George Roth

Education:
Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Toronto, 1974
Doctorate in Chiropractic (DC), Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, 1978 Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine (ND), Ontario College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1982. Certified Matrix Repatterning Practitioner (CMRP), Matrix Institute, 1992.

Additional Training:
Osteopathic Medicine:
Strain‐Counterstrain (Dr. Harold Schwartz, D.O., Doctors' Hospital North, Columbus, Ohio; 1986‐1990 and Dr. Lawrence Jones, D.O., Ontario, Oregon; 1990‐1991), Visceral Manipulation (Dr. Jean‐Pierre Barral, D.O., Grenoble, France; 1990‐1993), Mechanical Link (Dr. Paul Chauffour, D.O., Lyons, France; 1994, 1995).
Memberships:
Canadian Chiropractic Association
Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors

Professional Activities:
Dr. Roth has been in active practice as a Doctor of Chiropractic since 1978 and also as a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine since 1982. He has developed and directed several wellness programs and clinics, incorporating a fusion of conventional and complementary health care practitioners.
Dr. Roth teaches seminars to health professionals and to the public on topics ranging from advanced structural therapies, naturopathic medicine, preventative health care and nutrition through the Matrix Institute (a division of Wellness Systems Inc.)
Dr. Roth has an extensive background teaching health sciences to students and professionals. He has conducted seminars at the post‐graduate level in soft tissue manipulation. His seminars have been co‐sponsored by Logan College of Chiropractic in St. Louis, Missouri, the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC CE Faculty) in Toronto, Canada and the Physical Medicine Research Foundation. He has also made presentations to the University of Illinois, Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2004; the University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, 2001; the University of Alberta, Physiotherapy Department, 1995; the University of Western Ontario, Dept. of Athletic Injuries, 1994; the American Back Society Convention, 1994; and with Dr. Harold Schwartz at Doctors' Hospital North in Columbus, Ohio, from 1988‐1991.
Dr. Roth has been involved with independent clinical research for over 30 years. He is currently involved (2020) in the development of a pilot research project in collaboration with a major teaching hospital in Toronto, which is affiliated with the University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine.
Dr. Roth specializes in the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal and neurological conditions, with an emphasis on accurate diagnosis and gentle, functional therapies designed to restore optimal function and performance in an efficient and timely manner. He acts as a consultant for sports injury clinics and athletic trainers, and has successfully worked with a number of professional and Olympic athletes. In the field of naturopathic medicine, his interest is in supporting health through nutrition and positive lifestyle choices. His goal is to help prevent degenerative conditions and to educate and empower individuals to become active participants in their own health care.

Publications:
Dr. Roth has published articles in the Journal of the American Back Society, The American Chiropractor, Canadian Chiropractor and Chiropractic Economics. He is the co‐author of a textbook entitled Positional Release Therapy: Assessment & Treatment of Musculoskeletal Dysfunction, Elsevier Science, St. Louis, Missouri (1997) and Matrix Repatterning: The Structural Basis of Health, Wellness Systems Inc. (2001) and The Matrix Repatterning Program for Pain Relief: Self‐treatment for Musculoskeletal Pain, published by New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, California (2005). Dr. Roth and Matrix Repatterning are featured in The Brain’s Way of Healing, by Dr. Norman Doidge (Penguin Books, 2015.