A clinician stands behind a seated patient with hands gently placed on her neck.

Clinician hands resting calmly on a patient's shoulder blade over a grey shirt.

A small, exact correction after a week at a desk.

Chiropractic care for people who sit all week, in a quiet room in Vancouver.

Man in a navy shirt standing by a bright window rolling his shoulder.

High-angle view of a laptop, notebook, mug, and chair at a pale desk.

Most of us sit for forty hours before anyone asks how.

Modern office routines place sustained, unnatural demands on the human spine. When you spend eight or more hours a day focused on screens, shoulders round forward, the neck bears extra load, and the hips stay locked in one position. Most people put up with this for forty hours every week, ignoring early stiffness until the tension settles in.

At Shisei Clinic, we provide a quiet, intentional space to undo that accumulated strain. Founded in 2015 in Vancouver, we offer unhurried appointments focused on restoring natural movement. We do not sell long prepaid contracts or recommend unnecessary imaging; instead, we listen carefully and deliver thoughtful, precise care that helps you return to work with genuine ease.

CONCERNS

What people arrive with

Person sitting at an open laptop pressing fingers against the side of their neck.

Neck & shoulders

Sustained screen focus pulls the head forward and raises the shoulders, tiring the muscles that hold you up and leaving a tight ache across the upper back and neck by mid-afternoon.

Lower back

Long hours in office chairs compress the lower spine and tighten the hips. Standing up at the end of the day feels stiff and cautious after forty hours of sitting.

Person at an office desk with eyes closed resting fingertips along temples and jaw.

Headaches & jaw

Intense concentration and postural strain often travel upward, showing up as recurring tension headaches at the temples, behind the eyes, or as tightness through the jaw.

TREATMENT 01

Adjustment

Focused chiropractic adjustments restore movement to joints stiffened by prolonged sitting. Rather than forceful, general manipulation, our chiropractors make gentle, exact corrections at the neck, mid-back and pelvis to ease pressure, calm irritated tissue and help your spine find its balance.

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Kinesiologist guiding a patient through a hip hinge exercise using a wooden dowel.

TREATMENT 02

Movement plan

Lasting comfort depends on how you move through the working week. In our movement room, our kinesiologist works with you one-on-one on personalised mobility drills, hip hinges and simple posture resets that fit your own workstation.

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Not sure where to start? Start with one hour.

Talk

An unhurried conversation about your desk habits, symptoms and health history.

15 min

Look

A posture and movement check, standing and seated, to see where you hold tension.

15 min

First adjustment

A gentle, precise adjustment, given only when it is clinically appropriate.

20 min

Plan

Clear next steps: home stretches, workstation advice and the follow-up visits we suggest.

10 min

Every first visit lasts a full sixty minutes, so your care is never rushed. After that, we usually see you weekly for three to four weeks, then space visits out.

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STORIES

Three ordinary weeks

“After nine-hour screen days, my neck felt locked and headaches drained my focus.” Ana reports that unhurried adjustments and workstation changes helped ease the persistent tension, so she can finish a workday without the familiar tightness.

Ana Costa · 34 · Product designer

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“Every tax season brought heavy lower back stiffness from long hours over spreadsheets.” Marcus found that weekly adjustments, followed by targeted movement exercises, brought back easier movement through his hips and lower spine during his busiest months.

Marcus Bell · 51 · Accountant

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“Translation deadlines left me with shoulder fatigue and a clenched jaw.” Ingrid reports that gentle spinal care paired with simple posture resets helped loosen those muscles and brought a calmer sense of balance to her desk routine.

Ingrid Halvorsen · 42 · Translator

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Dr. Naomi Hartley standing in a bright treatment room with hands loosely clasped.

Three chiropractors, one movement coach, one massage therapist.

Our team brings together chiropractors Dr. Naomi Hartley, Dr. Tomás Reyes and Dr. Priya Raman, kinesiologist Samuel Osei and massage therapist Lena Vogel, supported at the front desk by Mei-Lin Chou and Claire Dubois. Working across three treatment rooms and one movement room, we offer unhurried care shaped around the demands of desk work.

Dr. Naomi Hartley, DCFounder, clinic director
Dr. Tomás Reyes, DCChiropractor
Dr. Priya Raman, DCChiropractor
Samuel OseiKinesiologist, movement plans
Lena VogelRegistered massage therapist
Mei-Lin ChouFront desk and bookings
Claire DuboisClinic manager

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FEES

Prices in CAD, tax included

Visit	Duration	Price
First visit (talk, posture check, first adjustment, plan)	60 min	$120
Follow-up adjustment	30 min	$75
Adjustment + soft-tissue work	45 min	$95
Movement plan session	45 min	$85
Desk & posture review (bring photos of your set-up)	30 min	$60
Five follow-up adjustments (valid 4 months)	5 × 30 min	$340

No prepayment and no long contracts. Receipts for extended health plans on request; 24-hour cancellation.

All fees and plans

Person adjusting an office desk set-up by raising a computer monitor on a stand.

Questions people ask before a first visit

Quiet clinic reception area featuring a wooden bench, indoor plants, and bright window.

Suite 204, 1180 Linden Row
Vancouver, BC V6E 2S2, Canada
Five minutes on foot from the Linden Row SkyTrain stop.

HOURS & LOCATION

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Mon–Fri 8:00–13:00 · 14:00–19:30
Sat 9:00–13:00
Sun & holidays closed

Mon–Fri 8:00–13:00 and 14:00–19:30. Saturday 9:00–13:00. Closed Sundays and statutory holidays. Last booking 30 minutes before closing.

+1 604 555 0142

hello@shisei.example