Dr. Cristina Leonardelli completed her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology degree at McMaster University while competing as a member of the varsity soccer team for five years. With her fair share of soccer injuries, she took a keen interest in the role of chiropractic in injury rehabilitation and sport performance. Following her undergraduate degree, Dr. Leonardelli attended the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College and graduated magna cum laude in 2017. There, she was involved in various student leadership activities, including her role as Students’ Council President.
Dr. Leonardelli utilizes a patient-centred, functional and integrative approach to care. She is certified in various therapeutic techniques including diversified chiropractic technique, Active Release Technique®, contemporary medical acupuncture, and Functional Range Conditioning. Along with hands-on manual therapy, she incorporates patient education and rehabilitative exercises into all of her treatments. She is passionate about helping her patients get back to optimal function and performance, and ensures that they take an active role in their recovery.
Dr. Leonardelli holds a Sport First Responder certification which has enabled her to work as a sideline medical staff with numerous athletic teams and organizations. She has been involved in various levels of sport from the club level to the international stage, including the Nepean Raiders Jr. A hockey team, as the medical coordinator for the Eastern Ontario region of OPDL provincial youth soccer league, with the Mont Cascades Ski Racing Club, and for the CFL’s Ottawa Redblacks during the 2018 and 2019 seasons. She was the lead therapist for Atletico Ottawa of the Canadian Premier League (CPL) during their inaugural season in 2020, and most recently, she has worked with Canada Soccer Women’s National Team for the She Believes Cup in 2021. She has also been involved as part of the core medical team at numerous international and multisport events, including the Toronto Triathlon Festival, Ontario Winter Games 2018, the U19 Women’s World Lacrosse Championships, PanAm Senior Fencing Championships, Ottawa Race Weekend, and the FIE GrandPrix de Sabre.
A lifelong learner, Dr. Leonardelli is currently completing a post-graduate fellowship program in Chiropractic Sports Sciences through the Royal College of Chiropractic Sports Sciences Canada (RCCSS(C)) and holds a Masters of Human Kinetics from the University of Ottawa with a focus in applied sport psychology. Outside of her chiropractic practice, she works with individual athletes and teams to enhance their mental performance and well-being.
Outside of the clinic and the sidelines, Dr. Leonardelli continues to play soccer with a local women’s soccer team, and enjoys spending time outdoors exploring Ottawa and Gatineau with her husband Dave and their dog, a yorkshire terrier named Moose.
Dr. Zanet (he/him) graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 2017 and from the University of Ottawa in 2013 with a Bachelor of Human Kinetics. During his education, Dave has taken particular interest in how to optimize human movement and prevent injury during sports and everyday life. His main passion outside of Chiropractic is Triathlon, where he competes in distances from Sprint to IRONMAN 70.3 distance at the elite amateur level.
Dr. Zanet uses functional assessments to identify movement dysfunctions, which may be contributing to the patient’s pain and physical limitations, whether they arise from simply getting out of bed in the mornings, to running marathons and competing at the highest level. He believes in coupling the therapeutic approach with strength and mobility training in order to achieve optimal results. In addition to being a Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Zanet is also a Strength and Conditioning Specialist, A.R.T provider, FRC mobility specialist, and Complete Concussion Management certified.
