Barrhaven Chiropractic Health Centre

Why Choose the Barrhaven Chiropractic Health Centre?

1. The Barrhaven Chiropractic Health Centre is the longest serving chiropractic clinic in Barrhaven. 

2. Our clinic takes great pride in its extensive clinical experience and we strive to stay current with new research in order to ensure evidence based care. 

3. Offering services that extend beyond traditional chiropractic such as electrotherapy, ultrasound, ART®, orthotics and rehabilitation programs, we are able to get you better, faster, at no additional cost to you.

4. Our clinic is a fee for service clinic. At no point shall you ever be asked to pay for treatments that you have not yet been provided. We take great pride in getting you back to optimal health as soon as possible, minimizing long and expensive treatment plans.

5. Our practitioner’s believe in working in conjunction with other health care providers (medical doctors, physiotherapists etc.) in order to better serve our patients and the community.           

Meet Our Staff

Dr. Don Pickett

Dr. Don Pickett graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC), Toronto, Ontario, in 1977. Consistently maintaining and graduating with an academic average in the top 5% of his class, he was also involved in student government as class president and played on both the college hockey and baseball teams.

Dr. Pickett’s education prior to his enrollment at the CMCC includes the Business Program at Algonquin College and Psychology at Carleton University both located in Ottawa, Ontario. Aside from the four years of study in Toronto, he has spent his entire life, both personal and professional, in the Ottawa-Carleton region.  

Upon graduation and receiving his Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Pickett returned to Ottawa and established a practice in the Westboro area. In addition to working with the Ottawa Roughrider Football Club and athletes involved in the sports of weight lifting and boxing, he has provided chiropractic care to various entertainers and dancers from the NAC.

In 1992, Dr. Pickett relocated his office to the rapidly growing community of Barrhaven, and for a number of years was the only Chiropractor established in this west end neighborhood. Following many years of providing quality chiropractic care at the Barrhaven Crossing Plaza on Fallowfield Road, the office was relocated in July of 2007, to the Mulligan Plaza on Woodroffe Avenue at the juncture of Longfields Drive.

Dr. Franco Vincelli

Dr. Franco Vincelli DC, BSc., ART®, CSCS joined the thriving practice of the Barrrhaven Chiropractic Health Centre as an associate in 2007. A graduate of Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto (DC) and the University of Western Ontario (BSc.), Dr. Vincelli is also a Certified Active Release Techniques Provider (ART®) and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).

As a Chiropractor, Dr. Vincelli incorporates chiropractic treatments with soft tissue therapy (ART®), physical therapies, exercise (CSCS), rehabilitation and education to help his patients with the relief of pain, the alleviation of muscle tension and stiffness and the return to their daily activities faster.

Dr. Vincelli was born and raised in Nepean, before accepting a hockey scholarship to Niagara University, where he played Division 1 NCAA hockey. He also played for the University of Western Ontario, where he won a National Championship with the Western Mustangs Hockey Team. His passion for health, sports and prevention of sports injuries, extends beyond the clinic setting of the Barrhaven Chiropractic Health Centre. Dr. Vincelli serves as the editor of the Barrhaven Chiropractic Health Centre Newsletter and has authored several articles on the topic of injury prevention for the Ottawa Bicycle Club Newsletter and other publications. He has also focused his efforts on the advancement of chiropractic care through education and presentations to various groups and organizations, including the RCMP, the Running Room, Totten Sims Hubicki Engineers and Business Networking International (Competitive Edge Chapter). He continues to work with competitive athletes as their chiropractor and strength and conditioning coach, while also acting as a health and fitness consultant between patients and their personal trainers.

Dr. Vincelli's integrative approach to treatment, passion to educate and caring attitude lend his chiropractic skills to the successful treatment of his patients and ability to motivate them to a healthy lifestyle..