Dr. Gretchen Andrews
- Musculoskeletal assessment and whole-body assessment for pain sources.
- Manipulative treatment including osteopathic manipulation for structural dysfunction.
- Soft tissue techniques and joint mobilization to restore mobility.
- Prolotherapy and PRP injections for regenerative pain management.
- Perineurial therapy and nerve hydrodissection for nerve pain.
This summary is for informational purposes only and may not be accurate.
Solis Integrative Health Centre
823 Baker Street, Nelson, BC, V1L 4J8
Dr. Gretchen Andrews completed her Doctorate of Medicine from the University of New Mexico and residency training at Maine Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency, then completed an additional year of training in osteopathic manual medicine at the University of New England. She has worked in diverse environments doing rural family medicine, hospitalist, ER, international medical work and community based psychiatry. Dr. Andrews discovered osteopathy in medical school while recovering from an injury and has been studying human structure and function since. In 2019 she began focusing her work on regenerative and interventional pain management. She has undergone extensive training through the Hacket Hemwall Patterson Foundation and through the Canadian Association of Orthopaedic Medicine, having completed the CROMIC certification. She offers osteopathic manipulation, prolotherapy, PRP, perineurial therapy and nerve hydrodissection for nerve pain. Please note: contact your insurer to determine if you qualify for osteopathy coverage not administered by an Osteopath. Dr. Andrews is quite pleased to be a part of the group of holistically minded practitioners at Solis Integrative Health Centre. As part of the Solis Integrative Health Centre team Dr. Andrews hopes to offer you tools that will enable you to reach your hopes and dreams and live a transformed life.
Initial appointments with Dr. Rodica Janz, Dr. Gretchen Andrews and Dr. Boyd Badiuk are scheduled through MD referral only. These appointments may be facilitated by Dr. Janz, Dr. Andrews, Dr. Boyd and their assistant. If you are interested in scheduling an initial appointment, please have your MD fax a referral to the clinic at 778-774-7442.