Dr Amanda Stevens - Chiropractor for Kids & Moms
Dr Amanda Stevens is a Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) whose practice focuses entirely on paediatric and perinatal care. She has dedicated countless hours toward education centred around infant and child health, which has been her professional passion for over a decade. Although she is honoured to put her head, heart, and hands to work for children of all ages, a large portion of her current clientele is typically under the age of one. She is obsessed with gross motor development and infant feeding success. It is a very special skillset honed intentionally over time and we are thrilled to have her under our roof.
Child, Infant, & Pregnancy Care
Her interest in infant care starts even before babies are born. Having worked with hundreds of pregnancies, including twins and complex cases, Dr Amanda is very experienced in neuromusculoskeletal (NMSK) care during pregnancy. She is also Webster Certified. She is keen to keep mothers healthy, happy, and active during all stages of pregnancy.
Clinical Nutrition & Dedication to Education
Because she is truly invested in whole-person holistic care (and is a glutton for learning), one top of her doctorate, Dr Amanda has earned a Masters of Science in Applied Clinical Nutrition, with a special interest in pediatric health as it related to the gut-brain axis (lots of chemistry!). Don’t think her dorky streak stops there! She is continuously involved with (or initiating) research projects and educational opportunities related to manual and movement-based therapies for our youngest patients.
Integrated Therapeutic Approach
With a wide variety of skills and training, her therapeutic approach is catered specifically to each patient’s presenting problem, goals, needs, and developmental stage. This may include a blend of manual therapy (chiropractic adjustments and soft tissue treatments), craniosacral therapy (CST), clinical nutrition, exercise rehab (often DNS-based), home care management strategies, and kinesiology taping. She works diligently along the full continuum of the pediatric journey, from pregnancy care and postnatal recovery to developmental wellness and problem-solving neuromusculoskeletal (NMSK) care for infants and children.
Accepting Pediatric and Perinatal New Patients Only
Dr Amanda only accepts new patients who fall into the pediatric and perinatal populations. This means that she is happy to partner with you on your health journey if you are an infant, child, pregnant, or recently postnatal. If you do not fall under those categories, please check out Dr Devin Welch's bio.
Select Academic Qualifications & Courses
- Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology (BS)
- Masters of Science in Applied Clinical Nutrition (MS)
- Doctor of Chiropractic (DC) from Palmar College of Chiropractic's West Campus
- Kinesiology Taping (Rock Tape & SpiderTech)
- Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (including Graston Technique, FAKTR, and RockBlades) - included specifically as part of Cesarean section scar tissue mobilization during postnatal recovery
- Intersect 4 Kids (Combining Optimal Neurology, Nutrition, Exercise, and Chiropractic Together)
- Webster Technique Certified (courses taken from both ICPA and Dr Claudia Anrig)
- Completed all DACCP requirements from the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association
- Sacro-Occipital Technique (SOT)-based Craniosacral Therapy (CST)
- Coursework specific to Restrictive Intra-Oral Tissues/Tethered Oral Tissue (lip- and tongue-ties) and infant feeding support
- Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) according to Kolar
- Reflex Locomotion according to Vojta
- Neurodynamics Solutions according to Shacklock
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McKenzie Method® of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy® (MDT) for the Lumbar Spine
Of all the paths you take in life make sure a few of them are dirt.
- John Muir
On the personal side
Originally from New Brunswick, Dr Amanda and her adventure-prone husband (Dr Benjamin Stevens) have traveled extensively and spent time living in England, California, Calgary, and the lower mainland before settling in to Kelowna in 2012. They have one incredible child named Sequoia.
When not dedicating her time to elevating patient care and learning, she can be found with exploring with her family. As an avid snowboarder and trail runner, she spends most of her “down” time out of doors. She also enjoys surfing, SUPing, backcountry touring, hiking, yoga, camping, traveling, reading (for fun), and all things mountains, trees, and elephants.
