Dr. Stephanie Church is originally from Ottawa, ON. She was introduced to chiropractic at a young age, being involved in gymnastics and dance for over a decade, chiropractic helped her maintain musculoskeletal health.
A career in healthcare was always a clear choice. Dr. Church completed a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Ottawa in Biomedical Sciences. She then obtained her Doctor of Chiropractic degree at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto, ON. Dr. Church started practicing as a locum chiropractor, covering maternity leaves in the province of British Columbia. She moved to the Kootenays in late 2017 and joined Dr. Scott Emery’s practice in Trail, BC. Dr. Stephanie has embraced the Kootenay lifestyle getting involved in her community and exploring the mountains downhill skiing, backcountry touring, cross-country skiing, hiking, and mountain biking.
Dr. Church has many additional qualifications including training in Active Release Technique (A.R.T.), functional movement assessment, Kinesio Taping, and different adjustment techniques. While in Ontario, she was also certified in contemporary medical acupuncture.
Dr. Church focuses on patient centered care, using your goals and best available evidence to develop a personalized treatment. Dr. Stephanie assists you in decreasing pain and restoring function, thus enabling you to return to your daily activities or enhance your high performance sport.
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Active Release Technique – Spine, Upper Extremity, Lower Extremity Level 1
McMaster Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Certification
Functional Rehabilitation – Dr. Liebenson, Dr. Stuart McGill
Motion Palpation Institute – Functional Assessment &
Manipulation of Upper Quadrant (Dr. Dale Buchberger), Spine, and Lower Quadrant
Various Spinal Adjustment Techniques Seminars – Diversified, Thompson, Gonstead, Extremity adjusting
KinesioTaping Application certification
Wilderness First Responder, Standard First Aid, CPR C
SPECIAL INTERESTS
Young athletes – Building functional movement competency.
Pregnancy – Pre/Post natal care.
Foot/ankle, knee, hip and shoulder injuries.
Follow-up appointments that require extra treatment time to address complex issues, multiple treatment zones or very acute situations where extra treatment time is necessary.
$13030 min
CHIRO - FULL/NP EXAM
Full examination appointments are required for all new patients and all patients whose conditions have not been assessed and/or treated for over one year. This appointment type has time allotted for…
$15030 min
CHIRO - ICBC
ICBC ONLY.
If you have been in an automobile accident, we are here to help right away.
During this appointment we will complete a full assessment of your condition and create a custom…
30 min
CHIRO - RCMP/DVA
RCMP/DVA follow-up appointments ONLY.
2 options
15–30 min
CHIRO - RE-EXAM
These appointments include extra time to evaluate the state of an injury/condition that has not been seen or treated for 6 months up to one year. Here we assess changes, severity and create a new…
$14030 min
CHIRO - WCB
WCB ONLY.
If you have been injured at work, we are here to help right away!
During this appointment we will complete a full assessment of your condition and create a custom treatment plan to…
30 min
PEDIATRIC CHIRO - EXTENDED
Pediatric follow-up appointments.
$13030 min
PEDIATRIC CHIRO - FULL/NP EXAM
Full examination appointments are required for all new patients and all patients whose conditions have not been assessed and/or treated for over one year. This appointment type has time allotted for…
$15030 min
PRE-NATAL CHIRO - EXTENDED
Pre-Natal follow-up appointments.
$13030 min
PRE-NATAL CHIRO - FULL/NP EXAM
Full examination appointments are required for all new patients and all patients whose conditions have not been assessed and/or treated for over one year. This appointment type has time allotted for…
$15030 min
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CHIRO - ICBC STANDARD
ICBC follow-up appointments ONLY. Co-pay applies.
15 min
CHIRO - STANDARD
Follow-up appointments for non-complex, sub-acute, single treatment zone care on a regular basis.
