Dr. Sellars received her undergraduate education from the University of Western Ontario where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree with a minor in Psychology. She continued her education at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College and graduated as a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) in 2009. In addition to her chiropractic training, Dr. Sellars is fully certified in Contemporary Medical Acupuncture through McMaster University and has attended several specialized soft tissue technique and adjustment seminars. She is a member of both the Ontario Chiropractic Association and the Canadian Chiropractic Association.
As a licensed chiropractor, Dr. Sellars specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of conditions and disorders relating to the skeletal, nervous, and muscular systems. She has a strong focus on perinatal issues as well as pediatric chiropractic care. Dr. Sellars is Webster Technique certified and has specific training in postpartum core rehabilitation. She believes firmly in treating the source of the problem rather than the symptoms alone, and that education and proper communication are imperative to patient care. When people understand why their pain or dysfunction is occurring, it enables them to make the changes necessary to correct the problem at hand.
Treatments may include spinal adjustment, extremity adjusting, acupuncture, electro-modalities, soft tissue therapy, custom orthotics, exercise prescription, and lifestyle and nutritional advice.
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Deep tissue or relaxation massage: the two names sit right next to each other on most booking screens, and people stare at them for a surprisingly long time before picking one.
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Read Is Soreness After Treatment Normal – And When Should I Call?Is soreness after treatment normal, or a sign that something has gone wrong? This is one of the questions I'm asked most often.
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
Read Sleep positions for neck, shoulder or jaw comfort: what’s realistic?"What's the correct sleeping position?" has a disappointing answer: the whole research base is four studies, and none of them supports one right position.
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Read When Should You Seek Urgent Medical Care Instead of Booking Online?When should you seek urgent medical care instead of booking an online appointment with us?
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
Read Returning to Work, the Gym or Sport: Why Readiness Is Not Just a DateReturning to work, the gym or sport starts with "when can I go back?", which might be the most-asked question in any rehabilitation conversation, and I completely understand why.
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
Read Returning to Running After Ankle, Knee or Foot PainReturning to running after ankle pain, knee pain or foot pain is never a "should I?" question, is it?
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
Read Knee Osteoarthritis: What Exercise and Hands-On Care Can Realistically DoExercise for knee osteoarthritis is what I want to talk about today. What can it realistically do for a sore knee?
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
Read An Ankle Sprain That Still Doesn’t Feel Right: What Next?An ankle sprain that still does not feel right months later is a genuinely common story, and it's not a sign you did your recovery wrong.
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Read Can You Keep Exercising While You’re Being Treated?"Do I have to stop?" is usually the wrong shape of question. It's rarely all-or-nothing - more often it's which parts, at what volume, this week.
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
Read Carpal Tunnel or Wrist Overuse: Why the Distinction MattersCarpal tunnel or wrist overuse: that's the real question hiding inside "I think I've got carpal tunnel," one of the phrases I hear most often.
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
Read Chiropractic or Physiotherapy: How Do I Choose Where to Start?Chiropractic or physiotherapy, and where to start between them: this is the fork I've watched patients stall at.
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
Read Desk Setup for Neck, Shoulder and Wrist ComfortDesk setup for neck, shoulder and wrist comfort is the practical question this post answers.
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
Read Do Custom Orthotics Help Plantar Heel Pain?Custom orthotics for plantar heel pain are the topic I get asked about more than almost any other.
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Read Do I Need a Referral – And Will My Benefits Plan Require One?Does my benefits plan require a referral? Of everything patients ask us, that question generates the most confused phone calls. The confusion is nobody's fault.
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Read Do I Need an X-ray or MRI Before Seeing a Chiropractor or Physiotherapist?Do I need an X-ray or MRI before coming in? That one comes up constantly. It usually arrives dressed as an apology: "sorry, I haven't had a scan yet, should I get one first?"
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Read Does “Bad Posture” Cause Pain? A Better Desk-Work QuestionDoes bad posture cause pain? If you work at a desk, somebody has almost certainly told you it does.
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
Read Does Acupuncture Hurt? What to Expect Before, During and After a SessionDoes acupuncture hurt? The honest answer is that sensation varies a great deal from one person to the next, and "painless" is not a word anyone honest uses.
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Read Headache with Neck Pain: Tension-Type, Cervicogenic, Migraine – Or Something Else?Headache with neck pain practically begs you to connect the dots: sore neck, aching head, so one must be causing the other, right?
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Read Heat or Ice After a New Ache or Injury?Heat or ice after a new injury is the single most common question I get, and it's one nobody has ever given you a straight answer to.
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Read Jaw Clicking, Clenching and TMD: What Conservative Care Can and Can’t DoIs jaw clicking and clenching TMD, or is it just a jaw doing one of the many odd things jaws quietly do?
Reviewed byDr. Katie SellarsChristine Ecclestone
Read Morning Heel Pain: Could It Be Plantar Heel Pain?Why does my heel hurt in the morning, and why does the pain ease off once I'm up and moving?
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Read Rotator-Cuff-Related Shoulder Pain: What Assessment and Rehab Can DoRotator-cuff-related shoulder pain has a way of announcing itself in the middle of ordinary life: reaching for something on a high shelf, putting a coat on.
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Read Tennis Elbow and Golfer’s Elbow: Why Grip Pain Can LingerGolfer's elbow vs tennis elbow comes up in this clinic all the time, usually with somebody who plays neither sport telling me so, slightly indignantly.
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Read What Happens at a First Appointment at Sellars Wellness?What happens at a first appointment is something new patients ask me about every week, usually in some version of the same three questions: what actually happens?
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Read What Happens During a Custom Orthotics Assessment?A custom orthotics assessment is one of those appointments almost nobody explains before you book it, and I think you deserve better than that.
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Read Which Service Should I Book First? How to Choose at a Multidisciplinary Clinic"Which service should I book first?" is one of the most common questions I hear, usually with an apologetic little laugh. Please don't apologise for that.
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Read Why Pain Can Flare After It Felt BetterWhy pain can flare after it felt better deserves an honest answer. You had a rough few weeks, it settled, you got on with your life, and then one ordinary Tuesday it's back.
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