How We Help
Our Approach
We cater all our service and treatment methodologies to suit YOU! All our treatments are one-on-one; we do not provide “recipe style” treatments because our clients are unique and different. Let us zone in to the source of your injury and fix the cause of your pain!
Acupuncture & Trigger Point Needling
What It Is
Acupuncture is a Traditional Chinese Medicine practice that works to balance the flow of Qi energy in the body. When healthy, the Qi travels along meridians over the body, but with injury or disease the flow is disrupted. Acupuncture works to treat both the root cause and the symptoms of injury, disability and disease. Acupuncture is both a safe and effective alternative way to relieve pain, improve mood/anxiety/depression, increase energy, and improve body functions. In physiotherapy acupuncture can be used to treat symptoms related to musculoskeletal injuries (sprain/strain), acute/chronic pain, stroke/neurological disorders, respiratory disease and allergies.
When used on chronic myofascial and nerve pain the needles can be used to treat stubborn facilitated muscle bands. With penetration of often deep muscles this treatment technique can create a deep muscle cramp or twitch which works to heal both the local muscle and the supplying nerve.
The Benefits
What Makes Us Different
Manual Therapy & Manipulation
What It Is
Manual Therapy is a therapeutic technique applied to a joint with dysfunctional movement in order to restore a joint glide or movement. When applied with a low amplitude but high velocity thrust this is called a manipulation.
The Benefits
What Makes Us Different
Physiotherapy
What It Is
Physiotherapists are primary health care providers that specialize in hands-on clinical skills to assess, diagnose, and treat the signs and symptoms of illness, injury, or disability.
The Benefits
Physiotherapy increases your quality of life by:
→ PREVENTING injury, disability and disease
→ INCREASING your highest potential of physical activity, mobility and health
→ REHABILITATING your injuries and disabilities by using hands–on techniques, therapeutic exercise, and other modalities
→ EDUCATING and PLANNING your individualized maintenance support for prevention of re–injury, re–occurrence, and decline of your independence
What Makes Us Different
Vestibular Rehab
What It Is
Vestibular Rehabilitation is a specialized form of therapy that treats problems relating to vestibular disorders. Our therapists are trained to assess and treat basic vertigo, neurological vestibular loss, and motion sickness by using positioning techniques, acupuncture, habituation and gaze stabilization exercises.
The Benefits
Vestibular rehab is for you if you suffer from:
→ Vertigo
→ Neurological vestibular loss
What Makes Us Different
PBT Laser Therapy
What It Is
Laser Therapists are trained to use 3B Laser and LED beams of light that can stimulate the cells in the body to repair tissue, reduce inflammation and transmit pain. Light can stimulate or inhibit cellular function according to its intensity and the time applied. Lasers and LEDs produce intense beams of light at specific wavelengths. When the right wavelength at the right intensity is used at the correct anatomical location for the right amount of time you can stimulate repair, resolve inflammation and reduce pain.
The Benefits
PBT Laser Therapy increases your quality of life by:
→ STIMULATING cell growth
→ REPAIRING tissue
→ REDUCING inflammation
→ ERADICATING pain
→ RELEASING trigger points
→ TREATING Acupuncture points
What Makes Us Different
Our lasers are 3B Lasers, the only kind of Laser capable of getting deep into the joints and surrounding soft tissue. As well, we combine every Laser treatment with Vascular Therapy to increase vasomotion and lymphatic flow in the area of treatment and your entire body. Better blood flow means better oxygenation which allows you to maximize the benefits of your Laser treatment biochemically. We call this combination Photobiomodulation Therapy (PBT). For each patient, we create a personal PBT treatment plan based on the diagnosis by your VIP Physiotherapist or Chiropractor.
Chiropractic Care
What It Is
Chiropractors are extensively educated in the prevention, assessment, diagnosis and management of spine, muscle and nervous system (also known as musculoskeletal or MSK) conditions. They recommend a course of treatment to help relieve pain and improve function without surgery or pharmaceuticals such as manipulation, soft tissue therapy, exercise, modalities (ultrasound, laser, etc.), rehabilitation, and patient education. Chiropractors are also trained to provide nutritional counselling, as well as recommend injury prevention strategies.
Specific training in spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) allows chiropractors to provide adjustments using highly-skilled and precise movements to the vertebrae of the spine, correcting joint motion to restore proper movement and improve function.
The Benefits
Chiropractic care increases your quality of life by:
→ CORRECTING joint motion to restore proper movement
→ REDUCING pain of body structures
→ IMPROVING function without surgery or pharmaceuticals
→ GUIDING you in nutrition and exercise-based rehabilitation
What Makes Us Different
We treat whole body neuro-musculoskeletal complaints by providing an in-depth assessment of the nerves, muscles, and joints in the context of your overall wellbeing. This allows us to create a personal treatment plan that will address joint health, proper muscle and nerve function, as well as functional rehabilitation strategies to provide you with the knowledge and tools to overcome your complaint.
I’ve worked with Erika both professionally and personally for the last 3 years and am beyond grateful for her wisdom and incredible talent as a practitioner, as well as her innovative approach. As a patient, what stands out to me is her capacity to dig in and find the root issue behind pain or discomfort. As a colleague she’s been a gift to my runners and clients. Collaborating with her on programs to help people run injury free has been a true gift! She is a blessing to our community!