Dr. Nick Tsaggarelis BKin, DC, DAc, MEd
Chiropractor, Acupuncture Provider
Professional and Clinical Experience
PHYSICAL MEDICINE & PERFORMANCE THERAPY
Jan 2014 – Present
108 Scollard Street, Toronto, ON M5R 1G2
Clinic Director, Chiropractor, Medical Acupuncture Provider, Private Practice
BATTLE OF THE BLADES – SEASON 4
Sept 2013 – Nov 2013
Journey to Excel & LiveActive Sports Medicine
Mastercard Centre, 400 Kipling Ave., Toronto, ON M8Z 5C8
Chiropractor, Medical Acupuncture Provider, On Site
NEUROSTRUCTURAL TAPING TECHNIQUE AND COLLABORANS INC.
July 2011 – Dec 2013
12 Cranfield Road, Suite 220, Toronto, ON M4B 3G8
Director of Education, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder
THE URBAN ATHLETE
Dec 2009 – Dec 2013
505 Eglinton Avenue West, Suite 302, Toronto, ON M5N 1B1
Chiropractor, Medical Acupuncture Provider, Part-Time Private Practice
SPIDERTECH INC.
March 2009 – July 2011
3370 Pharmacy Ave., Toronto, ON M1W 3K4
Director of Education and Research
CANADA-WIDE MEDICAL ASSESSMENTS
Aug 2007 – Dec 2009
#835-2255B Queen St. East, Toronto, ON M2E 1G3
Independent Chiropractic Evaluator
YONGE SHEPPARD HEALTH CENTRE
Nov 2006 – Dec 2009
4841 Yonge Street, Unit 248, Toronto, ON M2N 5X2
Chiropractor, Medical Acupuncture Provider, Private Practice
KINETIC THERAPY CLINIC
March 2004 – Nov 2006
87 Sheppard Ave. West, Toronto, ON M2N 1M4
Clinic Director, Chiropractor, Medical Acupuncture Provider, Private Practice
DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL SKILLS
Jan. 2004 – June 2005
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, ON
Instructor, Clinical Diagnosis and Orthopaedics, Years I and II
ACTIVE RELEASE TECHNIQUES®
Nov. 2003 – Aug 2009
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Instructor, Upper Extremity, Lower Extremity, and Spine Soft Tissue Seminars
CONTEMPORARY MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Jan. 2002 – Dec. 2004
McMaster University
Instructor
TOTUM LIFE SCIENCE
Aug. 2002 – Aug. 2003
445 King Street West, Suite 101, Toronto, ON M5V 1K4
Chiropractor, Private Practice
TOTUM LIFE SCIENCE
Nov. 2000 – June 2002
2 Roxborough East, Unit 2, Toronto, ON, M4W 3V7
Personal Trainer
THE PULSE FITNESS CENTRE
Aug. 1995 – June 1998
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Personal Trainer / Fitness Consultant, Developed fitness programs for varsity athletes and during NHL professional development camp. Instructor for an ACE personal training certification course.
Formal Education
ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN EDUCATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, TORONTO, ON
Sept. 2002 – June 2005
Masters in Education, Higher Education for Healthcare Professionals
CANADIAN MEMORIAL CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE, TORONTO, ON
Aug. 1998 – May 2002
Doctor of Chiropractic
MCMASTER UNIVERSITY, HAMILTON, ON
Sept. 1994 – April 1998
Bachelor of Kinesiology
Membership and Associations
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGY & REHABILITATION
Jan. 2016 – Present
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE
Jan. 2015 – Dec. 2016
FASCIA RESEARCH SOCIETY
Jan. 2014 – Present
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN
Aug. 2010 – Present
ACUPUNCTURE COUNCIL OF ONTARIO
Nov. 2005 – Nov. 2007
CANADIAN CONTEMPORARY ACUPUNCTURE ASSOCIATION
June 2011 – Present
CANADIAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION
August 2002 – Present
CANADIAN CHIROPRACTIC PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
Aug. 2002 – Present
ONTARIO CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION
Aug. 2002 – Present
Continuing Education & Certifications
2017 TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY CONFERENCE
February 10, 2017
UHN | Toronto Rehabilitation Insitute – Marriott Eaton Centre
DR. DAVID WASSERSTEIN - ACL AND KNEE INJURY PREVENTION
December 6, 2016
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
DR. KRISTIN JOHNSON - VERTEBRAL DISSECTIONS: CHIROPRACTIC CONCERNS AND BEYOND
October 27, 2016
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, Webinar
DR. TIM DWYER - MANAGEMENT OF MUSCLE INJURIES IN SOCCER PLAYERS
October 4, 2016
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
KIM PITTIS - FSM SPORTS COURSE
August 20-21, 2016
Frequency Specific Sports, Performance Enhancement Professionals - Danney Center, Scottsdale, Arizona
DR. DANIEL WARSHAFSKY - NUTRACEUTICALS AND CONCUSSION
March 1, 2016
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
JACQUIE VAN IERSSEL - ACUTE MANAGEMENT OF SPORT-RELATED CONCUSSION
April 10, 2016
R2P Concussion Management, PIVOT Sports Medicine, Toronto
DR. DARRELL OGILVIE-HARRIS - RETURN TO PLAY DECISION?
