If you’re reading this blog, you want to know which is the best clinic in the Abbotsford area. At Newleaf Total Wellness Centre, we serve over 20,000 patient appointments per year. As we are a bustling facility, there may be times when we cannot serve our community. This could be due to a lack of services, scheduling conflicts, waitlists, or patients needing to attend a location closer to their home. In keeping with our philosophy of putting patient needs above all else, we researched and compiled a list for you. Our goal was to create a comparison based on pricing, practitioner availability, location(s), types of services offered, disciplines available, reviews, years in operation, direct billing to insurance companies, and more. If we are not the right resource for you, we hope this list will aid in finding one that is. So, grab a coffee and read on to find a health and wellness facility that best suits your needs.
1. Altus Chiropractic & Physiotherapy Clinic
Altus Chiropractic & Physiotherapy Clinic
Clinic Services and Pricing
Altus Chiropractic & Physiotherapy is open Monday to Friday from 9 am to 6 pm.
Altus Chiropractic & Physiotherapy is open Monday to Friday from 9 am to 6 pm. Nine practitioners offer services in chiropractic care, massage therapy, and physiotherapy.
While Altus Chiropractic & Physiotherapy provides limited services, the Abbotsford community has consistently voted it the best Chiropractic, Physiotherapy and Massage clinic in town. They do not advertise pricing on their website, making price comparisons impossible.
Altus direct bills for most insurance plans, including ICBC, WorkSafe BC and MSP.
Patient Resources and Practitioner Availability
The Altus Chiropractic & Physiotherapy website offers informational blogs and podcasts on different topics related to health and wellness featuring interviews with their practitioners. However, the company does not provide an online patient booking portal, so patients must call the clinic during business hours to book appointments.
Google Reviews and Ratings
Altus has a high rating on Google reviews, with an average rating of 4.9 stars out of 5.0 in 86 reviews. The positive reviews emphasize the staff’s welcoming nature and the practitioners’ skills.
2. Pacific North Wellness Clinic
Pacific North Wellness Clinic
Clinic Services and Pricing
Pacific North Wellness is open Monday to Friday. It offers competitive and transparent pricing compared to other multidisciplinary clinics in the area. Their rates for initial appointments range from $85 to $160. This facility has ten practitioners, offering a wide variety of services, including chiropractic care, physiotherapy, massage therapy, kinesiology, and athletic therapy. It also provides unique classes and services, including yoga, breastfeeding support, pelvic floor physiotherapy and facial stretching.
Pacific North Wellness offers direct billing to most major insurance companies, including ICBC; however, they do not take WorkSafe BC patients.
Patient Resources and Practitioner Availability
Pacific North Wellness provides information on each discipline and treatment offered, including what patients can expect during their visit. However, they do not have any other resources or blogs on their website for patients to get additional information.
Their online booking portal (Jane App) is user-friendly and easy to navigate, allowing patients to book appointments at any time, and practitioner schedules are clearly visible, with many available appointment times.
Google Reviews and Ratings
Pacific North Wellness has an excellent rating on Google (5 out of 5 stars in all 91 reviews), which speaks to its quality of care. Patients have left positive reviews, praising the facility’s cleanliness, professionalism, and friendly staff. It’s important to note that a clinic with so few reviews may not have had the chance to discover its weaknesses and make improvements.
3. The Apollo Clinic
The Apollo Clinic
Clinic Services and Pricing
The Apollo Clinic is open six days per week. It has two locations in the Fraser Valley, one in Abbotsford and the other in Chilliwack. It provides services in seven disciplines, including physiotherapy, kinesiology, chiropractic, registered massage therapy, occupational therapy, naturopathic medicine and registered clinical counselling.
Apollo Clinic’s pricing is mid-range in their industry and community, with initial appointments costing between $75 and $210 depending on the service. Apollo accepts direct billing services through most employer health benefit plans and ICBC. Apollo’s Chilliwack chiropractor is part of the WorkSafe BC provider network and can directly bill for his services.
