Dr. Sean Delanghe is a chiropractor from Waterloo,
Ontario who treats a number of different injuries ranging from low back pain
and headaches, all the way to osteoarthritis and sciatica. Dr. Sean also has a
keen interest in athletic injuries and optimizing athletic performance.
Treatments you can expect from him include; myofascial release, gait and
functional analyses, custom rehabilitation plans, spinal and extremity
adjustments, nutritional counseling, and electrotherapies.
Education, athletics and philosophy
On his road to becoming a chiropractor, Dr. Sean attended
Wilfrid Laurier University where he achieved a B.Sc. (Hons) in biology along
with chemistry and philosophy minors. He then attended the Canadian Memorial
Chiropractic College in Toronto where he studied for an additional 4 years to
achieve his Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 2011.
During his days at Laurier, Sean was a member of the
varsity cross-country team, and has competed at the provincial level in
cross-country running, Nordic skiing and track. He still stays active and
competes today, most recently qualifying to represent Canada at the 2012 and
2013 Duathlon AG World Championships. He
is also getting his feet wet in the world of marathons, qualifying to run the
2013 Boston Marathon.
Through competing at this level, Dr. Sean has personally
experienced every injury in the book, and knows exactly what it takes to get
better. Whether you are passionate about
athletics, spending quality time with your family, your career, or your hobbies,
Dr. Sean has a deep personal understanding of how important it is to quickly
get you through your injuries and back to what you love doing.
Dr. Delanghe empowers athletes to pursue a higher level of fitness
Early on in his career, Dr. Sean realized that he not
only wanted to help his patients become injury free, but also to empower them
to pursue a higher level of health and fitness. As a result, he co-founded Health and Performance,
a local fitness and
training group for athletes of all ability levels. This club includes
run groups, learn to run programs, spinning and cycling training, team
races, and team socials. To date,
Dr. Sean’s coaching has helped a number of athletes including; beginners
running
their first 5K, all to way to veteran athletes earning a spot on the
National
team for the first time.
Dr. Delanghe provides the most up to date care
Dr. Sean also strongly believes in staying up to date on
what the most recent research is saying about injury management, nutrition and
athletic performance. He is constantly
reading and studying, ensuring his patients get the best care. His knowledge of these fields have also
resulted in him being called upon to write a monthly health column for a local
newspaper, as well as to publish related articles in magazines such as Canadian
Running.
With an honest and evidence-based approach, Dr. Sean’s
goal with every patient is to not only help them get better as quickly as possible,
but also to put a plan together that will prevent recurrences. He realizes that everybody is different, and
therefore always takes the time to listen carefully to ensure each patient’s unique
set of needs are met. 