Feeling better starts here
Whether you're recovering from an injury, managing chronic pain, or looking to improve your overall wellbeing, our team offers evidence-informed treatments designed to help you move, heal, and feel your best.
Conditions We Commonly Treat
Long hours at a desk, stress, poor posture, and repetitive movements can all contribute to muscle tension and discomfort. Treatment may help reduce pain, improve mobility, and support recovery.
Common Treatments: RMT, Acupuncture
Neck and Shoulder Pain
Chronic Muscle Tension and Stress-Related Pain
Ongoing stress can show up in the body as muscle tightness, jaw tension, headaches, fatigue, and disrupted sleep. Treatment may help reduce tension, support nervous system balance, and improve overall wellbeing.
Common treatments: Naturopathic Medicine, RMT, Acupuncture
Whether you're training regularly or simply staying active, injuries can interrupt your routine. Treatment focuses on recovery, mobility, and injury prevention.
Common Treatments: RMT, Acupuncture
Sports Injuries and Active Recovery
Pregnancy, Fertility and Hormone Care
From fertility optimization and preconception health to pregnancy and postpartum care, naturopathic medicine helps patients understand the patterns driving their health and build a clear, personalized treatment plan.
Care may include PCOS, cycle irregularities, hormone imbalance, metabolic health, and menstrual concerns.
Common treatments: Naturopathic Medicine
Jaw tension, clenching, and temporomandibular joint dysfunction can lead to headaches, facial pain, and difficulty chewing. Treatment may help reduce symptoms and improve function.
Common treatments: RMT, Acupuncture
TMJ and Jaw Pain
Whether caused by injury, pregnancy, prolonged sitting, or everyday strain, lower back pain can affect every aspect of daily life. Our practitioners create personalized treatment plans to support relief and long-term function.
Common Treatments: RMT, Acupuncture
Lower Back Pain
Pain, numbness, or tingling that radiates from the lower back into the hip, glute or leg can significantly impact daily activities. Treatment focuses on relieving pressure, improving movement and supporting long-term function.
Common treatments: RMT, Acupuncture
Sciatica and Nerve Pain
Muscle tension, stress, posture, and nervous system dysfunction can all contribute to recurring headaches and migraines. Manual therapy and acupuncture may help reduce frequency and severity.
Common Treatments: RMT, Acupuncture
Headaches and Migraines
Bloating, irregular digestion, food sensitivities, and gut discomfort can affect energy, mood, hormones, & daily wellbeing. Naturopathic care identifies patterns in digestion and creating a personalized plan to support better gut health.
Common treatments: Naturopathic Medicine
Digestive Health
Our Treatments
Naturopathic Medicine
Dr. Gehana Shankar uses a whole-body, evidence-informed approach to understand the patterns influencing your health and translate them into a clear, personalized treatment plan. Her care integrates clinical nutrition, lifestyle medicine, lab testing, botanical medicine, and natural therapies to support fertility, hormones, digestion, metabolism, and long-term wellness.
Helpful for:
Fertility optimization
Preconception health
PCOS / PMOS and cycle irregularities
Hormone imbalance
Metabolic health
Digestive concerns
Stress-related hormonal disruption
Menstrual and reproductive health concerns
Registered Massage Therapy (RMT)
Massage therapy focuses on assessing and treating muscles, connective tissues, joints, and movement-related dysfunctions. Treatment plans are tailored to each individual's goals, whether recovering from injury, managing pain, or supporting overall wellness.
Helpful for:
Back pain
Neck pain
Sports injuries
Pregnancy
Headaches
Stress management
Registered Acupuncture
Acupuncture uses fine needles to stimulate specific points throughout the body and support natural healing processes. Many patients seek acupuncture for pain management, stress reduction, headaches, sleep concerns, and overall wellness.
Helpful for:
Chronic pain
Migraines
Stress
Anxiety
Insomnia
Digestive concerns
Direct Billing & Insurance
We offer direct billing to many extended health providers and accept ICBC patients.
Coverage varies by provider and plan. We recommend confirming your individual benefits before your appointment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Have questions before booking? Here are a few things to know about appointments, direct billing, insurance, and ICBC claims.
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Yes, we offer direct billing to insurance providers whenever possible. In some cases, direct billing may not be available due to plan restrictions, referral requirements, coverage limits, claim review, or technical issues with the insurance portal.
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Before your appointment, please confirm whether your plan covers the service you are booking, whether a doctor’s referral is required, your annual coverage limit, and whether your plan allows payment to be made directly to the clinic.
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If direct billing is not available, clients are responsible for paying the appointment balance at the time of service. A receipt can be provided for you to submit to your insurance provider.
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Some insurance plans require a doctor’s referral before they approve claims for services such as massage therapy or acupuncture. Please check your plan before your first appointment, as referral requirements are set by your insurer.
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Please contact ICBC directly before booking to confirm your claim details and coverage. When booking, please have your ICBC claim number, adjuster’s name and contact information, date of accident, personal health number, and date of birth ready.