You should not have to organize your life around pain when Dr. Katarina Klassen, BSc, DC, is here to help you move with confidence again

When pain follows you from the moment you wake up to the end of your day, even ordinary movements can start to feel like decisions. You begin bracing before you bend, turning your whole body instead of your neck, or wondering whether a workout, commute, or long meeting will leave you paying for it later. If you are looking for chiropractic care in Kitchener, you are not just looking for a title or an appointment time — you are looking for someone who can make sense of what you are feeling, explain it clearly, and help you trust your body again. Dr. Katarina Klassen, BSc, DC, brings that kind of care to CARESPACE. With a strong foundation in kinesiology, evidence-based chiropractic training, and certification in acupuncture, she blends hands-on treatment, movement-focused rehabilitation, and practical education into a plan that feels specific to you. Her style is kind, professional, and reassuring, so you can feel comfortable asking questions, understanding your options, and moving forward with confidence from the very first visit.

What sets Dr. Katarina Klassen, BSc, DC, apart is that you get broad chiropractic care with the added precision of acupuncture training and certification

Dr. Katarina Klassen, BSc, DC, provides comprehensive chiropractic care for the full range of neuromusculoskeletal concerns within her scope, from new flare-ups and persistent stiffness to mobility restrictions and activity-related pain. What makes her especially effective is that she does not rely on a single tool or a one-note treatment style. You get broad chiropractic assessment and treatment, plus the added precision of acupuncture when it is appropriate for your goals. That combination matters. It means tight, irritated, or guarded tissues can be addressed from multiple angles while joint mechanics, movement quality, and long-term resilience stay part of the plan. Rather than treating you like a diagnosis, she looks at how your symptoms show up in your real life — how you sit, train, sleep, work, recover, and move. If your concern falls within her specialty areas of low back pain, neck pain, and more complex neuromusculoskeletal conditions, you benefit from even deeper clinical focus.

Your first visit with Katarina is designed to make you feel heard, understood, and confident about the plan in front of you

Katarina’s approach starts with listening, not guessing. Your first visit is built around a thorough history, a focused physical examination, and a clear explanation of what she is finding, why it matters, and what the next steps should look like. Because she sees chiropractic care as more than a quick adjustment, you can expect a plan that may include spinal or extremity manipulation or mobilization, soft tissue treatment, acupuncture, exercise prescription, and condition-specific education when each piece fits your presentation. Just as important, she wants you to understand the reasoning behind the plan so you never feel rushed or left in the dark. Inside the collaborative environment at CARESPACE Fischer-Hallman, she also works closely with other practitioners when another perspective could help you progress more efficiently. That coordinated model keeps the focus where it belongs: on helping you move better, feel better, and build lasting change instead of short-term guesswork.

Her training in chiropractic, kinesiology, imaging, and rehabilitation means she can connect the dots instead of chasing symptoms

The confidence you feel in Katarina’s care is backed by training that is both clinically rigorous and immediately relevant to real-world results. She earned her Doctor of Chiropractic from Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, graduating Summa Cum Laude, where she developed advanced skills in clinical diagnosis, diagnostic imaging interpretation, manual therapy, rehabilitation, and evidence-based treatment planning. Her fourth-year internship at CMCC Bronte Harbour Chiropractic Clinic gave her supervised experience applying those skills in hands-on practice, not just in theory. Before chiropractic school, she graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and a minor in Human Nutrition, giving her a strong understanding of how the body moves, adapts, and recovers. She also successfully completed the CCEB written and practical examinations along with the CCO ethics and regulation exam. Add in her training in soft tissue therapy, spinal and extremity manipulation, exercise prescription, and acupuncture certification, and you get a practitioner who is equipped to see the bigger picture rather than chase symptoms one at a time.

If low back pain, neck pain, or complex neuromusculoskeletal issues keep pulling you off course, her acupuncture-centred approach gives you another path forward

In addition to providing comprehensive chiropractic care, Katarina brings particular depth in low back pain, neck pain, and the broader category of neuromusculoskeletal conditions — and her acupuncture certification is a major part of what makes that depth so valuable to you. These are the kinds of problems that can quietly take over your routine. Low back pain can make you cautious with lifting, walking, sleeping, or even getting comfortable on the couch. Neck pain can turn driving, working at a computer, training, or simply checking your blind spot into a daily frustration. And when those issues linger, the problem is rarely just one structure. You may be dealing with joint restriction, muscle guarding, movement compensation, deconditioning, and a nervous system that has become increasingly sensitive.

That is why Katarina does not treat your body like a collection of isolated parts. She looks at how your spine and extremities move, how your muscles are loading, where you are compensating, what positions aggravate the issue, and what your body needs in order to calm down and function more efficiently. Her acupuncture-centred specialty work can be especially helpful when pain has stayed stubborn, when muscles refuse to relax, or when you need a treatment option that complements manual therapy and exercise rather than replacing them. Used thoughtfully within a chiropractic plan, acupuncture can help reduce tension, settle irritated tissues, and make it easier for you to move through rehabilitation with less resistance.

You will also see that her specialty care is practical, not passive. The goal is not to leave you dependent on repeated visits with no clear direction. The goal is to help you regain motion, reduce pain, improve tolerance for daily activities, and build the strength and confidence to keep progressing between appointments. Whether your symptoms started suddenly or have been building for months, Katarina’s focus is on finding the drivers of the problem and giving you a plan that makes sense in real life. That combination of full-scope chiropractic care and certified acupuncture is exactly what can make the difference when more generic treatment has not taken you far enough.

Outside the clinic, Katarina’s background in hockey shapes the active, practical way she helps you return to the things you love

Outside the clinic, Katarina’s long relationship with hockey keeps her connected to what an active life really demands. Having played competitively from a young age and continuing to play recreationally, she understands the frustration of setbacks, the importance of consistency, and the value of being able to trust your body when life gets busy. That perspective shows up in the way she works: practical, encouraging, and focused on helping you return to the activities that make you feel most like yourself.

The sooner you book, the sooner you can stop working around pain and start building momentum again

Book with Katarina today and take the first step toward clearer answers, more confident movement, and a plan that helps you feel better now while protecting how you move long term.