Kim is our most recent addition to our massage therapy team! She brings 10 years of experience as a Registered Massage Therapist and has worked in a variety of clinic settings including rehabilitation clinics and multidisciplinary clinics like ours. She is also trained in Vodder lymphatic drainage technique and offers a deep tissue and joint mobilization style of massage.
Kim is our most recent addition to our massage therapy team! She brings 10 years of experience as...
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Dr. Alexa Kalynowsky is a graduate of Logan University in St. Louis, Missouri. During her time in chiropractic school she had the opportunity to work in various clinic settings from Welfare and family practices in Missouri to sports rehab clinics in Colorado. She is driven by her passion to help each patient reach their individual goals through education and conservative management of their musculoskeletal concerns.
She uses a variety of techniques including Diversified, Activator and Drop-Assisted adjusting, joint mobilizations, and soft tissue work such as trigger point therapies, cupping, guasha, and targeted stretches and strengthening exercises. She also looks forward to growing her skill set and knowledge base through continuing education courses.
Chiropractic care is not “one size fits all,” and Dr. Alexa believes that your treatment plan shouldn’t be either. She uses a patient-centered approach along with evidence-based practices to meet individual goals and ensure the best possible outcomes for each patient.
Dr. Alexa Kalynowsky is a graduate of Logan University in St. Louis, Missouri. During her time i...
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Voted best Chiropractor in Oakville in 2019 and owner of the best Chiropractic, Physiotherapy, and Massage Therapy clinic in Oakville in 2019!
Dr. Christina McGlashan is the Clinic Director of River Oaks Chiropractic and Wellness Centre and has been practicing as a Chiropractor and Acupuncture practitioner for over 15 years. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Cell Biology and Genetics at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver. Subsequently, she went on to graduate with numerous awards, including clinical skills excellence, and clinic honours from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, in Toronto. Dr. McGlashan completed the Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Program at McMaster University in 2004, and has completed her Fellowship of Chiropractic Physical and Occupational Rehabilitation, a specialty of Chiropractic. She is the only Chiropractic Physical and Occupational Rehabilitation Specialist in Oakville.
Dr. McGlashan enjoys an active lifestyle and instills the importance of overall good health with proper nutrition, exercise, and balancing work and family in a healthy manner. She understands the many demands and stress of a busy lifestyle and works with each patient to ensure their optimal health by meeting all of their health care goals in an individual manner that works for them. She enjoys treating people of all ages from all walks of life, and all conditions that involve muscles, nerves, and joints.
Dr. McGlashan holds special certifications for custom orthotics and Webster technique, which is used for pregnant women, and uses a variety of techniques and treatments, such as:
Manual hands on adjusting (spine and extremity)
Joint Mobilizations
Activator
Drop piece adjusting
Mulligan technique
McKenzie therapy
Gua Sha
Soft tissue manipulation and therapy
Rocktaping/Athletic taping
Rehabilitation programs and exercises
Acupuncture
Webster Technique
Custom orthotic inserts
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Boot Camp
Patient Education
With Dr. McGlashan’s years of experience and specialty training you can be sure that even the most complicated cases will be treated effectively and in a timely manner. Her expectations are that you will have a noticeable improvement within 4 to 6 treatments, and that as your health issue improves you will be given “tools” to help maintain your better health. You will never be rushed through an appointment, and Dr. McGlashan will address all of your health concerns each time you visit the office. She believes that every patient should receive the best and most up to date, evidence based treatment available, and continues to take courses and seminars to ensure that the care you receive is nothing but the best that can be offered in order to help you on your journey to recovery and good health.
Voted best Chiropractor in Oakville in 2019 and owner of the best Chiropractic, Physiotherapy, an...
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Helena was first introduced to massage therapy as a member of the national track and field team in Slovakia, and learned first hand the benefits of massage therapy through treatment of her own injuries. She now has over 17 years of healthcare experience in a variety of fields including physiotherapy and massage and uses her vast knowledge base to provide patients with a custom tailored massage to meet their healthcare needs and goals.
She uses a variety of treatment techniques including swedish massage, deep tissue, hydrotherapy, and remedial exercise to treat various musculoskeletal and neuromuscular disorders. Helena has also completed additional training in massage cupping, reflexology, hot stone therapy, pediatric Cranio-Sacral therapy, nerve mobilization, remedial exercise for the treatment of postural dysfunction.
Helena continues to be very active in track and field through participation in the world masters games, spartan games, and regular exercise.
Helena was first introduced to massage therapy as a member of the national track and field team i...
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