March 1, 2016
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
DR. JIHAD ABOUALI - BICEPS TENDON DISORDERS
February 2, 2016
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
DR. CAROLYN MCMAKIN - FREQUENCY SPECIFIC MICROCURRENT: CORE PRACTICUM
December 2015
Home Study - 40 hours
DR. DAVID LAWRENCE - PRESCRIBING REST POST-CONCUSSION: ARE WE DOING HARM?
December 15, 2015
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
JACQUIE VAN IERSSEL - ADVANCED MANAGEMENT OF POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME
December 6, 2015
R2P Concussion Management, PIVOT Sports Medicine, Toronto
DR. BOB BLEAKNEY - CASE BASED APPROACH TO MRI OF THE KNEE, SHOULDER AND ANKLE
December 1, 2015
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
DR. CHARLES TATOR - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CONCUSSION DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT
November 24, 2015
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
DR. CESAR HINCAPIE - CHIROPRACTIC CARE AND RISK FOR ACUTE LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION: A MIXED METHODS APPROACH
November 17, 2015
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
DR. MIKE FORD - SPINE
November 3, 2015
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
JACQUIE VAN IERSSEL - MANAGEMENT OF POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME
October 18, 2015
R2P Concussion Management, PIVOT Sports Medicine, Toronto
DR. CHRISTIAN VEILLETTE - COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS IN SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY
October 6, 2015
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
DR. DOUG RICHARDS - IS YOUR DESK DAMNGEROUS? EVIDENCE OF THE HEALTH RISKS AND BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SEDENTARISM
September 22, 2015
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
DR. RIAM SHAMMAA - RECENT CLINICAL RESEARCH ON STEM CELL THERAPY
June 16, 2015
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
DR. JAMES CARROLL - LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY TRAINING
June 6, 2015
THOR Photomedicine Inc., Toronto
DR. JOHNNY LAU - PERONEAL TENDONS: THE FORGOTTEN TENDON
June 2, 2015
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
2015 MUSCULOSKELETAL CONFERENCE - IS TI REALLY A PAIN IN THE...BACK? AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH TO BACK PAIN ASSESSMENT AND REHABILITATION
May 29, 2015
UHN | Toronto Rehabilitation Insitute – Marriott Bloor Yorkville Hotel
DR. TIM DWYER – COMPLEX SHOULDER PATHOLOGY
April 7, 2015
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
DR. ULRICH PIONTKOWSKI & DR. MANSOUR ALVI - USING SHOCKWAVE TO TREAT PARAVERTEBRAL MUSCLES, TRIGGER POINTS AND FASCIA
March 28, 2015
Toronto, Canada
DR. LUCAS MURNAGHAN - ACL INJURY IN THE GROWING ATHLETE
March 3, 2015
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
DR. DOUG RICHARDS – EXERCISES FOR INJURY PREVENTION: A REVIEW OF EVIDENCE
February 17, 2015
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
DR. JAS CHAHAL – CARTILAGE RESTORATION IN 2015 - AN UPDATE
February 3, 2015
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
DR. MICHAEL GOFELD – ULTRASONOGRAPHY OF PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES IN SPORT, AND PERCUTANEOUS ABLATION OF ARTICULAR NERVES
January 20, 2015
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
THE ULTRASOUND SITE - INTRODUCTORY MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND
October 25-26, 2014
Introduction to Musculoskeletal Ultrasound of the Upper and Lower Extremeties with clinical emphasis. London, England
SHOCKWAVE BERLIN – SECOND INTERNATIONAL SHOCK WAVE CONFERENCE
October 3-4, 2014
Trends and advanced technologies in radial adn focused shockwave therapy. Shock wave in professional sports medicine, upper and lower extremity condition. Multidisciplinary medical applications. And, Clinical studies and case reports. Berlin, Germany
DR. DARRELL OGILVIE-HARRIS – PERSISTENT PAIN AFTER ANKLE SPRAINS
September 9, 2014
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
PROF. DR. CHRISTOPH SCHMITZ - THE EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE THERAPY IN THEORY AND PRACTICE
July 26, 2014
Swiss Dolorclast Academy, EMS Electro Medical Systems, Toronto, ON
DR. DAVID SANTONE – MANAGEMENT OF FAI.
