As of last week, it is now official. After almost five great years practicing chiropractic at 1240 Bay (aka Wellpoint Health Centre), I will be changing my office location as of July 1st.
But, if you love my current location due to its proximity to either the subway, your family physician, beautiful Yorkville, or all of the above, don't fret because I'm not going very far. In fact, only a short minute walk from where I am now is where you'll find me in the future: 33 Hazelton Avenue (corner of Hazelton Ave & Scollard) in Yorkville will be my future home. I will be sharing space at Satori Urban Wellness. It is both an exceptional wellness clinic with fantastic holistic health providers (massage, physio, naturopath, acupuncture, etc.) and also an award winning spa. So, patients (and therapists) get the best of both worlds: excellent health care and the most serene environment.
I am really excited about the move for many reasons:
1. Beautiful, relaxing, friendly atmosphere.
2. Combining my skills and services with the other like-minded holistic healers.
3. Staying close to where you're used to finding me.
4. Steps from the subway and parking.
The only thing missing is that I won't be in the same facility as some of your family physicians. However, I will be maintaining my excellent relationship with all the Wellpoint family doctors so nothing will change in terms of coordinating health needs with your medical team!
More information is sure to follow. I will be sending out emails and snail-mails as July gets closer. I look forward to chatting about this with you all in person.
In the meantime, check out: Satori Urban Wellness
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Trigenics (TM)
The evolution continues. I just finished a two day continuing education seminar this weekend - 10 intensive hours focused on shoulder rehabilitation and spinal manipulation. Courses like these really inspire me to get back to work the next day and build on the healing capabilities of chiropractors!
So, at your next visit, be very excited for your adjustments or your next shoulder rehab session - I've got a few new awesome healing techniques for ya'. In fact, some of them even seem like magic - take only 6 seconds per area - but believe me when I tell you it isn't magic - it's neurological science. I'll explain when I see you.
Both courses this weekend were presented by the Trigenics institute - a manual medicine technique that focuses on neurological re-patterning. Tight muscles? Let's loosen them quickly! Weak muscles? Let's strengthen them. Quickly.
I can't wait to see you and help you all out even better than I have in the past!
See you Monday!
So, at your next visit, be very excited for your adjustments or your next shoulder rehab session - I've got a few new awesome healing techniques for ya'. In fact, some of them even seem like magic - take only 6 seconds per area - but believe me when I tell you it isn't magic - it's neurological science. I'll explain when I see you.
Both courses this weekend were presented by the Trigenics institute - a manual medicine technique that focuses on neurological re-patterning. Tight muscles? Let's loosen them quickly! Weak muscles? Let's strengthen them. Quickly.
I can't wait to see you and help you all out even better than I have in the past!
See you Monday!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
The Evolution Has Begun
Have you ever gotten out of bed in the morning after a sleepless night with extra pep in your step? I know, this sounds absurd, but it describes me today. It might sound overly dramatic to say that today is the first day of the rest of my professional career, but it is what I believe. Let me explain:
I feel privileged to have helped so many people recover from their aches and pains in the first five years of my practice. I've helped acute and chronic back and neck pain sufferers, those with rotator cuff strains/tears and other sorts of sprains and strains throughout the body. I hope and plan to continue to offer my current and future patients the same level of commitment to injury recovery.
However, I think, and have come to know, that I can do more. Perhaps I have not been communicating the right message to my family, friends, and patients. Evidently I have been sending the message that pain relief is what Dr. me is all about. This is part of what I am about, but the evolved message resonates with me much louder: Dr. me will help you attain a higher level of wellness. In doing so, old, current, and future injuries will be helped and prevented. A wise friend and colleague helped me learn that, as a chiropractor, I can do so much more to help my patients by putting more emphasis on spinal health. Read on to learn why.
