Services
Physiotherapy
Registered Massage Therapy
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapists work with patients to identify and improve their movement and function. They help promote their patients’ health and well being. As practioners, they assist the rehabilitation process by developing and restoring body systems – in particular the neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and respiratory systems. They d
Physiotherapists work with patients to identify and improve their movement and function. They help promote their patients’ health and well being. As practioners, they assist the rehabilitation process by developing and restoring body systems – in particular the neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and respiratory systems. They devise and review treatment programmes, comprising manual therapy, movement, therapeutical exercise and the application of technological equipment, e.g. ultrasound. Physiotherapists also provide advice on how to avoid injury.
Physiotherapy is a health care profession directed at evaluating, restoring and maintaining physical function. Physiotherapists are university-educated health care professionals who have an advanced understanding of how the human body moves, what keeps it from moving well, and how to restore mobility.
Physiotherapists will complete a thorough assessment, which may include a detailed health history, evaluation of movement patterns, pain, strength, range of motion, reflexes and sensation. They will examine relevant x-rays reports, laboratory tests, medical records and surgical notes. Physiotherapists will help you understand what is causing your conditions and work closely with you to develop a customized treatment plan based on your individualized needs and goals. Physiotherapists strongly promote independence, including emphasis on how you can help yourself. You may be shown exercises that can be done in between treatment sessions and how to set goals to achieve the desired results. They will also teach you prophylactic measures to help avoid future injury or disability and achieve the best quality of life possible.
Chiropractic
Registered Massage Therapy
Physiotherapy
Chiropractors complete a doctorate degree and specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries and pathologies , as well as postural strain prevention and injury prevention.
Chiropractors traditionally focuses on ailments, limitations, and abnormalities in the spine and spinal motion. Although its main focus is the re
Chiropractors complete a doctorate degree and specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries and pathologies , as well as postural strain prevention and injury prevention.
Chiropractors traditionally focuses on ailments, limitations, and abnormalities in the spine and spinal motion. Although its main focus is the relationships between the skeleton(particularly the spine) and the nervous system that runs through it, chiropractic is concerned with the care of the entire body. Chiropractors at Alliance Wellness Clinic use various diagnostic methods sometimes including X-rays, MRIs, ultrasounds or CT scans to customize a necessary treatment plan.
Manual adjustments of different bones in the body and the treatment of the muscles, ligaments and tendons around them are their primary methods of helping structure misalignments that can accumulate in our bodies over time. Left unchecked over time, changes in our spines can lead to pain, stiffness or other serious problems.
Our team of Chiropractors uses a variety of modalities including shockwave, laser, taping, soft tissue treatments, as well as rehabilitative exercises and stretches and adjustments to restore proper range of motion, stability and strength to all areas of the body.
Chiropractors can treat TMJ, sports injuries, migraine, plantar fasciitis, repetitive use injuries, nerve injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome and vertigo to name just a few conditions. And of course have extensive experience in the more widely known treatment of low back and neck pain as well as headaches.
Registered Massage Therapy
Registered Massage Therapy
Registered Massage Therapy
Registered Massage Therapy is the manipulation and treatment of the soft tissues of the body including muscles, tendons, ligaments and fascia.
The purpose of registered massage is to normalize these tissues using manual techniques consisting of applying fixed or movable pressure, and/or causing movement to the body.
Generally, registered ma
Registered Massage Therapy is the manipulation and treatment of the soft tissues of the body including muscles, tendons, ligaments and fascia.
The purpose of registered massage is to normalize these tissues using manual techniques consisting of applying fixed or movable pressure, and/or causing movement to the body.
Generally, registered massage is known to affect the circulation of blood and the flow of blood and lymph, reduce muscular tension or flaccidity, affect the nervous system through stimulation or sedation, and enhance tissue healing.
Registered Massage Therapists at Alliance Wellness have experience with sports injuries, pregnancy massage, postural strain, repetitive use and motor vehicle injuries.
