Re-Balance

Wellness Center: Your Complete Health Hub in Vancouver

When Maria, a graphic designer from Commercial Drive, came to me for lower back pain, we discovered her issues stemmed from poor ergonomics, work stress, and neglected core strength. Rather than just treating her symptoms, we created a comprehensive wellness plan through our integrated approach.

Our wellness center recognizes that Vancouver residents face unique health challenges – from tech workers in Yaletown dealing with desk-related strain to parents in Coquitlam managing multiple schedules while staying active around the North Shore mountains. Your body's needs extend far beyond single-treatment solutions.

Through wellness exams, we examine your daily patterns, from sleep quality in your Kitsilano apartment to movement habits during Queen Elizabeth Park morning jogs. We assess nutrition, stress levels, and lifestyle factors because lasting relief requires addressing the whole person. Our ergonomic assessments and lifestyle coaching help identify the root causes of dysfunction, whether you're commuting from Surrey or hiking in Lynn Canyon on weekends.

This holistic approach means you're not just another appointment – you're partnering with us to build sustainable health habits that fit your Vancouver lifestyle, creating lasting wellness rather than temporary relief.

Kinesiotherapist: Movement as Medicine for Vancouver's Active Lifestyle.  CHANGE KINESIOTHERAPSIST TO DOCTOR OF CHIRCHIROPRACTIC 

Living in Vancouver means constant activity – cycling the seawall, skiing Grouse Mountain, hiking the Chief. But many people don't understand proper movement mechanics, leading to injury and chronic pain patterns that limit their active lifestyle.

As a kinesiotherapist doctor of chiropractic, I use functional movement screening and range of motion testing to identify specific dysfunctions. David, an avid Point Grey runner with recurring IT band issues, discovered his problem wasn't his IT band but hip stabilizer weakness and compensatory movement patterns developed over years.

Our corrective exercises work as targeted medicine, retraining your body to move efficiently. Whether you're a Kitsilano yoga instructor with shoulder impingement or a Burnaby hockey player struggling with hip mobility, we create personalized programs addressing your specific movement restrictions.

Joint mobilization and home stretching exercises complement exercise therapy, addressing restrictions that prevent optimal function. Vancouver residents often develop predictable patterns – forward head posture from screen time, tight hip flexors from commuting, shoulder tension from stress and weather changes. By combining hands-on techniques with targeted corrective exercises, we rebuild the foundation for healthy, pain-free movement that supports your active Vancouver lifestyle.

Perinatal Center: Supporting Vancouver Families Through Life's Most Precious Journey

Jessica, a pregnant Burnaby teacher at 32 weeks, came to me barely able to walk due to severe sciatica, preventing sleep and making classroom teaching impossible. "My body feels like it's betraying me during what should be the happiest time," she confided, exhausted and frustrated with "normal" pregnancy discomfort.

Pregnancy brings incredible musculoskeletal changes that Vancouver's lifestyle doesn't always accommodate. Whether navigating steep West End sidewalks, climbing Gastown loft stairs, or chasing toddlers around Kerrisdale playgrounds, pregnancy amplifies every physical challenge.

The Webster's technique, which I've specialized in for eight years, focuses on optimal pelvic alignment supporting both mother and baby. Hormonal changes softening ligaments for birth create spinal instability, leading to severe lower back pain, persistent headaches, and shooting sciatica that many Richmond to North Vancouver women assume is unavoidable.

Our pregnancy and prenatal chiropractic care extends beyond pain management through gentle, trimester-specific spinal adjustments, maintaining proper pelvic alignment that can contribute to easier labor and delivery. By addressing postural changes proactively – forward head shift, increased lumbar curve, rounded shoulders – pregnancy becomes a time of anticipation rather than constant physical struggle.

Pregnancy Care Center: Comprehensive Support for Vancouver's Expecting Mothers

Amanda, a Surrey nurse commuting to Vancouver General Hospital while six months pregnant, experienced severe pelvic pain, making 12-hour shifts unbearable. Her obstetrician dismissed it as "normal pregnancy discomfort," but Amanda needed comprehensive care addressing her changing body's demands.

Our pregnancy chiropractic care recognizes that no two pregnancies are identical, especially considering diverse Vancouver lifestyles. A Kitsilano yoga instructor has different needs than a downtown financial analyst, just as a mom chasing toddlers around Queen Elizabeth Park faces different challenges than someone experiencing their first pregnancy in quiet Dunbar.

Through pregnancy and prenatal chiropractic techniques, we address cascading changes as bodies adapt to carrying new life. The Webster's technique optimizes pelvic function and reduces intrauterine constraint – this isn't just comfort during pregnancy but can contribute to easier labor and optimal baby positioning.

