Dr. David Blair, DC

Dr. Blair is a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic serving the Durham region where he grew up. He played various sports from a young age, which resulted in a number of injuries in which his chiropractor aided in a speedy recovery and strategies to prevent future ailments. After playing junior hockey from Windsor, Ontario to Charlottetown, PEI, Dr. Blair decided to finish his undergraduate studies at York University. He received a specialized honours degree in Kinesiology and was the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships for a combination of excelling in academics and athletics goaltending for the York Lions Varsity Men’s hockey team. Seeing his passion cross paths with his education in movement sciences and health care, a thirst for more knowledge and gaining the ability to help people in his community sent him to Seneca Falls , New York where he finished his Doctorate of Chiropractic.

Dr. Blair has a variety of evidenced based chiropractic manipulative therapies he uses to deliver focused treatment to best help each individual. He has advanced certifications in stabilization and orthoses, whole foods nutrition, sport science and human performance and ConnecTX instrument assisted myofascial technique. Motion is lotion and getting people up and moving in their daily activities is his utmost priority as well as decreasing pain that may be preventing this from happening. His goal is to help people reach and sustain their full potential in sports and daily functional mobility through proactive and reactive injury management. Understanding the need for “Health”care and not sick care, Dr. Blair employs a holistic approach to assessing, treating and training his patients. He understands that no two people, nor two injuries are alike and all rehabilitation and treatment must be unique to the individual. Utilizing continuous evaluation through the patient’s care plan he strives to work with them and adjust where appropriate to progress to their goals and return to work, play or life in a timely manor.

After experiencing first hand and witnessing family members and close friends sustain concussions, Dr. Blair works closely with a group doing baseline testing, diagnosing and managing return to play programs for athletes of all ages, especially our youth, to protect them from the dangers of undiagnosed brain injuries.

Dr. Blair is still active in the community, enjoying hockey and golf as much as he can. Time spent away from the office, the ice or the golf course are spent with his girlfriend Danielle and their Australian shepherd ‘Blue’ in northern Ontario.