June 3, 2014
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
DR. SARI KRAFT – BEYOND THE GUIDELINES: HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORT DURING PREGNANCY
May 20, 2014
Primary Care Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
DR. BRIAN DEVITT – ARTHROSCOPIC ANATOMY OF THE HIP.
May 6, 2014
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
DR. IAN COHEN – TOTAL JOINT ARTHROPLASTY AND EXERCISE
April 15, 2014
Primary Care Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
DR. RYAN MARTIN – INTRAOPERATIVE CARTILAGE GRADING
April 1, 2014
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
NICOLE SPRINGLE – MEDICAL MONITORING OF NUTRITION IN HIGH PERFORMANCE ATHLETES
March 18, 2014
Primary Care Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
DR. ROBERT BLEAKNEY – MRI OF KNEE, SHOULDER AND ANKLE: HOW I DO IT.
March 4, 2014
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
DR. PATRICK QUAID – BINOCULAR VISION IN CONCUSSION: A SIGNIFICANT MISSING LINK?
February 20, 2014
Primary Care Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
DR. JOHNNY LAU – CALF WEAKNESS AFTER ACHILLES INJURY: HOW COMMON IS IT? SURGICAL SOLUTIONS
February 4, 2014
Sports Medicine Rounds, University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
DR. CASEY HUMMEL – FASCIAL DISTORTION MODEL: LOWER REGION SEMINAR
Janunary 24-26 2014
Select Seminar Services, LLC Austin, TX
DR. ANDREA VELJKOVIC – SYNDESMOTIC INJURY – HIGH ANKLE SPRAIN
Sports Medicine Rounds
January 14, 2014
University of Toronto Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program at Women’s College Hospital
DR. CASEY HUMMEL – FASCIAL DISTORTION MODEL: UPPER REGION SEMINAR – REPEAT/AUDIT
December 13-15 2013
Select Seminar Services, LLC Toronto, ON
DR. CASEY HUMMEL – FASCIAL DISTORTION MODEL: UPPER REGION SEMINAR
October 11-13 2014
Select Seminar Services, LLC Toronto, ON
DR. SUVENDRINI LENA, MD – DEFINING CHRONIC MIGRAINE & APPROPRIATE PREVENTIVE TREATMENT”
April 2013
Toronto, ON
LAURIE URBAN PT, PCAMPT - MOBILIZATION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
March 2013
Toronto, NOI Group
CARDIO PULMONARY RESUSCITATION “C”
April 2012
Lifesaving Society, Toronto, ON
DR. CRAIG LIEBENSON – REHABILITATION OF THE ATHLETE
October 22-23, 2011
MSK+, Toronto, ON
SLIDE:OLOGY WORKSHOP @ DUARTE
June 2011
Duarte Design, Moutain View, CA
WARREN I. HAMMER AND ANTONIO STECCO, FASCIAL MANIPULATION – PART A
February 2011
Fascial Manipulation Workshops, Newark
13TH WORLD CONGRESS ON PAIN – VARIOUS SEMINARS AND PRESENTATIONS
September 2010
International Association for the Study of Pain, Montreal, QC
ADDRESSING THE MYOFASCIAL COMPONENT OF MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN
May 7-8, 2010
School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy - University of Pittsburgh
College of Chiropractic – University of Bridgeport, Pittsburgh, PA
ADAM S. KLOTZEK, MODULE 813: PAIN AND THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
January 2010
Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, Chiropractic Neurology Education, Toronto, ON
KINESIOTAPING SYMPOSIUM NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM 2009 – CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
June 2009
Kinesio Taping Association, Albuquerque, NM
MICHAEL POWELL, MODULE 806: AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEMS
April 2009
Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, Chiropractic Neurology Education, Toronto, ON
CHRIS S. BECKWITH, MODULE 805: REFLEXOGENIC SYSTEMS
February 2009
Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, Chiropractic Neurology Education, Toronto, ON
SHAD J. GROVES, MODULE 804: SPINAL CORD
January 2009
Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, Chiropractic Neurology Education, Toronto, ON
P. MICHAEL LEAHY, MASTER’S ACTIVE RELEASE TECHNIQUES® (ART®) COURSE
October 2008
ART® Soft Tissue Management Educational Program, Toronto, ON
CHRIS S. BECKWITH, MODULE 802: NEUROMUSCULAR APPLICATIONS
October 2008
Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, Chiropractic Neurology Education, Toronto, ON
