Dr. Ansel Updegrove Chiropractor Nanaimo

We met Dr. Ansel thru a friend and we are so grateful. My husband wasn't feeling well his neck and back were out and he wasn't able to sleep . He ended up on sleeping pills, but still wasn't feeling well. Once he saw Dr. Ansel he worked out a plan which he followed and now he only sees him once a month. The best part is he does not need any medication!For me, I was living with pain in my left hip, but after seeing Dr. Ansel that hip does not bother me anymore I only saw Dr. Ansel at my husband's insistence. To my surprise I'm glad I did, because now I can live without pain!We would highly recommend Dr. Ansel. We are so happy we found a solution that does not included medication !Manny & Lynne

I herniated my L4/5 lumbar disc as of Sept 21' and was unable to move or do anything active. Mobility was near zero, tried various and multiple different chiro, physio, massage, acupuncture treatments over the next 8 months with no success and still very limited, painful sciatica symptoms, still waiting for a surgeon consult. Found Dr. Updegrove and was significantly improved by session 4 over 3 week period in April 22' Starting going for long, vigorous hikes and moving well with reduced pain. Returned to water sports after 6 weeks and never looked back. Now enjoying a great active summer! Dr. Updegrove's method is very low touch and has turned my situation into a very manageable, low pain, drug free result with close to pre-injury mobility and lifestyle! Wish that I had gone to him at the beginning.

Dr. Ansel was highly recommended to me and I completely understand why. I have suffered with chronic headaches and shoulder/neck pain for years. I have seen many practitioners from massage therapists, physiotherapists, chiropractors and acupuncturists who all gave me relief but only for a day or two. After only 3 sessions with Dr. Ansel I noticed a big difference in how I was feeling and my headaches have decreased. I now can go two weeks without seeing him and be completely headache free (I used to have headaches almost everyday). His method is painless and his knowledge is fascinating. He is completely on your side and truly wants to see his patients feel their best.

I have been seeing Dr. Ansel for 10 years now, he has helped me through so many chiropractic related injuries and has also been an ear for me with different emotional related problems. To give an example to you of one issue; I had the beginnings of scoliosis in my back and was going to be fitted for a back brace when i was around 15 years old...Dr. Ansel completely REVERSED it and I have had no issues with scoliosis since. He was a godsend in my life. He is like family to me and I would HIGHLY recommend him to anyone!

Dr. Ansel and his team were amazing. Right from the booking to coming into the office. His receptionist is fantastic and was so nice to chat with. The treatment was exceptional. I have received mixed results with a previous chiropractor and the actual result post treatment has made me a believer in the Nucca technique. Dr. Ansel explains everything and the rational behind why he is doing what he is doing as he goes. He shows using muscle testing where things are going wrong and after the adjustment redoes the testing to see if there are any results. The results that I achieved with one adjustment were phenomenal!!!!! Today is day 2 after my adjustment and I feel better than I have in years. Pretty amazing. I highly recommend his clinic and his skill, expertise, and professionalism to anyone looking to regain their health and feel great again. Thank you!!!!

Dr Updegrove is not your stereotypical Chiropractor (Neck cracking). I'm a skeptic and change is hard but after many conversations I finally went to see him for help for Crohn's Disease. He is gentle in his approach and takes more of a holistic- whole body look at your health, habits and lifestyle. I thought that this was as good as I would get" with my health

I've been going to him since I was 8 months pregnant and having severe issues with my back due to that and doing manual labor and couldn't be happier. If I ever have an issue he's always able to get me in promptly to ensure no more damage is done to my back. Super thankful that his procedure doesn't involve snapping me in half and is gentle otherwise I'd be in tremendous pain that I'd just have to deal with until after pregnancy! Total lifesaver!

Dr. Ansel is a little bit of a miracle worker! By following his recommended treatment plan, he cleared up my chronic sciatic pain unlike any other chiropractor I have been too. NUCCA is a less invasive form of chiropractic, I feel it has WAY better results than the traditional method. I will only see NUCCA practitioners from now on.

Before meeting Dr. Ansel I was terrified of chiropractors as I had a couple of really bad experiences. On my husband’s encouragement I tried Dr. Ansel. To my surprise I didn’t have any bad reactions, I am very grateful that I tried the NUCCA form of acupuncture which DR. Ansel practices. As I now have no pain in my left hip. Sometimes you must step outside of your comfort zone, and maybe you will be as surprised as I was. I highly recommend Dr. Ansel