Chiropractor for Richmond Hill Patients

Who provides chiropractic care for Richmond Hill patients?

Three Doctors of Chiropractic registered with the College of Chiropractors of Ontario provide the care: Dr. Becky Lancione, Dr. Marsha Black and Dr. Krystle Kreway. The office sits at 8099 Weston Road, Unit 28, in Woodbridge, inside the City of Vaughan. Each one runs their own examination before any technique is chosen.

Dr. Becky Lancione co-founded the clinic in 2016. A chiropractic adjustment is a controlled, specific force applied to a joint. The joint treated is one that has lost part of its normal range of movement. The adjustment is one method inside a larger set. Care here also covers hands-on soft-tissue work, taping and shockwave therapy. Which of those is used follows from the examination findings. Chiropractic also sits beside physiotherapy, massage therapy, osteopathy and psychotherapy in the same building.

What does a first visit cost, and what should you bring?

A first visit is the 60-minute New Chiropractic Patient Exam at $160. The follow-up adjustment runs 15 minutes at $60. Most of that first hour is examination. Your chiropractor takes your history, tests range of motion, and checks the spine joint by joint. Nerve testing is added when symptoms travel into an arm or a leg.

Bring any imaging reports you already have. The examination reads them against how you actually move. Wear comfortable clothing you can move and bend in. If you are driving in from Richmond Hill, leave room for the trip so you are not rushed at intake. Nothing is adjusted until the examination is finished and the findings have been explained to you. A plan comes out of that conversation. Every other appointment length and fee is listed on the chiropractor cost page.

What other disciplines are in the building?

Physiotherapy, registered massage therapy, osteopathy and psychotherapy all run from the same building. Ramandeep Singh, MScPT, delivers physiotherapy here. The registered massage therapy team works here too. A chiropractic examination sometimes points away from chiropractic, and the referral then happens inside the clinic, without a second trip from Richmond Hill.

When the examination finds a strength or control problem with no stiff joint behind it, physiotherapy takes the lead. When it finds long-standing muscle tension, registered massage therapy takes the lead. Your chiropractor says which one at intake, and those services carry their own fees. Osteopathy here is delivered by Dina Ibrahim, M.OMSc. Psychotherapy is delivered by Nicole Bonich, RP, who also offers virtual sessions. Each practitioner examines independently. The care is coordinated because everyone works in the same place.

Do I need a referral, and will my insurance cover it?

No referral is needed. Chiropractors in Ontario are primary contact practitioners, so you can book directly. Coverage then depends on your plan. Direct billing is available to many major insurers as a courtesy; coverage depends on your plan. Where it applies, you pay the portion your plan leaves. Bring your insurer name and policy number to the first appointment.

Where direct billing applies, the claim is handled at the front desk on the day of the visit. One trip from Richmond Hill covers the appointment and the paperwork. Most workplace, student and extended health plans include chiropractic care. Your policy sets the per-visit limit and the annual maximum. Ask your plan what its chiropractic limit is before the first visit, so you know what it leaves you to pay. OHIP does not cover chiropractic care for most adults in Ontario, so the balance is paid privately. We don't accept motor vehicle accident (MVA) or WSIB claims and don't bill auto insurers or WSIB.

What happens at your appointment?

The visit opens with an examination and ends with a plan. In between, your chiropractor explains the findings, chooses technique from them, and tells you what to do between visits. Joint work and soft-tissue work happen in the same appointment, so one drive from Richmond Hill covers both.

Step 01. Assess. Your chiropractor takes a full history: when the pain started, what makes it worse, and what you have tried. The examination then covers posture, range of motion, joint-by-joint checks, and nerve screening when symptoms travel.

Step 02. Scope. Red flags are screened at intake, before technique is considered. The same examination separates a stiff joint from a strength or control problem, which decides whether chiropractic leads the plan.

Step 03. Why. You are told which structure is involved and what the testing showed. That conversation happens inside the first appointment.

Step 04. Method. Technique is matched to the findings. On the joint side the options are hands-on adjusting, the Thompson Drop Table, and instrument adjusting, which sends a measured force through a handheld device. On the soft-tissue side your chiropractor may use Graston Technique, a smooth metal tool drawn along the muscle, or Active Release Technique (ART), which holds pressure on a muscle while you move the limb through its range. NIMMO applies steady pressure to a tender point in a tight muscle. Cupping and shockwave therapy are available here as well.

Step 05. Guide. Kinesiology tape is a stretchy cotton tape applied across the treated area. It is used when you are staying active between visits. You also leave with loading guidance: what to train and what to reduce, based on that day's examination.

Step 06. Refer. When a case calls for more than one practitioner, the referral happens inside the building. Physiotherapy covers graded strength work and return-to-sport programming. Sports massage is hands-on muscle work from a registered massage therapist.

Results vary from person to person. After your first visit, your chiropractor will let you know whether follow-up care would be helpful and when to come back. We adjust the schedule based on how you're feeling, how you're moving, and what you want to get back to doing. You're always in charge of whether you continue care.

Who performs chiropractic care at the clinic?

Dr. Becky Lancione, Dr. Marsha Black and Dr. Krystle Kreway each perform chiropractic care here. Registration with the College of Chiropractors of Ontario is the legal requirement to practice chiropractic in this province, and all three hold it. Each one examines independently.

[Dr. Becky Lancione, DC, CACCP](/about/chiropractors). Chiropractor, Co-Founder. She has over 21 years in practice, co-founded the clinic in 2016, and is certified by the Academy Council of Chiropractic Pediatrics. She is also a Rock Tape Doctor and Movement Specialist, and is trained in PIPS Technique.

[Dr. Marsha Black, DC](/team/dr-marsha-black). Chiropractor. She has 31 years in practice and offers Functional Integrated Acupuncture alongside chiropractic adjusting.

[Dr. Krystle Kreway, DC](/about/chiropractors). Chiropractor. Ten years in practice. She uses Graston Technique and Active Release Technique. Cupping sits in the soft-tissue portion of a visit with her.

Care is coordinated when a case involves more than one discipline.