My name is Ryan Barnswell, and I am a practicing chiropractor and clinical acupuncturist. I currently practice at 1920 Ellesmere road on the third floor of the professional building on the north east corner of Bellamy and Ellesmere road. I received my chiropractic education from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, the only such college in Canada. Prior to this, I earned my Bachelor of Science degree from York University in Kinesiology and Health Sciences in 1999. For this reason, I have a special interest in health and lifestyle as a complement to my chiropractic training.

   My interest in chiropractic came as a result of good overall experiences with those that treated me when I was a young athlete, with many activity related injuries that required healing. I not only received the healing that I needed, but I also learned a great deal about what caused my injuries and how I would be able to prevent them in the future. My experiences have moulded the way I practice, as I not only focus on properly diagnosing and treating all ailments that fall within my scope of practice, I also aim to educate all of my patients on how to prevent their problems from reoccurring.

   My practice is aimed at treating musculo-skeletal type injuries that come as a result of things such as poor body mechanics, repetitive strain, acute trauma, motor vehicle collisions, and sports related injuries to name but a few. I also place much emphasis on maintenance care and taking care of one’s body as a whole, not just when something seems to be wrong at the time. At the Active Care Chiropractic Clinic, "we remove the pain, restore the function and teach the prevention!"