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Meet Dr. Philip Croutch
Dr. Philip Croutch
Your Lindsay Chiropractor
An interest in helping and teaching people to heal naturally prompted Dr. Croutch to become a chiropractor instead of a medical doctor. “I was fascinated with the complex natural healing system that we have built into us. I felt that we didn’t need more surgeons and medical doctors who work primarily with drugs and surgery. We need people who would specialize in teaching people how to be well as naturally as possible.”
A Chiropractic Education
To obtain his Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Croutch attended the world-renowned Canadian Memorial College of Chiropractic. While in school, he discovered the ways in which chiropractic care could help the spine heal and influence health.
“I wasn’t aware of how versatile the nervous system was in its ability to direct healing until chiropractic college. I had only a little knowledge of chiropractic as a modality for therapy prior to going to college. My eyes were opened — through a variety of courses and the professors — as to how remarkable it was if you could just figure out how to make the connections in the body work right.”
To better serve his patients, Dr. Croutch has taken a significant amount of continuing education in chiropractic. Within three years of being a chiropractor, he also got certified in acupuncture and later, in basic corrective care approaches for retraining the spine.
Ongoing continuing education has been a yearly interest, adding to the excellent hands-on chiropractic approach originally taught at CMCC by qualifying in corrective spinal approaches as a certified Chiropractic Chiropractic Biophysics practitioner, and incorporating therapy approaches from Pettibon chiropractic, Spinal Stenosis bootcamp, Decompression Spinal Disc therapy, and a qualified Scolibrace providor to control or correct scoliosis.
Professional Memberships
- Ontario Chiropractic Association
- Canadian Chiropractic Association
- Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
- Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College – Governor’s ClubAcupuncture Council of Ontario
An Active Life
When he’s not at the practice, Dr. Croutch enjoys an active life complete with four grown children and several grandchildren. He and his wife Carroll participate in the local Salvation Army Church, and he’s very involved in different areas of music — his primary hobby.
Dr. Croutch received his A.R.C.T. diploma in piano performance (music) while working toward his bachelor’s degree at University of Toronto. In addition to playing the piano, he also has been active in brass instrumentation, playing a number of instruments. He currently serves as the lead trumpeter in a local big band. Previously, he has led bands and played in multiple groups.
Passionate about staying fit, Dr. Croutch spends regular time working out and engaging in outdoor activities. Professionally, he stays busy as a member of numerous organizations:
- The Ontario Chiropractic Association
- The Canadian Chiropractic Association
- Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (Governors’ Club)
Giving back to the community is an important part of what we do at Spinewerx. Every year we participate in fundraising activities for various groups. This has included the local Boys and Girls Clubs, A place called Home, Women’s resources and Habitat for Humanity. One of our ongoing commitments is raising funds from our patients to sponsor a child through Compassion International. Additionally, every Christmas we raise money to sponsor a local family through a food bank to buy them food and gifts for Christmas.
Contact us today to learn more about Dr. Croutch and how he can help you!