Core Services
We offer many different and complementary types of treatment at our clinic depending on your specific needs. These include chiropractic care, massage therapy, hot stone therapy, body talk, acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, custom-made orthotics, urinalysis, allergy testing, hair analysis, and x-ray. Our clinic is also equipped with a fitness centre, an infrared sauna, and a blood testing laboratory.
Massage Therapy
Massage therapy provides an alternative health option to help alleviate the soft tissue discomfort associated with everyday and occupational stresses, muscular over-use and many chronic pain syndromes. The effects of massage therapy are both physical and psychological in nature. Massage therapy can have a profound effect on pain control, circulation, immune system, lymphatic system, respiratory function, stress, anxiety and depression.Hot Stone Massage
Stone Therapy is classified as geo-thermo-hydro-therapy. This means that it involves the therapeutic use of stones that are heated or cooled in water. Stone Therapy combines massage with the application of hot or cold stones which are either massaged over the body or placed upon specific areas.
The benefits of Hot Stone Therapy include the following:
- Relieves back/shoulder/neck pain
- Improves lymphatic circulation
- Increases circulation
- Decreases tension headaches
- Decreases menstrual pain
- Promotes grounding due to the high magnetic field inherent in the stones
- reduces overall stress
Cold Stone Therapy can be used to help treat the following conditions:
- Any local swelling, inflammation or redness/acute injuries
- Tension headaches
- Sinus congestion
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a non-invasive treatment method that promotes natural healing. It can enhance recuperative power and immunity, support physical and emotional health, and improve overall function and well-being. It is a safe, painless and effective way to treat a wide variety of medical problems.
Fitness Centre
Natural Health Rehabilitation and Fitness Centre (formally the B.A.I.R. Centre) is a modern, high-tech facility that offers motor vehicle accident patients active rehabilitation. All programs are supervised and one-on-one with a certified kinesiologist. We have all rehabilitation equipment made by Hanoun. We also have the only Hanoun Multi-Cervical rehabilitation station north of Toronto. In addition to offering supervised rehabilitation for motor vehicle accident patients, we also provide other services. Some of these services include personalized training programs (i.e. stretching, strengthening, fitness testing and proper use of equipment) and back stabilization and strengthening, with the addition of new programs starting soon. All programs include a personalized workbook, which outline the information given at the individual session.
New Infrared Sauna
Natural Health and Healing Centre is proud to offer one of the only Infrared Saunas in Thunder Bay. Infrared saunas have many benefits including burning calories, decreasing joint stiffness, eliminates toxins, boosts immune response and increasing blood flow. The air is cooler in the infrared sauna, between 110-113 degrees, which makes it easy to breath.
Lab Services
Live Blood Analysis
A person's blood is an expression of the health of their entire body, including all their organs and glands. Looking at the blood is like looking at the entire life of a person.Live blood cell microscopy is a science that was invented and has evolved over the last 80 years.
Your blood is your river of life. It transports oxygen, nutrients and other life-giving agents to all the cells of your body. Unhealthy blood can resemble a swamp due to poor diet, chemicals, and emotional stressors. Harmful bacteria and microorganisms can feed off these toxins, increasing your risk for disease.
Who is it for? Live blood analysis is for anyone who cares about their health and is suitable for any age, even children. The advantage of this test over standard blood tests is that the darkfield microscope may detect a problem in its infancy stages. Conventional Lab tests kill the blood when it is prepared. Live blood testing is just as beneficial for healthy people as healthy. If you have a disease it will show the progress of treatment.
Disease appears as stress in the blood sometimes years before manifesting as symptoms in the body. Live blood testing can detect the potential for disease very early on, is the ultimate preventative tool available. Traditional lab testing is good and has it's place, but does not show early signs of a possible disease.
Who does the testing? Live blood analysis can only be performed by a person highly trained and certified in the field of Medical Laboratory Science. Our Technician was trained and received her diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology in 1990 and has been working in the medical laboratory field ever since. She has been trained in doing Live Blood analysis with us since 2005.
How does it work? The test is carried out by obtaining a drop of blood from the finger tip using a sterile lancet. The blood is placed on a microscope slide, covered with a coverslip to prevent drying, and immediately observed under the microscope. The microscope used is magnified up to 1000 times. a video camera is hooked up to the microscope so that you may watch the entire procedure on a monitor.
You will be able to see the activity of your blood on the screen, the red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma and what is floating in the plasma, like bacteria, yeast, crystals, plaque, and more.
The blood is observed for 30 minutes. Once the blood leaves your body it begins to die. How quickly the morphological changes happen can indicate your present health condition.
Other benefits of Live Blood Analysis include:
? Giving early warning of upcoming health challenges
? Monitoring a specific condition
? Determining the effectiveness of various therapies
What can be detected?
? Acidity/Alkalinity
? Adrenal Exhaustion
? Anemia
? Allergies
? Arterial Sclerosis
? Candida (yeast) infections
? Clotting Dysfunction
? Dehydration
? Gout
? Immune System Function
? Liver Stress, Toxicity
? Nutritional Deficiencies
? White blood cell increase/decrease
? Over 80 more health conditions
Who benefits from Live Blood Analysis? Those who would like to change their health for the better. Whether you are already ill or you would like to prevent disease or feel you best, a Live Cell Analysis will help you. Here is a list of conditions that could benefit from a Live Cell Analysis:
? Adrenal Exhaustion
? Allergies
? Arthritis
? Asthma
? Congestion
? Depression & Anxiety
? Digestive Disorders
? Fatigue, Anemia & low energy
? Gout
? Headaches, Migraines & dizziness
? High Blood Pressure
? High Cholesterol
? Infections
? Inflammatory conditions
? Skin & hair problems
? Weight problems
Conclusion
Your health is entirely your responsibility. You are what you eat, drink and think. This simple blood test is one important part of helping you to help yourself change your health for the better.
