Locations:

St. Catharines: Tuesday and Friday

Port Health Clinic
101 Lakeport Road
St. Catharines, ON L2N 7L7

Phone: 905-684-6066 (Lina)

*** Our St. Catharines location has moved, across the street, to the Port Health Clinic in Lakeport Plaza.

Hamilton: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday

Rosedale Medical Group
280 Queenston Road
Hamilton, ON L8K 1H1

Phone: 905-547-0508 x267 (Jacqui)
Reception e-mail: jacqui@rosedalemedical.ca
Website: Rosedale Medical Group

John J. Riva DC, MSc, PhD:

Dr. Riva is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University. He has completed a MSc in clinical epidemiology and a PhD in guideline economics at McMaster University. He has over 20 years experience in chiropractic practice.

He is an associate member of Cochrane Canada. He has contributed to various patient care clinical practice guideline groups in Canada and internationally: World Health Organization (WHO), World Allergy Organization (WAO), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health, American Society of Hematology (ASH), American College of Physicians (ACP), Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA), Canadian National Pain Centre, and Canadian Chiropractic Guideline Initiative (CCGI).

Our Office:

For over two decades we have offered one-on-one care to manage common conditions such as sports injuries, low back pain, neck pain and headaches. We accept WSIB (worker's compensation) and motor vehicle accident claims. We offer care for conditions related to the extremities (i.e. arms and legs). We also provide orthosis in the form of custom-fitted orthotics for shoes or braces when prescribed by your family physician or medical specialist.

Our office works with your other various providers and supports ongoing communication with them to offer you, the patient, the best possible care. With your permission we will provide ongoing communication to your family doctor, specialist, or complementary medicine provider.

Chiropractic care and custom-fitted orthotics are often covered by third-party insurances through you or your spouse's benefit plans. For approved WSIB (worker's compensation) and motor vehicle accident claims, services are fully covered.

Awards:

Graduate Program Award, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 2018
FHT-Forward Quality Improvement Award, Hamilton Family Health Team, 2014
Certificate of Appreciation, Canadian Chiropractic Assocation, 2011
Heart & Hands Award, Ontario Chiropractic Assocation, 2011

Academic & Professional Appointments:

Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, 2008 - present
Member, Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, Public Health Agency of Canada, 2018 - present
Past Policy-Board Director, Ontario Chiropractic Association, 2012 - 2019.

Clinical Practice Guidelines and Research