Dr. Corey Hofkirchner

Chiropractor, Acupuncture Provider

I’m a chiropractor with advanced clinical training who focuses on helping people understand their pain, recover from injury, manage spine and nerve-related pain, and return to sport, work, and daily movement with confidence. My care focuses on clear explanations, practical treatment plans, and strategies that support both short-term improvement and long-term performance.

I have a strong interest in helping active people recover from injuries and improve performance. This includes sprains and strains, tendon pain, osteoarthritis, and other sport- or activity-related injuries. I also focus on spine and limb conditions and nerve-related symptoms such as disc-related pain, sciatica, spinal stenosis, and pinched nerves.
My training includes advanced residency education and experience in hospital, primary care, and sports medicine settings, where I worked closely with physicians and other healthcare providers to manage both simple and complex cases.

My hospital and specialty training includes spine and complex musculoskeletal care at Mount Sinai Hospital’s Spine Clinic, primary care–based musculoskeletal management within a Family Health Team at St. Michael’s Hospital, orthopaedic exposure through fracture clinic consultations at Hamilton General Hospital, and concussion assessment and neurosurgical consultation support in both the community and MacKenzie Richmond Hill Hospital.

Alongside clinical practice, I remain involved in teaching and research. I serve as clinical faculty at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, supervising senior interns in assessment, diagnosis, and patient-centred care, and have co-coordinated interprofessional musculoskeletal education with Queen’s medical and chiropractic learners. I have contributed to peer‑reviewed research focused on conservative care of spine and nerve conditions, including lumbar spinal stenosis and cervical radiculopathy. My work has been published in journals such as BMJ Open, The Clinical Journal of Pain, Spine, and the Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health, and has received national recognition. This research background supports a care approach that prioritizes treatments supported by high‑quality evidence while remaining responsive to individual needs and preferences.

Before becoming a chiropractor, I completed an honours degree in kinesiology and worked as a varsity strength and conditioning coach and personal trainer, which continues to shape how I design rehabilitation programs that build strength, movement quality, and durability.

Outside the clinic, I enjoy staying active and spending time with my wife and kids — a perspective that keeps my care focused on realistic, sustainable progress.

What’s your superhuman power?
 It only hurts a little bit when I step on LEGO.

What’s something on your bucket list?
 To take a ride in a helicopter and to scuba dive in tropical waters.