No. As a Naturopathic Doctor, referrals from other healthcare providers are not required before seeking treatment, unless otherwise specified by your insurance coverage provider.

Every person is different, but many patients notice positive changes after each session. On average, 3–4 treatments are needed to achieve more sustained improvement in pain and movement.

Initially, we focus on reducing your most acute or limiting symptoms. As those improve we shift to addressing the underlying myofascial patterns that may have predisposed your development of these symptoms. This work supports longer-term improved movement and function to prevent recurrence of the pain or symptoms.

This may involve a few additional treatments and the occasional maintenance follow-up, but the goal is meaningful, lasting improvement so you can continue to do what you enjoy for many years to come.

myoActivation is very different from simply dry needling trigger points; and unlike trigger point injections there is no medication injected.

The most important difference is the process used to assess your movement and soft tissues in order to determine where to treat.

With IMS, dry needling and trigger point injections, treatment is focused on the area where you feel the pain.

However, pain rarely originates from where it is sensed.

The systematic approach of myoActivation, (including your detailed personal history of tissue injury), aims to uncover the true origin of your pain and/or movement dysfunction.

As such, treatment is often occurring in areas that you may not associate with playing a role in your symptoms but it’s all connected!

For example: In treating back pain we often look to the muscles of the abdominal wall, legs and pelvis, as well as any scars from previous surgeries. Knee pain is often resolved by treating dysfunction in the muscles and soft tissues that control our ankle and pelvic movement.

Many people feel some uneasiness when it comes to needles, and that’s completely understandable. I’ll always work with you to make the experience as comfortable and reassuring as possible.

You may feel some brief discomfort during the treatment. The experience varies from person to person, and I’ll always communicate with you and work within your comfort level.

Most patients find that the temporary discomfort is well worth the benefits they experience from treatment.