Dr. W. Scott Christie | Chiropractor

Doctor of Chiropractic

Hons B.Sc. Kinesiology
Medical Contemporary Acupuncture

Functional Range Release Provider

Graston Provider

Concussion Management Provider (Complete Concussion Management)

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Prior to becoming a Chiropractor, Dr. Christie graduated Summa Cum Laude from McMaster University with an Honours Bachelor of Science Kinesiology degree.  He then completed his Chiropractic degree, graduating Cum Laude from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College.  

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Dr. Scott is also a certified Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Provider (McMaster University), a Concussion Management Practitioner (Complete Concussion Management), a Functional Range Release Provider, Kinesio Taping practitioner, and has taken numerous courses in Graston Techniques, Orthotic fittings, Functional Neurology and Functional Anatomical Palpation. He has a strong belief in life-long continuing education and continues to expand and master his clinical skills through various manual therapy, exercise, and rehabilitative courses and seminars.

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Dr. Scott practices an evidence-based, functional and diversified model of care; his individualized patient care consists of numerous types of therapies, treatment approaches, and exercise rehabilitation to get his patients back to feeling better and performing optimally.

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Dr. Scott's major areas of expertise include:  Concussion Management, Athletic physiological testing and professional program design, strength training and aerobic prescriptions for optimal fat loss, and fitness program design for maintaining health while aging.

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Over the past 20 years, Dr. Scott has functioned in a variety of roles that include fitness facility Entrepreneur, Sport Scientist, Coach, Certified Kinesiologist, Personal Trainer, Athlete and Teacher.  He creates an environment that allows all people to work toward achieving a pain free fully functioning lifestyle.  One of Dr. Scott’s main roles as a certified kinesiologist was working closely with medical doctors, physiotherapists, and other chiropractors to both restore function and remove pain for thousands of his clients.

 

Dr. Scott also spent several years as an educational instructor for the Sport Performance Institute and was responsible for teaching, educating and certifying many of today’s personal trainers. His high professional standards and determination to constantly help others has afforded him the opportunity to work with several elite teams such as the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Marlies, Canadian National Rowing Team, and the Canadian National Sledge Hockey Team. In 1998 Dr. Scott was named the Special Olympic's Coach of the Year.

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Dr. Scott is also a published author.  His research entitled "Cross-frictional therapy and stretching for the treatment of palmar adhesions due to Dupuytren's contracture: a prospective case study." is published in the Journal of Manual Therapy.