A question I am often asked by new patients is: "What is the difference between a chiropractor and a physiotherapist?" My answer often depends on the patient who has asked the question, but it usually sounds something like: "Well, there is not much of a difference. We both will treat your current injury with manual medicine, modalities, and exercise to ensure you get relief and correction of your injury." I will go on to explain that chiropractors are trained as spine specialists and therefore have the extra skill set of manipulating the spine for quicker and more sustainable relief of spine related injuries - which there are many. This answer sounds more and more incorrect to me with every passing moment of my life. Let me rephrase my answer with the correct emphasis on what chiropractors really specialize in:
Chiropractic works because you are a self-healing, self-regulating organism controlled by your nervous system. Millions of instructions flow from your brain, down the spinal cord, and out to every organ and tissue. Signals sent back to the brain confirm if your body is working right. Improper motion or position of the moving bones of the spine called a "subluxation" can interfere with this vital exchange by irritating nerves and compromising the function of affected organs and tissues. Specific spinal adjustments can help improve mind/body communications. Health often returns with improved nervous system control of the body.
And where do these "subluxations" come from? Generally speaking, they come from the physical, chemical, and emotional stress of our day-to-day lives. More specifically, these subluxations comes from poor posture, repetitive strain on the core of the body, chemical stress in the form of pollution, junk food, smoke, drugs, and emotional stresses of family, job, money, etc., etc.
What does this revitalized commitment to chiropractic mean for me and my patients? It means that I am even more committed to the health and well being of my patients. I will continue to welcome patients with all sorts of aches, pains, and health concerns. I will continue to provide injury relief, exercise instruction, and orthopedic support. But, my commitment will not end there. When willing, I hope to engage my patients in a lifelong journey of spinal health for the ultimate purpose of increased energy, efficiency, and self-healing. This is what true wellness is all about. It is not merely the absence of disease. It is the pursuit of optimal living.
I feel privileged to have helped so many people recover from their aches and pains in the first five years of my practice. I've helped acute and chronic back and neck pain sufferers, those with rotator cuff strains/tears and other sorts of sprains and strains throughout the body. I hope and plan to continue to offer my current and future patients the same level of commitment to injury recovery.
However, I think, and have come to know, that I can do more. Perhaps I have not been communicating the right message to my family, friends, and patients. Evidently I have been sending the message that pain relief is what Dr. me is all about. This is part of what I am about, but the evolved message resonates with me much louder: Dr. me will help you attain a higher level of wellness. In doing so, old, current, and future injuries will be helped and prevented. A wise friend and colleague helped me learn that, as a chiropractor, I can do so much more to help my patients by putting more emphasis on spinal health. Read on to learn why.
A question I am often asked by new patients is: "What is the difference between a chiropractor and a physiotherapist?" My answer often depends on the patient who has asked the question, but it usually sounds something like: "Well, there is not much of a difference. We both will treat your current injury with manual medicine, modalities, and exercise to ensure you get relief and correction of your injury." I will go on to explain that chiropractors are trained as spine specialists and therefore have the extra skill set of manipulating the spine for quicker and more sustainable relief of spine related injuries - which there are many. This answer sounds more and more incorrect to me with every passing moment of my life. Let me rephrase my answer with the correct emphasis on what chiropractors really specialize in:
Chiropractic works because you are a self-healing, self-regulating organism controlled by your nervous system. Millions of instructions flow from your brain, down the spinal cord, and out to every organ and tissue. Signals sent back to the brain confirm if your body is working right. Improper motion or position of the moving bones of the spine called a "subluxation" can interfere with this vital exchange by irritating nerves and compromising the function of affected organs and tissues. Specific spinal adjustments can help improve mind/body communications. Health often returns with improved nervous system control of the body.
And where do these "subluxations" come from? Generally speaking, they come from the physical, chemical, and emotional stress of our day-to-day lives. More specifically, these subluxations comes from poor posture, repetitive strain on the core of the body, chemical stress in the form of pollution, junk food, smoke, drugs, and emotional stresses of family, job, money, etc., etc.
What does this revitalized commitment to chiropractic mean for me and my patients? It means that I am even more committed to the health and well being of my patients. I will continue to welcome patients with all sorts of aches, pains, and health concerns. I will continue to provide injury relief, exercise instruction, and orthopedic support. But, my commitment will not end there. When willing, I hope to engage my patients in a lifelong journey of spinal health for the ultimate purpose of increased energy, efficiency, and self-healing. This is what true wellness is all about. It is not merely the absence of disease. It is the pursuit of optimal living.
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