Welcome to our newly updated and revamped newsletter! We will be producing the newsletter quarterly, filled with clinic news and health & wellness information that we hope you will find interesting and informative. 

Here We Grow Again!

We are excited to profile Stephen Lobsinger, DOMP - Osteopathic Manual Practitioner, Christie MacLachlan RMT and Sydney Vaughan RMT - Registered Massage Therapists, Bonnie Adam, R.Ac. - Registered Acupuncturist, and Dr. Kirstie Griffiths B.Sc., D.C. - Chiropractor, in this issue. Stephen and Bonnie have been with us since the beginning of the new year, and Christie, Sydney and Dr. Griffiths joined our team this past month. Here's a little information about each of them:

Stephen Lobsinger, DOMP

Stephen holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Waterloo (2002), a Diploma of Sports Injury Management from Sheridan College (2005) and a Diploma in Osteopathy and Manual Practice from the Canadian College of Osteopathy (2015). Clinically Stephen has taken an interest in helping patients recovering from post-surgical procedures (ACL reconstruction, meniscus repairs, shoulder labral and rotator cuff repairs). Stephen has also had great success in treating concussions, low back pain, headaches, TMJ, and frozen shoulder.  

When not in the clinic Stephen can be found in various lacrosse venues across North America.  Currently Stephen works with the Six Nations Chiefs (MSL), Rochester Knighthawks (NLL) and Team Canada Box/Field.  Locally, Stephen contributes to youth athletics by delivering seminars on a variety of topics and mentoring student Athletic Therapists.  

When not working Stephen enjoys sailing, cycling, and traveling the globe.  Stephen believes very strongly in treating people, not conditions, taking a whole body approach to rehabilitation. 

Christie MacLachlan, RMT

Christie is a recent graduate of the Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy, and she is excited to bring her passion for helping people feel their very best to the Norfolk team.

Her compassionate, client-focused consultation and treatments are tailored to each client’s needs, and she strives to ensure that her clients feel listened to and treated with care.

Christie uses a variety of general Swedish massage techniques as well as deep tissue, stretching, trigger point therapy, dynamic release and myofascial techniques to help her clients relax and improve flexibility, reduce pain and promote overall wellness.

Her background in personal training helps her assist clients in working towards their own wellness goals by teaching effective home care, including preventative and therapeutic exercises.   

With over 300 hours of assessment and treatment experience in a clinic setting and 80 hours of outreach in various settings including hospital, hospice, sports and community events, Christie has worked with a diverse range of people and conditions. She looks forward to expanding her massage skills and experience, and plans to take courses in a variety of modalities to help her clients feel even better.

Outside of work, Christie enjoys reading, travel, walks with her dog, relaxing near water, and scuba diving.

Sydney Vaughan, RMT

Sydney Vaughan is a recent graduate of the Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy, having successfully completed over 2200 hours of clinical massage practice, and 300 hours of assessment and treatment.  In addition, she also completed in excess of 80 hours of volunteer work, providing massage to patients and staff in various hospital settings in the surrounding area. 

Prior to this, as a Guelph native actively involved in community and sport, Sydney spent 4 years working as a Personal Trainer and Fascial Stretch Therapist.  Her innate understanding of functional body movement, coupled with her passion for mind/body wellness, helped her clients to achieve their goals.

Having the unique ability to incorporate elements of all three modalities into her RMT practice, Sydney uses a variety of general Swedish massage techniques along with deep tissue work, myofascial release techniques and facilitated stretching. Sydney is committed to a path of continuous learning and excellence with her practice to provide treatments for her clients on their journey to optimal health and wellness.

What is Fascial Stretch Therapy ™ 

Sydney is a Level 2 Fascial Stretch Therapist certified through the Stretch to Win Institute. Fascia is a wide spread connective tissue system running deep around our muscles, bones, organs, ligaments, tendons and joints. Fascial Stretch Therapy ™ is a pain free, table based assisted stretching routine, with the use of PNF contractions to help open up restrictions in the muscle and fascial tissue. s

Benefits:

• Manipulates, lengthens and re-aligns your fascia
• Improves flexibility and quality of movement
• Improves posture, functional ability and performance
• Decreases joint pain, stiffness or tightness

And so much more …

Bonnie Adam, R.Ac.

Bonnie Adam has always enjoyed helping others to feel better. Her first career as an Early Childhood Educator gradually shifted as her children went off to school and her interest in health and wellness evolved into a part-time business incorporating Reiki, energy work and other holistic therapies.

She earned her diploma in acupuncture in 2011 and has continually added to her skill set since.

In addition to being a Registered Acupuncturist with the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario, Bonnie completed an extra year of training in Traditional Chinese Medicine. She is also a Certified Cupping Therapist with The International Cupping Therapy Association. 

To help you to improve your health Bonnie offers acupuncture, cupping therapy, acupressure massage, Reiki, heated stone massage, cosmetic acupuncture and cosmetic cupping therapy.

She also teaches Reiki and cupping therapy to other professional practitioners and for personal use.

Dr. Kirstie Griffiths, B.Sc., D.C.

Kirstie is a 2018 graduate of the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College.  She recently completed her internship at a clinic affiliated with CMCC, and is proud to have joined the team at Norfolk Chiropractic Wellness Centre.

