Optimum Wellness Centres: MacLeod Trail

Dr. Ron Toma is a graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic West and has been in practice in Calgary since 2003. He has completed the Canadian National Chiropractic board examinations, and the American National Chiropractic board examinations level I, II, and III.

Dr. Toma is a member of the Alberta College and Association of Chiropractors, the Canadian Chiropractic Association, the Palmer Alumni Association, and the Gonstead Clinical Studies Society.

Dr. Toma is passionate about chiropractic and the body’s natural ability to heal and express itself. Dr. Toma enjoys teaching the principles of healthy living to all of his patients, and loves working with people of all ages.

Simson is an experienced therapist with extensive training in neuromusculoskeletal physiotherapy for more than 13 years. He draws on a broad skill set, including soft tissue release, joint mobilization, needling, taping, and exercise therapy prescription to create efficient and effective treatment programs for his patients. He has worked on complex neuromusculoskeletal injuries in various age groups. Simson completed a professional postgraduate degree and certificate programs. He strongly believes combining experience, evidence-based practice, and patient values to promote excellent clinical outcomes.

Simson enjoys fishing and driving; otherwise, his daughters keep him busy.

Jency Henry is an experienced physiotherapist with significant experience in treating clients with musculoskeletal problems of all age groups. She has a particular interest in treating clients with neck, back, shoulder and knee injuries. Jency has extensive experience treating neurological conditions, including stroke and brain injury clients, and working with clients post-cardiac and thoracic surgery.

She believes finding and treating the real cause of the problem will have an excellent outcome. Her physiotherapy practice focuses on a holistic approach, including manual therapy, soft tissue release, therapeutic exercise prescription, shockwave therapy, client education, and more.

She believes in continuous learning, evidence-based practice and self-learning through reflection is essential in the advancement in the physiotherapy field. She is passionate about her work and strives to provide the best quality of care. She says she “became a physiotherapist to make a difference in someone’s life by changing their functional ability to the most independent level they can achieve.”

Born and raised in Alberta, Alisha Shivji holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology and works as a Registered Psychologist in Calgary.

Amid her professional journey, she has volunteered as a victim support worker with the Calgary Police Service and has provided counselling services to clients from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Understanding that no 2 people are the same, Alisha is inspired to provide a client-centred approach to therapy tailored to meet each individual’s unique needs.

Mindfulness, cognitive-behavioural, and solution-focused techniques are some of the more common strategies that she uses to help individuals achieve a sense of growth and improve their quality of life. She also possesses training in clinical trauma therapy, pain management, and CBT-I.

An avid Calgary Flames and Manchester United fan, Alisha enjoys a variety of activities in her spare time that include travelling, photography, reading, and watching sports and movies.

Jacqueline is a Registered Provisional Psychologist in Calgary, Alberta.

Jacqueline is passionate about helping others achieve their counselling goals and strives to support each individual’s sense of autonomy and well being. Jacqueline’s past education, training, and experience have prepared her to make healthier lifelong changes. More importantly, helping clients’ live meaningful and purposeful lives that better align with their values.

Counselling is exploratory; any needs you bring forward will focus on integrity, sensitivity, thoughtfulness, and compassion. As a client-centred therapist, Jacqueline believes you possess all the resources needed to overcome life’s difficulties. She will help you resolve anxiety, stress, depression, life transitions, self-esteem, motivation, work conflict, autonomy, assertiveness, self-awareness, relationships, separation and divorce, trauma, grief and loss, and substance abuse.

Other modalities she works with include solution-focused therapy, strength-based therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and cognitive behavioural therapy.

Jordan has been an active therapist for 3 years, 2 of which have been in Calgary. He graduated in 2008 from a 3000-hour course at West Coast College of Massage Therapy in Vancouver where he has training in:

• Swedish massage
• Cranio-sacral therapy
• Fascial release therapy
• Basic Vodder’s manual lymph drainage
• Therapeutic and remedial exercise
• Trigger point therapy
• Muscle approximation
• Spinal and regional orthopedics
• Systemic treatments
• Joint mobilization
• Muscle energy treatments

Other experiences include treatments involving:

• Prenatal massage
• Baby massage
• Multiple sclerosis
• Fibromyalgia
• Cerebral palsy
• Spinal cord and brain injury
• Amputation
• Systemic diseases.

His goals are to get his client’s lives back to a happy medium. He is very strict and thorough with his clients, and the results are well worth it. He loves what he does and would be glad to take on your challenge.

I am a registered massage therapist (2200 hours) through Makami College. My approach to treatment is based on the body-mind-spirit concept and I strive to provide a well rounded service tailored to your specific needs.

I specialize in deep tissue and relaxation massage, myofascial cupping, hot stone therapy and trigger point work. I offer stretching tips along with therapeutic exercise techniques as well. I look forward to working with you.

Shea Karczewski is a new graduate from the Mount Royal 2200 hour Massage Therapy program. She is an enthusiastic practitioner who loves working with her clients to restore their well being. Shea uses a mixed method of therapeutic massage and home-based stretching programs to assist her clients in restoring range of motion and tissue mobility in post-injury rehabilitation or long term chronic pain conditions. She also utilizes techniques such as deep tissue work, relaxation and myofascial release in her massage treatments. She believes stretching and strengthening exercises at home can be vital in restoring postural dysfunctions caused by muscle imbalance, which can be very common with general pain conditions.

In her spare time, she likes to write short stories. Shea also enjoys activities such as painting, drawing, and using watercolours.

Samar received her BA with an honours specialization in kinesiology from the University of Western Ontario. She then continued her education with a diploma in pedorthics and now practices as a Canadian Certified Pedorthist. Samar is an active member of both the College of Pedorthics Canada and the Pedorthic Association of Canada.

She has a passion for helping people get back on their feet, so they can continue doing what makes them happy. She believes her specialization in custom orthotics, gait analysis, proper footwear, bracing, and compression stockings will help get you there.