ADAM S. KLOTZEK, MODULE 801: NEURON THEORY AND RECEPTOR ACTIVATION
September 2008
Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, Chiropractic Neurology Education, Toronto, ON
KONSTANTINOS DIAMANTOPOULOS, BASIC KINESIO TAPING COURSE
November 2007
Hellenic Athletics National Sports Medicine Clinic S.E.G.A.S., Thessaloniiki, Greece
KWONG CHIU, CAUSES IN DISHARMONY – TCM PATHOGENS
October 2007
Joseph Wong, Neuro-Anatomical Acupuncture
Clinical Acupuncture, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, ON
JARASLAW (JERRY) GROD & KIM HUMPHREYS, HEADAHCE, WHIPLASH AND VERTIGO
September 2007
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, ON
GARY F. IERNA, CERVICAL SPINE REHABILITATION PROTOCOLS AND CASE MANAGEMENT
April 2007
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, ON
ADVANCES IN SPORTS MEDICINE: LEADING EDGE UPDATE
October 2005
Centre for Continuing Professional Education, Michener Institute, Toronto, ON
ALEJANDRO ELORRIAGA & MARK SCAPATICCI, ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL INTEGRATED THERAPY IN SPORTS
August 2003
9th World Track and Field Championships, Paris, France
LEONARD J. FAYE, MOTION PALPATION AND ADJUSTING TECHNIQUE SEMINAR, OTTAWA, ON
February 2003
LOW BACK DISORDERS: IMPROVING PREVENTION STRATEGIES AND REHABILITATION APPROACHES
October 2002
Stuart M. McGill, The Arthritis and Orthopaedic Hospital, Toronto, ON
P. MICHAEL LEAHY, LEVEL III ART®, ADVANCED BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF GAIT & RUNNING
October 2002
ART® Soft Tissue Management Educational Program, Kona, HI
CONTEMPORARY ELECTRO-ACUPUNCTURE FOR LOWER EXTREMITY SPORTS INJURIES, MCMASTER UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
September 2002
Continuing Education Programme, Hamilton, ON
CERTIFIED STRENGTH & CONDITIONING SPECIALIST
August 2002
National Strength & Conditioning Association, Toronto, ON
PRINCIPLES OF FITNESS & INJURIES IN GOLF
April 2002
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, ON
DAVID LEAF, SPORTS AND APPLIED KINESIOLOGY SPORTS SESSION, UPPER EXTREMITY
March 2002
Montreal, Quebec
LUMBAR SPINE AND PELVIS
March 2002 (repeat from April 2001, March 2000)
Motion Palpation Institute, Toronto, ON
VARIOUS INSTRUCTORS, ART® SPINE
January 2002
ART® Soft Tissue Management Educational Program, New Jersey
CONTEMPORARY MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
September 2001 – Dec 2001
McMaster University Health Sciences, Continuing Ed. Programme, Hamilton, ON
CERVICAL AND THORACIC SPINE
November 2001
Motion Palpation Institute, Toronto, ON
7TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCEMENT IN CHIROPRACTIC
“The Dilemma of Whiplash and Chronic Neck Pain: Are We on the Right Road?”
October 2001
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, ON
ADVANCED SEMINAR, CERVICAL AND THORACIC SPINE
October 2001
Motion Palpation Institute, Cincinnati, OH
VARIOUS INSTRUCTORS, ART® LOWER EXTREMITY
July 2001
ART® Soft Tissue Management Educational Program, Chicago, IL
VARIOUS INSTRUCTORS, ART® UPPER EXTREMITY
November 2000
ART® Soft Tissue Management Educational Program, Toronto, ON
MECHANICAL LINK I
October 2000
The Upledger Institute, Montreal, Quebec
ST. JOHN’S AMBULANCE, TORONTO, ON
September 2000
Basic Rescuers CPR & Standard First Aid
CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY, TORONTO, ON
September 2000
Certified Fitness Consultant
CANADIAN PERSONAL TRAINERS NETWORK, TORONTO, ON
September 2000
Certified Personal Trainer
LOWER EXTREMITY ADVANCED SEMINAR
June 2000
Motion Palpation Institute, Chicago, IL
Volunteer Work
TORONTO 2015 PAN AM/PARAPAN AM GAMES
Treatment of Athletes at the Athlete's Village
July 10-26 & August 7-15, 2015
IRONMAN TRIATHLON, KONA, HI
Treatment of Ironman Athletes
October 2002
CANADIAN MEMORIAL CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE, TORONTO, ON
Tutor for Joint Palpation and Manipulation Technique, Motion Palpation Institute
September 1999 – April 2002
HUMAN PERFORMANCE LAB, MCMASTER UNIVERSITY, HAMILTON, ON
Research Assistant to Dr. Mark Tarnopolsky MD, PhD
Summer 1996