Active Seattle
Chiropractic + Sports Therapy

Dr. Maia Veague (she/her) has an individual-centered approach to treatment that focuses on somatic learning. She draws from a combination of techniques to find the ways your body is most receptive to treatment.  You will leave sessions with improved awareness, both bodily and conceptually.

 

As a dancer and performing artist, Dr. Veague is intrigued by any sport/activity with unique demands of proprioception or mobility.  She specializes in treating dancers, musicians, circus artists, and martial artists, and is skilled at working with hypermobility, breath/core dynamics, and high-demand training loads for performance or endurance events.  She enjoys supporting teenagers, womxns health/menopause, and pregnancy.

 

Dr. Veague is a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician through the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians, and a board member and volunteer clinician with the SeaPAM Seattle Performing Arts Medicine nonprofit.  She has completed certifications for Active Release Technique, Graston Technique, Applied Kinesiology, and Pilates Instruction.  Dr. Maia is a valedictorian graduate of Lifewest Chiropractic College and has been with Active Seattle since 2014.

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Certifications

• Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician (CCSP®) 2019, American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians

• Active Release Technique (ART) Masters Certified: Full body, Complex Protocols, Nerve Entrapment

• Graston Technique: Level 2

• Amplified Voice Manual Therapy Level 1 Certified: Diaphragm pressure control for professional voice users; Circumlaryngeal / Cricopharyngeal massage

• Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA)

• Functional Movement Screen (FMS)

• Bio-Geometric Integration: Level 3

• Professional Applied Kinesiology (PAK) Certified

• Certified Pilates Instructor: Pre- & Post-Natal

• Certified Personal Trainer, Special Populations

 

Education

• Doctor of Chiropractic, Life Chiropractic College West (2013)

• Bachelor of Science Exercise Physiology, Millikin University (2008)

 

Professional Affiliations

• International Association for Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS)

• Performing Arts Medical Association (PAMA)

• Seattle Performing Arts Medicine (SeaPAM), Executive Board Member 2017-current

 

Professional Involvement​​

• Volunteer Physician, SeaPAM 2014-current

• Team Physician, Seattle Seawolves Major League Rugby 2018-2021

• Event Physician, Ironman Kona World Championship 2014-2018

• Event Physician, AVP Beach Volleyball Seattle Open 2018

• Event Physician, Rock ‘N’ Roll Seattle Marathon, 2014-2018

• Globalivity Service Retreat, Jamaica, 2017

• Event Physician, Roller Derby Battle on the Bank, 2015

• Presenter, Dancer Injury Clinic, Cal State University East Bay, 2013

• Event Physician, Oakland Running Festival 2013

• Event Physician, Stanford Collegiate Tennis Tournament 2013

• Mission Trip America outreach, 2012-2013

• Spinal Missions outreach, El Salvador, 2012