Massage Therapist & Owner
Jackie attended the University of Waterloo in Ontario and in 1993 received her degree in Recreation Therapy. From there she moved to St. Louis, MO with Stephen while he attended Chiropractic College. Sanibel, FL was the next place to call home and the start of her Massage Therapy training. Upon graduating from The Florida Academy of Massage in 1997, Jackie operated a mobile massage business in Southwest Florida.
Returning to Canada, Jackie attended Northumberland College and graduated from the 2200 hour Massage Therapy diploma program in 1999. Jackie worked at Clayton Park Chiropractic Center from graduation until 2005 and also taught at Northumberland College. On September 1st, 2005, she and Stephen made the move to Health First Chiropractic and love it! She is passionate about Chiropractic and Massage Therapy and loves to see the difference she and the other practitioners make at Health First on a daily basis.
In her spare time, Jackie just loves being with her family and friends. She also enjoys running and completed her first marathon in October 2009.
DR. STEPHEN DWYER D.C., BSC.
Chiropractor & Owner
Dr. Dwyer earned a degree in Kinesiology in 1993 from the University of Waterloo in Ontario. He then moved to St. Louis, MO and attended Logan College of Chiropractic and graduated in 1997. In 1995 he married his wife Jackie and they are now the proud parents of Pheebie, Cooper and Gertie.
After working for a year in Ft. Myers, FL, Dr. Dwyer and Jackie moved to Halifax where he has been practicing ever since. Dr. Dwyer is a member of both the Canadian Chiropractic Association and the Nova Scotia Chiropractic Association. He spends many hours each year upgrading and learning new techniques to help his patients. Dr. Dwyer is trained to use the activator method, RT (a muscle release technique), Logan basic technique, Cox flexion/distraction.
“My first experience with chiropractic was treatment for my asthma. After having an attack, chiropractic treatment gave me relief and to this day helps me control it! I am actually able to run longer than 5 minutes without losing my breath, have completed several ½ marathons and just completed my first full marathon in October 2009.”
“My mother was my first chiropractic patient. She was suffering from spinal arthritis and was no longer able to play golf or tennis. After one year of treatment, she was able to do both sports…on the same day! It is my goal to keep people active for as long as possible and educate everyone about the great benefits of chiropractic care. My mother is my inspiration.”
