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About Us
About the Clinic
First Canadian Chiropractic and Acupuncture Centre has been an integral part of First Canadian Medical Centre since 1994. We provide busy and health-oriented individuals with efficient, supportive health care of the highest quality in a convenient downtown Toronto location. Your health goals are as unique as you are - shouldn't the care you receive be the same? Our distinctive approach addresses your needs and strives to provide you with tools to enhance your quality of life - both at work and at home.
About the Doctors
Dr. Doris Mertins
Dr. Mertins received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1987. Following her graduation from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 1992 she also completed a Fellowship in Chiropractic Sports Sciences. She began practicing acupuncture in 1996 and has taken courses in China, Sri Lanka, Toronto, and at McMaster University in Hamilton.
To help others maximize their health, she combines chiropractic, acupuncture, and a variety of soft tissue techniques, including Graston Technique, myofascial release and craniosacral therapy.
Dr. Mertins has previously been a facilitator at the Chiropractic College in the Clinical Education department.
Dr. Darcie Sinclair
After studying biomechanics during her four years of undergraduate studies in Life Sciences at Queen's University, Dr. Sinclair graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto in 1996.
Practicing acupuncture since 1996, she has taken courses at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College , Hamilton's McMaster University as well as in Sri Lanka. Dr. Sinclair utilizes a wide range of soft tissue techniques, including Graston technique and myofascial release and as an important adjunct to the care she provides.
Dr. Sinclair is a part-time faculty member at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, facilitating clinical management in the Applied Chiropractic Department since 1998.
Dr. Michelle Basil
After attaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature from Dalhousie University in 1997, Dr. Basil went on to complete her Doctor of Chiropractic degree at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto in 2001. Since 1999, Dr. Basil has been practicing acupuncture, having taken courses in Sri Lanka and Australia.
In addition to chiropractic and acupuncture, Michelle incorporates soft tissue techniques, myofascial release, activator technique, exercise and ergonomic advice into her patient care.
As well as holding Canadian and Ontario memberships, Dr. Basil is also a member of the Chiropractors and Osteopaths Registration Board of New South Wales, Australia where she practiced for several years.
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