We are happy to report the latest service we offer out of our Uxbridge location! We will now be offering acupuncture treatments, provided by Gail Sheehan, Registered Massage Therapist. Combining acupuncture with massage therapy, Gail is able to achieve amazing results. She has extensive experience treating everything from sports injuries, to chronic nagging pain. To book your appointment with Gail, call 905-806-3614, or book online at oakridgeshealth.com. As always, we can di

We're excited to be featured in the Brock Citizen! Check out the article below: Life-long Brock Township residents, Dr. Colleen Woodward and Dr. Lee Brotherston, owners of Oak Ridges Health, have opened their second chiropractic and sports injury clinic. Following the successful launch of their Uxbridge location in 2016, the business owners say they knew they wanted to offer the same level of care to residents of Beaverton and the surrounding area. Located in the Beaverton Th

Different people have different phobias. Some are perfectly rational – like the fear of heights, the CRA, and clowns. These are well-founded fears, which help to keep us safe. Some phobias, however, do us a great disservice. Today we’re going to talk about kinesiophobia – the fear of movement. The actual definition of kinesiophobia is, “an excessive, irrational and debilitating fear to carry out a physical movement, due to a feeling of vulnerability to a painful injury or re-

It’s been a long time coming, but we’re delighted to say that our second clinic is up and running. Having grown up in Beaverton myself, it was a natural choice for our second location. Beaverton and the surrounding area have long needed quality chiropractic care, and we couldn’t be happier to be the ones to bring it there! We know we have something great to offer, and we’re sure you’ll agree too. If you are in pain, have a sports injury, or just want to keep yourself in tip-t

“I’m a size 10. I’m always a size 10.” This is the response I often get when I ask people what size shoe they’re wearing. Unfortunately, you’re not always a size 10. You can think of this like coffee cups. A medium coffee will be a different size at Tim Horton’s vs. McDonald’s, for example. The same applies to shoes. It probably won’t come as a surprise that different shoe manufactures have different ideas of what makes up a size 10, but a lot of people are surprised to know

That’s right, we are opening a second clinic in the Beaverton Thorah Health Centre. Beaverton has long been in need of high-quality chiropractic care and we couldn’t be more excited to be the ones to fill that void. Beginning in April you’ll be able to schedule an appointment by phone, or online with either Dr. Colleen Woodward, or Dr. Lee Brotherston. Whether you’re suffering from a sports injury, or chronic pain, we’re here to help! We look forward to serving this great com

We learn a lot as we develop and grow. Many things that are common sense to us now were not innately understood as babies. Rarely do I eat rocks these days, and for the most part I can use words to express myself as opposed to simply screaming and crying. However, one area where we regress as we age is in our movement patterns. We pick up bad habits, and we lose the ability to move effortlessly and with proper control of our muscles. Developmental kinesiology refers to the de

You can use the analogy of not all cars are created equal, or not all coffee is great. But it probably makes more sense to compare ourselves to another profession – teachers. Within the teaching profession, you have those who posses that something ‘extra’ that makes them truly amazing teachers. You also have those who teach according to the curriculum, and yet the students don’t come away with the same understanding of the subject matter. After 9 years of post-secondary educa

If you have been hurt in a car accident, here are some things you should know: 1. You are entitled to treatment to help you recover from your injuries. It’s true, if you were injured in a car accident, your automobile insurer will pay to help get you back to being you. 2. Most injuries associated with motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) are classified as minor injuries. Minor injuries include most injuries commonly associated with car accidents such as sprains, strains, whiplash,

Oak Ridges Health Group is excited to offer massage therapy! It took us a long time to find a registered massage therapist that we felt would complement the clinic and offer something of value to our patients. But the wait is over – Ashley McMillan is the latest and greatest member of the ORHG team. She shares the same passion and commitment to patient care as we do. Whether referencing her skills, knowledge, or personality, the feedback we have received from patients has bee

Part 3 of a multipart series on cycling and staying healthy. Last time we talked about cycling and knee pain we discussed how the hip could be the cause of the problem. In this post, we’ll talk about the foot/ankle complex and the role it may play in knee pain. Excessive pronation, or rotation of the foot can cause internal rotation of the tibia, which in turn, alters the way the patella (kneecap) tracks, leading to knee pain and a condition called PFPS (patella femoral pain

With the cold, and often dreary weather upon us, it seemed a good time to talk about seasonal affective disorder (SAD), what it is, and what you can do about it. SAD, often called the winter blues, or seasonal depression, is a type of depression that occurs with the changing of the seasons. Typically, it occurs as fall progresses into winter, and remits when spring comes. However, it can cause depression in the spring and summer, too. According to the Diagnostic and Statistic

Part 1 in a multi-part series on cycling and staying healthy. If you’re like me, you may think the bicycle is one of the most simple, and beautiful of all humanities’ inventions. Sometimes though, our love of cycling leads to pain and discomfort. Non-traumatic injuries (those not sustained in a crash) make up the bulk of injuries experienced by cyclists – particularly recreational cyclists, as we don’t have the luxury of a full complement of bike fitters and coaches at our di

Thank you for stopping by! We will use this space to discuss a variety of topics pertinent to you and your health. We always have ideas swirling around our heads for what we hope are informative and entertaining topics, but if there is something you would like to see covered, just let us know and we’ll get on it! Future topics will include cycling injures, running injuries, the benefits of chiropractic care, workplace injuries, and general health and wellness advice to name a