No. OHIP does not cover chiropractic care; however, most health insurance plans do include chiropractic. Be sure to check with your insurance provider for your coverage of chiropractic.

Chiropractors are considered primary health care professionals and therefore a doctor’s note is not required to consult with a chiropractor in Canada.

• Headaches
• Whiplash/Vertigo
• Strains/Sprains
• Tendonitis/Tendonosis
• Neck Pain
• Low Back Pain
• Joint Pain
• Nerve Related Syndromes

In Canada, Chiropractors must complete three to four years of post-secondary education prior to applying to a chiropractic institution. After an additional four years at an accredited chiropractic college, candidates must successfully pass three board examinations. Once successful in this, chiropractors can apply to their respective licensing colleges and must remain in good standing with this college in order to practice in their respective province.

Cavitations in the joint can sometimes occur along with an adjustment or manipulation. Fear not, this noise is not your “bones cracking” but rather gas being released from the joint capsule. In fact, researchers have recently been able to demonstrate exactly what is happening during a joint manipulation through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Check it out here.

Adjustments should not hurt, however, minor and brief discomfort may arise when performing a manipulation. This is because to accurately complete an adjustment, chiropractors must take the joint past it’s normal, physiological range of motion (in doing so, this is often what causes the cavitation discussed above). You should let your chiropractor know if you experience discomfort during any part of your treatment.