About Us

Visit The Calgary Chiropractors At Bankers Hall Chiropractic

.Thinking about trying chiropractic care? Dr. John Collins would love to be your Calgary Chiropractor.If you’re in pain or have a health issue you think may be helped with chiropractic, you’ll be happy to know that at Bankers Hall Chiropractic, we can help without all the “popping” and “cracking” you might normally associate
with receiving this type of care.
While we do offer traditional chiropractic care, our approach to treatment is to find what exactly what you need before we start any treatment. All of your options will be explained to you before we begin.

About The Doctors

.Dr. John Collins

Dr. John Collins was born and raised in Calgary. He attended the University of Calgary for his pre-chiropractic sciences, and graduated in 1993 from the Chiropractic College in Los Angeles California at Cleveland Chiropractic College.
Dr Collins returned to Calgary in 1994 after experiencing the earthquakes and riots in Los Angeles. He currently lives in Calgary with his wife Sara and two sons Jake and Evan.Dr. Collins specializes in numerous adjusting techniques. He utilizes many different Chiropractic techniques in treating patients for a wide variety of conditions.
He prefers the gentle techniques with effective results. “The more relaxed a patient is for a treatment the easier it is and more effective for the patient.”
Dr. Collins has also given talks to businesses and groups on injury prevention.
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Dr. Elaine Byrtus

Dr. Elaine Byrtus joined Dr John Collins, at Bankers Hall Chiropractic Clinic, as an associate chiropractor, in the spring of 2008.
Dr. Byrtus graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 2000 at which time she moved to Costa Rica and opened the first Chiropractic Clinic in Liberia.
In 2002 Dr. Byrtus moved to the Cayman Islands and worked out of the Chrissie Thomlinson Memorial Hospital’s rehab unit. There she worked closely with the pre-natal health care workers as well as the maternity ward until she opened her own clinic privately.
Giving the body the ability to heal, and not just cover up its symptoms, is the basic premise that drew Dr. Byrtus to chiropractic.
Conservative management of physical injuries decreases your risks, and lets your body heal naturally to its optimal potential. Dr. Byrtus is dedicated to helping people, both young and old, realize their health potential.

Our Techniques

.Doctors of chiropractic (DCs) tend to specialize in one or more of the different chiropractic techniques / procedures.
Below are some of the more frequent and popular techniques used at this Calgary chiropractic clinic.

The Koren Specific Technique (KST)
The Koren Specific Technique (KST) is a fairly new and innovative chiropractic technique, now offered in Calgary. It is very gentle, yet very effective.
KST involves specific yet gentle adjustments to treat subluxations misalignment anywhere in the body.
It differs from the traditional chiropractic techniques in that it does not involve any sudden movements or noises in carrying out the adjustments.

Diversified Technique
This technique also called Full-Spine Specific (FSS) is the most widely used chiropractic adjustment technique. In this technique the chiropractor uses high-velocity, low-amplitude thrusts in the manipulation /adjustment treatment of a patient.
The diversified technique is most frequently used in treating the joints in the body.

Extremity Manipulating/Adjusting Technique
As the name implies this chiropractic procedure focuses on chiropractic adjustments to the extremity joints such as the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hands and fingers, hip, knees, ankle and toes. Here the most common conditions would include posture-linked problems, carpal tunnel syndrome, and gait.

Activator Methods Technique
This technique uses a hand-held, spring-loaded instrument called an activator to perform the adjustment/manipulation. The big advantage of the activator methods is that the activator delivers a lighter and quicker thrust than can be performed by using the hand.
Another advantage is that the activator is suitable to be used as a primary treatment basis for all patients even in some cases where manual adjustment may be contraindicated.

Cold Laser Therapy
Cold laser therapy is a new specialized non-invasive treatment using a specific type of light generated by a low level laser. This low level laser light penetrates the skin’s surface and stimulates the underlying tissue. The cold laser treatment is also known as chiropractic laser therapy, and phototherapy.

Gonstead Technique
This specific technique, which is a variation of the Diversified technique, emphasizes five criteria in determining the presence of a vertebral subluxation complex. These five criteria include: visualization, instrumentation, static palpation (feeling), motion palpation, and X-ray analysis.

Cox Flexion/Distraction Technique
This specific chiropractic technique uses the hands-on manipulation/ adjustment technique together with a special table designed to traction and flex the spine forward.
This technique is frequently used, to in the treatment of disc herniations, and to increase the mobility of the spine.

Thompson Technique
This is another specific chiropractic method which is also a variation of the Diversified technique. The Thompson Technique uses a unique “Segmental Drop Table” with drop pieces for adjusting the dorsal, lumbar, and pelvic regions of the spine.
Another important procedure of the Thompson Technique is the “Leg Length System” an analysis system which is used to determine if there is any imbalance in the length of the legs while the patient is in a prone position on the table.