Dr. Joanne Day, ND
4910A 51 Ave T4L 2K3 Lacombe, AB, Canada

Regular multivitamin not cutting it? Did you know that IV Therapy is the most efficient and bioavailable way to make sure your body gets the vitamins it needs? I use IV Therapy to treat many ailments that we see in the clinic! Interested in learning more? Check out my website! ... https://drjoanneday.com/iv-therapies/

Interested in Cupping? Check out Dr. Chelsea's virtual class!

At this time the difficult decision has been made to close our clinic from March 20th - April 5th. We want to do our part to help flatten the curve and ensure our patients and staff remain safe. If you would like to reschedule your appointments, that can be done online at www.healinghandslacombe.com. If you require a refill on any supplements or would like to schedule a naturopathic follow-up appointment via telephone consult during the closure, please email [email protected] and we will set up a date and time. Thank you so much to all our patients and staff for your support!

I love using Prolotherapy + Ozone to help decrease pain in my patients' arthritic joints!

Regular multivitamin not cutting it? Did you know that IV Therapy is the most efficient and bioavailable way to make sure your body gets the vitamins it needs? I use IV Therapy to treat many ailments that we see in the clinic! Interested in learning more? Check out my website! ... https://drjoanneday.com/iv-therapies/

A new observational study confirms something we’ve discussed at length previouslythe safety and effectiveness of cortisone shots.

Today marks exactly 3 months left in the calendar year to use those benefit dollars up! Problems with your digestive system? Arthritis or chronic pain? Low immunity? Poor sleep?We can help get you started on the right track this season!

The days are getting shorter, and many of us are starting to feel our energy going down the drain! It’s not too late to start an IV regimen to keep your body running in tip top shape through the long Alberta winter!

The kids are back in school, and that means cold and flu season is coming our way! Get ahead of it!

Did you know that many insurance benefit programs cover naturopathic services? And with September on it’s way, you have FOUR months to use those benefit dollars!

Heads up, patients!

What is Prolotherapy? An injection based therapy to treat chronic pain. How does it work?... Put simply, the prolo solution is injected into the area where the patient experiences chronic pain, and the body’s inflammatory process (the way your body heals itself) is stimulated to send white blood cells to this area to clean up problem areas, and create new, healthy tissue. What’s in prolo solution? 1. Lidocaine/Procaine -Stops muscle spasms -Increases creatine uptake, allowing the muscles to become stronger and less likely to be re-injured. -Resets nerves that are malfunctioning and chronically causing pain. 2. Dextrose -a sugar the body uses to produce soft tissue structures. 3. Adenosine-5-monophosphate - calms chronic inflammation typically caused by bursitis, tendinitis, etc. -dissolves bone spurs and other calcium deposits. 4. Vitamin B12 -repairs nerve function. Interested in trying prolotherapy for your chronic pain? Call the clinic today!

BIG NEWS, Lacombe! In 1996, we started as a group of massage therapists dedicated to offering top of the line massage care to Lacombe and area. Fast forward t...o 2012, when Dr. Joanne Day bought the business and made it the permanent home of her naturopathic medicine practice. Since then, we’ve offered numerous different treatment modalities aimed at eliminating chronic pain and helping our patients to achieve optimum wellness. We are now home to 7 Massage Therapists, 1 Naturopathic Doctor, 1 Chiropractor, 1 Registered Nurse, and 3 of the most dedicated reception and management staff in the business. Healing Hands Therapeutic Massage no longer describes the care we provide to our community. That’s why we are SO excited to announce that we will now be know as: HEALING HANDS INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE Thank you, Lacombe and area, for your unending support over the past years and the ones to come!

If you’re looking to stock up on probiotics, now is the time!! New discounted prices on Genestra Probiotics while supplies last!

I invite you to join me for the Spring into Health May Challenge! This exciting new program based around spring foods and the BBQ season will help you feel and... look your best going into summer. When: 4-weeks starting May 27th Price: $115 What do you receive: you will receive weekly menu plans with step by step instructions, recipes, grocery list and continuous nutritional support How to register: send an email to [email protected] Prizes to be won This program is great for weight loss and overall health. It is also family friendly! I’m so excited to guide you on this journey of health one bite at a time!

The science behind fibromyalgia made a big jump this week!

I love this summary of what we need for healthy digestion!

A great video about how complicated treating musculoskeletal pain can be!

Regular multivitamin not cutting it? Did you know that IV Therapy is one of the most efficient and bioavailable way to make sure your body gets all it’s essential vitamins and minerals? I use IV Therapy daily to treat a large range of issues. From chronic fatigue, to helping cancer patients mitigate the side effects of chemo and radiationand everything in between. ... Do you think you could use a more comprehensive approach to getting your vitamins? Call the clinic today and we’ll get started on improving your well being!

Did you know that on average, 40% of Canadians have blood with less than sufficient vitamin D levels throughout the winter? Vitamin D is a crucial in the development and maintenance of healthy bones and teeth, and some recent research is even showing an important role in the prevention of certain cancers and neurological disease like Multiple Sclerosis. Wondering whether you’re at the optimal vitamin D level? I offer vitamin D testing, and a variety of different supplements and ways to administer these important vitamins to suit your lifestyle!

Often people will come into our office with an MRI that shows disc herniation, disc protrusion or bulging disc, or degenerated discs. The MRI is all about the d...isc, disc, and disc. Most people who injure their back significantly enough to visit a health care provider think that this injury is an acute event. For those of us in the regenerative medicine field, for the many patients we see, this is an acute event that sits on top of years of degenerative wear and tear. The straw has finally broken the camel’s back or, in this instance, the sacroiliac joint. See more

Your health is about so much more than a yearly check up! Could your sleep be optimized? Could your stress be managed more effectively? Could your immune system use a helping hand? Does your digestive system cause you major inconvenience? All things I can help you with! I look forward to working with you to better your general health and improve your day-to-day life!

Almost every new patient that inquires about Prolotherapy Injections asks the same question: What is the difference between Prolo injections and the cortisone ...injections that my doctor suggested? And the answer is pretty much everything, beyond the fact that they are both injections. Inflammation is the natural process in the body that stimulates healing of tissues. In my opinion, the word inflammation gets a bad rap. Most people believe it’s always a bad thing or that it’s always associated with infection. Sometimes, that IS true! But there’s also specific kinds of acute inflammation that is healthy and necessary for your body to heal itself. It becomes dangerous when it’s chronic, or when there’s so much that it damages surrounding tissue. Cortisone is a steroid that is used to bring immediate relief to patients experiencing musculo-skeletal pain, by inhibiting inflammation in that area. Obviously, it’s great to get immediate pain relief and this makes it a seemingly easy choice. But cortisone fails to bring any long term benefit to the injury. It acts more like a bandaid and doesn’t address why the inflammation was in that area in the first place. Some risks include further injury to the area because it’s now pain-free (but not repaired), and there’s quite a bit of credible research showing that long term cortisone use can do damage to the composition of tendons, ligaments and bone matter. Prolotherapy is an injectable solution that STIMULATES the inflammatory process, which signals your body to heal the area into which it is injected. That means your body begins to generate more tissue in the area to fix the injury! Yes, the results aren’t immediate, but the results are far more comprehensive in the long run. Instead of putting a bandaid on that injury and trying to forget about it, you’ll be helping your body to create stronger tissue. I’m not saying CORTISONE=BAD and PROLOTHERAPY=GOOD. I’m saying that sometimes you’re going to have enough pain to get to the point where cortisone might be what you need to keep your sanity. But I also hope that you’ll investigate better and less damaging long term treatment options so you actually improve the prognosis of your injury!