About Us
Our Mission and Vision at Mountain Chiropractic
Our goal at Mountain Chiropractic and Natural Health is to help our community add life to their years and years to their lives.
Every person who walks through our doors creates an opportunity for us to change a life. Our goal is to be the go-to for everyone who is seeking natural options for improving their health.
We take a team approach with chiropractic and massage therapy and provide care for “a reason, a season or a lifetime.“
Our Team
Chiropractors
Dr. Shelley Adams
Chiropractor & OwnerDr. Shelley Adams began her study of the human body and health science in 1995 at McMaster University while completing a degree in Kinesiology. She continued on to the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College and graduated in 2003.
At 16 she broke her ankle figure skating. When traditional medicine didn’t satisfy her needs, she sought the care of a chiropractor and realized chiropractic’s role in both health and sports performance.
“Most people’s problems are a result of the things they do in their life every day. If we take enough time to help understand your body and your life, we can likely get to the root cause of your problems. What people like best about me is my energy, knowledge, ability to make them feel comfortable, and my RESULTS. If I have not made a notable gain in 4-5 visits, I am not likely the Dr. for you.”
Techniques: Diversified and Drop Table Adjusting, Trigenics TM, Exercise Prescription, Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (similar to Graston), Activator, Kinesiotaping, and Custom Orthotics.
Availability: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
Dr. Dianne McMurray
ChiropractorDr. Dianne McMurray attended the University of Toronto and graduated in 2011 with a double major in Biology and Psychology then attended the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College and graduated with clinic honours in 2015. She is also a certified acupuncture provider.
Being a chronic headache and migraine sufferer for many years led Dr. McMurray to seek numerous treatment options. Chiropractic care provided the best relief for her pain. This natural and effective type of treatment inspired her to pursue a chiropractic career.
“I use a combined approach of various chiropractic techniques including adjustments, muscle release therapy, and acupuncture in order to achieve optimal results. Every patient is given stretching and/or strengthening home exercises as well as lifestyle advice. The more you do at home, the less you will need from me! It is important to me to determine and then treat the root cause of the problem and not just the symptoms created by the problem.”
Techniques: Diversified and Drop Table Adjusting, Activator, Myofascial Release Therapy Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (similar to Graston), Exercise Prescription, and Acupuncture.
Availability: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
Registered Massage Therapists
Kelsey Eckert
Registered Massage Therapist(Maternity Leave)
Kelsey graduated from The D’Arcy Lane Institute of Massage Therapy in 2014. She is versatile in that she has worked at a spa, but realizes that she thrives in a clinical setting.
Kelsey has additional education in pregnancy massage. She finds great joy in treating expectant women. As a mother of 2 herself, she understands the various aches and pains that women experience when pregnant. She listens to the unique needs of these women and makes it her goal to help navigate each pregnancy journey with ease. Kelsey can remember going for massage and chiropractic treatment since she was a very young age and as such enjoys treating children.
When Kelsey is away from her treatment table you can find her crafting, on the walking trails, paddle boarding, or spending time with her family and St. Bernese dog.
Techniques: Relaxation Massage, Sports Massage, Pre and Post-Natal Massage.
Availability: Monday – Friday
Aaron Kaus
Registered Massage TherapistAaron is a lifelong resident of Collingwood and graduated with a degree in Massage Therapy in 2012 from a private College in Ontario. His passion for massage “runs to his core” and he loves treating the community he grew up in. In 2019, he was invited to the World Championships of Massage where he judged and represented his profession and Canada in Denmark!
Aaron has a keen sense of learning, he’s always smiling and is always willing to give a helping hand and share his knowledge. He has a client-focused approach through assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation recommendations. Using a gentle flow of movements, focused pressure, and adaptive stretching techniques, his treatments are designed to release tension, and pain and promote circulation. This helps the body find its rhythm back into reconnection with itself.
Techniques: Prenatal/Post massage, Sports Rehabilitation, Swedish Relaxation Massage, Lymph Drainage, Reflexology, Cupping, Acupressure, Hydrotherapy, and Deep Tissue Therapy.
Availability: Monday – Friday
Irina Neascu
Registered Massage TherapistIrina Neascu graduated in 2014 from Wellspring College in Richmond Hill. Since then she has LOVED practicing as an RMT in various locations throughout Ontario. She was attracted to Collingwood for the active lifestyle and fresh air!
She believes that massage therapy can not only help to minimize pain but is a vital component of the overall health and wellness of any individual. She works individually with the client to come up with a treatment plan that will produce the most effective results for long-term relief.
