Services | Foothills Chiropractic

Our Services Summary

Helping you build a plan towards a healthy, pain-free lifestyle.

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Chiropractic Care for All Ages

Our focus is to get to the cause of a health problem, rather than just treat the symptoms. Chiropractor Dr. Kristi Brehon is well known for her gentle, conservative approach and is committed to providing the highest level of health care to every patient.

Dr. Shane Vold uses a variety of techniques including manual adjustments, acupuncture and Graston to offer a well-rounded treatment for optimal improvement in a short amount of time.

Child & Infant Care

All of our therapists care for kids of all ages! Dr. Brehon has additional certification in chiropractic care for pediatric patients.

Acupuncture Care

Acupuncture is a system of primary healthcare that includes acupuncture, cupping, moxabustion, Chinese herbal medicine, remedial massage, exercise, breathing therapy, and diet/ lifestyle advice. It has an uninterrupted history of development in China, and other parts of East Asia dating back thousands of years. Acupuncture takes a holistic approach in understanding normal function and disease processes while also focusing on the prevention of illness as much as the treatment. By paying particular attention not only to the presenting condition, but also to the patient’s medical history, general constitution, pulse, and tongue, our Doctors of Acupuncture are able to create a health regimen to suit the needs of each patient.

Registered Massage Therapy

Our registered massage therapists (RMT) offer a variety of different methods of massage. Our therapists are experienced in prenatal massage, cupping, and hot stone therapy. Our wonderful RMTs are available Monday- Friday and have a variety of appointment times to sit your needs.

Custom Orthotics

Our Clinic partners with Footmaxx using a Foam Impression system, postural exam and gait analysis to evaluate and create a custom orthotic to suit your needs. All orthotics are custom made for your feet. Worried about your child growing out of them too quickly? Ask us about the Youth Outgrowth program. Orthotics are a passive way to help support your feet, knees and back to help keep you more comfortable throughout the day. Many insurance companies cover orthotics, so check your coverage and get some additional support for your feet today!

Motor Vehicle Accident Care

If you have been in an accident, it is important to get checked out! Book in with one of our chiropractors, who will assess you and, if necessary, set you up on a treatment plan to help get you feeling better. Depending on the severity of your injuries, you may qualify for up to 21 treatments of chiropractic, massage, or acupuncture that are covered by your insurance. Please let us know you have been in an accident at the time of booking, so we can ensure we have the proper paperwork available to be completed.

Essential Oils

We are proud to be the local retailer of Blaine Andrusek’s essential oils. With 35 years of experience in the field of aromatherapy he carefully picks his suppliers to ensure the highest quality and purity of his products. He pours and blends his oils in Calgary with love and attention. These premium essential oils are cost effective and are available at a fraction of the price offered by other popular companies. We keep a full tester bank onsite so you can experience the aroma of these fine oils before you purchase them. Stop by the clinic today to see what we have in stock and to learn more about the uses of these powerful plant extracts.

Reiki

Reiki is a gentle, non-invasive treatment that resets and recharges the body through energy healing. As energy may fester in the body where there has once been physical or even emotional pain, these energy blocks can potentially cause illness. By using a hands-on technique, Ronda Cann is able to remove these blocks and realign the energy fields. Reiki aims to help the flow of energy and to aid relaxation, assist the body’s natural healing process, and develop emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. Ronda can assist people of all ages as well as throughout pregnancy to find their center of balance in their everyday lives.

Supplements

It has been reported that about 90% of people do not get the recommended amount of important nutrients from food alone. Supplementation is intended to bridge this nutritional gap, so we are able to maintain optimal health. In many ways, supplements are to humans what fertilizer is to plants. If the plant has adequate amounts of water and sunlight, it will grow. If the plant is nourished with fertilizer, the plant will thrive. At the clinic we carry a variety of supplements, and essential oils to ensure patients are able to enhance their current health regimen. Metagenics for instance, supports healthy living in many ways including weight loss, nutrition, stress-relief, sports recovery, and deficiencies. Uses of Metagenics products range from supporting good health and vitality to playing a role in treating chronic diseases and life-disrupting issues like stress.

Reflexology

Reflexology therapies are natural therapeutic methods derived from the study based on the principle that there are reflexes in the body that map to other parts, glands, and organs of the body. Through the application of pressure on these reflexes, reflexology therapy can relieve tension, improve circulation, and support the body’s efforts to function optimally.
Reflexology can be used to restore and maintain the body’s natural balance and facilitate healing. For each person, the application and the effect of the therapy are unique. Sensitive, trained hands can detect tiny deposits and imbalances and by working on these reflexes, a Reflexology Therapist can release these blockages. systems can become blocked from stress, illness and overall health, preventing the body from functioning optimally. Once these blockages are released the body can restore the balance and improve the optimal function of the body.
Benefits of Reflexology include improvement of musculoskeletal pain (arthritis), support immune system, help with sinus issues, help with back pain, improve sleep, improve relaxation, releasing tension, decreased pain, improvement of body function, increased strength, increased mobility, and reduce anxiety. It can also improve stress, hormonal balance and digestive issues to name a few.
Unlike other therapies which manipulate bones or muscle tissues, Reflexology can provide much needed relief through working the body reflex that ails you on a part of the body that does not.
You will need to tell your reflexology therapist if you have circulatory problems (heart conditions), Blood clots, gout, thyroid, athlete’s foot, epilepsy and if you are pregnant.
Most appointments are around 60 minutes. You can remain fully clothed but will need to roll your pants up to your knee so the reflexologist can work on your lower leg as well. You’ll lie down on a massage table, allowing you to relax during your treatment. The feet are cleaned with a cleansing solution before the treatment. After the session is complete, lotion is applied to the feet to help them feel optimal. During the session clients become so relaxed that they often fall asleep and feel rejuvenated at the end of the session.

Cold Laser

Laser Therapy is offered in clinic by Dr. Sara Mayne, D.AC. Dr. Sara uses this therapy often in conjunction with Acupuncture.
Laser therapy uses monochromatic light from a low intensity laser diode, or from an array of high intensity Super Luminous Diodes, to treat musculoskeletal injuries, chronic or degenerative conditions or to heal wounds.
Laser therapy is pain free and there have been no reported side-effects. During treatment, photons penetrate tissue and interact with various intracellular biomolecules to restore normal cell function and enhance the body’s natural healing process.
Benefits from laser therapy in the short term can include reduced pain. Long-term benefits can include improved cellular metabolism and neurotransmission, the formation of new blood vessels, balanced electrolytes, improved lymphatic drainage and improved histamine response. Treatment stimulates immune response and creates protein building blocks to help heal tissue.
All of these benefits contribute to decrease pain and increase healing.
Laser therapy is most effective on carpal tunnel syndrome, rotator cuff tears, repetitive stress injury, fibromyalgia, ligament tears, fractures, facet syndrome, contusions or herniated/bulging discs.
Inflammatory and degenerative conditions such as tendonitis, bursitis, plantar fasciitis, rheumatoid/osteoarthritis and chondromalacia patella also seem to respond well. Other applications include wound healing, lymphedema, psoriasis and gout.

Patient Forms

Want to make the most of your appointment time? Print off the necessary forms for your appointment below and have them filled out and ready to go on arrival. Remember to bring your AB Health Number with you! *If you have been in a motor vehicle accident, please inform our office prior to your appointment as additional forms will be needed.