Dr. Heather van der Geest, Naturopathic Physician

Dr. Heather van der Geest, Naturopathic Physician I am a Naturopathic Physician in Chilliwack and Abbotsford
I have a focus in Pain and Injury Management and Regenerative Injection Therapies 🩺
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JUMP START YOUR HEALTH
Dr. Heather van der Geest, ND has a focus in pain management and orthopedic injuries. She uses a hands-on approach to assist the body in its healing process and provide tools to help the body heal itself. Her main treatment modalities include: Physical medicine and adjustments, regenerative injection therapies (prolotherapy, PRP, neuro-prolo, neural therapy), acupuncture and trigger point injections. She also supports the body through nutrition, detoxification and drainage, IV therapy and lifestyle modifications

Does this sound familiar?Let me help you get your energy back on track so you don't feel like you've got nothing left by...
02/04/2026

Does this sound familiar?
Let me help you get your energy back on track so you don't feel like you've got nothing left by the end of the week

Book an appointment today and get a jump start on your health



Do you know someone with HAIR LOSS or HAIR THINNING that wants to resolve it?Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy is an in...
02/04/2026

Do you know someone with HAIR LOSS or HAIR THINNING that wants to resolve it?

Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy is an injection therapy into the scalp using the body's own blood platelets and growth factors to stimulate natural hair growth and maintain it by increasing blood supply to the hair follicle and increasing the thickness of the hair shaft. Sometimes this therapy is combined with other hair loss procedures or medications.

Most PRP therapy requires 3-4 treatments, spaced 4–6 weeks apart with maintenance treatments every 4–6 months.

The steps for PRP are:
1. Your blood is drawn from your arm and put into a centrifuge (a machine that spins rapidly to separate fluids of different densities).
2. After 10 minutes in the centrifuge, your blood will have separated in to three layers:
- platelet-poor plasma
- platelet-rich plasma
- red blood cells
3. The platelet-rich plasma is drawn up into a syringe and then injected into areas of the scalp that need increased hair growth.

PRP is also used aesthetically for:
- lines and wrinkles
- scars
- stretch marks
- acne
- building collagen
- skin rejuvenation
- pigmentation/discolouration
- improving loss of tone
- natural filler

If you'd like to know more about PRP therapy, book a 15 minute free consultation with Dr. Heather van der Geest, ND at Baseline Health and Wellness

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Dr. Heather van der Geest, Naturopathic Physician


There are lots of ways to improve nutrient deficiencies Book an appointment with Dr Heather van der Geest, ND at The Apo...
02/04/2026

There are lots of ways to improve nutrient deficiencies
Book an appointment with Dr Heather van der Geest, ND at The Apollo Clinic in Chilliwack and Abbotsford



If you know someone that has acute or chronic pain/injury that may be looking for an alternative to pain medication or s...
02/03/2026

If you know someone that has acute or chronic pain/injury that may be looking for an alternative to pain medication or surgery, this is my ideal patient.

I love seeing patients in the office and helping to give them a second opinion or provide them with treatment options that suit their need and help reduce their pain or injury.

This is also a great time to use up any Extended Benefits you have left, before the end of the year!





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What is Prolotherapy? Is this treatment right for you?Book an appointment or 15 minute Meet and Greet to learn more 604...
02/03/2026

What is Prolotherapy? Is this treatment right for you?

Book an appointment or 15 minute Meet and Greet to learn more


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Why your shoulder still hurts months after an injuryIf your pain hasn’t settled, it usually doesn’t mean your shoulder i...
02/02/2026

Why your shoulder still hurts months after an injury

If your pain hasn’t settled, it usually doesn’t mean your shoulder is “damaged forever.”
It usually means the driver of the problem hasn’t been addressed.

The most common reasons I see in clinic:
• the rotator cuff never fully re-loaded
• the shoulder blade isn’t moving well with the arm
• the neck / upper back is still contributing
• your return to activity jumped ahead of your tissue capacity

Pain can settle…
but poor movement and poor load tolerance often stay behind.
That’s why symptoms come back when you reach, lift, train, or sleep on it.

This is not about doing more exercises.
It’s about doing the right things for how your shoulder is actually functioning.

If your shoulder pain keeps returning after an old injury, your body isn’t failing you — it just needs a better plan.
Save this if you’ve been dealing with lingering shoulder pain.



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02/02/2026

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Imbalanced hormones put a stopper in ‘glow.’ Align them and your skin will become your greatest accessory.



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02/02/2026

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What’s your favourite brain chemical when you read these lists? Dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin or endorphins?