Naturopathic Medicine
Active Rehabilitation/Kinesiology
Active Rehabilitation/Kinesiology
Naturopathic medicine is an evidence-based, coordinated approach to primary health-care that is tailored to meet the individual needs of each patient. In addition to conventional training in health sciences and diagnostics, naturopathic doctors employ individualized therapies to ensure a holistic, integrated approach to health and healing
Naturopathic medicine is an evidence-based, coordinated approach to primary health-care that is tailored to meet the individual needs of each patient. In addition to conventional training in health sciences and diagnostics, naturopathic doctors employ individualized therapies to ensure a holistic, integrated approach to health and healing.
As well as treating acute and chronic conditions, Naturopathic doctors emphasize disease prevention and personal responsibility for ones own health. They treat the patient as a whole person, while symptoms of disease are seen as indicators of improper functioning, imbalance and/or poor lifestyle habits.
Active Rehabilitation/Kinesiology
Active Rehabilitation/Kinesiology
Active Rehabilitation/Kinesiology
Active Rehabilitation helps you to enhance your physical performance in exercise, recreation, sport, work and life in general.
A kinesiologist can design and implement a program that meet your specific needs, as well as help you enhance your physical performance in exercise, recreation, sport, work, and life in general. The goal of the pr
Active Rehabilitation helps you to enhance your physical performance in exercise, recreation, sport, work and life in general.
A kinesiologist can design and implement a program that meet your specific needs, as well as help you enhance your physical performance in exercise, recreation, sport, work, and life in general. The goal of the program is to help transition you from your treatment to your recreational activities or your return to work without further injury. The program will help increase strength, flexibility, function, and general conditioning after an injury.
A typical session with a kinesiologist will include injury-specific exercises, core, postural stabilization, general strengthening, and education regarding the principles of active rehabilitation, posture, and proper body mechanics. Ultimately, active rehabilitation aims to provide you with increased resolution of symptoms and independence in recovery through a structured exercise regimen.
Concussion Management
Active Rehabilitation/Kinesiology
Concussion Management
A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury that results from a bump, violent jolt or blow to your head that disrupts normal brain function. A concussion can also be caused by a hit to your body that is strong enough to cause your head to forcefully jerk backwards, forwards or to the side.
Concussions stretch and bruise nerves and blood
A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury that results from a bump, violent jolt or blow to your head that disrupts normal brain function. A concussion can also be caused by a hit to your body that is strong enough to cause your head to forcefully jerk backwards, forwards or to the side.
Concussions stretch and bruise nerves and blood vessels and cause chemical changes in your brain that result in a temporary loss of normal brain function. A single concussion usually doesn’t cause permanent damage to your brain. Multiple concussions over a lifetime may result in structural changes in your brain.
Concussions are not usually life-threatening. However, the effects from a concussion can be serious and last for days, weeks or even longer. Brain tissue is soft and squishy. It’s surrounded by cerebrospinal fluid, which acts as a cushion between it and the hard protective exterior, the skull.
Motor vehicle accidents, falls, and sports injuries are common causes of concussions. Any sport that involves contact can result in a concussion.
From initial pre-season baseline testing to concussion treatment and rehabilitation, as a partnered CCMI practitioner, Dr. Parsley collaborates with primary care physicians to co-manage concussions, helping patients and athletes safely return to learn, work and play.
Acupuncture
Traditional Chinese Medicine/Cupping
Clinical Counseling
The classical Chinese explanation of acupuncture is that channels of energy run in regular patterns through the body and over its surface. These energy channels, called meridians, are like rivers flowing through the body to irrigate and nourish the tissues. An obstruction in the movement of these energy rivers is like a dam that backs up
The classical Chinese explanation of acupuncture is that channels of energy run in regular patterns through the body and over its surface. These energy channels, called meridians, are like rivers flowing through the body to irrigate and nourish the tissues. An obstruction in the movement of these energy rivers is like a dam that backs up in others.
The meridians can be influenced by needling the acupuncture points; the acupuncture needles unblock the obstructions at the dams, and reestablish the regular flow through the meridians. Acupuncture treatments can, therefore, help the body’s internal organs to correct imbalances in their digestion, absorption, and energy production activities, and in the circulation of their energy through the meridians.
Clinical Counseling
Traditional Chinese Medicine/Cupping
Clinical Counseling
Clinical counseling uses mental health counseling values and methods for the purpose of helping patients to fully comprehend their needs and concerns, in order to enhance their own self-growth, relationships, life transitions, spirituality and mental health.