Patient Resources and Practitioner Availability
The Apollo Clinic has no blogs, videos or other patient resources on its website. Like most other clinics in the area, Apollo uses the Jane App for online booking, making it easy and convenient to schedule appointments.
With 20 practitioners in Abbotsford alone, The Apollo Clinic has many open appointment slots, and same-day treatments are often available.
Google Reviews and Ratings
The Apollo Clinic has received 55 Google reviews on its Abbotsford location and 70 Google reviews on its Chilliwack location, with 4.5 and 4.8 stars, respectively. The therapist reviews are generally positive, with mixed feedback regarding the reception staff.
4. Opex Fitness
Opex Fitness
Clinic Services and Pricing
Opex Abbotsford is a multidisciplinary clinic and gym, open seven days per week, that treats a diverse range of issues but primarily focuses on fitness and exercise as a means to health and wellness. They have a team of over ten professionals working collectively on each patient’s treatment plan and fitness goals. Opex Abbotsford offers chiropractic, acupuncture, massage therapy, kinesiology, and personal training services. However, it does not cover the full spectrum of healthcare that some patients may need.
Opex Abbotsford participates in direct billing to major insurance companies, including ICBC, and is a part of the WorkSafe BC Provider network. However, they do not list their prices on the website, making it impossible to compare to other Abbotsford clinics.
Patient Resources and Practitioner Availability
Patients can book, cancel or reschedule their appointments in real-time and receive reminders about upcoming appointments through Opex’s online booking portal, Jane. Personal training consultations are available seven days a week. Wellness appointments are also readily available, except for registered massage therapy. RMT appointments are full for three to four weeks out.
Opex Abbotsford’s website provides patients with educational blog resources that help motivate and guide them in their recovery or management of their health issues. However, the most recent blog dates back to 2021.
Google Reviews and Ratings
Opex Abbotsford has earned a 5-star rating from 171 Google reviews. The rave reviews testify to the clinic’s commitment to delivering top-notch services in a niche market.
5. The Healing Oak Clinic
The Healing Oak Clinic
Clinic Services and Pricing
The Healing Oak is a collective with two locations, one in Abbotsford and one in Chilliwack, offering patients seven days per week access to four different services, including manual osteopathy, registered massage therapy, naturopathy, and clinical counselling. Some patients may find the pricing for treatments a little high, as The Healing Oak is near the upper end compared to other local clinics, with initial appointments ranging in price from $125 to $180. They have not provided pricing information on their website for clinical counselling services.
Healing Oak directly bills most insurance companies, but each practitioner supports direct billing differently, so patients must not assume they can get direct billing and must check with the individual practitioner first. Additionally, this clinic does not directly bill WorkSafe BC or ICBC, so patients must pay for these services upfront and request reimbursement later.
Patient Resources and Practitioner Availability
The Healing Oak has an online booking portal (Jane App) where patients can schedule appointments and request changes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. However, specific practitioner hours can vary, and some are quite limited, so finding an appointment that meets your needs may be challenging.
The team at The Healing Oak produces several monthly informational blog posts, which are available on their website. However, we were unable to find any other patient resources.
Google Reviews and Ratings
The Healing Oak has received several positive reviews on Google and maintains a rating of 4.5 out of 34 reviews for the Abbotsford location and 4.8 stars out of 98 reviews for the Chilliwack location. Most negative reviews centre around the lack of reception staff and difficulties checking in for or rescheduling appointments.
Conclusion
It is our privilege and pleasure at Newleaf Total Wellness Centre to give our patients the resources they need for a healthy lifestyle. We also understand that we may not always be the right clinic for you. Ultimately, the decision of which clinic to choose depends on your unique healthcare needs, and we encourage you to research and ask questions before making a decision. We compiled this list of reputable Abbotsford-area multidisciplinary clinics so those looking for a good fit can decide whether they choose us or another option. We hope this blog post and its unbiased comparison data have been helpful in your journey to finding the best clinic for your needs.
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Written by: DeVera Nybo, MBA