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If this is your first visit, please choose the “Initial Assessment” option when booking your appointment.
This will allow us the time needed for a comprehensive evaluation and treatment, ensuring you receive the best care possible.
To book an appointment online you will be asked to save a credit card to your account. The purposes of collecting this information include: to expedite your check-out process, to allow the practitioners to continue to serve you in the event we are short-staffed, and to bill for missed appointments and late cancellations.
If you are looking to book with Dr. Shamira Rahim and RPC Deedee Poyner, please call or email the front desk to book.
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Chiropractic
Chiropractic helps to remove postural imbalances and structural misalignments that can accumulate in our bodies over time, which left unchecked may lead to pain, stiffness or other more serious problems. Treatments have beneficial effects on the joints, muscles and nervous system, and chiropractic can be beneficial for people of all ages and for an array of conditions. Our chiropractors have experience working with infants and kids, pregnant patients, athletes, office workers, physical labourers, the elderly and patients with chronic conditions. Evolve Wellness chiropractors consider the whole person in front of them and not just the symptoms when developing a treatment plan; modalities used by our chiropractors may include adjustments, myofascial release (ART® etc.), stretches, rehabilitative exercises, lifestyle and nutritional counselling.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a principal component of the Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment system: through the use of very fine needles inserted at strategic points on the body qi is redistributed and physical or mental/emotional dysfunction is harmonized. These strategic points are found along channels (meridians) and are located within the superficial fascia (connective tissue beneath the skin); fascia contains blood vessels, nerve endings, ions and hormones, and connects distant areas of the body. Our acupuncturist performs shiatsu massage to stimulate redistribution of qi prior to inserting needles into the acupuncture points.
Chinese Medicine
At the core of this ancient medicine is the philosophy that life energy or qi (chee) flows throughout the body and protects it from illness, pain and disease; one of the original statements in Traditional Chinese Medicine reads, “Where there is pain, there is no flow. Where there is flow, there is no pain." Herbal remedies are formulated based on symptoms and diagnostic pattern and are therefore designed for each unique person. The component plants in the formulation have a specific effect on the energy system of the body and will serve to support optimal flow of qi. This is a separate service offered by our TCM doctor which can be utilized in conjunction with acupuncture as part of your treatment plan.
Counselling / Psychology / Mental Health
Counselling is a process which guides people to deepen their awareness of the connection between thoughts, emotions and bodily sensations; from awareness, limiting patterns of belief can start to be consciously transformed into ones that are rooted in wholeness and greater self-expression. Our Registered Professional Counsellor (RPC) utilizes Somatic therapy, mindfulness practice and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in her practice, and has extensive experience working with clients who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and addiction. Additionally, she frequently combines Clarity breathwork into her sessions. Clarity breathwork uses the breath to bypass cognitive blocks and accesses the subconscious where all of our autopilot programming exists; this allows the subconscious limiting beliefs to become conscious, and from here the cognitive process of counselling can occur.
Registered Massage Therapy
Massage therapy incorporates a number of different techniques to address the needs of the patient, including general Swedish massage, myofascial release, stretching, deep tissue, craniosacral, and trigger point therapy. By working on the connective tissues of the body, physical and mental tension is reduced, circulation, muscle extensibility and joint mobility are improved. Our registered massage therapist additionally has experience with sinus drainage treatments and dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint. He also draws on 20+ years of experience in the fitness industry when providing homecare recommendations to his patients.
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