Toronto, Ontario Chiropractor - Core Natural Wellness Centre

About the Doctor

Core Natural Wellness Centre is led by Dr. Kris Dorken, who has worked extensively with posture correction, gait analysis, injury prevention (sports and work) and wellness. He has worked in the largest natural health care center in Canada, and has assessed, created customized treatment plans, and helped thousands of patients from ages 1 hour old to 94 years old.

Dr. Kris Dorken grew up on the west coast of Canada in Victoria, beautiful British Columbia. Early in life, he was inspired by his family's weekend adventures, sometimes misadventures, on a small 28' sailboat. This began what would be a successful sailing passion until the age of 17 when he fulfilled a dream to sail around the world. Throughout the journey, Dr. Dorken was able to see first-hand many hardships people face throughout the world.

Transferring his zeal for the ocean, he went to university to try to understand how 'life' worked. In 1999, he graduated with an honors in Classics (Political Science minor) at the University of King's College (Dalhousie). By that time, years of dinghy sailing, hauling on lanyards, rugby injuries, and leaning over ancient Greek and Latin texts had caught up with him. He had different health difficulties including low back and stomach issues. He pursued many avenues to find what created these problems. He saw many doctors, but it was his chiropractor that helped with his recovery.

Through of all these life experiences, he was being prepared for his ultimate work in life. That work was helping people reach their full health potential. Throughout his graduate school career at the prestigious Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, he succeeded by consistently studying and researching the most effective ways to be healthy. As an avid researcher, Dr. Dorken continues his education by staying abreast of the most up to date research on body functionality, eating plans and exercise principles.

Dr. Dorken’s passion is to educate and support as many families as possible so they can reach their health potential through natural chiropractic care.

He is so inspired to reach people that, in 2005, he co-created the largest national natural health cycling tour across Canada. The Unleash Your Potential tour went for 75 days, cycled over 7,700 Km's, held over 30 events at Boys and Girls Clubs, had over 130 media releases, and reached millions of people. In 2007, he co-created another tour, but this time cycled across the USA. The focus for this 5,000 km cycling tour was helping youth discover their goals, and set realistic strategies for accomplishing them. This tour went into the inner cities of over 20 venues across the US.

Over the past three years, Dr. Kris transferred that passion for cycling and public awareness to focusing on his patients. He worked in the two largest clinics in Canada to gain a life-time of experience seeing how to get patients well, and keeping them that way. And, now, he has taken a dream and made it a reality by creating Core Natural Wellness Centre. Dr. Dorken will continue to educate more and more people on the principles of how the body functions and the importance of honoring the body through eating wisely and exercising.

He has considerable experience working with pregnancy, pediatrics and families. Having worked in the largest chiropractic pediatric health centre in Canada, and with the CACCP designation, he has training in the following areas:

Prenatal Care: Pre and Post-Natal Care
Pediatric Nutrition & Nutrition for Special Needs
Pediatric Radiology and Imaging
Sacral-Occipital Technique & Thompson Technique
Craniosacral Therapy
The Challenged Child and Special Needs
Scoliosis: Care and Management
Chiropractic Family Wellness Care
Conventional and Holistic Clinical Pediatric Medicine
Neurosensory Integration

In addition to completing this program, Dr. Dorken is certified in the Webster Technique through the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, and offers gentle chiropractic treatment throughout pregnancy and into the post partum period.

He is a member in good standing of the ICPA, CCA, OCA, CCPA and holds the CACCP, a certificate from the Academy of Chiropractic Family Practice, the highest designation from the ICPA and ACFP in the central Toronto area. He has also studied extensively in nutrition. He is a member of the Ontario Psychotherapy and Counseling program, and finds placement to their extensive referral network.

Dr. Dorken who also has extensive experience working with athletes of all ages and levels. He has trained to work with US National Teams including Weightlifting, Judo, Wrestling, and Volleyball, and has certified in ART. An avid athlete, he has run multiple marathons and Ironman events, cycled 5000km across the USA, 7800km across Canada, and qualified for the International Triathlon Union's Long Distance World Championships 2006 (Age Group Division).