Before training as a chiropractor, Mike Stockbridge worked as a vaccine research scientist, as a health promotion officer and for ten years as a teacher and lecturer.
He trained at the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic (AECC) in Bournemouth, the largest and oldest of chiropractic colleges in Europe, where he qualified with a BSc (Hons) / MSc in Chiropractic Science.
He subsequently also qualified with a Diploma in Clinical Chiropractic Paediatrics (DCCP) and completed courses in Western Acupuncture (Dry Needling), Diagnosis & Treatment of TMJ (jaw) Disorders and Sacro-Occipital Therapy, and was later awarded a DC (Diploma in Chiropractic).
He has been practicing for some years in the South of England, including Guildford.