Dr. Shannon Ferguson, ND
5149 Country Hills Blvd, Unit 336 T3A5K8 Calgary, AB, Canada

We are sure you heard the news that massage will be allowed again soon! We are still waiting for more details from our associations on when and how to execute ...the change but we are looking forward to seeing you again! What we know for sure is that you will need a note from your doctor or another regulated health professional (physiotherapist, chiropractor, acupuncturist or naturopath) in order to come in for massage therapy. Some insurance companies already require a doctor's note for massage and we are hopeful that those notes will suffice. If you do not have a note or will not be able to get in to your doctor prior to your massage, we are clarifying how our doctors, Dr. Shobna and Dr. Shannon, who are regulated health professionals, will be able to help with writing the referral for you. Unfortunately, we don’t have all of the details yet but we are working hard to find out what is required to move forward. The health and safety of our clients has always been a priority at Country Hills Massage and when the time comes to open back up, you can be sure that we will be following all of the protocols in place for us, as we have been since June. The good news is that our collective efforts to advocate for massage therapy did not go unnoticed. On behalf of all of us at Country Hills Massage, thank you to everyone who emailed all levels of the government to let them know that massage therapy is as an essential part of your health and wellbeing, they definitely helped! We appreciate your patience as we work through all of the specifics around this exemption so that we can open back up for you, our valued clients, as soon as possible. We have missed you and we are excited to be able to see you again soon! The team at CHMT

Unfortunately, massage therapy has been shut down for a period of 4 weeks, but Dr. Shobna and I will still at CHMT ready to take patients for acupuncture and naturopathy. Please contact us at the clinic or myself at [email protected]!

So many factors affect pain other than injury! As with anything, treatment of pain has to be holistic and fit the individual. Which is why when I treat someone new for pain and injury I look at all aspects of their life to see what else could be contributing to pain. Including sleep!! If you're interested in learning more, book a free 15 min meet and greet with me and I can answer your questions! If you'd like to read more about the study on sleep apnea and pain, click the link below!

Lifestyle hugely impacts immune function! There are things that you may be doing that impairs immune function or that you could start doing to help improve it. As we head into cold and flu season, this becomes more important than ever! If you're interesting in learning more, click the link below!!! And if you're interested in how naturopathic medicine can help identify specific areas you could improve on, book a free 15 min meet and greet with me!

I made another video! Tennis elbow and golfer's elbow are injuries that I see constantly in the clinic, and have HUGE success with prolotherapy, but no treatment plan is complete without movement. Movement (including stretching and exercising) helps align new collagen fibres the body lays down to heal (a process which prolotherapy triggers), increases blood flow, and helps correct any muscle imbalances that led to an injury in the first place. If you're looking for a simple stretching and exercising routine, or would like to learn more about tennis and golfer's elbow, click the link below!

{All about tension headaches!} Tension headaches are a common issue for lots of people, and there are many things that you can do to help reduce the frequency and severity of these types of headaches! An important primary strategy is reducing muscle tension. There are so many ways to help with this! Massage, acupuncture, stretching, and relaxation techniques are all amazing evidence based ways to help reduce muscle tension, and therefore tension headaches. But interestingly, ...gut issues and diet may also play a role! If you experience chronic tension headaches, give this article a read to learn more about why they happen, and what you can do it about!