About Form Wellness Clinics
The Foundation of Form Wellness Clinics
A Multimodal Treatment
We believe in a multimodal approach. This refers to utilizing multiple forms of treatment or interventions to address a particular condition or health issue. Instead of relying solely on one type of treatment, our facilities combine various modalities such as Chiropractic, Massage Therapy, TCM / Acupuncture, Chiropody and other alternative therapies to achieve the best outcomes for the patient. This approach acknowledges that different individuals may respond differently to various treatments and aims to tailor the treatment plan to meet the unique needs of each patient. By incorporating multiple modalities, we seek to provide comprehensive and holistic care that addresses the physical, emotional, and psychological aspects of the health and well-being of our patients.
At Form Wellness, we understand the need for the practitioners in charge of your recovery, care and wellbeing to all be on the same page when it comes to your treatment planning.
About the Clinics
Meet the Owners
Lindsay McWilliams
RMT / Founder
I completed my studies at the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in Victoria. I’ve been practicing since 2010.
It has been my goal as the Founder of Form Wellness to build a team and a facility(ies) that puts the needs of the patient’s above all else. To create a space where the practitioners have the freedom to bring their best to their patients and to collaborate with other like minded professionals. I believe that if your health care team is all under one roof, the better the chance that they’ll discuss your treatment needs and goals and find the best solutions for you.
When I’m not building collaborative healthcare clinics or with a patient on my table, I’m usually with my husband on a beach somewhere, out camping, off scuba diving or at one of our twin daughter’s various activities.
As a practitioner, Lindsay utilizes deep tissue massage, trigger point release, joint mobility and orthopedic techniques including Muscle Energy Technique and Isometric Release to balance postural dysfunctions and decrease both acute and chronic pain. She strives to educate her patients about their bodies and believes in teaching them how to maintain balance and good health while at work and at play
Laura Chomyshyn
RMT / Co-Owner
Laura graduated in 2019 from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in Victoria. Originally from Quebec, she moved here in 2013 from St. John’s, Newfoundland with a degree in fish physiology. After sustaining an injury and seeking massage therapy for the 1st time, she realized how incredible this modality was.
In her practice Laura uses deep tissue techniques, muscle stripping, trigger point release and active release when needed. She combines the deep tissue with myofascial, joint mobilizations, rocking and muscle energy techniques.
Outside and at work Laura can be found with her Irish Wolfhound Zeus, often in the Beaver Lodge Lands or camping on one of the surrounding islands with her dog and partner Jordan.
Services
TCM/Acupuncture for Acute/Chronic Pain
Acupuncture and Chinese medical modalities such as moxa, cupping and tuina often work very effectively when the sports injury is acute. Acupuncture can initiate a healing process with “puncture wounds” if healing has been incomplete or interrupted by icing, NSAIDs or cortisone injections. Local treatment at sites of sensitivity (ah-shi points), stimulates or re-stimulates healing as described in the three phases of healing.
Acupuncture can also relax a shortened muscle, which may chronically place tension on the tendons it serves. A chronically shortened tendon always sets up the tendency for inflammation or tendonitis. Acupuncture can be used as a complementary method to quickly end rebound pain when NSAIDs are discontinued. A clinically proven integrative approach uses the following four modalities to re-activate the innate healing mechanism, help the body quickly progress through the three healing phases, and heal chronic sports-related injury: local treatment with cross-fibre massage,5 electroacupuncture, far-infrared heat therapy, and low-level laser (photobiomodulation) therapy.
TCM/Acupuncture for Hormone Regulation/General Well-being
Acupuncture is wonderful in treating hormone imbalances because it addresses the root of the issue focuses on the whole person, and doesn’t focus only on symptom management. Acupuncture aims to restore balance in the body through qi (chi), a person’s life force. Our highly trained practitioners will place needles at specific points along the interconnecting meridians (channels) of the body that correspond to specific organs — either literal or figurative.
Chiropractors help ease pain, enabling their patients to live the active, pain-free lives they want. Chiropractors treat neck pain, back pain, arthritis, certain types of headaches, injuries and more. They are spine, muscle and nervous system experts in assessing, diagnosing, treating and developing care plans to keep you moving and pain-free.
Chiropractic care focuses on your spine, muscles, and nervous system and treats the bones, muscles, soft tissues, and joints that you use every day. The spine, muscles, and nervous system support your weight, keep your body stable, protect your organs, and keep you moving. It also connects directly to other vital systems in your body, which is why medical professionals, researchers, and the wider health community trust the spine care expertise of chiropractors to assess, diagnose, and treat conditions and injuries related to the spine, muscle, and nervous system. For optimal health and quality of life.
Frequently Asked Questions
Concussion is another term for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). While this sounds very serious, concussions are now known to be self-limiting injuries that do not lead to serious or long-lasting symptoms or deficits if managed correctly. This is where early detection and management of concussion is vital.
A concussion occurs when a hit to the head or body causes rotational acceleration of the head sufficient to affect brain tissue. The result of this is not actually damage or structural injury to brain tissue but instead results in a functional injury related to energy deficit in the brain that can cause a wide variety of injuries. Symptoms of concussion typically last 7-14 days in most cases while full recovery from these injuries typically occurs within 21-30 days in most cases. Due to this, it is best to treat any suspected concussion as if it were a concussion until proven otherwise.
Prevention of concussion is the number one goal in reducing the overall burden of this condition but since many of these injuries are not completely avoidable, the next best strategy is to prevent these injuries from becoming chronic or persistent (lasting beyond 30 days). To accomplish this, the number one recommendation is to seek care from a qualified concussion management professional as soon as possible after a suspected concussion, ideally within the first 2-3 days.
Concussion management with a trained professional mostly focuses on education, advice, reassurance, and guidance through the most up-to-date, evidence-based gradual return to play/work/learn protocols. The best early management strategy is a gradual return to physical activity as early as possible, so physical exertion testing is a vital part of concussion management. Other techniques such as visual, vestibular, and cervical spine (neck) rehabilitation may be used depending on symptoms and their triggers.
If you or somebody you know are suffering from a suspected concussion, it is advised to book an assessment as soon as possible, get 24 hours of relative rest (especially mental rest and decreased screen time), and stay physically active in a manner that does not increase your symptoms before slowly increasing your exposure to everyday activities without increasing your symptoms.
If you have any questions about concussion management at Form Wellness, please reach out and we will be happy to put your mind at ease!