Our chiropractic adjustments throughout each trimester become crucial as Vancouver's active lifestyle continues. While encouraging activity like hiking in Lynn Canyon and seawall walks well into the third trimester, these activities require careful attention to changing biomechanics. Posture education teaches safe lifting, comfortable sleeping, and daily activity modifications – from navigating steep Burnaby streets to carrying groceries up apartment stairs.

Sports Medicine Clinic: Keeping Vancouver's Athletes in the Game

Marcus, a competitive North Vancouver cyclist, limped in two weeks before the GranFondo, unable to clip into pedals without sharp knee pain. He'd pushed through minor discomfort during Cypress Mountain training rides, but his body finally rebelled against improper movement patterns.

Vancouver's unique geography creates specific injury patterns. Mountain bikers develop different issues than road cyclists, trail runners face different challenges than track athletes, and Whistler winter sports enthusiasts deal with different biomechanical stresses than Jericho beach volleyball players.

Our DOCTOR OF CHIRCHIROPRACTIC analyzes entire kinetic chains leading to breakdown. Marcus's knee pain wasn't actually a knee problem – years of aggressive climbing positions created hip mobility restrictions and core weaknesses, forcing knee compensation with every pedal stroke. Through targeted therapy, corrective exercises, and specific spinal adjustments, he not only made the GranFondo start line but also posted his personal best.

Pain Management Physician: Breaking the Cycle of Chronic Discomfort

Robert, an East Vancouver longshoreman, dealt with persistent lower back pain for two years. Multiple doctors, physiotherapy, massage, and even surgery consideration provided no lasting relief. "I used to love taking grandkids to Science World," he said. "Now I barely make it through grocery stores without leaning on carts."

Chronic pain creates self-perpetuating cycles: pain reduces activity, leading to muscle weakness and stiffness, creating more pain. Sleep suffers, stress increases, and physical problems affect relationships, work performance, and mental health throughout Vancouver communities.

My pain management approach goes beyond symptom masking through comprehensive spinal adjustments and manipulations, restoring proper joint function and reducing mechanical pain sources. True management requires addressing the entire pain experience, not just physical components.

Herniated disc treatment addresses injury effects on movement patterns, muscle activation, and daily function. I treat construction workers with job-related disc problems and downtown office workers whose herniated discs developed from poor posture and sedentary habits. Our pinched nerve treatment combines precise spinal adjustments with soft tissue therapy addressing compression and inflammation. Heat and ice therapy become effective when patients understand proper application timing and techniques for managing pain between visits.

Holistic Medicine Practitioner: Treating the Whole Person, Not Just Symptoms

Catherine, a Burnaby social worker, suffered chronic headaches despite normal medical workups and clear MRI results. Her debilitating migraines occurred three times weekly while working with trauma survivors, skipping meals, drinking excessive coffee, and sleeping poorly due to street noise. Her headaches signaled multiple systems out of balance.

As a doctor of chiropractic, I've learned Vancouver's fast-paced lifestyle creates perfect storms of physical, emotional, and environmental stressors that conventional approaches miss. Air quality near busy corridors like Granville Street, seasonal depression during grey winters, and living costs in one of the world's most expensive cities create health challenges that rarely exist in isolation.

My holistic approach integrates traditional chiropractic with broader wellness strategies addressing lifestyle, nutrition, stress patterns, and environmental factors. Treating sciatica involves exploring sleep quality, work ergonomics, exercise habits, and stress levels because these factors support or sabotage healing processes.

Stress management becomes crucial for Vancouver residents juggling demanding careers, long commutes, and high living costs. Tension patterns in downtown office workers to busy Richmond parents reflect chronic stress held in muscles and joints. Through manual therapy and other chiropractic techniques, including lifestyle modifications, we break these patterns at their source while incorporating Vancouver's natural healing resources.

Orthotics & Prosthetics Service: Foundation for Better Movement

Jennifer, a Burnaby letter carrier for twelve years, developed chronic knee pain, making daily routes through hilly neighborhoods unbearable. She loved community connections but worried about needing desk work if pain continued. Comprehensive gait analysis using state-of-the-art Metascan technology revealed significant overpronation, causing kinetic chain compensation with every step.

Our custom-made orthotics service surpasses generic pharmacy insoles through advanced gait scan technology, capturing precise measurements of foot function during actual walking and running movements. This data creates orthotics providing active alignment guidance with every step, not just cushioning.

Our approach considers Vancouver's specific environmental challenges. Whether navigating steep West End streets, walking downtown distances, or hiking North Shore trails on weekends, feet face unique demands requiring personalized solutions. Orthotics work seamlessly with work boots to running shoes, to essential waterproof footwear for our rainy climate.

Postural analysis during orthotic fitting reveals surprising connections. Richmond teachers with chronic headaches might discover years of standing on hard classroom floors created foot imbalances affecting the entire spinal alignment. Vancouver residents' active lifestyles – Sun Run training, community center sports, Van Dusen Gardens walks – require proper foot support for maintaining pain-free movement throughout all life stages.