LifeClinic Chiropractic & Rehabilitation - Vaughan, ON
Non Life Time Members Welcome!
Address:
7405 Weston Rd
Vaughan, ON L4L8R2
Phone:
289-290-6659
Hours:
Monday: 11:00am - 7:00pm
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 8:00am - 7:00pm
Thursday: 3:00pm - 7:00pm
Friday: 8:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday/Sunday: Closed
Meet the Team
Chris Broadhurst
Senior Therapist
Dr. Lawrence Micheli studied Kinesiology and graduated from the University of Waterloo and received his Doctor of Chiropractic with Honors from the National College of Chiropractic. He has been serving patients in the Mississauga, Peel, Oakville, Greater Toronto area for over 21 years. Dr. Micheli was inspired to become a chiropractor during his first year of university. The kinesiology co-op program at the University of Waterloo led him to do a placement in the summer following his second semester of the program in a Chiropractic clinic. It was then that he realized the amazing potential of manual therapy and active exercise rehabilitation. Seeing the dramatic improvements in the quality of people’s lives, the reduced levels of pain and tremendous amounts of patient satisfaction drew him into the profession immediately. He knew he wanted to get into health care to help people and that experience sealed the deal. Dr. Micheli believes the single best thing about patient care is the immediate acknowledgment by the patient that they feel better. Having a patient get off the treatment table and know they can move better with less pain is very satisfying to him, as a Chiropractor. Dr. Micheli served as an Active Release Techniques (ART) instructor for over 13 years. More recently his focus of study is in the area of Fascia. He is the first chiropractor in Canada certified in the Fascial Distortion Model (FDM) and is now teaching other therapists across North America. He has always had a keen interest in working with golfers and attained a Medical Professional certification (Level 3) from the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) to improve his clinical effectiveness working with golfers through a specialized movement assessment screen.
Dr. Micheli also provides care for amateur and professional athletes from many sports including hockey, basketball, tri-sport athletes, kayak/canoe, beach volleyball, figure skating, MMA, and track and field.
Sam Hosseini
Athletic Therapist, Registered Massage Therapist
Roger Cote graduated from University of Toronto in Physical and Health Education and completed a post graduate program in Physiotherapy at McMaster University. He has been serving patients in the Mississauga, Peel, Oakville, Greater Toronto area for over 20 years. With experience in working with many different populations including sports injury, motor vehicle accident, workplace injury and long-term disability patients. Roger was inspired to become Physiotherapist as he has always had a keen interest in sports injuries, and he played many sports in his childhood. He played basketball and football in high school and sustained many injuries that required Physiotherapy treatment. It was a fractured ankle that later inspired him to join this profession. He was fascinated in the assessment and treatment of sports injuries early on and had a special interest in the diagnosis and management of soft tissue injuries. It was his interest in exercise physiology and sports medicine that led him down the professional pathway of becoming a registered physiotherapist. Roger enjoys and receives great satisfaction with being able to help patients understand their injuries and give them the tools they need for self-treatment. Providing patients with an understanding of their injuries can be rewarding as patients often feel hopeless about their recovery and feel that they can’t control or participate in their physical recovery. He feels that he can provider patients with some direction which leads to a greater sense of empowerment and control over their injury. Roger has interest in treating sports injuries and working with athletes and post-surgical patients. He has a specialized post graduate training in manual therapy under the Orthopedic Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) and he received his part A diploma in Manual and Manipulative Therapy. He also has acupuncture certification under the Canadian Acupuncture Foundation of Canada and has been practicing acupuncture since 2003 for the treatment of musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries.
Dr. Matthew Di Nardo
DC, RMT, CAT (C)
Dr. Dionne Watson graduated from the University of Alberta and received her Doctor of Chiropractic degree Magna Cum Laude, with Clinic Honors, from Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College. She has been serving patients in the Mississauga, Peel, Oakville, Greater Toronto area for 17 years. Dr. Watson was inspired to become a chiropractor after she was introduced to an active lifestyle while growing up in the foothills of Alberta, where her interest in the natural environment led her study Environmental Biology. She was inspired by her experience as a youth competitive swimmer and motivated by her desire to support others in healthy living and sport performance which is what lead her to pursue a career in Chiropractic.
Dr. Watson collaborates with patients of all ages to restore, support, and enhance health by applying manual therapy, exercise therapy, acupuncture, and education in order to improve body awareness, mobility, and function. She addresses concerns relating to joint, nerve and muscle pain, sports injuries, postural strains and wellness care.
She works to stimulate tissue healing, manage pain, improve mobility, and promote healthy active living. Dr. Watson went on to complete further training in Active Release Techniques, clinical acupuncture, GLA:D Canada (treatment and management of osteoarthritis), and Function Range Conditioning. Dr. Watson is an enthusiastic participant in evidence-based continuing education, and a proponent of movement-based therapies
What To Expect
Examination
During your first visit, our doctors will perform a new patient examination to identify the root cause of your pain symptoms.
Report of Findings
During your second visit, we’ll come up with a personalized treatment plan so you can get started on your journey to recovery.
Daily Appointments
On every subsequent visit thereafter, we’ll conduct routine assessments to make sure you’re on track with your treatment plan and goals.
Treatment Sessions Consist Of:
Chiropractic Adjustments:
Restores, maintains, and optimizes human function by eliminating interference within the joint and soft tissue thus restoring the synergy between your joints, nerves, and muscles. Chiropractic adjustments are only available during sessions with a chiropractor.
Integrated Muscle and Joint Therapy (IMJT):
An advanced, active form of soft tissue treatment that effectively integrates the mind, muscular, skeletal, and neurological systems to achieve optimum balance throughout the body. IMJT is a patented technique available exclusively at LifeClinic.
Rehabilitation:
Carefully selected exercises and activities used in a specific sequence in order to reinforce changes made with the adjustment and IMJT. Rehabilitation retrains the body’s “movement habits.”