Born & raised in St. Catharines, Dr. Taia Spencer-Yap is a graduate of the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto. She is a certified Acupuncture and Graston Technique® provider, and uses muscle release therapy, taping and rehabilitative exercise in her treatments.   She spent six months of clinical internship training under a Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist at St. John’s Rehabilitation Hospital. Following graduation she practiced in Ireland providing Chiropractic care to a small coastal community. Upon return in 2009, she and Dr. Macpherson opened ProActive Chiropractic & Training Centre, a modern facility that offers both treatment and fitness within the same physical location.

Dr. Spencer-Yap is actively involved not only in the clinical setting but in the community as well. She has been Secretary/Treasurer of the Niagara Chiropractic Society since 2011. In 2015 she was selected as a medical practitioner for the PanAm Games.  She is also an Assistant Trainer for the sport-specific conditioning service Speed Unlimited®.  There she teaches Bootcamp classes and works with the summer ‘Seven-S’ program (a conditioning camp for young athletes looking to gain a competitive edge in their respective sport). She has led multiple workshops on injury management, run-technique and sport nutrition; she also organizes the clinic’s annual Community Care events.

Dr. Spencer-Yap believes in a balanced approach to health that includes proper nutrition, regular exercise and Chiropractic care to maximize wellness. Her passion is fitness, with an athletic background that includes Track & Field (she is a Level 2 Certified Sprints & Hurdles coach), tennis, soccer & rowing. With her extensive background in athletics, and certifications in soft tissue and manipulative therapies, she has developed a skilled and effective approach to injury management.