EQUESTRIAN CHIROPRATIC

for riders, by a rider

Dr Crawford is here to help you improve your quality of life and reach your performance goals at your location or ours.

She understands the unique demands of equestrian sport and helps riders to manage pain and improve their performance.

She provides a modern approach to care that includes

• Adjusting, mobilizations

• Myofascial release

• Graston IASTM therapy

• LASER therapy

• Custom orthotics (including for riding boots!).

Human Chiropractic Treatment

initital assessment $110

subsequent visit $90

* Human chiropractic care is HST exempt and eligible for health benefits coverage.

In-clinic appointments

Visit our serene clinic space situated within a private equestrian facility central to Hamilton, Cambridge, Puslinch, Dundas, Ancaster, Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph and Brantford.

We created this space with equestrians in mind and every step of your rehab or performance journey will be catered towards supporting your equestrian goals.

You’ll be greeted by friendly equine faces as you make your way to our treatment space located inside the barn. We ask that if you are coming from another farm that you avoid direct contact with the horses on the property and change your footwear before your visit.

Click here to see where to go when you arrive!

mobile appointments

Riders are busy athletes so we make getting the care you need easy by coming to you.

Mobile appointments are offered in conjunction with your horse’s visit or with a ridden biomechanics assessment.

custom orthotics

$400*

* Custom Orthotics are HST exempt and are eligible for health benefits coverage.

We offer custom orthotics to support a variety of conditions of the foot, lower limb and back.

We make orthotics to fit RIDING BOOTS!

We have worked with our lab to develop a specially shaped custom orthotic option that fits into a riding boot to improve your stability, comfort and performance in the saddle. We also provide orthotics for regular footwear.

We use quick, precise and mobile 3D scanning technology that allows us to take an image of your foot in our treatment space or in a mobile setting in minutes.

Approach to care

Dr Crawford takes the time to understand how your condition is affecting you, and your goals for care. She provides a thorough physical assessment and continually re-assesses your function to monitor progress.

She offers a number of treatment approaches, suited to your preferences and condition.

Joint Adjustments and Mobilizations

Adjusting and mobilizing the joints of the spine and extremities helps to restore normal motion and relieve pain.

Myofascial Release therapy

Releasing tension in soft tissues helps to restore normal range of motion, relieve pain and allow new movement patterns.

Graston therapy (IASTM)

Dr Crawford is a certified Graston Specialist. Graston is an instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) technique used to treat a broad variety of soft tissue dysfunction including scar tissue, muscle pain, joint sprains and tendinitis.

Theralase® 3B Cool Laser Therapy

Safe, powerful 3B laser Theralase® treatments provide acceleration of tissue healing for numerous nerve, muscle and joint conditions. Laser therapy can also help to manage pain and reduce inflammation.

ACtive care

We don’t accept that being an equestrian means you should be stiff and in pain. We want you to have a long, successful and pain-free riding career!

We offer performance-oriented exercise prescription which is key to making lasting improvements in your joint health, performance and overall well being.

collaborative care

Dr Crawford is enthusiastic about collaborating with other health care professionals in order to create the best outcomes for her patients. She is happy to provide updates to other practitioners, advocate for further diagnostics when needed, and refer for other services that may help you in your recovery. She looks forward to being a part of your healthcare team.