Elign Health Centre

I feel amazing!!! Thank you Dr Gohar, my neck and shoulders are finally pain free and getting stronger. I really appreciate the care and attention that I received. After years of limited mobility on my neck, it only took a few adjustments to restore my full range of motion. I wish I had come sooner. I highly recommend Dr Gohar to anyone looking for a great and caring chiropractor.

I have been seeing Dr. Sheikh as my primary Doc for treatment of injuries from a car accident.
I am elated with the results in just 5 months and am happy to be continuing my program of care as his patient. Tests taken (today) with computerized pictures speak a thousand words and reveal improved symmetry, inflammation, heat/​pain, alignment and more). What could be any better than the test results? The easy answer is: My emotions, my physical body, my mental state and my optimism about the future have all been impacted positively by the treatments too!
Without hesitation I recommend Dr. Sheikh and the Elign Health Team. There are many reasons to place your health and spine in the hands of this Doctor. Some of these include:
* Dr. Sheikh is highly professional and insightful. He has a keen sense of what works, and the skill to effect healing rapidly. He is patient and respectful, and was ever so gentle when my pain was so great I could not be touched.
* Dr. Sheikh offers a program of care: He created a treatment plan tailored to my condition and needs; he used thorough diagnostics; he prepared meticulous records and written evaluations of my experiences and progress; and he offered wise guidance, education and forecasts (I really appreciate this).
* The Elign team (without exception) is friendly, knowledgeable, caring and fosters an environment of family and community (open concept). It’s fun to go in for the appointments and to participate in the rehabilitation. Friendships and sweet relationships form at Elign.
* Carefully scheduled, planned and carried out assessments. These have given me an understanding of what’s in store. I liked knowing ‘where I’m at’, ‘how I’ve progressed’, and ‘what the ultimate target looked like’. It was good to compare my condition/​state to what a healthy functioning spine looked like. For me, it was also good to know how long treatment would take and what was required to get there.

this place is frightening. This is not a proper clinic moreover an assembly line for patients coming in and out. They even have tables right out in the open just steps away from the waiting area where people get treatment. You don’t even get a private room to have your first consult, (you are literally 3 feet away from the next person getting treatment). These people even brag about doing chiropractic work on a 10 day old baby because of «birth trauma»… I kid you not. The receptionists sound and act like more like sales people than receptionists and I didn’t even get in to see the doctor for my visit until an hour after the app time. During the hour I was waiting. I noticed time and time again the «receptionist» leaving the desk (and people waiting there) for up to 10 minutes at a time to go and massage incoming patients.
I could go on and on but let’s just say don’t waste your money or your time and go to a real chiropractic office. Do not trust these people!

I started seeing Dr. Gohar Shiek in 2004 after my car (with me in it) got rear-​ended in 2003. I was lucky I didn’t break any bone but a few weeks later, I started to suffer pain all over my neck, back, and down to my tail bone. I couldn’t sleep well so I was always cranky as a new born. My classmate suggested that I see Dr. Shiek as she had a similar car accident but a lot worse.
I made my appointment and Dr. Shiek was very professional, friendly, and courteous. He did a full spinal scan and pointed out the problem areas. Afterwards we dived right into treatment. The treatment was and still is a quick 5 – 7 minute of «bone cracking». During the treatment he would position me in awkward angles and «crack» my bones back into alignment. It may sound painful but it’s really not. When you are out of alignment, your muscles are compensating and if you didn’t treat it right away, that’s when the tension builds up and you get nasty muscles knots. Massage can give you a temporary relief but the core problem still remains.
I see Dr. Shiek from time to time now as I am the type who can easily put myself out of alignment. I really like and appreciate Dr. Shiek’s consistent care over the years. He knows my alignment very well. I can always have good nights of sleep after my adjustment.
I would highly recommend him to people who are looking for a good chiropractor. The wait time is short and there are no exercises you have to do because this is not a physiotherapy’s office. His staff is approachable, especially Angela, the receptionist, is one cheery bunny!
The simple way to put it is, if you were suffering from muscle-​related problems, see a physiotherapist. If you were suffering from alignment problems, see a chiropractor.