Dr. Peter Skalenda, B.SC., D.C., CAFCI

Dr. Peter Skalenda grew up in the Don Mills area of Toronto but has lived in East York since 1995. Peter lived in Leaside during his early years at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) plus worked at The Racing Stripe Bike Shop at Bayview and Parkhurst during High School and University. Dr. Skalenda and his wife Barb (who is also a Doctor of Chiropractic) live near Cosburn and Coxwell with their teenage daughter Haley.

Dr. Skalenda is an accomplished multi-sport athlete, having competed in swimming, soccer, hockey, triathlons and road cycling from a young age to the present.

Bouts of severe lower back pain in Dr. Skalenda’s teenage years led to his future as a chiropractor. He quickly came to realize that the medical model of health care was not going to heal his injury and cease his severe pain, and only realized significant improvements in his condition once he started attending chiropractic treatment. Peter was given quality treatments by an enthusiastic chiropractor who spent a long time with his treatments plus prescribed stretching exercises for Peter’s condition. Peter came to realize that if he attended regular treatments and stretched regularly that his lower back pain was significantly better and his athletic performance was improved.

This experience focused his post-secondary education, with Peter first obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Kinetics from the University of Guelph followed by the Doctor of Chiropractic degree from CMCC in 1997. Understanding patient needs and a desire to provide superior health care drives Dr. Skalenda's professional development. In 2003 he completed the Chiropractic Orthopedics Residency Program through CMCC and New York Chiropractic College and in 2004 he became licensed to provide acupuncture treatments through the Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute.

Dr. Skalenda specializes in treating all musculoskeletal injuries and headache pain conditions. Peter spends a lot of time with his patients, providing them with extensive treatments and educating them about their condition. Patients are instructed on how to properly perform stretching exercises that have been customized to their specific needs. A typical treatment with Dr. Skalenda may involve the use of muscle stimulation or ultrasound modalities, acupuncture, soft tissue work via massage or the Thumper Massager, manual stretching exercises and spinal/extremity adjustments as deemed applicable and necessary.

Phone: 416-425-4399

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