Low Back Pain Assessment & Recovery in Halifax
Understand Your Back Pain.
Build the Right Plan.
You’ve Tried to Get Better. What Could Be Different This Time?
You may have tried physiotherapy, chiropractic care, massage, stretching, strengthening, rest, medications or injections. Perhaps some helped temporarily, but your pain keeps returning—and you’re still unsure what aggravates it or how to move forward.
At Atlantic Low Back, your care starts with understanding how your back pain behaves and what matters to you. As a Certified McGill Method Clinician, I use a detailed assessment to explore the movements, postures and loads that contribute to your symptoms.
Those findings shape your recovery plan: practical strategies to reduce irritation, movement coaching for everyday activities, and exercises tailored to your abilities and goals. Follow-up sessions help us review your response, adjust the plan, and gradually build strength, endurance and confidence.
Understand what contributes to your pain. Learn what you can do about it. Build your path back to the activities that matter to you.
What Is the McGill Method?
The McGill Method is an evidence-informed approach to assessing and managing back pain, developed from more than 30 years of research by Dr. Stuart McGill, one of the world’s leading experts in low-back pain and spinal biomechanics.
Rather than applying the same treatment or exercises to everyone, the McGill Method focuses on understanding the individual. By identifying the specific movements, postures and loads that contribute to your pain, we can develop practical strategies to reduce irritation and build a recovery plan tailored to you.
As a Certified McGill Method Clinician, I have completed extensive training and study in Dr. McGill’s approach and apply these principles in my clinical practice. The goal is to help you understand what is contributing to your back pain, know what you can do about it, and build a clear path toward returning to the activities that matter to you.
What Clients Say
"Can't thank you enough, Schuyler. I followed this advice and had the best day at work I've had in months. I feel hope for the first time in a long time. "
Schuyler(Skyler) Vromans
Certified McGill Method Clinician
Osteopathic Practitioner
Registered Acupuncturist
Registered Massage Therapist
My Story
I’ve always been driven to understand why someone is in pain and what will actually help them get better, rather than simply treating where it hurts.
That pursuit became personal after experiencing two significant lumbar disc herniations of my own. Learning to apply the principles of the McGill Method changed the way I understood and managed my back. Today, I’m pain-free, stronger than ever, and able to do the activities that matter to me.
That experience led me to pursue extensive study and training in Dr. Stuart McGill’s approach and become a Certified McGill Method Clinician. What stood out to me was its systematic approach—taking the time to identify the specific factors contributing to someone’s pain and using those findings to determine what they need to move forward.
That’s the approach I bring to every assessment. Rather than rushing into treatment or giving you a generic set of exercises, we take the time to understand your back, identify what may be keeping it irritated, and develop practical strategies and a plan built around you.
If you’ve been struggling with back pain and still don’t feel like you understand why it keeps happening or what to do about it, that’s exactly what I want to help you figure out.
When we work together you can expect:
✔ Honest recommendations
✔ A personalized recovery strategy
✔ Clear answers—not guesswork
✔ Guidance every step of the way
If I don't believe I can help, I'll tell you honestly and point you toward the right professional.