Testimonials
Growing Pains
"You were the first professional to help William with his knee pain. Your diagnosis made it possible for him to continue in sports and everyday life without the pain. You were the first person I thought to call when William had his foot injury, and as always your diagnosis accurate. You provided relief for our very active Julia, when she had her shoulder injury from gymnastics and most recently her knee problem, allowing her to go to camp with no worries about further injury. My husband, you have changed his life, I remember when I first started seeing you I told you about my husband and his health issues and you so kindly mailed him invaluable health information. He was seeing another chiropractor and I told him to just go and see you once, he has never looked back. Changing his life has changed my life. As for me, well that is where is all began, when you first opened and I was experiencing chronic neck/back pain and headaches. I have since seen you for just about every other body part. I have never felt better. Your services have improved our overall quality of life. I recommend you to all on a regular basis. Your kind caring professional approach keeps us coming back. We welcome you and your team to the Danforth Community."
Sharon
Sinus Pain, Posture and Back Pain
"Dr Yarrow has played a key role in my recovery from various health ssues I have been struggling with, from sinus problems, bad posture to lower back pain. Not only has Dr Yarrow treated my problems she also offers home exercises and preventative care. She truly cares about her patients and takes the time to explain. I am grateful to her and her staff. Thank you."
Samieh
Weight Loss
"I had been struggling with my weight for a number of years. Since starting my Kinetica program this year I have lost 26 lbs and now have never felt better. I can't recommend them enough."
Stewart
Tendinitis and Back Pain
"I am a fervent believer of chiropractic care and the body's ability to heal itself. I had had back issues since I was a very young child and found some relief with a few chiros I saw in the past. However, it was only through Dr. Yarrow's thorough analysis that we discovered deeper neuro-muscular issues. With adjustments and specific exercises, I now have a strong core and no back pain to speak of. The Theralase treatments quickly resolved my tendinitis too. I wear the MBT shoes I purchased from Kinetica Health and feel other physical improvements daily. The team at Kinetica is dedicated and works as a team with other health practitioners, as need be. One does not feel hooked into receiving an endless number of adjustments".
Lou
Personalized Care
"I have been using the services of Kinetica (formerly Laser Living) for approximately 18 months and have been delighted with the friendly, professional service I receive from Dr. Lori, Francesca and everybody else at the clinic. The flexibility of the clinic coupled with the expert, 'tailor-made' care has a positive impact on my mental and physical well-being."
Mark
Degenerative Disc Disease
"Until recently, I was the person at the gym who walked past the work-out machines, wondering just how necessary were they? Less than a year later I am sitting here at my computer about to tell you that I am a new person. I go to the gym everyday and I work out on the machines which Dr Lori Yarrow has suggested. My story is fairly simple and not at all uncommon. I didn¹t have a major accident or anything like that. All I did was trip. How many people trip? I tripped on the top step of the stairs in our house, racing upstairs 5 minutes before our 10 year old daughter¹s birthday party. The odd thing was that while I didn¹t fall, my right foot arched forward enough to cause the ligament under the metatarsal arch to snap.
While I am a pretty determined person and I did hobble around in pain for 15 months waiting for surgery, all the while I did not realize the damage I was doing.
Fast forward thirteen years later and here I am with two bone spurs encroaching on the nerve in L-5, the last vertebrae that moves in the lower back. I am wondering how this could have happened to me. The first mistake was not maintaining strength in the right side of my body in order to keep both sides of the body balanced. Secondly, the front of my body developed such that it was stronger than the back. Thirdly, I ignored the gluteal muscles. Too much sitting, I guess.
Lastly, when my feet started to go numb and a scan was ordered back in 2001, no-one mentioned the bone spurs. The potential for damage to the nerve has been constant throughout and continues to be a problem. I am grateful to Dr Yarrow for her wisdom, knowledge and experience. Without Dr Yarrow I imagine that I would soon not be able to move or walk, let alone go to the gym at all. She is an expert in body mechanics. She understands the dynamics of the muscle structure of the body. Her treatment plan for me focused on targeted exercise designed to strengthen key muscles.
