Techniques
TRIGENICS
In addition to her chiropractic training, Dr. Dalgity is also a Registered Trigenics Practitioner. Trigenics was developed by Dr. Allan Oolo Austin, DC. It is a neurologically-based technique to lengthen and strengthen muscles at the cellular level. What this means for patients is relief of pain, accelerated healing and improved athletic performance.
Trigenics is effective in treating soft-tissue injuries such as sprains, strains, tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, headaches, neck and back pain. The treatment is completely safe and requires no force. Trigenics can be used to treat everyone from children through to the elderly.
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P.R.R.T. (Primal Reflex Release Technique)
Primal Reflex Release Technique is a manual therapy developed by John Iams, M.P.T., P.T. It is based on the body’s defense mechanisms to pain, the perception of trauma, (for example – a slip) and over stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system triggered by fear, frustration, or “flight/fight” The hands-on technique is a quick and painless and can be immediately effective.
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N.E.T. (Neuro Emotional Technique)
Neuro Emotional Technique is a mind-body technique developed by Dr. Scott Walker, D.C. to help alleviate physical symptoms that are emotionally/mentally (ie: stress) based. It is physiologically based and is not considered to be a counselling technique. Dr. Dalgity took her training between 1990 – 1995 prior to the certification program. She is listed as a non-certified practitioner.
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Dr. Stuart McGill, PhD
Dr. Dalgity has taken several courses from Dr. Stuart McGill and utilizes his assessment tools and rehabilitation protocols to help patients with low back pain.
Dr. McGill is world renowned in low back (lumbar spine) disorders. He is a Professor Emeritus, has taught at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and is a world-renowned lecturer and expert in spine function, injury prevention, and rehabilitation. He has written more than 300 specific publications on lumbar function, mechanisms of low back injury, investigation of rehabilitation programs matched to specific categories of back pain patients, and formulation of work-related injury avoidance strategies. Recent publications include Back Mechanic: The Step-by-Step McGill Method to Fix Back Pain (www.backfitpro.com) written for the lay public with back pain. He has received several awards for his work, including the Volvo Bioengineering Award for Low Back Pain Research from Sweden.
Dr. McGill has been an invited lecturer at many universities and delivered more than 300 addresses to societies around the world. As a consultant, he has provided expertise on assessment and reduction of the risk of low back injury to government agencies, corporations, professional athletes and teams, and legal firms. He is one of the few scientists who, in addition to performing research, is regularly requested by the medical profession to consult with challenging patients from around the world.
Dr. Carlo Ammendolia, DC, PhD – Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Dr. Dalgity has taken Dr. Ammendolia’s course on Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and has successfully treated several patients with this program.
Dr. Carlo Ammendolia DC, PhD is an Adjunct Scientist and the Diretor of the Spinal Stenosis Program at the Rebecca MacDonald Centre for Arthritis and Autoimmune Diseases at Mount Sinai Hospital. He received his Master’s Degree in Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research in 1999 and in 2005 his PhD in Clinical Evaluative Sciences from the University of Toronto. Dr. Ammendolia is an Assistant Professor in the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation and Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto. He is an Associate Scientist at the Institute for Work & Health. In 2012, Dr. Ammendolia was awarded the Professorship in Spine Award from the Department of Surgery in the Faculty of Medicine. He has been in chiropractic practice for over 40 years and now combines clinical practice and research in the area of non operative treatment of mechanical, degenerative, and inflammatory spinal disorders with a special interest in lumbar spinal stenosis.