Our Team
James Adam BSc, MSc, DC
CHIROPRACTOR
James graduated as a chiropractor from the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic in 2016; he then worked in Liverpool and the Wirral in private practice and for the medical team of Caldy rugby union team for 3 seasons - helping the team to become champions of National 2 and then maintain their National 1 status; the team are now performing well in the Championship.
James moved back to Guernsey after travelling around South America for 6 months and worked for CMC Wellbeing for the past 6 years where he has done approx 12,000 treatments. At the end of 2024 both he and Karen started Upgrade Chiropractic citing the opportunity to work within a state-of-the-art gym as a life goal.
He has trained to use instrument assisted soft tissue manipulation (IASTM) and spinal manipulation but has an interest in exercise-based rehabilitation. From his time in sport, he particularly enjoys treating athletes and sports injuries; however he is happy to treat anyone from childhood to elderly.
James is a keen runner, cyclist and gym-goer; has just completed qualifications in running gait assessments with gait analysis now being offered at Upgrade as of 2025.
email: ja@chiropractic.gg
Karen Jacobsen BSc, DC
CHIROPRACTOR
Karen began her training at medical school in Denmark, completing her studies at the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic, from where she graduated in 1992.
In 1993 Karen founded a Chiropractic Clinic in the Midlands, it quickly grew into a large, multi-disciplinary clinic recognised for outstanding patient care. In 2016 a relocation to Guernsey required her to sell her thriving practice. She has completed a post-graduate diploma in Clinical Chiropractic.
Karen is particularly interested in the treatment of chronic low back pain, headache, neck and shoulder problems and the treatment of the elderly.
To care for her patients, she uses a variety of techniques including specific spinal manipulation, soft-tissue work, sacro-occipital technique and low intensity laser therapy.
email: kj@chiropractic.gg
Francesca McLuskey BSc GGS
SPORTS & EXERCISE THERAPIST + WOMENS HEALTH COACH
Francesca graduated as a Sport and Exercise Therapist from Leeds Metropolitan University in 2012.
Early on in her career she worked in private practice and with medical teams for both Rugby Union and Academy Football, performing injury assessment and rehabilitation for acute and chronic soft tissue and joint injuries throughout the season and off season, for which she now has over 10 years experience.
In more recent years Francesca worked as part of the medical team for Team Guernsey at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham 2022. She continues to work in the medical team and also as a director of the Guernsey Commonwealth Games Association, and is involved in the upcoming preparations for Glasgow 2026.
Francesca specialises in restoring fully functional movement, ‘return to play’ programming and pre and post-operative rehabilitation. She utilises soft tissue work, manual therapy techniques, acupuncture and dry needling, seeking to improve function and reduce pain through a combination of all these techniques.
Francesca gained a qualification in Women’s Exercise and Specialist Coaching in 2025, which provides evidence-based practises to set up and support women physically through all stages of life. She has a particular focus for those struggling with hormonal symptoms, and experiencing peri-menopause and menopause.
Francesca is a keen hockey player playing for Island teams, as well as recreational runner and gym user.
email: fm@chiropractic.gg
Cameron Chalmers FdSc
SPORTS MASSAGE THERAPIST + PT
Cameron is an experienced professional athlete who has competed globally, including the Olympic Games, representing Great Britain and Guernsey.
He will be offering sports massage to anyone but has a focus on runners and HYROX athletes. He is a personal trainer with a focus on performance and strength training, he specialises in optimising training programs to enhance goal driven results and recovery.
His philosophy is that with the right approach and mindset any goal can be transformed into reality. Qualifications include L2 gym instruction, L3 personal trainer, L3 Sports massage therapist and Sports performance FdSc.