The Britannia Clinic™ Services:
1) Chiropractic Care utilizing the NUCCA procedure. 2) Chiropractic care utilizing Full-spine low-force adjusting procedures including Activator, Total Body Modification (TBM), Neuro-Emotional Technique (NET), Bach Flowers assessment and Nutritional Testing. 3) Extremity adjusting and peripheral joint care. 4) Massage Therapy and a variety of soft tissue techniques: - Deep tissue massage - Cranial-Sacral Therapy - Lymphatic Drainage - Jin Shin Jyutsu - Ortho Bionomy 5) Physical Therapy consulting for safe activity and exercise programs. 6) We offer a wide variety of Health Creation Tools™ to support your recovery and to deepen your understanding of how to fully engage your innate capacity to be well. Some of these programs focus on lifestyle and stress management tools. These tools include; self-study video/T.V. programs, audio programs, books, vitamin and nutritional supplements, pillows, back supports, environmental products to improve the quality of your air, water and sleep. All of these Health Creation Tools™ have been carefully researched and scientifically tested to ensure they are safe, effective and can help to support your well-being in an increasingly stressful, complex and challenging world. We invite you to visit our website or contact our clinic to explore and experience our unique services. We would be pleased to meet with you to determine if this process may assist you on your journey to better health. Our health care and health education programs work very well to support you throughout the process of recovery and continued health maintenance.
The Britannia Clinic™
5005 Elbow Drive S.W., Suite #201 Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2S 2T6
Offering programs of Hope and Healing since 1980
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Website: www.c-1.com
Toll free: (1-866-342-4476) Tel: (403) 243-0155 Fax: (403) 243-0844 Email: info@c-1.com
ur clinic is dedicated to helping you regain and maintain your health and well-being. We offer a variety of simple and sustainable health care solutions for a wide variety of health challenges. These scientifically proven natural healing techniques and programs are safe, effective and well established. They emphasize patient participation to reduce practitioner dependence.
The Britannia Clinic™
5005 Elbow Drive S.W., Suite #201 Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2S 2T6 Website: www.c-1.com
Our HISTORY:
The Britannia Clinic™ opened in 1980 after Dr. Gordon Hasick returned to Calgary from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport Iowa. At that time he was the first chiropractor in Alberta to provide NUCCA care. The NUCCA (National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association) system of care offers a unique corrective procedure to restore balance to the spinal column and nervous system. For over two decades the doctors and staff of The Britannia Clinic™ have provided exceptional care for thousands of patients. The clinic has evolved to now include a complimentary team of experienced professionals that continue to provide quality wellness services and spinal care to many people from across Canada.
HOW DO WE DO THIS?
The first step is to ensure structural balance of the body is created. Once balance is achieved, care is given to help the spine stabilize. This process and step is usually achieved in the initial 6 to 8 weeks of care. “Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change. Education is essential to change, for education creates both new wants and the ability to satisfy them.” - Henry Steele Commager The second step is focused on improved flexibility and increased range of BALANCED motion. This is achieved through a combination of active stretching and flexibility exercises, therapeutic massage and cranial sacral therapy along with specific activities to enhance movement. The third step involves the core stabilization and increased muscular tone of the spine and associated spinal structures. This step helps ensure the optimal balance of the body is maintained for as long as possible and to minimize dependency on future care. This process is supported by our physiotherapist. We know that; “The real benefit is not in getting adjusted, … but staying adjusted” Life can be stressful, so periodic maintenance checks are ideal to ensure optimal balance and function is maintained. This approach to care has consistently produced excellent results with many patients since we began in 1980. We play a critical role by supporting individuals along their path to healing and well-being by offering a way to: • Correct body imbalance by relieving stress on the spinal column and nervous system. • Help you stay balanced. • Enhance your understanding of spinal care, both the correction and prevention of problems. After treatment, you can expect to experience: • Relief from your problem. • Recovery over time. • Regained stability and function.
Our FOCUS:
Our focus is to help restore your body balance and improve your spinal stability and strength. From headaches, neck, back, arm or leg pain to overall well-being, with improved spinal and neurological balance, many benefits can be realized. We begin this process with a thorough overall health and spinal evaluation to determine if any spinal corrective procedure is required. If a significant problem is detected and it is appropriate to proceed with care, we will provide the care, the Health Creation Tools™ to support your recovery and we will also offer the necessary recommendations to help keep your health on-track. In addition to spinal care, we provide supportive soft-tissue care and educational programs to enhance flexibility and improve function. This also helps to reduce pain and discomfort. This multidisciplinary approach has consistently produced long term sustainable benefits for many people. The educational programs and Health Creation Tools™, that we provide, will help you to ensure your body retains an optimal state of balance. We will also assist you in gaining greater awareness and understanding of the lifestyle choices available to you. To ensure your condition is properly cared for, we also work with an extensive network of experts in a broad-spectrum of healing disciplines to provide additional support for your recovery when it may be needed.
What makes us UNIQUE?
At The Britannia Clinic™, we are not only interested in the relief of your symptoms, but the recovery of your problem. Life brings so many complex factors into our present state of health. We study those factors that enhance or detract from your ability to achieve optimal wellness. Stress is a common trigger for the breakdown and degeneration of your body. Mental, physical and chemical stresses are all forms of stress that affect your structural balance. We have the training, tools and experience to help evaluate these complex stressors and how they may be interfering with your health and vitality. We begin by restoring structural balance of the body because of the close relationship of the spine to the nervous system. We know from experience that spinal misalignment can cause a chain of events that further break down your physical health and over time can cause additional health problems. Symptoms can respond very quickly to spinal adjustments, but they also return very quickly if the stability of the adjustment is lacking. This is why our holistic care program focuses on creating sustainable change and stability. This means healing and not just relief! Our chiropractic procedures work to enhance the stability of the spine so long-term recovery can be achieved. In addition, the soft-tissue therapists at The Britannia Clinic™ are integral to the recovery process and are fully trained in several soft tissue techniques. We also have a physiotherapist on staff to offer safe activity and exercise guidance to further enhance strength. We can set up a specialized activity or exercise program for you that enhances your recovery and does not hinder your progress.
The VALUE of our work:
Most of us want to stay active and continue to do what we like to do! Over the years, we have come to understand and respect a simple but very powerful equation to good health. Maintain good structural alignment and body balance and keep up with a daily health maintenance practice that includes: good sleep, nutrition, water, breathing and gentle exercise. Following these simple recommendations will help your body to recover and you will likely experience improved health and overall vitality. The Britannia Clinic™ can offer what you may need to accomplish this goal.
Learning how to help yourself.
None of us are well trained to know the best ways to care for ourselves. We generally learn this as we go through our lives and it is often pain or some sort of crisis that motivates this awareness. Awareness is a key tool to assist your recovery and to this end we offer self study audio and video programs. These programs are designed to help you gain greater self-awareness of how you can create a healthy lifestyle to support your full recovery. We work very hard to help you help yourself in the healing process… mind, body and spirit. The benefits to this self-awareness process are better prevention of future problems and more sustainable changes in your life.