Dr. Joanna Galasso

Webster Certified Chiropractor | Perinatal & Paediatric Care | Birth Doula & Childbirth Educator

Originally from Alberta, Dr. Joanna Galasso has spent more than a decade supporting people through pregnancy, postpartum, infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Her path to chiropractic care has always been grounded in understanding the whole person. She began her academic journey at the University of Calgary, earning her Bachelor of Science and later her Bachelor of Social Work. She also conducted research in toxicology at the University of Saskatchewan, studying how biological, chemical, and physical hazards can affect human health. Her interest in whole-person healthcare eventually led her to the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto, where she earned her Doctor of Chiropractic in 2011.

Dr. Joanna has developed a particular passion for pregnancy, postpartum, and infant care, with advanced education in paediatric chiropractic, infant movement, feeding, and oral function. She is Webster Certified through the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) and has completed extensive continuing education focused on the assessment and care of infants and children. Her training includes advanced infant and child spinal analysis and adjusting, paediatric intraoral and palate-specific techniques, breastfeeding and tethered oral tissues, tongue and lip ties, infant suck function, craniosacral therapy, primitive reflexes, sensory development, and developmental milestones.

Rather than viewing these areas as separate pieces, Dr. Joanna takes a whole-body approach to infant function and feeding. Her additional education in breastfeeding, tethered oral tissues, suck training, intraoral techniques, craniosacral therapy, and infant development allows her to consider how the mouth, jaw, neck, spine, ribs, and broader musculoskeletal system work together. She does not perform tongue-tie revisions, but works collaboratively with families and other members of their care team when feeding or oral function concerns arise.

Her paediatric training also extends beyond infancy. Dr. Joanna has continued education in child development, sensory and motor development, primitive reflexes, movement, and paediatric assessment, allowing her to support children as they grow from those first developmental milestones through the school years and adolescence.

Pregnancy and postpartum care are another significant part of Dr. Joanna's practice. She is Webster Certified and has extensive experience supporting pregnant patients with the physical changes that accompany pregnancy, including pelvic girdle pain and symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD). She is ROST certified, with specialized training in this approach to pelvic girdle pain. Her goal is to help people remain comfortable, mobile, and connected to their bodies throughout pregnancy while preparing for the physical demands of birth and postpartum recovery.

Dr. Joanna's approach to care has also been shaped by her work outside of chiropractic. She is a DONA-trained birth doula, childbirth educator and studied midwifery at Toronto Metropolitan University. She has supported thousands of families through pregnancy, labour, birth, and postpartum, giving her a unique perspective on the physical, emotional, and practical realities of the perinatal period.

She is also a Registered Social Worker (RSW), bringing additional training in social justice, trauma-informed practice, human behaviour, and the ways that healthcare experiences are shaped by social and systemic factors. This informs her commitment to creating care that is collaborative, respectful, and responsive to each person's lived experience.

Dr. Joanna is passionate about providing body-inclusive, weight-neutral, and consent-based chiropractic care. She believes you should never have to change your body, justify your size, or fit a particular idea of what health “should” look like in order to receive respectful healthcare. Her practice is designed with comfort and accessibility in mind, including supportive positioning, adjustable equipment, a large treatment table, and a range of low-force options such as Activator and drop-table techniques.

Her clinical care may also include Graston Technique, myofascial cupping, therapeutic taping, individualized rehabilitation exercises, and other movement-based strategies, depending on your needs and goals. Appointments are collaborative and individualized, with time to ask questions, discuss options, and decide together what feels appropriate for your care.

Beyond the clinic, Dr. Joanna is a research collaborator with the Inuit Perinatal Health Hub at the University of Calgary, contributing to research focused on perinatal health and access for Inuit families. Her research experience has strengthened her commitment to listening to the people and communities healthcare is intended to serve and to approaching this work with cultural humility, respect for Indigenous sovereignty, and an awareness of the broader systems that shape health and healthcare access.

At the heart of Dr. Joanna's practice is a simple belief: you deserve to feel heard, respected, and comfortable in your healthcare. Whether you're preparing for birth, navigating postpartum recovery, wondering about your baby's feeding or development, supporting a growing child, or looking for care for yourself, she works collaboratively with you and your healthcare team to understand what is going on and determine what support makes sense for you.

Her goal isn't to tell you what your body should be doing. It's to listen, help you understand your options, and provide care that supports your function, reduces pain and discomfort, and helps you participate in the life you want to live.