What is Upper and Lower Cross Syndrome?Do you sit in front of a computer all day? Commute long distances or spend lots o...
02/02/2026

What is Upper and Lower Cross Syndrome?
Do you sit in front of a computer all day? Commute long distances or spend lots of time texting or watching TV? You may have experienced Upper/Lower Cross Syndrome. It is caused by sitting in a slumped position with your head tilted forward.
The result is short, tight muscles on the front of your body and long, weak muscles on the back. It’s often accompanied by headaches or chronic back pain, shoulder pain, or neck pain.

Even if you don't experience pain, poor posture can cause muscle imbalances, and the resulting compensations can compromise your day to day activities. If uncorrected, it can also lead to painful trigger points or even injuries. In some cases, it depresses the sternum making it more difficult to breathe.

If you'd like to prevent chronic pain, and fix your posture, book an appointment with me (and along with my other colleagues: chiro, physio, kines, massage) we will get you back on track!

Tag someone that could use some help with their posture



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Shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful rash. Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. A...
02/02/2026

Shingles is a viral infection that causes a painful rash.

Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox.

After you've had chickenpox, the virus lies inactive in nerve tissue and may reactivate and travel along a nerve pathway to the skin, producing shingles. Not everyone who's had chickenpox will develop shingles.

The reason for shingles is unclear. Shingles is more common in older adults and in people who have weakened immune systems.

Shingles isn't life-threatening but it can be very painful. Early treatment can help shorten a shingles infection and lessen the chance of complications. The most common complication is post-herpetic neuralgia, which causes shingles pain for a long time after the blisters have cleared.

Shingles usually affect only a small section of one side of the body. Pain is usually the first symptom of shingles.

Most commonly, the shingles rash develops as a stripe of blisters

A person with shingles can pass the varicella-zoster virus to anyone who isn't immune to chickenpox. This usually occurs through direct contact with the open sores of the shingles rash. Once infected, the person will develop chickenpox, however, not shingles.

Complications from shingles can include:
- Postherpetic neuralgia. For some people, shingles pain continues long after the blisters have cleared. It occurs when damaged nerve fibers send confused and exaggerated messages of pain from your skin to your brain.
- Vision loss. Shingles in or around an eye (ophthalmic shingles) can cause painful eye infections that may result in vision loss.
- Neurological problems. Depending on which nerves are affected, shingles can cause an inflammation of the brain (encephalitis), facial paralysis, or hearing or balance problems.
- Skin infections. If shingles blisters aren't properly treated, bacterial skin infections may develop.

Contact your doctor promptly if you suspect shingles.
*Information taken from mayoclinic.org

Parasympathetic (rest and digest) vs Sympathetic (fight, flight or freeze) is how our body responds to stresses and stim...
02/01/2026

Parasympathetic (rest and digest) vs Sympathetic (fight, flight or freeze) is how our body responds to stresses and stimuli around us.

When we are in a Parasympathetic (rest and digest) state, this restores the body to a calm and composed way of being. This allow for better digestion, lower heart rate and breathing rate, feeling more relaxed and sleeping well.

When we are in Sympathetic (fight or flight) state, this is when the body is prepared to respond to a stressful event or danger. This increases blood flow to our muscles (in case we have to run away), it increases our heart and breathing rate, and decreases our digestion process.

The problem with our busy lives now is that many people are stuck in a Sympathetic (stress response) state most of the time and this continues to signal the body to be in fight or flight mode.

If you are struggling with DIGESTION, SLEEP, STRESS MANAGEMENT or CALMING A BUSY MIND, these are all symptoms of being stuck in a Sympathetic state and Naturopathic Medicine can help resolve this.

Book an appointment with Dr. Heather today and let's get you back into a rest and digest state!

Dr. Heather van der Geest, Naturopathic Physician



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STRESS:It causes more health issues than most people realize (especially when the stress is ongoing or constant)There ar...
02/01/2026

STRESS:
It causes more health issues than most people realize (especially when the stress is ongoing or constant)

There are many stressors in all of our lives these days due to work, home, money or financial trouble, sickness or health concerns and even just day to day life struggles.

It is really important to make sure that we can find ways to de-stress in a healthy way such as deep breathing, meditation, time to ourselves, reading a book or having a bubble bath.

If you are struggling with stress on an ongoing basis, it would be a good idea to take steps towards finding ways to de-stress in a positive and constructive way.

Book an appointment with a Naturopathic Doctor Today!!



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Jump Start Your Health

Dr. Heather van der Geest, ND has a focus in pain management and orthopedic injuries. She uses a hands-on approach to assist the body in its healing process and provide tools to help the body heal itself.

Her main treatment modalities include: Physical medicine and adjustments, regenerative injection therapies (prolotherapy, PRP, neural prolo, neural therapy), acupuncture and trigger point injections, along with supporting the body through nutrition, detoxification and drainage, IV therapy, longevity medicine, lifestyle modification and hormone balancing.