Irina’s treatments integrate a variety of techniques ranging from light to firm pressure with a deeper focus on myofascial release and trigger point therapy. She finds that combining these different techniques helps to make for a relaxing yet highly effective massage, relieving the tight muscles that can occur from everyday use or caused by an existing injury.
Techniques: Trigger Point Therapy, Myofascial Release, General Swedish Massage, & Pre-natal Stretching.
Availability: Wednesday – Saturday
Jennifer Stanisic
Registered Massage TherapistJennifer has been a practicing RMT since 2011. She enjoys collaborating with clients to find the treatment plan best suited to each person’s personal health goals. She strives to understand a client’s reasons for seeking massage therapy as a tool for their self-care tool box. Reviewing goals and outcomes at each session enables clients to communicate their needs and address concerns prior to treatment.
A variety of massage techniques are used, including Swedish massage, myofascial release and stretching, to relieve pain and discomfort and to help achieve relaxation and balance.
Jennifer enjoys treating people of all ages and has a special interest in treating children as well as seniors.
Availability: Wednesday, Thursday & Saturdays
Alice Parke
Registered Massage TherapistAlice is a ski, cycling, fitness and yoga enthusiast. She has volunteered for over 5 years as a race coach for the Blue Mountain Special Olympics ski race team and is a level 2 ski instructor.
Alice has been practicing as an RMT since 2004 and has over 18 years of additional certified holistic practices such as Reflexology, Breath Work Coaching, Champissage, Yoga Therapist and Cupping. With her experience, she has treated a wide array of conditions within all age groups. She has also had the opportunity of working with professional athletes at various sporting events, working backstage at all Ontario concert venues with professional musicians and being lead RMT at season 5 of CBC Battle of the Blades.
No matter the situation, the basis of all her treatments is to safely and effectively meet the needs of each individual person and their particular massage goals or injury rehabilitation.
Alice looks forward to working with you to help make a difference
Availability: Mondays & Thursdays
Ellen (Leslie) Brakel
Registered Massage TherapistEllen graduated from Sutherland Chan Massage Therapy School in Toronto, as an RMT in
1995.Ellen became interested in the healing arts after a spinal cord injury which led to scoliosis,
chronic pain & headaches, digestive disorders and contributed to autoimmune symptoms.
She learned how to manage her symptoms and heal after receiving treatments and training in
Massage and Lymphatic drainage therapy, Cranial Sacral Therapy, Nutritional counseling,
Reflexology, Acupressure & Medical Qigong, Reiki, Yoga, Qigong, Mindfulness Meditation &
Biofeedback frequency healing. She has worked in and has owned a variety of clinical settings in Brampton, Caledon and Shelburne. Ellen managed also has health food store, worked at a physiotherapy clinic, youth addiction center, health spa, seniors home and currently runs an Airbnb Spa retreat in Mono, ON.
Ellen enjoys spending time with her family and 3 children, helping her husband with their herbal
tea farm; Escarpment Gardens, hiking the Bruce trail, swimming and kayaking in Georgian Bay,
painting local nature scenes and hosting yoga and meditation retreats. She enjoys working with women, fertility, pregnancy & menopause, stress management, chronic
pain and anyone on a healing journey, committed to their wellness.
Ellen uses a blend of gentle rhythmic lymphatic, stretching, acupressure
techniques, cranial sacral therapy, reiki and biofeedback scalar energy frequencies to get great results with her clients in healing.
Availability: Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays
Administration
Doreen Hannon
AdministrationDoreen joined our clinic in June 2020 when we reopened after the initial Covid shutdown.
Born and raised in Hamilton, she called Ancaster her home for 33 years before her and her husband moved to the Blue Mountains a few years ago. She spent 40 years as a Computer Systems Analyst. The last 17 years of that career was with a large hospital in Southern Ontario. Doreen has added her knowledge of best practices for patient care systems to our clinic.
In her spare time, Doreen loves to garden, cook, and spend time with her grandchildren.
Stephanie MacDuffie
AdministrationStephanie joined our clinic in the summer of 2021
Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario. Her family used to vacation twice a year to Wasaga Beach and loved it so much that they decided to relocate to the area in 2002. Stephanie had spent several years working as a reception representative within the hospitality industry and wanted to grow & expand her skills learning the medical side of administration. Stephanie brings to the clinic years of customer service experience and is very detail oriented.
In her spare time, Stephanie loves to spend time with her fur babies, reading, and doing crafts.
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