Treatment for Clinical counseling would involve a development into personal insigh
Clinical counseling uses mental health counseling values and methods for the purpose of helping patients to fully comprehend their needs and concerns, in order to enhance their own self-growth, relationships, life transitions, spirituality and mental health.
Treatment for Clinical counseling would involve a development into personal insight and learning to prevent or reduce maladjusted behavior or symptoms. A major focus would be enhancing and strengthening coping styles and improving relationships within the individual and with others.
Clinical counseling provides a variety of options for educational and mental health related services for individuals, couples, families, and groups. Clinical Counseling consists of clinical teaching and supervision, organizational consulting, training, and critical crisis intervention.
Traditional Chinese Medicine/Cupping
Traditional Chinese Medicine/Cupping
Traditional Chinese Medicine/Cupping
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a 3000 years history and is one the oldest continuously practiced medical system in the world. It is used by roughly one- fourth of the worlds population for primary health care. It is quite possible that throughout history, more people have been treated by Chinese medicine than by any other formaliz
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a 3000 years history and is one the oldest continuously practiced medical system in the world. It is used by roughly one- fourth of the worlds population for primary health care. It is quite possible that throughout history, more people have been treated by Chinese medicine than by any other formalized system of medicine.
The nature of Qi: Interpreting the nature of Qi is the cornerstone of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
This highly effective system of medical care is based on natural laws which govern the movement of vital life- giving energy, both in nature and in the body. This energy, translated as Qi or Chi, moves through the body in precise channels (meridians). In health, Qi supports the harmonious functions of the body, mind and spirit. In illness, Qi moves with disharmony; imbalance begins to surface in the form of specific symptoms. To treat the disharmony of Qi, all symptoms are viewed holistically in relationship to the whole person.
Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a therapist puts special cups on your skin for a few minutes to create suction. People get it for many purposes, including to help with pain, inflammation, blood flow, relaxation and well-being, and as a type of deep-tissue massage.
Kinesiotaping/Athletic Taping
Kinesiotaping/Athletic Taping
Kinesiotaping/Athletic Taping
Kinesiotape not only looks good, but it also provides 24-hour relief, per application, for days at a time through sweat, strain and humidity, and can even be worn in water thanks to its specially designed adhesive.
Whether you’re training for your first marathon, getting ready for your next game, reaching a personal fitness goal, or just t
Kinesiotape not only looks good, but it also provides 24-hour relief, per application, for days at a time through sweat, strain and humidity, and can even be worn in water thanks to its specially designed adhesive.
Whether you’re training for your first marathon, getting ready for your next game, reaching a personal fitness goal, or just trying to get through the day, you already know that nothing slows you down faster than pain and injury. Kinesiotape is lightweight, comfortable to wear, and can be used for hundreds of common injuries such as lower back pain, knee pain, shin splints, carpal tunnel syndrome, and tennis elbow, just to name a few.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Kinesiotaping/Athletic Taping
Kinesiotaping/Athletic Taping
Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is a short-term therapy technique that can help people find new ways to behave by changing their thought patterns. Engaging with CBT can help people reduce stress, cope with complicated relationships, deal with grief, and face many other common life challenges. CBT works on the basis that the way we t
Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is a short-term therapy technique that can help people find new ways to behave by changing their thought patterns. Engaging with CBT can help people reduce stress, cope with complicated relationships, deal with grief, and face many other common life challenges. CBT works on the basis that the way we think and interpret life’s events affects how we behave and, ultimately, how we feel.
Custom Orthotics
Kinesiotaping/Athletic Taping
Custom Orthotics
Orthotics refers to custom-made shoe inserts prescribed by a licensed doctor of podiatric medicine, or a chiropractor after a medical and biomechanics evaluation and diagnosis. Orthotics are designed to accommodate or correct an abnormal or irregular walking pattern. This can help to prevent future injury or reduce pain in the feet, knees
Orthotics refers to custom-made shoe inserts prescribed by a licensed doctor of podiatric medicine, or a chiropractor after a medical and biomechanics evaluation and diagnosis. Orthotics are designed to accommodate or correct an abnormal or irregular walking pattern. This can help to prevent future injury or reduce pain in the feet, knees, ankles, or low back. Our chiropractors can evaluate and prescribe these for any patients who require them.
