Dr. Shawn Toner - Park West Chiropractic

02/23/2026

Okay winter, I think that’s enough now.

01/25/2026

This could come in handy for tomorrow! Big storm coming overnight, so if you have an appointment booked for Monday, keep an eye on your email in case we have to close the office for the day. Stay warm and safe everyone!

01/21/2026

NEW BLOG POST! Link in Bio.
I consider myself as someone with a reasonable degree of self-discipline. But when it comes to New Year’s resolutions, I’ve tried and failed repeatedly. While I feel it’s important to try to better ourselves and our situations any way we can, I think we also need to be a little kinder and gentler to ourselves in 2026. On this “Bell Let’s Talk Day”, please check out my new article titled “Ditch the Resolution Guilt.” Link is in the bio or at parkwestchiro.ca/blog

01/16/2026

NEW BLOG POST! I consider myself as someone with a reasonable degree of self-discipline. But when it comes to New Year’s resolutions, I’ve tried and failed repeatedly. While I feel it’s important to try to improve ourselves and our situations any way we can, I think we need to be a little kinder and gentler to ourselves in 2026. Please check out my latest blog post, and let me know if you agree!

Dr. Toner suggests an alternative to New Year's resolutions that are more achievable and more productive with less stress than typical resolutions. Halifax chiropractor, Dr. Shawn Toner, explains.

12/24/2025

12/11/2025

If you have some unused 2025 insurance that’s about to reset in January, come see us now to feel great going into the new year!

11/11/2025

As we enjoy the rights and freedoms we have today, let’s never forget the sacrifices that were made by those who fought and died for us to have them. In honour of this important day, our office will be closed on Tuesday, November 11th.

11/06/2025

🆕 Check out my NEW BLOG POST which answers one of the most common questions we chiropractors get asked: What causes the “cracking” sound? (And no, it’s not bones breaking!).
Visit the link below:

Ever wondered what causes the "cracking" or "popping" sound of a chiropractic adjustment? Halifax chiropractor, Dr. Shawn Toner, explains.

10/24/2025

If your history and chiropractic examination results indicate an x-ray is needed for diagnosis or treatment, your chiropractor can refer you directly to any hospital in Nova Scotia, including the IWK! This means no unnecessary trips to your family doctor, nurse practitioner, or the emergency room - and all x-rays are fully covered by MSI! 🎉

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to your chiropractor. We couldn’t be happier about being able to help provide more timely, equitable and accessible health care to our patients across NS! 🙌

For more information on finding a practitioner near you, check out our website.
https://chirosns.ca/

06/24/2025

Went though my chiropractic yearbook from 2000, and I thought some of you might appreciate this gem!

06/19/2025

Celebrating 25 Years!

This month, I am proud to celebrate 25 years in chiropractic practice!

It sounds cliche, but one of the joys of doing this kind of work is that I get to help people every day. I guess we all help people one way or another through work, but this is my contribution and it feels like a privilege!

I am also very fortunate that coming to work often just feels like ‘hanging out’ with friends in my community. I realize that people come to our office primarily for treatment, but it’s so nice to get to know people while we work through their care. So, while I am dedicated to offering the best care possible, I really enjoy connecting with people. That fills my cup every day. Now you know why I ask so many questions!

Lastly, I am ever so grateful for the privilege of having worked with so many great therapists, co-workers and staff over the years. From my years in Galway, Ireland, to the present here in Halifax, I have been blessed with wonderful and supportive people to work alongside. Wendy and Nicole are just two examples of those people that I am thankful for. Together, we work to build this little oasis of work for ourselves and for our clients. And since I have no plans to retire, let’s bring on another 25 years, right Wendy?!

Thank you to everyone far and wide. You make this journey completely worth it.

-Dr. Shawn

03/05/2025

You know you might be spending too much time together when you start dressing the same!