Kirstie completed her Bachelor of Science majoring in Biomedical Science, at the University of Guelph in 2013.  Possessing a background in competitive dance and a passion for healthcare and wellness, the chiropractic program was an exciting next step in her career path.  As a health care practitioner, Kirstie values an integrative model of care that is evidence based, and emphasizes the mind-body connection.  As a chiropractor, Kirstie offers hands on, multimodal treatment to ease aches and pains, offers customized advice on diet, nutrition and exercise, and provides a space to discuss everyday stressors and strategies to overcome obstacles to wellness. 

In 2016, Kirstie traveled to Nicaragua to complete her 200-hour yoga teacher-training program.  Kirstie currently offers yoga classes at Movati Athletic in Guelph.  She hopes to integrate yoga into her practice, offering specialized classes such as yoga for stress relief, and yoga for low back pain.

Kirstie enjoys being involved in the community and spending time getting to know people.  This past year, she played a role on CMCC’s Students’ Council as a Representative for the Class of 2018, serving as a voice for the 4th year students and a liaison between the student body, faculty, and staff.  She enjoys teaching and sharing information, whether it be tutoring students, instructing fitness, or coaching patients on their journey to health.  Outside of the chiropractic world, Kirstie can be found on her yoga mat, enjoying time with her dog Downie, or trying out a new restaurant in town with her new husband.   

Enchanted Masquerade Fashion Show

We are proud supporters of this upcoming community event!

The Guelph Gryphons and One Tooth Active Wear Guelph present the first ever Enchanted Masquerade Fashion Show on Oct 17, 2018. Buy your tickets to attend in support of both JDRF Canada, the leader in global type 1 diabetes research and She's Got Game campaign to fund athletic scholarships for Guelph Gryphon female student-athletes at the University of Guelph. The evening includes a cocktail hour, 3-course dinner, dance performances by The Dance Rage and fashion show by One Tooth Active Wear Guelph with on-stage host D Bulsara! Visit www.gryphons.ca to purchase your tickets or for more information. #shesgotgame #jdrf 

Sponsors: Eramosa Physiotherapy | La Luma Salon and Academy | Norfolk Chiropractic Wellness Centre | The Dance Rage Competition | The Frasson Family | Moonfleet Poultry | Ellie & Jeff Neumann | Skyline Group of Companies

Five Common Symptoms That Might Actually Be Anxiety

by Dr. Katie Thomson Aitken, ND

Anxiety is a funny thing, while most people think of it in terms of worry and excessive thoughts, many manifestations of anxiety are very physical. In fact, especially for men, these may be the only or primary symptom. These symptoms can be caused by many things, and it’s always important to look at physiologic as well as psychologic causes, however, anxiety, especially in men, can get overlooked as the cause despite the fact it is very common. And so with that, here are 5 Common Symptoms that might actually be anxiety.

Insomnia

Trouble sleeping sucks, and it’s tempting to write off insomnia as well, insomnia, but if the reason you can’t sleep is actually anxiety, treating the anxiety is a more effective way to get you better sleep. So if you tried melatonin and “it didn’t work for you” it’s probably not treating the cause of your anxiety. Herbs that calm the mind and ease anxiety are much more likely to help you sleep that even herbs that are for sleep if your insomnia is because of anxiety.

Pain

Anxiety can make all kinds of pain worse but headaches are a special kind of overlap because it’s so easy to overlook. I find that headaches from anxiety are often diagnosed as tension headaches, which although not untrue, leaves out a possible treatment option. If your tension headaches are not responding to usual therapy, consider that natural anxiety treatments may be helpful at reducing headache pain.

Having to go...

Running to the bathroom because your bowels are going to betray you is no fun. It’s even less fun when it makes it hard to leave the house. Here is the thing, it may not be “IBS” and even when it is, it still may be anxiety (a LOT of people have both). Treating the anxiety calms the nervous system, including the enteric nervous system which is in charge of making you “go”.

Having to go (the other one)

Perhaps not quite as distressing as having to run for the bathroom, having to pee ALL THE TIME is still super inconvenient. When the usual concerns (like infection and prostate issues) have been ruled out, its time to rule out anxiety before you just label your bladder as irritable too!

Trouble Breathing (Even just when working out)

Everybody knows that difficulty breathing can be related to anxiety, but most people think of it as panic attacks and not being able to breathe. In fact, exercise intolerance, or having trouble breathing when working out, is common in anxiety and can be overcome with a combination of physical and psychological support!

The thing about all these anxiety symptoms is that they have an alternate treatment option. By treating the underlying anxiety (when present) you are treating the CAUSE of the symptom, not just suppressing the symptom itself.

New On-Line Booking Available!!

You asked and we listened! Online booking is now available for Massage Therapy, Naturopathic care, Osteopathy and Acupuncture appointments. 

To set up your account and start booking, follow the simple steps below and you will be all set:

1. Go to “Norfolk.janeapp.com”
2. Click on “Sign in or Sign up” (in the top right corner)
3. Enter email address and create account – complete all fields please

**Tip – when JaneApp asks you to create a user name, do NOT use your email address  – create a unique user name that you will remember (this way if you set up multiple family members, you will be able to access everyone's files)

4. Book your appointment

First time patient – choose “Initial” visit from the appointment list and find a time/practitioner that works for you (bio’s are on system if you want information about each practitioner
Returning patient – choose “Book by practitioner” and select the appointment time you wish for the practitioner you wish to see

If you have any difficulties please contact the clinic at 519-827-0040 and we will be happy to help!