love connecting and understanding what makes people tick. I love talking to and communicating and then finding out what is their problem. Chiropractors are fact finders, problem solvers and then manual therapists who work with their hands to improve spinal and joint function. We don't use medicine or drugs but the body's innate ability to heal. My personality type fits me perfectly as I really love seeing how my patients improve their health and actually changes their lives as they feel better and can do more in their lives. It beats anything. "
What do I do?
"I work primarily as a chiropractor on a daily basis. I see patients for musculo-skeletal issues and problems with their spine, joints, muscles and nerves. I work with people from new born to in their 90's so it is really varied and really rewarding. But I also run a team of 10 therapists and four front desk receptionists. I also run workshops in my area in schools to help students with self confidence and self belief. Our most recent initiative is to start a community garden project for teenagers to support with mental health. Being a chiropractor is really exciting, hard work, but incredibly rewarding. You help people get better naturally and also find out how they can help themselves towards better health. "
How did I get here?
"I never realised that I could achieve what I could. I took liberal arts as a college student in Sweden and avoided science as much as I could. After a year in France. I realised that I would love to do chiropractic, and it would be a great way to help people naturally, but also credited in the world. I started reading math's, physics, biology and chemistry at evening classes and managed to pass in a year. Got lots of help from my scientist dad. I then went to England from Sweden and trained for four years. It was the best thing I could do. After graduating I attended so many courses, and especially in paediatrics and travelled around the world to learn. I then started teaching in the UK to chiropractors and students while working. This gave me the energy and drive in my job. in 2007 I started my own clinic 'The Luck's Yard Clinic' in Milford, Surrey and it has grown and grown and we have now seen over 11,000 patients. I keep going to courses and learn about business management too. I look after myself physically and nutritionally and meditate most days to keep in the right mindset for my work. Last year I was voted 'The chiropractors chiropractor in the British Chiropractic Association' and it was such an honour after 25 years working in a foreign country to get this. "
The life I live
"I think it is really important to have a life outside work, so I sing in a choir, I have singing lessons and do fitness. I love yoga, pilates, dance and walking with my dog. I absolutely love nature, so this is fantastic with our big Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy. "
My typical day
"I get up at six and meditate and do some exercises for my spine. I then have a breakfast full of colourful food like blue berries, rasberries and possibly scrambled egg on rye bread. I start work at 8.30 and work to six. If I have the dog with me I have a longer lunch and we disappear into the woods. I work 3.5 days a week with patients and then do admin and clinic work on the rest of the time. I work one Saturday a month. Most chiropractors are self-employed so you can chose your hours, which is wonderful. "
My qualifications
"I took Swedish GCSE equivalent, then Swedish A levels, but in Sweden it is more like a baccalaureate, so I had 13 subjects mainly in languages, psychology and liberal arts. Then I took A levels in physics, maths, biology and chemistry at adult education. I then got a Bachelor of Science at the Anglo European College of Chiropractic in Bournemouth. I am also a Fellow of the Royal College of Chiropractic. "