Dr. Shane Van Moorsel

Chiropractic care involves any treatment that improves and optimizes the the nervous sytem and musculoskeletal system. This can be done through a variety of methods but most commonly involves the adjustment.

An adjustment consists of a high velocity, low ampliutde motion to correct dysfunctions at the spinal and nerve level. In simpler terms, an adjustment is a fast movement with little force.

Chiropractic care can include other elements to improve the body and lives of those receiving it: rehabilitative exercise, acupuncture, lifestyle advice, etc.

Activator Method is both a way to assess your spine and an instrument used to adjust and correct problems in the spine. There is no bending, twisting, popping, or cracking. Instead, you will feel a light pressure from the small instrument placed on segments of your spine or muscles.  Adjustments with this method move your joint through its range of motion about 300 times faster than what can be done by hand, meaning that the force needed is even smaller to create a 'reset' in that area of the body. This reset can relieve pain, increase mobility, or prevent problems in your body to begin with. 

After you book your first appointment online with JANE APP or book over the phone, you will be able to complete intake forms online or wait to do these in person before your appointment. 

When you arrive at our clinic in Mitchell, there is accessible parking right in front of our Ontario Road entrance. You may also choose to park along the side of the building on Poppy Lane, heading towards the Mitchell Post Office.

Please check in at our reception desk and relax in our waiting room until Dr. Shane is ready for you. Your first appointment will take place in our new patient room where you will have privacy to share your health history with Dr. Shane. Dr. Shane will thoroughly listen to your medical history and ask you some questions to get a full picture of your needs and goals. A simple scan of your spine with an instrument that detects nerve activity is included in your new patient visit. Next, Dr. Shane will preform a brief physical exam, testing some of your joints and muscles.  He will then provide a diagnosis and a suggested plan for treatment if your concerns seem compatible with Activator Method adjustments.

If you consent to continue with treatment in our clinic, you will now receive your first adjustment. We will invite you to return to the main room and you will be able to settle onto the table in our adjusting bay. Dr. Shane will give you some instructions (ex. move your right arm off the table) and check how your body responds. This will confirm where he needs to use the Activator to adjust. After the perscibed adjustments, he will give you some instructions for making the most of your treatment and ask you to book any subsequent appointment(s) at the front desk.