Dr. Sam Weichel

Founder & Chiropractor

Dr. Sam Weichel grew up in Southampton with a lifelong passion for endurance sports. As a competitive cyclist and Nordic skier at both the provincial and national levels, he brings firsthand experience of the physical demands placed on the athletic body. This background fuels his specialized approach to treating athletes—while still delivering personalized care for individuals of all activity levels.

Dr. Weichel is trained in a range of advanced treatment techniques, allowing him to tailor care to each patient’s unique needs and goals. His certifications and training include:

MyoMatrix Release Technique (MMR): Targeted muscle and fascia release
Functional Integrated Acupuncture: For soft tissue injuries and chronic pain
Functional Movement Screens: Assessing movement quality, strengths, and imbalances
RockTape/Taping: Supports healing and reduces pain
Cupping Therapy: Releases tight muscles and fascial layers

While at Northeast College of Health Sciences, Dr. Sam was involved in, and recognized for, the following accomplishments:

Northeast College of Health Sciences Student of the Year
DeGiacomo Chiropractic Technique Award
Excellence in Clinical Diagnosis
Clarence N. Flick Memorial Award for advancing research in Chiropractic
Ernest G. Napolitono for exceptional student Leadership
Motion Palpation Club President
Student Government Vice President

Heather enjoys working with people at all stages of life—including pregnancy and postpartum. Treatments can be modified for optimal comfort, including the use of a specialized pregnancy bolster when appropriate. She also treated a broad range of clients at Georgian College’s student clinic, sharpening her ability to adapt her approach to meet each person’s unique needs.

Heather Anderson

Registered Massage Therapist

Heather Anderson, a Registered Massage Therapist and Honours graduate of Georgian College’s Massage Therapy Program, brings both clinical skill and a deep passion for movement to her practice. She is a member in good standing with the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario and is committed to delivering thoughtful, patient-centered care.

Heather grew up in Georgetown, Ontario and has called Saugeen Shores home since 2024. Heather brings years of experience playing, coaching, and officiating women’s lacrosse. A lifelong athlete, she now spends most of her weekends refereeing women’s lacrosse at the local, national, and international level. This deep involvement in sport gives her a unique understanding of the physical demands placed on the body and a strong empathy for her clients’ goals—whether that’s reducing pain, managing stress, or recovering from injury.

Heather gained diverse hands-on experience through focused outreach programs, including:
Athletes,
Pregnant individuals,
Infants,
Fibromyalgia, arthritis, cancer, and palliative care needs

Why Chiropractic

Chiropractic is a natural healthcare specialty that focuses on the treatment of the neurological and musculoskeletal body systems. We use a range of techniques, from the chiropractic adjustment to acupuncture and massage, to treat a wide variety of injuries and disorders. At Shift, our primary goal is to get you back to doing the things you love, but we believe that chiropractic is about more than just recovering from injury. Chiropractic provides a host of benefits for optimizing your overall health and performance, whether you are a competitive athlete, a weekend warrior, desk jockey or perhaps you have the toughest job of all - trying to keep up with a busy toddler!

Using an integrative approach, Dr. Weichel will take the time to thoroughly assess how you move and what is bringing you into the office. He will work with you to create an individualized treatment plan that best fits your personal goals, activity level, and addresses the root cause of your concern. At Shift, we believe healthcare should be an interactive experience between the doctor and patient, as well as a collaboration with other healthcare professionals.

How We Can Help

Chiropractors will determine a comprehensive treatment plan that is based upon a thorough history and exam. At Shift, we then tailor our treatment to you, whether that is to help with a specific injury, improve athletic performance, or help with general wellness. Below is a list of common, but not all, conditions that we treat:

Headaches
Chronic use injuries (RSIs)
Low back pain
Neck pain
Performance Optimization
Sciatica
Pregnancy Related Pain
Nerve Pain
Herniated discs

Spinal Stenosis
Whiplash
Dizziness
Sports Related Injuries, including but not limited to:
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Rotator Cuff Injuries
- Tennis Elbow
- Golfers Elbow

What You Can Expect

At your initial appointment, we want to hear from you first! Why you are here, what your goals are, and how together, we can help you reach them. We will then move through a global movement assessment, looking at how you move and allowing for the identification of any faulty movement patterns that we need to overcome and that may be contributing to your concern. The primary goal is to focus on correcting function. Pain is almost always the last to arrive and the last to leave, but as we improve function, relief will follow. Much like our assessment, our treatment model follows a similar, global approach. It will be tailored to you, utilizing whichever techniques best fit the problem that you are struggling with. This includes soft tissue work, dry needling, chiropractic manipulation, mobilization, and specific exercise prescription.

Follow-up appointments continue to focus on functional improvements. Checking in with how you are moving and utilizing all of the above techniques, while continuing to progress your rehab exercise program to match improvements as well as your goals.