This has been an interesting experience for me. The truth is, I really don¹t want to be in a wheel-chair if this is not necessary. When my back went into spasm last fall, Dr Yarrow was there to direct me back to health. She had come as a guest speaker to my new running class to give a talk on gait and knees while running, promising a free gait analysis to each of the members of the class.
After discovering that I couldn¹t run for more than one minute, the first gait analysis showed a terrible truth, that most of the weight in my body was directed through my left heel. Eight months later, the most recent gait analysis has indicated balanced proportional weight distribution. At this point, I can only say a heartfelt thank you.
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Ruth
Running Injuries
"I was 42 and I wanted to start running. It seemed straightforward enough--until pain in my left knee and hip made each foot strike unbearable. Laser, chiropractic, and massage treaments lessened the pain, brought me into alignment, and reduced recovery time after training runs. I've also consulted Lori for nutritional counselling as part of an overall fitness strategy that will help me attain my goals. The team at Kinetica Health Group has been instrumental in my recovery from long standing injury and in preventing further pain and down-time. I'm steadily working my way up to a 10K race, thanks in a large part to the excellent (and affordable!) care given by Kinetica Health Group."
Sandra
Sports Injuries
"I tell my friends that Kinetica Health Group keeps me moving. I need to keep active to retain my peace of mind, but I have a history of back problems which can make this impossible at times. Lori has offered me chiropractic treatment that has reduced my immediate pain, exercises that have helped me build strength to compensate for my problem areas and massage therapy which has helped in a variety of ways. The best thing about Lori is that she never tells me I have to stop doing an activity, instead she helps me to find a way to modify my approach so that I can return to my full range of activities stronger than ever."
Shenda
Chronic Neck Pain
"At the young age of 30 my life had been deeply affected by the chronic neck pain that I suffered from each day for the past seven years. Throughout these years I went through five different chiropractors desperately looking for a cure, each one claimed that with my commitment to intensive therapy I would fully recover and one day be pain free. I made the commitment. Over those years I spent an abundance of time and money and had lost a lot of time from work but nothing had improved. The relief that I did find at times was very temporary. I became very depressed about the situation and I realized that I needed to finally accept the pain and discomfort I felt each day and learn to live with it. This chronic pain not only affected my life but my husbands life too, it was hard for him to always see me in pain and to hear me complaining about it.
Shortly after I made the decision to give up treatment altogether I woke up one morning and was unable to get up out of bed because of sharp pain that I felt in my neck. I couldn't go to work and had no choice but to find some relief somewhere. I went to see an amazing massage therapist named Francesca who works at my sisters massage therapy clinic. When she saw the state that I was in she recommended me to Dr. Lori Yarrow. Little did I know that Francesca was also a massage therapist at Kinetica Health Group, she told me all about Lori's clinic and her work and that many people have had great success with her laser treatment therapy.
I went to see Lori at her clinic on the Danforth right away. I told her that she was my last stop, my one last try for a cure. I was very skeptical when she told me about the Laser Treatment but she assured me that within a couple of weeks I would feel a significant amount of relief and that it would only get better with time. She was the first doctor that did not try to sell me on a "life plan" of treatment and she was the first doctor to tell me that all she needed from me was a weekly commitment for just a few months. Afterwards I would only need to continue with monthly maintenance and I would remain pain free.
To my surprise everything Lori said was true. Within a few months of treatment my life was renewed. I have been a patient of Lori's for a year now and I live completely pain free. There are no words that can express how the quality of my life has drastically improved, not only physically but emotionally. What Lori has done for me is nothing less than a miracle.
It's not often that you come across a person like Lori who is truly dedicated and passionate about helping people. She is a healer and friend to all. I feel lucky to know her and I will follow her wherever she goes. From the bottom of my heart I thank you for giving me back my life and my youth."
Diana
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