Dr Gabriel Tung DC

Dr Gabriel Tung DC Using NUCCA chiropractic to help people regain their health and live better lives.

Took a break from being clinic director and became a kid again.So cool to celebrate 30 years of while in Japan!
03/13/2026

Took a break from being clinic director and became a kid again.

So cool to celebrate 30 years of while in Japan!

02/06/2026

I’m not embarrassed to admit:
My dad once told me I wasn’t an actual doctor. 😳😳😳

That honestly stuck with me for a time, and when patients called me Dr. Tung something inside of me violently pushed back against that identity.
But I knew two things: I loved working with my hands (the Lego kid in me never left), and I wanted to help people.
After a spinal injury changed my life, chiropractic felt like more like my calling than a career choice.

It’s been four years, and I finally recognize and accept the privilege of “doctor”, to be trusted with someone’s health.
The coolest part? I get referrals for headaches and dizziness from other healthcare practitioners… and my dad is one of them.

01/27/2026

Movement/exercise vs. manual therapy… the never-ending topic of debate.

What actual benefits the patient usually sits right in the middle.
Movement and exercise are vital, but can only take you so far if the foundation is dysfunctional. Stretching might give you temporary range of motion quantity, but it may not be enough to break the patterns of compensation that keep your body guarded and stuck.

If progress seems to plateau, it’s time to look at movement quality. We use to objectively assess not just how far your neck can move, but HOW you move.
Good manual therapy cleans up movement quality so we can THEN focus on movements and exercise to practice at home.

01/26/2026

A 2024 study in Sleep and Breathing found that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) isn’t just a narrow throat problem. It can be a neuromuscular neck issue.

We know that neck circumference and excess fatty tissue in the neck can increase airway collapsibility.
But if your cervical proprioception (the brain’s ability to sense neck position) is poor, your body can’t effectively keep the airway open during the night.

This is termed as an “altered posture-respiratory coupling mechanism”.

Gentle upper cervical chiropractic has proven to be a game changer for improving cervical proprioception. We’re not just changing structural alignment, we’re recalibrating your body’s internal GPS so you can finally rest easy at night.

01/09/2026

It would be 100% amazing to have CBCT. I imagine it would be like switching from 240p to 1080p, and I’d love the high quality.

But reality is, lately I’ve seen many patients seek out this specific imaging as a way to try to find that elusive diagnosis that every other doctor missed.

CBCTs and x-rays are used in the upper cervical chiropractic world as maps to better understand your neck from a structural standpoint. I used to think that was all I needed. Now, I’m using NeckCare to better understand the neck from a functional standpoint too.

So until things change in Canada, I’ll be here with my trusty double L frame X-ray, helping people build healthier necks.

X-ray unit is all lined up, thanks for coming by Toronto and taking care of everything!
12/15/2025

X-ray unit is all lined up, thanks for coming by Toronto and taking care of everything!

12/10/2025

Should’ve brought my old nerf guns to the office 🎯

The joint position error test is a great way to guide Jasmine and I when determining if someone is going to benefit from upper cervical chiropractic.
This test helps us quantify how accurately you can bring your head back to its starting point, revealing any cervical proprioceptive deficiencies.

11/14/2025

This was a fun case. By changing their footwear to barefoot (minimalist) shoes, one patient reported feeling less dizzy, specifically the kind of dizziness where they felt like they were “walking on marshmallows” and not feeling safe or stable when walking or standing still.

As someone who has been wearing barefoot shoes myself the last 3 years (better ground feel means fewer rolled ankles, which I used to be very prone to!!!) it was eye-opening to see how patients that I work with can find symptomatic relief when they have a better awareness of the surface beneath them.

As for why not going truly barefoot? One of the issues of going barefoot is an increase in nociceptive (painful) stimuli, which can decrease proprioceptive acuity and actually create more changes in balance.
Minimalist shoes enhance tactile sensation in the feet compared to conventional shoes while filtering painful stimuli from various surfaces that can be problematic without shoes.

Looking forward for more 🦶 research!

Why find an upper cervical dedicated chiropractor?The upper cervical spine plays a vital role in the brain to body conne...
03/01/2025

Why find an upper cervical dedicated chiropractor?

The upper cervical spine plays a vital role in the brain to body connection. Stress to this region of the spine can create downstream effects throughout the rest of the spinal column, resulting in altered posture, balance and body mechanics.

The NUCCA technique is a gentle treatment with profound results, it focuses on realigning the head and neck back to vert...
02/20/2025

The NUCCA technique is a gentle treatment with profound results, it focuses on realigning the head and neck back to vertical axis using precise calculations and imaging.
Feel what it’s like to get your head on straight without the twisting and cracking of traditional chiropractic manipulations.
Click the link in my bio to learn more.

Two months of back and forth with the city of Richmond Hill has finally led to this!Are you as excited as Jasmine is? Sc...
02/11/2025

Two months of back and forth with the city of Richmond Hill has finally led to this!

Are you as excited as Jasmine is? Scroll to the end to see 🤭

On earth, whether we are sitting, standing, lifting weights or playing board games, our bodies are constantly subject to...
10/28/2024

On earth, whether we are sitting, standing, lifting weights or playing board games, our bodies are constantly subject to the forces of gravity. Sensory input that tells us where we are relative to gravity gives us a fundamental frame of reference to know how to manage our posture and navigate everyday life.

In space, all of this changes, and the lack of gravity requires adaptation to a new frame of reference. Without gravity, the ability to judge how much force is needed to move objects and judge limb position is altered.
The following change in vestibular and proprioceptive input can lead to visual dependency (see previous post) and result in difficulty adjusting to the gravitational force of the earth after returning.

For fun: Next time you watch an outer space (not sci-fi 👽) movie, see if you notice your favorite characters stumbling their way off the spaceship after landing. 🧑‍🚀

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