It seems best to start with my interest in this profession. I developed a deep passion for anatomy, physiology and psychology throughout my academic years which naturally led me to the chiropractic field. What I always found so fascinating was how applicable all these subjects were to my personal life. I was learning about the body, the mind and the science behind the underlying processes that were in constant operation to keep me functioning. These subjects were so interesting to me because the more I learned, the more I was understanding about myself. I'm often asked why I picked this career path and to be honest I sort of just fell into it because I naively followed my interests. Fast forward to a few years practice experience I can look back and be grateful to have met, connected with, and been around incredibly talented therapists as well as mentors. I've always enjoyed learning from people who have had great clinical success because it inspires me to continually develop my skills as well. An example of this was completing the Neurofunctional clinical program at McMaster. The framework and knowledge that I gained from this certification had a profound and influential impact on my treatment style. The big insight I gained through this program was to focus on treating the nervous system rather than the structural body. An example would be if someone experiences elbow pain, rather than zooming in and focusing on the elbow joint and the muscles around it, it is worth also investigating the nerves going to the elbow which transmit sensory information - including pain. By neuromodulating these nerves through manual therapy techniques or electric acupuncture we can decrease pain signaling (nociception) which, as a byproduct, improves symptoms. I realized that this framework and philosophy can be applied to common injuries including back, neck, shoulder, knee or hip pain. Throughout my experience, I have also seen different patient demographics from the average joe to the pro athlete experience similar benefits. My personal motto which may illustrate the point is "a body is a body". This is to say (with the exception of extreme outliers) that regardless of the individual, the same processes beneath are the same. Pain is a phenomenon that takes place in the brain and it reaches the brain through the nervous system. This is the operating system of the body regardless of the individual. Besides the objective science, I find this idea very compelling because it has the poetic notion of showing how similar we all operate and function. That is a little bit about me. I am happy to help out the OMWC community so if anyone has any questions for me, please don't hesitate to reach out.