What We Offer
Comprehensive spine care,
delivered gently.
Every service at Shift is grounded in evidence and designed for the way you actually live-whether that's logging miles on the Seawall or grinding out long days at a desk.
Why We're Different
Not everyone's cup of tea, and that's okay.
If the prospect of someone torquing your neck or cracking your spine has kept you away from chiropractic, there's another way. We're fully trained in traditional adjustments, but at Shift, we've built our treatment model around gentle decompression and roller massage instead. Effective, evidence-informed, and nothing you'd need to brace yourself for.
Spinal Decompression
Gentle traction that creates space between spinal joints, relieving disc pressure and nerve compression. Ideal for disc herniation, sciatica, pinched nerves, and numbness or tingling in the extremities.
Roller Massage
Deep release and trigger point therapy for chronically tight muscles. Ideal for glute and hip flexor tightness, IT band syndrome, piriformis syndrome, and post-race recovery.
Custom Orthotics
3D-scanned orthotics that correct biomechanical inefficiencies driving knee, hip, and back pain. Designed for athletic footwear and everyday use. Ideal for plantar fasciitis, flat feet, overpronation, and injury prevention.
Posture Correction
A structured program to undo forward-head posture, rounded shoulders, and thoracic kyphosis from cycling or desk work. Ideal for cyclists, office workers, and anyone with screen posture.
Most extended health plans cover chiropractic care. We provide detailed receipts at every visit.
Book Your First Visit Ask a QuestionConditions We Treat
Shift Clinic specialises in spine-related conditions in runners, cyclists, and desk workers across Downtown Vancouver.
Lower Back Pain
Lumbar disc compression, facet syndrome, and chronic tightness from running, cycling, and desk work.
Sciatica
Nerve pain radiating into the glute or down the leg from lumbar disc or piriformis involvement.
Disc Herniation
Bulging or herniated disc material pressing on spinal nerves, treated with targeted decompression.
IT Band Syndrome
Lateral knee pain driven by TFL and glute medius tightness in runners and cyclists.
Neck Pain
Cervical compression from drop-bar cycling position or prolonged desk work with forward-head posture.
Plantar Fasciitis
Heel and arch pain from fascial restriction, addressed with custom orthotics and biomechanical correction.
Hip Flexor Tightness
Psoas and iliacus shortening from running and sitting, pulling the lumbar spine into compression.
Sacroiliac Joint Pain
SI joint dysfunction driven by lumbar compression in marathon runners during peak mileage builds.
Thoracic Stiffness
Mid-back immobility from sustained cycling flexion, limiting power output and increasing cervical load.