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As a chiropractor, I build my practice around honesty, transparency, and teamwork. I believe that chiropractic care should be a shared journey—an opportunity for us to learn together, explore options, and find the treatment plan that works best for you. What drew me to this profession was the chance to connect meaningfully with patients and to look beyond symptoms and numbers to truly understand the person in front of me.
 

My goal is to be your friendly neighborhood chiropractor—someone you and your family can rely on through every stage of life. I’ve had the privilege of working with patients from infancy to older adulthood, tailoring care to meet each person’s unique needs and goals. I’m also certified in Webster’s Technique, a gentle and non-invasive approach to supporting pelvic alignment and comfort during pregnancy.
 

In practice, I use an evidence-based, diversified approach, including manual adjustments, mobilizations, and instrument-assisted techniques. Depending on your needs, we may also incorporate therapies such as myofascial cupping, instrument-assisted soft tissue work, or therapeutic taping. Each treatment plan is personalized—we’ll work together to decide what’s right for your body and your goals.

ABOUT THE CHIROPRACTOR

a lifelong learner

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About Dr Shirtina
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Chiropractic Manipulation

Restoring natural motion

to joints

Chiropractors are trained to assess the subtle motion in the joints of your spine and can restore motion with a variety of gentle techniques to keep you active

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Soft Tissue Therapy

Reducing pain with

muscle therapies

Using a variety of techniques,

Dr Shirtina is able to help relieve pain in sore muscles to provide a foundation for manipulative therapy

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Rehabilitation

Keeping you feeling

stronger for longer

By providing home stretches and exercises, Dr Shirtina aims to provide subtle changes to the cause of your pain to keep you feeling pain free.

TREATMENTS AND TECHNIQUES

Treatments and Techniques

Chiropractic Manipulative Therapies

Also referred to as "adjustments", joint therapy is perhaps the most commonly associated therapy with chiropractic care. Joint manipulation and mobilization can be thought of on a spectrum. We start with gently mobilizing joints and slowly increase depth to help restore the natural motion to joints which can get stiff and sore from activities in our daily lives. 

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As we increase the depth of our mobilizations, with your comfort level, we can increase the mobilization to a controlled, low amplitude, and gentle adjustment into the joint to which sometimes can create an audible "click". 

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All of this happens to your comfort level. Other ways we can restore motion is with a tension adjustable tool called an Activator. 

CMT

Soft Tissue Therapy

Muscles and other soft tissues encase the joint. By using different therapies to help relax tense areas and bring awareness to under-active muscles, we can help provide both pain relief as well as break compensatory patterns to help bring balance to your musculoskeletal system.

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Therapies may include manual, hands-on muscle work, heat, percussion therapy, or instrument assisted soft tissue therapies. The approach and techniques used depend on your individual treatment plan and will be discussed with you before proceeding.

STM

Home Stretches and Exercises

Most injuries we can often categorize into acute or chronic. Acute injuries usually involve some specific event like a trip or a fall while chronic injuries have a longer, possible more gradual onset such as postural strains or certain types of headaches. 

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Chiropractic care can often have you feeling better in a short amount of time, but changing habits or finding strategies to protect sensitive trigger areas can keep you healthy and active for longer.

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This usually means at the end of your appointment, you will be provided some manageable stretches, exercises, activity modifications, or product suggestions that may help you in between visits to the clinic! 

Home Care & Rehab
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