What to know
Mill Lake Park and the Sevenoaks area sit close to Revive Rehab's Gladwin Road clinic, and a good share of the walkers, joggers, and dog owners who use the Mill Lake trail end up seeing Dr. Alex Sattar for chiropractic care after a fall, an overuse strain, or ordinary mechanical back pain. Dr. Sattar was raised in Abbotsford, studied kinesiology at the University of the Fraser Valley, and completed his Doctor of Chiropractic at the University of Western States.
What Does a First Chiropractic Visit Involve?
Your first appointment starts with a history of the problem and a movement assessment — testing how your spine and joints move, not just where it hurts. Dr. Sattar then performs an initial adjustment or mobilization and explains what he found in plain language before you leave.
Who Benefits Most From Chiropractic Care Here?
Regulars on the Mill Lake trail dealing with a rolled ankle or sore lower back after a run, Sevenoaks shoppers with standing-related fatigue, and anyone with ordinary desk-job neck or back pain are all common patients. Athletes are welcome too — Dr. Sattar played competitive football for over 20 years.
How Long Does Treatment Take?
A straightforward strain or joint restriction often responds within one to three visits. More established issues, or ones tied to years of the same movement pattern, take a longer course of care with reassessment at each visit.
How Much Should You Expect to Pay?
Visit cost depends on whether it is your first assessment or a follow-up. Revive Rehab checks your extended health coverage before your visit and bills your insurer directly for the covered portion.
Why Choose the Gladwin Road Clinic?
It sits centrally between Mill Lake and Sevenoaks, with ground-floor access and free plaza parking. Because Dr. Sattar is the clinic's only chiropractor, you see the same practitioner at every follow-up rather than being shuffled between providers.
Central location between Mill Lake and Sevenoaks with free plaza parking
One consistent chiropractor, Dr. Alex Sattar, across every visit
Movement assessment at your first visit, not just a quick adjustment
Direct billing to extended health insurers confirmed before you pay
On-site physiotherapy and registered massage therapy for combined care
Local care, clear next steps.
Centrally located between Mill Lake Park and Sevenoaks, with ground-floor access and free parking.
“Very professional chiropractic care. My chiropractor was gentle, thorough, and explained every adjustment. My lower back pain has improved dramatically. Highly recommend Revive Rehab.”
— Gurpreet S. (Verified Google Review)
Conditions Chiropractic Care Addresses Near Mill Lake Park
Our licensed chiropractors near Mill Lake Park treat the full spectrum of spinal and joint conditions. We help patients find relief from lower back pain, sciatica, cervicogenic neck stiffness, disc herniations, tension headaches, poor postural alignment, rib joint pain, and extremity joint dysfunction in knees, shoulders, and wrists. ICBC-covered chiropractic care for auto collision injuries is also available.
Chiropractic Adjustment Techniques
Our chiropractors employ evidence-based spinal and joint manipulation techniques including high-velocity low-amplitude (HVLA) diversified adjustments to restore joint play, instrument-assisted Activator adjustments for gentle low-force mobilization, and flexion-distraction therapy for disc decompression. We combine adjustments with soft-tissue release, postural analysis, and custom therapeutic exercise protocols. Patients travelling from Mill Lake Park find us easy to reach: Frequent service via Abbotsford Transit Bus 1 north-bound along Gladwin Road.
Your First Chiropractic Visit
Your initial chiropractic assessment at Revive Rehab Abbotsford Clearbrook includes a full spinal and postural evaluation, neurological reflex testing, range of motion measurement, and a detailed review of your health history. After explaining your findings, your chiropractor will perform precise adjustments and recommend core-stabilizing exercises to support spinal alignment between visits. From Mill Lake Park, drive north along Gladwin Road for approximately 2 minutes to 2777 Gladwin Rd.
Insurance and ICBC for Chiropractic
Chiropractic care is covered under most private extended health benefit plans. We direct bill Pacific Blue Cross, Sun Life, Canada Life, Manulife, and Green Shield. ICBC pre-approves 12 chiropractic sessions within 12 weeks of a motor vehicle collision at zero out-of-pocket cost. WorkSafeBC also covers chiropractic adjustments for accepted occupational spinal injury claims.
Getting Here
From Mill Lake Park, drive north along Gladwin Road for approximately 2 minutes to 2777 Gladwin Rd.
Frequent service via Abbotsford Transit Bus 1 north-bound along Gladwin Road.
Meet Our Local Chiropractors
Our certified and registered professionals are dedicated to providing compassionate, evidence-based care and recovery guidance.
Dr. Alex Sattar
Chiropractor
I was raised in Abbotsford since moving from the Philippines when I was 6 years old. I am proud to call this community home after all these years. Sports has been a big part of my life and I wanted to continue with that connection with sports as I got older. I have played football for almost 21 years and counting. Ranging from high school to the Canadian Junior Football League to now touch football on weekends. I also play tennis and have recently picked cycling as a new hobby. Having been in sports for so many years I have met a lot of Chiropractors. That is why I made the decision to become a Chiropractor. I graduated from the University of the Fraser Valley with my Bachelor of Kinesiology and then went to the University of Western States in Portland where I graduated with a Bachelor of Science as well as my Doctor of Chiropractic. As a chiropractor I look at the body as a whole. We have always been told that everything is connected, and that statement definitely is true. I work a lot of the soft tissues the move our body as well as adjusting the many bones that hold our body together. I use many techniques to work on soft tissues such as Cupping, Pin and stretching, and massage. I can adjust the spine or other parts of the body manually or mobilize the joints depending on patient preference.
Questions patients ask
Yes. Overuse strain, rolled ankles, and lower back pain from running or walking the Mill Lake trail are common presentations we treat regularly.
Most patients feel immediate loosening in the joint rather than pain. Dr. Sattar adjusts pressure and technique to your comfort level.
Yes, no physician referral is needed to book your first chiropractic assessment.
No. Chiropractors are primary contact health professionals in BC. You can self-refer and book directly with Revive Rehab Abbotsford Clearbrook without a physician referral.
Yes. Most private extended health plans include chiropractic coverage. We direct bill Pacific Blue Cross, Sun Life, Canada Life, Manulife, and Green Shield.
Yes. ICBC pre-approves 12 chiropractic sessions within the first 12 weeks of a motor vehicle collision. We bill ICBC directly at zero out-of-pocket cost.
The sound is a harmless cavitation — the release of nitrogen gas bubbles from the fluid inside your joint. It is a normal response to gentle joint manipulation and does not mean anything is breaking.
Yes. Chiropractic adjustments are precise, evidence-based, and safe when performed by a registered Doctor of Chiropractic (DC). Our chiropractors conduct a thorough assessment before any treatment.
Acute joint sprains often improve within 3 to 6 sessions. Chronic postural conditions or disc herniations may benefit from 8 to 12+ visits over several weeks.
Yes. Spinal adjustments relieve mechanical pressure on the sciatic nerve root, reducing referred leg pain, numbness, and lower back inflammation effectively.
We treat lower back pain, sciatica, neck stiffness, whiplash, disc herniations, tension headaches, thoracic spine tightness, hip pain, and extremity joint dysfunction.
Yes. Our multidisciplinary clinic integrates spinal adjustments with physiotherapy and RMT massage under one roof for comprehensive joint and soft-tissue care.
Yes. Our chiropractors provide gentle prenatal adjustments, including Webster technique, to maintain pelvic alignment and relieve lower back discomfort during pregnancy.
Yes. WorkSafeBC covers authorized chiropractic treatment for accepted occupational spinal injury claims.
Yes. Free ground-level plaza parking is available directly outside our clinic entrance for all patients.