Shockwave Therapy
Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS)
Class 4 Cold Laser Therapy
Shockwave therapy is a multidisciplinary device used in orthopedics, physiotherapy, sports medicine, urology and veterinary medicine. Its main assets are fast pain relief and mobility restoration. Together with being a non-surgical therapy with no need for painkillers makes it an ideal therapy to speed up recovery and cure various indicat
Shockwave therapy is a multidisciplinary device used in orthopedics, physiotherapy, sports medicine, urology and veterinary medicine. Its main assets are fast pain relief and mobility restoration. Together with being a non-surgical therapy with no need for painkillers makes it an ideal therapy to speed up recovery and cure various indications causing acute or chronic pain.
Common conditions treated include plantar fasciitis, tennis elbow, calcific tendonitis, chronic injuries and scar tissue from injury healing. It helps to break down scar tissue and promote blood flow and healing.
Class 4 Cold Laser Therapy
Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS)
Class 4 Cold Laser Therapy
When the light source is placed against the skin, the photons penetrate several centimeters in the X and get absorbed by and increases the activity of the mitochondria or the energy producers of the cell. This energy fuels many positive physiological responses at the cellular level and results in the restoration of normal cell morphology
When the light source is placed against the skin, the photons penetrate several centimeters in the X and get absorbed by and increases the activity of the mitochondria or the energy producers of the cell. This energy fuels many positive physiological responses at the cellular level and results in the restoration of normal cell morphology and function.
Laser Therapy has been successfully used to treat a broad range of medical conditions, including musculoskeletal problems, arthritis, sports injuries, post-surgical wounds, diabetic ulcers and dermatological conditions.
Unlike many pharmacological treatments that mask pain or only address the symptoms of disease, Laser Therapy treats the underlying condition or pathology to promote and accelerate healing resulting in effective and long-lasting pain relief.
K-Laser Class IV therapeutic lasers deliver specific red and near-infrared wavelengths of laser light to induce a photochemical reaction and therapeutic effect. Physiological effects include increased circulation, reduced inflammation, pain reduction and enhanced tissue healing. Laser therapy has been used in Europe since the 1970s and was cleared by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2005.
Our chiropractors and physiotherapists commonly use laser to treat post surgical healing, disc herniations, diabetic ulcers, cartilage injuries, nerve injuries, lymphedema and sports injuries.
Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS)
Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS)
Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS)
Intramuscular stimulation (IMS) is a technique that practitioners, who have completed IMS certification, use to release or lengthen muscles that are causing chronic musculoskeletal or neuropathic pain.
Very fine needles (the same ones used in acupuncture) are inserted directly into the affected muscle, in order to stimulate healing. This i
Intramuscular stimulation (IMS) is a technique that practitioners, who have completed IMS certification, use to release or lengthen muscles that are causing chronic musculoskeletal or neuropathic pain.
Very fine needles (the same ones used in acupuncture) are inserted directly into the affected muscle, in order to stimulate healing. This is also often referred to, or commonly known as, “dry needling.”
Commonly used to treat strains, headaches, back pain, frozen shoulder and general tension.
Manual Osteopathic Therapy/ Craniosacral Therapy
Manual Osteopathic Therapy/ Craniosacral Therapy
Manual Osteopathic Therapy/ Craniosacral Therapy
Osteopathy is a hands on, holistic form of treatment that assesses the whole body. First described by Dr. A.T. Still in the 1800’s, it focuses on treating the musculoskeletal system, so called “osteopathic lesions,” to re-establish balance and encourage the self-healing mechanism of the individual.By regarding body, mind and soul as a uni
Osteopathy is a hands on, holistic form of treatment that assesses the whole body. First described by Dr. A.T. Still in the 1800’s, it focuses on treating the musculoskeletal system, so called “osteopathic lesions,” to re-establish balance and encourage the self-healing mechanism of the individual.By regarding body, mind and soul as a unit, Osteopathy is concerned with a person-centred health care rather than disease-centered. While considering the interrelationship of structure and function, the osteopathic practitioner performs non-invasive techniques such as joint mobilization, soft tissue therapy, and prescribes exercises.
