Chiropractors are primary healthcare providers and have the ability to assess and diagnose diseases or disorders, The nervous system consists of your brain, spinal cord, spinal and peripheral nerves, and all nerves leading into every system, organ, tissue and cell of your body. Chiropractic care involves the detection and analysis of interference to the nervous system (subluxations), and the reduction of interference to the nervous system through the application of specific spinal adjustments. By removing the subluxation and allowing your spine to move properly, it allows the nervous system to function at it’s highest potential and restores your body’s ability to heal itself!

At Acorn Family Health and Wellness Centre our chiropractic team provides gentle, effective, patient specific chiropractic techniques for newborns to the young at heart! Techniques we use at Acorn include, but are not limited to, Activator, Diversified or Manual Therapy, Myofascial Release, Thompson Drop, B.E.S.T., Webster Technique, PIPS Technique, Craniosacral, and Logan Basic. We are highly skilled and have taken extensive training to provide bodywork for newborns and children, specifically in terms of infant TMJD, Dural Tension, TOTs (Tongue-tie and Lip-tie) co-management.

We have great success helping individuals and families strive and achieve their health and wellness goals. We have a strong focus on pediatrics, youth and adult elite athletes, concussion prehabilitation and rehabilitation, oculo-vestibular assessment and programs, developmental delay, retained primitive reflexes, fertility, pre and postnatal care, infant and adult TMJD, Tongue-tie and Lip-tie and general wellness!

We look forward to helping you and your family achieve your optimum health! Complimentary consultations are available!

We are committed to offering a high standard of care for all individuals and athletes who are at risk of a concussion. We use ocular-vestibular therapy, full neurological and balance assessment, and other tests such as ImPACT concussion testing to develop a well-balanced concussion recovery plan. Managing concussion in an individualized manner is the best way to get patients back to work, school and daily activity safely.

We recommend booking an initial concussion assessment at Acorn with one of our healthcare providers if a concussion is suspected or past incident (MVA, falls, sport impact injuries, etc.) has left you with some of the symptoms below:

• Dizziness
• Headaches
• Visual Changes
• Fatigue
• Sleep irregularities
• Motion sensitivity
• Balance and walking changes
• Nausea
• Mood changes
• Memory changes/confusion
• Brain fog

If you are experiencing deteriorating mental status such as increasing confusion and difficulty recognizing people or places emergency evaluation is warranted. Going to the nearest hospital is the best course of action. Other symptoms requiring immediate medical attention include worsening headaches, worsening nausea or vomiting, and excessive drowsiness or lethargy.

Chiropodists or Foot Care Specialists specialize in the recognition, assessment, treatment, and ongoing care of the foot. An essential member of the health care team, the Chiropodist has many skills and techniques that help patients eliminate foot pain, gain mobility, and maintain healthy feet.

Gait Analysis
Pediatric Foot and Gait Analysis
Corns
Diabetic Foot Care
Custom Orthotics
Ingrown Toenail Care and Surgery
Custom Compression Stockings
Bunions
Arthritis
Nail Care (thick nails, fungal infections)
Plantar Fasciitis

Naturopathic medicine is a distinct primary health care system that blends modern scientific knowledge with traditional and natural forms of medicine. The naturopathic philosophy is to stimulate the healing power of the body and treat the underlying cause of disease. Symptoms of disease are seen as warning signals of improper functioning of the body, and unfavourable lifestyle habits. Naturopathic Medicine emphasizes disease as a process rather than as an entity.

Treating both acute and chronic conditions, naturopathic treatments are chosen based on the individual patient – their physiological, structural, psychological, social, spiritual, environmental and lifestyle factors. In addition to diet and lifestyle changes, natural therapies including botanical medicine, clinical nutrition, hydrotherapy, homeopathy, naturopathic manipulation, and traditional Chinese medicine/acupuncture, may also be used during treatments.

What can it do for you?

Naturopathic medicine treats all forms of health concerns — from pediatric to geriatric, from irritating systems to chronic illness, and from the physical to the psychological. It is the approach, philosophy, and training of naturopathic doctors that sets it apart from other forms of health care.

Acupuncture is a form of Chinese medicine that involves the insertion of acupuncture needles into the skin or laser is used at specific points on the body to achieve therapeutic effects. No drug is injected. The needles alone create the beneficial effects of acupuncture.

Acupuncture is used to encourage natural healing, improve mood and energy, reduce or relieve pain and improve function of affected areas of the body. It is safe and effective and is often successfully used as an alternative to medications or even surgery. Relief is often obtained with acupuncture when traditional medical therapy is no longer able to help.

Relief is often obtained with acupuncture when traditional medical therapy is no longer able to help. Acupuncture’s beneficial effects are cumulative and results are often achieve between 4 and 12 treatments.

Reiki is a form of alternative medicine developed in 1922 by Japanese Buddhist Mikao Usui. Since its beginning in Japan, Reiki has been adapted across varying cultural traditions. It uses a technique commonly called palm healing or hands-on-healing. Through the use of this technique, practitioners believe that they are transferring “universal energy” through the palms of the practitioner, which they believe encourages healing.

The three phases of the Ideal Protein Protocol are designed to help you set, achieve, and maintain your weight loss goals. During the Weight Loss Phase of the Protocol, we limit carbohydrate intake to encourage the body to turn to its fat stores for energy. By eating Ideal Protein foods, the Protocol helps to sustain muscle mass while teaching you how to develop smarter eating habits and lifestyle choices, to help maintain your weight after weight loss is achieved.

The Ideal Protein Weight Loss Protocol addresses weight issues at their source; reducing carbohydrates and fats while ensuring adequate daily protein intake. In other words, the goal is to lose fat, not muscle. While on the Protocol, through personalized coaching, you’re also provided with healthier lifestyle education so that you are empowered to sustain your weight loss results over your life course.