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March Break closure: Our office will be closed from noon on Thursday March 12th until 9:30 am on Tuesday March 24th.
COVID-19 and office policy: Please note that as a result of the Covid-19 virus problem, we wanted to share the following precautions with you: Our office remains open but we request you read this letter before coming. 3 questions to see if you should come to your appointment; if yes, then please cancel.
We continue to monitor the situation daily and will post any updates on our website. Yours in health, Drs David and Jannice Bowler Covid-19/Coronavirus: please call to cancel your appointment if you are sick. We will not charge late-notice fees for health reasons. We want to keep everyone safe, so please stay in your car if you arrive early (after letting our staff know you are here), as we only have a small waiting room. Remember to wash your hands, and stay home if you are ill. Please read the very important notice above about COVID-19, before you come. www.bccdc.ca is a reliable website for more information. Normal hours: the office is usually open Tuesday - Friday 9:30 am-5 pm most weeks, and closed Saturday, Sundays and most Mondays. Please note that Drs David and Jannice Bowler have different individual days/hours. Please check the website for questions about the different treatments we offer as well as for directions to our clinic. Yes, you do need a referral from your family doctor, specialist, or a walk-in clinic before we can book an appointment for you. A sample referral form is under the "for physicians" tab for your doctor to use if they wish. If you don't have time to look at much on the website, look at this document below: |
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Drs. David and Jannice Bowler are experienced physicians who, after 30+ years of mainstream full-service family medicine, now have a practice focused on the non-pharmacological treatment of musculoskeletal pain.
Address: Willowmead, 4955 Prospect Lake Road, Victoria, BC, Canada, V9E 1J5
Phone: 1-778-406-0077
Fax: 1-844-820-7073 (toll-free)
Types of Treatment offered
Prolotherapy, platelet-rich plasma injections, perineural injections, trigger point injections, medical ozone injections, caudal epidurals, medical acupuncture, pain neutralization technique, nerve blocks and hydrodissections, joint injections including some ultrasound-guided ones, botox for migraines and other muscular indications, pain-reduction through counselling techniques and clinical hypnosis.
For more detail see the FAQs tab.
Medical Services Plan (MSP) covers the following:
MSP does not cover the following which are private-pay:
Address: Willowmead, 4955 Prospect Lake Road, Victoria, BC, Canada, V9E 1J5
Phone: 1-778-406-0077
Fax: 1-844-820-7073 (toll-free)
Types of Treatment offered
Prolotherapy, platelet-rich plasma injections, perineural injections, trigger point injections, medical ozone injections, caudal epidurals, medical acupuncture, pain neutralization technique, nerve blocks and hydrodissections, joint injections including some ultrasound-guided ones, botox for migraines and other muscular indications, pain-reduction through counselling techniques and clinical hypnosis.
For more detail see the FAQs tab.
Medical Services Plan (MSP) covers the following:
- Musculoskeletal pain consults by referral only
- Trigger point injections
- Some joint injections
- Nerve and facet blocks
- Caudal epidurals
MSP does not cover the following which are private-pay:
- Prolotherapy
- Medical acupuncture
- Pain neutralization technique
- Platelet-rich plasma injections (PRP)
- Ozone
- Botox for migraines (extended health care plans often cover a proportion - most - of this cost)
- Costs for the medications and solutions (therapeutic drugs) used at your treatment
- Extended counselling sessions or clinical hypnosis