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From pain relief to wellness care, we firmly believe that your treatment plan should be individualized just for you.
West Vancouver Chiropractor
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Common Conditions That We Treat
Safe, Gentle and Targeted Treatments that Help You Feel Better
Soft Tissue Injuries
Tendonitis, Bursitis, Calcifications, Sprains and Strains
Being active also means getting hurt sometimes. Be it through repetitive work, prolonged postures, and sports injuries. Most injuries are soft tissue injuries involving muscles, tendons, ligaments, and fascia. Shockwave Therapy has a high success rate for most Soft Tissue injuries. Recovery is fast, and it’s also non-invasive. We typically get good results treating Tennis Elbow, Golfer’s Elbow, Runner’s Knee, and Calcified Tendonitis in the shoulders.
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Headaches
Muscle Tension, Injury and Cervicogenic
Most common headaches are from muscle tension involving the muscles that run from the back of your head, down your neck to your shoulders and upper back. These tight and stiff muscles can cause headaches. Releasing these tense muscles and the vertebral neck joints that are locked up can offer fast relief from headaches. We also evaluate for other causes of headaches like concussions and neurological causes. If this is the case, we will work with your doctor to help you get the care you need.
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Sports Injuries
Don’t play injured. Have your injuries treated right away
Injuries from sports means less time playing and more time in recovery and rehabilitation. Getting treatment right away is crucial. Injuries that are left untreated can develop into a chronic problem that will be hard to treat later. It will also hamper your sport if you continue to play injured and make you less productive. Early progression of osteoarthritis, chronic tendonitis, and bursitis, joint stiffness, and pain are all common conditions in sports injuries that are left unattended. Sports injuries will heal more quickly if you deal with it right away. We will also help you prevent getting injured with some basic home exercises.
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Back Pain
Musculoskeletal, Sprain, Strain, and Disc-Related Pain
Back pain can manifest in many types of pain, depending on the cause, injury, and location of the back pain. Weakness, numbness, and tingling in the legs may also accompany back pain sometimes. Tight leg and hip muscles can also cause low back pain. Almost all our patients get home exercises and stretches to help them recover faster. You will get a thorough exam first to determine what type of back pain you have. You will then be offered treatment options that will help you get better quickly.
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Motor Vehicle Accidents
ICBC Pays For Your Treatments
Being involved in a motor vehicle accident either as a passenger, driver, or pedestrian can cause a great deal of pain, soreness and emotional discomfort. Immediate pain or soreness might not be apparent right away. However, symptoms like trouble sleeping, neck and back pain, anxiety, and fear are some of the common symptoms that will appear later. We work with your family doctor, other healthcare providers and ICBC to get help you get back to a healthy, pain-free life as soon as possible. We bill ICBC directly, so there is no out of pocket costs for you.
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Pregnancy (Pain and Discomfort)
Back and hip pain
During the later stages of pregnancy, you might start getting back and hip pain. Although this is considered to be a normal process of pregnancy, you do have options to help make the pregnancy less uncomfortable. It can all be done painlessly, quickly, and also drug-free. In the later part of the second trimester and third trimester, your joints in your low back and hips might feel sore and slightly misaligned. This discomfort is not unusual as the hormone Relaxin is preparing you for childbirth. The ligaments in the pelvis soften, and the joints in the pelvis also tend to shift more easily.
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Neck Pain and Stiffness
Whiplash, Accidents, Falls, Ergonomics and Posture
Sitting in front of a computer screen for too long, a car accident, or even a fall can cause neck pain. Sometimes it’s from arthritis, a neck disc bulge, or just looking down on your mobile phone all the time. Neck pain does not have to be caused by a significant traumatic event like an accident. Repetitive micro-trauma over an extended time will cause your neck muscles to stiffen and your neck vertebral joints to get locked up more often. The result is chronic neck pain. Treatments and lifestyle changes usually gets rid of neck pain.
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Work Injuries
WorkSafeBC Claims – No Cost To You
Getting injured at work can be costly in terms of time and income. Depending on the severity of the injury, it also could mean more time in recovery and rehabilitation. Getting treatment right away is crucial. If you get injured from work, lets us know, and we will work with your claims adjuster so you will not have to pay to get treatment. Your Work Safe BC Claims Adjuster will usually approve you for a treatment plan to help you get better faster. Your work injury will also heal more quickly if you deal with it right away.
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Foot Pain
Plantar Fasciitis, Metatarsalgia, Achilles Tendonitis, Bunions, Ankle, Knee and Hip Pain
The most common type of foot pain is probably Plantar Fasciitis. It can happen suddenly or gradually over time. The pain is usually at the bottom of your foot. It might be worse around your heel and arch of your foot. Other types of foot pain can be forefoot pain at the bottom of your foot, pain at the top, or in your Achilles tendon. Other then an injury, illness or accident, these are all signs of a biomechanical problem of your feet and the way you are walking. Ankle, Knee, and hip pain might also be the result of an improper gait. Almost all mechanical imbalances can be treated successfully by wearing customized orthotics or a simple re-alignment of the foot.
Read moreWelcome To Our West Vancouver Chiropractic Clinic
It’s never too late to feel good again!
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Feel your best and achieve a healthy, pain-free life again with our effective Chiropractic treatments in West Vancouver.
Our Chiropractor in West Vancouver BC: We have years of experience and training in restoring you to pain-free health again. We believe in a patient-centered approach to our treatments. Our multi-disciplinary treatment model means that we will gladly work with your other healthcare providers. The main goal is to offer you a team-based care approach that centers on getting you better faster. You are never alone.
Testimonials
What Our Patients Say
Great Service and staff, was visiting west Vancouver from Florida USA. My hip was out of place and needed to see a chiropractor ASAP. On a Saturday at 1 p.m. they booked me an appointment at the last minute while they closed at 2p.m. Dr. Andrew Chin was absolutely amazing, patient and good…
- Oliver K
I just can't say enough about Dr. Chin. Not only is he the best chiro I have ever had, he also picked up on my love of energy medicine before I even mentioned it to him. As a result, I am following my dream as a Reiki Practitioner. Very friendly, caring, professional and has the ``X`` factor…
- Lisa G
Dr Chin is a very friendly and pleasant doctor and cares for the health of his patients. I have been seeing him for a number of years now and would highly recommend him to others. His adjustments are gentle and effective. He always takes the time to find out how I am doing and…
- Mandy C
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Our West Vancouver Chiropractic Clinic is conveniently located in the community of Ambleside close to 16th and Marine Drive. We are on the ground floor and there is a handicapped ramp from the street. There is also a handicapped parking right outside the building on a first come basis. Please click this link for the address and map
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