Physiotherapy
Our Registered Physiotherapists are here to assess your injury or condition and determine the best course of treatment to restore mobility, improve movement, reduce pain, educate, and prevent future injury from occurring.
Treatment plans are individualized and specific to your needs based on the findings of your assessment from your Physiotherapist. Our Physiotherapists work closely with our Kinesiologists in helping to establish appropriate treatments and exercises to help aid in your rehabilitation.
A Physiotherapist can help with injury rehabilitation, injury prevention, decreasing pain, improving movement, mobility and strength.
Our Physiotherapists will work with you to restore movement, function and activity!
Physiotherapy Treatments
Manual Therapy
Manual therapy is a hands-on form of physiotherapy used to treat injuries. The physiotherapist will move joints and apply pressure to muscles to help relieve pain and promote recovery. Manual therapy is used to treat soft tissue, joint inflammation, increase range of motion and improve movement and function.
Soft Tissue Release Therapy
Soft tissue release is a hands on treatment that is used to assess and treat the muscles, tendons, fascia and ligaments of the body. Soft tissue release can help you restore flexibility in your muscles.
Exercise Prescription
Exercise prescription is an important part of physiotherapy. Our physiotherapist develops an exercise plan for you specific to your treatment plan and goals for rehabilitation. The exercises prescribed by your physiotherapist are used to recover, manage or prevent injury. With guidance and supervision your physiotherapist will show you the appropriate exercises you need to achieve your goals.
McKenzie Therapy
The McKenzie Method of therapy consists of different evaluation techniques to help the physiotherapist determine the most effective form of treatment for you. The method involves moving the body into different positions to determine which one eases pain.
Cupping Therapy
Cupping is a form of treatment where the therapist uses special glass or silicone cups that suction to the skin to help with pain, inflammation, and blood flow. The primary side effects of cupping are bruising or possible skin irritation.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture can help manage acute or chronic pain from injuries, decrease inflammation, promote healing and improve mobility. Acupuncture can also help to release the naturally occurring pain inhibitors through the central nervous system. Our physiotherapists use acupuncture in conjunction with other treatments to give you the best possible health care treatments specialized to your needs!
Meet our Physiotherapists
VINCE PILEGGI
Physiotherapist
Born and raised in Thunder Bay,. Vince grew up very passionate about sport and activity and spent the majority of his time either on the soccer field or at camp fishing with friends and family.
He developed a passion for health and wellness after spending many hours on the treatment table, and realized how much of a difference good rehabilitation can make in recovering from an injury or ailment. This led Vince to pursue his degree in Kinesiology at Lakehead U. From there, Vince took his career to the next level and pursued a Masters in Physical Therapy at Queen's University.
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MATTHEW HUTNAN
Physiotherapist
Born outside of Vancouver British Columbia, Matthew is passionate about sports and movement and spends most of his time at the gym or talking, reading or watching baseball or hanging out with his Pug. His desire to pursue physiotherapy started teaching swim lessons for special needs children. He believes in a client centered model of care focusing on helping his clients get back to the activities and tasks that matter most in their lives. This led Matthew to the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin Ireland to earn his bachelors honors degree in Physical Therapy after his Major in Chemistry and Molecular Biology at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, BC.
