Mountain Health Team

Mountain Health Team Mountain Health Team is Airdrie's premier Naturopathic clinic where we provide natural focused healt

At the Mountain Health Team, we believe that your optimal health is one of the most important treasures you can gain in life. A difference with our approach is that we focus on people not diseases. As people are unique, some people may have several contributing factors to their current condition and therefore require a unique combination of the most indicated modalities and therapies in order to return to health. We also realize that a coordinated approach to your health care may achieve the optimal benefit for you. That is why we have a team of professionals to better serve you. Additionally, you are welcome to see us in conjunction with any other health care provider, see any one of our team exclusively, or we conveniently offer referrals when indicated to coordinate your health solutions. Naturopathic medicine is a comprehensive primary health care system that distinctly addresses the root causes of illness by integrating conventional medical science with traditional natural therapies. Naturopathic doctors (ND) aim to determine the underlying causes of disease and restore optimum health by treating the whole person. As primary care doctors, ND’s threat both acute and chronic conditions by using: botanical medicine, clinical nutrition, lifestyle, counseling, physical medicine (spine and joint adjustments, massage, hydrotherapy, etc.), environmental medicine, exercise prescription, acupuncture/Asian medicine and homeopathic medicine.

WELCOME BACK!  We are so excited to welcome Dr. Alexa Birdgeneau back from her Maternity Leave.  For those of you lookin...
10/23/2025

WELCOME BACK! We are so excited to welcome Dr. Alexa Birdgeneau back from her Maternity Leave. For those of you looking for an ingenuitive and caring female Naturopathic Doctor in Airdrie, she is here to help.

Dr. Alexa has appointments available starting in November and our reception team will be happy to book a date and time that works for you.

Dr. Mountain still thinks he's 29 and won't slow down in sports.  So, sometimes injuries happen!  Here Dr. Yee is assess...
10/14/2025

Dr. Mountain still thinks he's 29 and won't slow down in sports. So, sometimes injuries happen! Here Dr. Yee is assessing Dr. Mountain's shoulder.

In our last post about Prolotherapy, we introduced cluneal nerve pain and mentioned that it is many times mistaken for "sciatica".

So what's the difference?

1. The sciatic nerve only carries sensory (Pain and temperature) signals from the knee and below. This means if you have pain in your thigh, particularly in the outside of your thigh it is most likely not sciatica.
a.Sciatic pain usually presents as pain in the calf, heel and feet. Occasionally you can have mid thigh pain if the sciatic blockage is significant and long term.
2. Cluneal pain is usually helped significantly with a small anesthetic injection in the low back. I use this injection as a "diagnostic injection" to figure out if this particular nerve is affected. Sciatic nerve pain can be much more complex, as it comes from a deeper origin in the back.
3. Both will be aggravated by movement and/or rest, depending on the individual and the issue that is causing the pain (misalignment, nerve impingement etc)
4. It is also important with low back pain to determine if the pain is coming from a pelvic organ such as the uterus in women or the bowel/colon in both sexes - the low back is a common referral for pelvic pain.

If you have chronic low back pain, Dr Yee has over a decade of experience diagnosing and treating low back pain.

From harvesting our garden yesterday, to snow today!!!  Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!
10/12/2025

From harvesting our garden yesterday, to snow today!!! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

A little slip up on my part... I meant to attach this picture when the post went out about the Airdrie Votes Winners.
09/19/2025

A little slip up on my part... I meant to attach this picture when the post went out about the Airdrie Votes Winners.

09/12/2025

THANK YOU for voting us as #1 again in the Airdrie Community Votes. We appreciate all of you and feel very honoured. Congratulations to the other winners:
Gold - At Dawn Wellness Centre
Silver - Manuel to Health Naturopathic Centre
Bronze - Naturopathic Fundamentals Wellness Clinic

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Last minute massage openings Thursday and Friday THIS WEEK!!!  If your body is asking for a reset, now's the time.  Limi...
08/06/2025

Last minute massage openings Thursday and Friday THIS WEEK!!! If your body is asking for a reset, now's the time. Limited spots - book now!

They did it!  After months of training and years of dreaming about it, Dr. Mountain and the crew climbed Mount Nelson.
08/02/2025

They did it! After months of training and years of dreaming about it, Dr. Mountain and the crew climbed Mount Nelson.

Climbing Mount Nelson took some preparation and the actual climb was longer and took more out of some of us than we expected. This may be my, "Everest" as 2...

Cluneal nerve pain is a common cause of low back pain.  It shows up as pain in the upper/outside of the hip/glut (1) as ...
08/01/2025

Cluneal nerve pain is a common cause of low back pain. It shows up as pain in the upper/outside of the hip/glut (1) as well as down the outside of the thigh (3 - which gets mistaken as sciatic pain many times) as well as occasionally showing up by causing pain in the inner thigh/groin area (2).

Many times this pain is due to an impinged nerve and can be solved in a few visits - occasionally it is due to injury of another structure in the area called the Iliolumbar ligament which requires more intensive treatment.

The mainstay of treatment is an injection therapy called Prolotherapy. This is a restorative therapy that will cause long-lasting prevention and treatment of the cause of pain.

Dr Yee has treated low back pain and cluneal pain specifically for over a decade and brings his skills to airdrie. If you have unexplained low back pain, the doctors at Mountain Health Team may be able to help. Dr Yee is offering free 15 minute consultations for the rest of 2025 for potential patients that are interested in prolotherapy or any other of Dr Yee's services (this is not a diagnostic/treatment visit - this is a meet and greet-type-visit to determine if you are a good potential candidate for treatment.)

New Appointment Openings!  We've had a few schedule changes and Brittany now has massage appointments available the firs...
07/24/2025

New Appointment Openings! We've had a few schedule changes and Brittany now has massage appointments available the first week of August! If you've been needing a little reset, now's the perfect time to book. Call the clinic at 403-945-8265 for your spot or book online at:

Welcome to Mountain Health Team! Please call us if you do not see a Massage time available for you and we’ll try our best to find you an appointment. Also note: at this time, all Naturopathic Appointments are booked over the phone.

Dr. Mountain is getting ready for a BIG adventure.  Watch as he prepares for it with a smaller hike with his boys.
07/22/2025

Dr. Mountain is getting ready for a BIG adventure. Watch as he prepares for it with a smaller hike with his boys.

Dr. Mountain and his sons have a great day on the Yamnuska scramble above the Raven's End hike as they prepare for the Mount Nelson climb near Invermere Brit...

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