Chiropractic Care
As Northwest Calgary chiropractors we promote a natural approach to health, healing and the strategies of living well to produce an optimal quality of life. Chiropractic is utilized by millions of Canadians each year. Chiropractors help us recover from spinal and whole body injuries and setbacks as well as provide us with an effective and safe preventative strategy against the devastating effects of stress on our minds and bodies.
Science and research reveal that the body’s motion, flexibility, alignment and posture impact every function in the body. The loss of optimum motion and spinal posture can begin in childhood, and is accelerated as time goes on. Your spine directly affects your nervous system. An unhealthy spine can often produce pain and symptoms of ill health, and seriously reduce your vitality. Chiropractic care helps to prevent risk factors that contribute to suffering. In addition, chiropractic enhances your well-being and athletic performance.
By gently using specific techniques (adjustments), chiropractors enable you to restore motion and alignment in your spine. Many people notice improvement in symptoms of misalignment and impaired spinal health such as fewer headaches, less light-headedness, improved balance, less muscle tension, and less neck or back pain.
Our Techniques
We use a number of highly-effective adjusting approaches to help improve spinal biomechanics and reduce nervous system interference. The approach we use is based on our judgment and years of experience.
The primary adjusting techniques we use include:
- Diversified – After identifying which vertebrae have lost their normal motion or position, a specific manual thrust is applied to free up “stuck” spinal joints.
- Activator Methods® – This is a system of spinal evaluation combined with a handheld adjusting instrument that delivers a consistent, low-force thrust.
- CBP® – Clinical Biomechanics of Posture® is focused on producing improved posture, balance, spinal alignment and restoration of essential spinal curves.
- Integrator Methods – This is an advanced tonal model based care that works to help restore spinal cord tone. The integrator uses light instrument adjustments to the vibrational energy in specific levels of the vertebral column, cranial suture joints, sacrum and coccygeal region.
- Soft Tissue Therapies – Our doctors regularly include the use of various soft tissue therapies which lengthen shortened muscle fibres, relax spasming or contracted muscles, and reeducate the brain about appropriate tension to apply to the affected areas. These include techniques like myofascial release, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF), and muscle therapies like active release and doctor assisted stretching.
Conditions We Treat
- Pregnancy related pain
- Arthritis
- Sports Injuries
- Muscle strains and sprains
- Joint Pain
FAQs
Like other NW Calgary chiropractors, we hear many questions from new and current chiropractic patients. Here are some of the most common questions and answers…
What should I expect from chiropractic care?
Many people come to see our NW Calgary chiropractors, because they are experiencing a crisis or have a disease or medical condition, and their goal is to receive help for this suffering or life-affecting challenge. Others see us before any health concerns have developed. They are often looking at ways to optimize their health and ensure they express their full health potential. This proactive approach helps avoid problems, just like choosing to maintain your teeth, your car, or eating healthy. This is called wellness care. In either case, chiropractic care enables you to experience your maximum potential and appreciate true wellness.
The effects of being adjusted and removing interference in the nervous system can include…
Short Term Effects
- Decrease in pain
- Increase in mobility
- Relaxation of muscle tension
- Increase in circulation
- Improved awareness of your body’s function
- Increase in depth of breathing and oxygen in body
Long Term Effects
- Improved stress response
- Calming effect on sympathetic nervous system
- Support to your digestive function
- Decrease in sensitivity to pain
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How do massage and chiropractic work together?
If you’ve been to a chiropractor before and prefer to be adjusted in a particular way, let your doctor know. We want you to relax, enjoy and fully benefit from your chiropractic care. Contact Beacon Hill Chiropractic and Massage today!
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I just finished my first appointment with Dr Michael. His diagnosis of my hip made a lot of sense. I am quite confident that his treatment plan is going to work and I’ll be able to return to playing my sport with pain and discomfort. I have already noticed a progression in the right direction after one treatment. -
I’ve been to this clinic for the last 7 years and it never disappoints. You can see they continuously want to make improvements to the space. Dr. Sheers is awesome and has always been thoughtful with sending us personalized cards.
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I could not have been happier with the help I received from Michael. I’ve seen other chiropractors in the past and this was by far the best experience i have had, with the pain level being eliminated after the first session. I’ll definitely be coming back (next appointment is scheduled) and I would recommend Michael without hesitation.
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This was my first ever chiropractic appointment and have pain for many years. I was impressed. She listened explained everything in amazing detail and made me feel very comfortable every step of the way. She demonstrated such a knowledge of my body just from our conversation. I even got a call that evening to see how I was feeling after my first adjustment.
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The front staff and Dr. G were absolutely wonderful and extremely kind from the beginning of the appointment, all the way until the end! They were very informative and understanding of what I need and how to help me! I’d recommend them to anyone, and I’m looking forward to going back!
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I had my first chiropractor’s appointment 40 years ago as I had migraines at the time. The migraines have not come back but I have had appointments regularly ever since. I have seen numerous chiropractors at that time but they have never been as thorough as Dr. Sherra’s team. I was blown away by this and how caring and kind everyone was. I was looking for a similar caring chiropractor as my previous, one who moved away about a year ago and I have found her!! Thank you so much!
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Such a wonderful and friendly team. This was my first time using a chiropractor and my experience was great, the staff helped me understand the process and are incredibly knowledgeable and and gentle in their approach, I recommend these fine people to help you.
