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Dr. Patrick Kirkham is the newest member of Britannia Chiropractic Clinic, replacing Dr. Carole Ouellette in August 2008 after her move back home to New Brunswick. He is a familiar presence at the clinic after his past work as a locum for the chiropractors of BCC. Dr. Kirkham was raised in Chelmsford, a small town outside of Sudbury, ON. He has a Bachelors of Science from the University of Waterloo (1992) and received his Doctor of Chiropractic from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto in 1996.  After 12 years of practicing in Canada and Australia he is glad to now call Ottawa home.  He and his wife Kyla are looking forward to enjoying all that this beautiful city has to offer.

From a young age, health and wellness have been important for Pat.  His first experience with chiropractic was at the age of 13, when severe knee pain started to affect his walking and running.  His track and field coach brought him to his chiropractor who found subluxations in his spine and pelvis that were affecting the way he walked.  After having these misalignments corrected, Pat went on to be successful in track, volleyball and hockey, competing throughout high school and university.  He still pursues an active lifestyle with interests in running, hockey and general fitness and believes that this, combined with a healthy diet, positive attitude and chiropractic is essential to great health.

Dr. Kirkham brings this philosophy to his practice, looking at his patients with a natural, wellness-oriented approach: spinal evaluations, orthotic assessments and advice on nutrition and lifestyle are key to his practice. He utilizes different techniques, including traditional chiropractic adjustments as well as post-graduate training in cranial adjusting (which helps to resolve head trauma from accidents, birth, etc.) and Webster's technique (which helps to minimize pelvic misalignments in pregnancy).  Family and community care are a strong focus of Dr. Kirkham's, with particular areas of interest in athletic performance, workplace performance, posture evaluation, prenatal and pediatric care. 

Dr. Kirkham is a member of the College of Chiropractors of Ontario, the Ontario Chiropractic Association, the Canadian Chiropractic Association, and the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association.

He is available to speak to groups, organizations and companies about chiropractic.  Please contact the clinic for more information. You may contact Dr. Kirkham at drkirkham.dc@gmail.com.