The osteopathic manual practitioner at Alliance Wellness Vancouver palpates by gently yet intentionally touching the tissues or systems under examination. With experience, the osteopathic manual practitioner palpates learn to palpate not just superficially, but also deeply within the body. Sensory information is received through touch receptors in the fingertips and palms, as well as through the proprioceptors (motion and position sensors) embedded deep in the joints of the hands, wrists, arms, and even the shoulders.
The ability to detect minute modifications in the quality of the tissues is the assessment skill that allows the osteopathic manual practitioner to prioritize a patient’s course of treatment. These tissue qualities include congestion, dehydration, scarring, stiffness, density, and loss of resilience, as well as motility.
Cranial sacral therapy (CST) is sometimes also referred to as craniosacral therapy. It’s a type of bodywork that relieves compression in the bones of the head, sacrum (a triangular bone in the lower back), and spinal column. CST is noninvasive. It uses gentle pressure on the head, neck, and back to relieve the stress and pain caused by compression. It can, as a result, help to treat a number of conditions.
Medical/Cosmetic Botox
Manual Osteopathic Therapy/ Craniosacral Therapy
Manual Osteopathic Therapy/ Craniosacral Therapy
The cosmetic results of Botox, the most popular non-surgical treatment in the field, are achieved by injecting botulinum toxin into specific muscles of the face. This procedure relaxes the muscles and results in both a reduction of the targeted wrinkles and the prevention of new wrinkles from forming. Additionally, the medical application
The cosmetic results of Botox, the most popular non-surgical treatment in the field, are achieved by injecting botulinum toxin into specific muscles of the face. This procedure relaxes the muscles and results in both a reduction of the targeted wrinkles and the prevention of new wrinkles from forming. Additionally, the medical applications of botulinum toxin have become increasingly popular over the last decade, and include the treatment of several conditions such as chronic migraine, hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), TMJ (TMD) disorders, etc.
The cost of Botox for migraine treatment is covered by some insurance companies provided the specific criteria for chronic migraine headache is met: 15 or more days headache per month (4 hours or more of headache per day), with migraines on at least 8 of those days. Eligibility could be discussed during the consultation session.
ICBC Treatments
Manual Osteopathic Therapy/ Craniosacral Therapy
ICBC Treatments
Treatment for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident are able to be billed in part to ICBC directly. Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, Massage Therapy, Acupuncture, Active Rehabilitation/Kinesiology and Counselling are covered by ICBC within 12 weeks of an accident.
Treatments can be used for whiplash, sprain/strains, joint pain, heada
Treatment for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident are able to be billed in part to ICBC directly. Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, Massage Therapy, Acupuncture, Active Rehabilitation/Kinesiology and Counselling are covered by ICBC within 12 weeks of an accident.
Treatments can be used for whiplash, sprain/strains, joint pain, headaches, and concussions sustained in the accident among other injuries.
Laser therapy, shockwave and taping can be included in this coverage through chiropractors or physiotherapists.
Counselling is used to treat any depression, anxiety or other mental health issues related to the accident. Please click learn more for more information or contact one of our Patient Care Coordinators.
Registered Dietitian
An R.D. is a health professional who can provide extensive knowledge on healthy eating. A Registered Dietitian is trained to bring safe and reliable advice on food, diet, and nutrition issues that benefit individuals. They provide their services in hospitals, community based settings, health care facilities, foodservice companies, and pri
An R.D. is a health professional who can provide extensive knowledge on healthy eating. A Registered Dietitian is trained to bring safe and reliable advice on food, diet, and nutrition issues that benefit individuals. They provide their services in hospitals, community based settings, health care facilities, foodservice companies, and private practices.
Registered Dietitians are your well educated trusted experts.
Educationally, a licensed R.D. requires having both a Bachelor of Science degree in Foods and Nutrition, plus a one-year dietetic internship program or a nutrition master’s degree. Law protects all the titles of “Registered Dietitian” and “Dietitian”. Only those who have met national standards can use these titles. The letters R.D. are the legal designations for qualified Registered Dietitians of Canada. R.D.’s must take ongoing continuing education classes to maintain their license each year.
Additionally, in every province, practicing dietitians are regulated, ensuring that you are receiving safe and ethical advice. A Registered Dietitian or Dietitian is the best professional consultant for any nutrition issue. Dietitians are also covered by most extended health plans. Why wait? Book your initial assessment so the Dietitian can help you meet your nutritional goals!