Health Provider for Kinesiologist | Steve Christakos

Steve Christakos

Steve Christakos

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About Me

Experience

This health practitioner has many years experience in the following; muscle-skeletal and neurological assessments and treatment (level 2 manual therapist and level 2 concussion management assessment and treatment), FCE assessments and reports (WorKWell certified), mild to severe Traumatic head injuries (concussion assessment and treatment), on-site ergonomic assessments, Functional Abilities Forms, Job matches and return-to-work program, Functional Work Capacity Evaluations, and many other services.

Education

Laurentian University
Honors Bachelors Degree in Science, Kinesiology
1983-1987
Clinical Skills Specialist of Ontario
Manual Therapy, Neck, spine, hip and lower limbs and upper limbs
2015-2017

Certifications

Registered Kinesiologist
College of Kinesiologists of Ontario
March 2013 to present
Manual Therapist and Health Practitioner
Clinical Specialist of Ontario
July 2015 December 2017

Continuing Education

Profile updated on: January 2, 2024

Professions

  • Kinesiologist

Clinics

Area of Focus

Referral Sources

Regulatory Bodies / Professional Associations

Languages

  • English

Client / Patient Age Range

  • Adults (18-64)
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Youth (2-18)

Services

  • Active Release Techniques / Therapy (ART)
  • Assessment & Evaluation
  • Assessment (Assistive/Adaptive Devices & Utilization)
  • Assessment (Ergonomic)
  • Assessment (Gait)
  • Assessment (General/Major)
  • Assessment (Musculoskeletal)
  • Assessment for balance, coordination, strength & general mobility
  • Assessment of risk for falls
  • Automobile Accident or Disability Claims Management
  • Balance & Falls Prevention
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Case/program Management
  • Chronic Disease Management
  • Clinical Management & Coordination
  • Competition Preparation
  • Concussion Rehab
  • Correcting Alignment and Posture of the Body
  • Disabilities/Medical Rehabilitation
  • Disability Management
  • Early Intervention
  • Electronic Modalities US and Muscle Stim
  • Ergonomics and Workplace Safety
  • Exercise Prescription
  • Exercise Training
  • FCE/FAE
  • Fall and Injury Prevention Program
  • Fine Motor Skills Development
  • Functional Abilities Evaluation (FAE) and Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE)
  • Gait Assessment
  • General Physical Health
  • Geriatric Care/Therapy
  • Increasing Joint Mobility
  • Increasing Muscular Strength and Endurance
  • Injury Prevention Program
  • Injury Rehabilitation
  • Instrument Soft Tissue Therapy
  • Kinesiology Mentor
  • Manual Manipulation (Adjustment)
  • Manual Soft Tissue Therapy
  • Manual Therapy
  • Manual muscle testing
  • Myofascial Release
  • Neuro Rehab
  • Peer Supervision/Consultation
  • Performance Training
  • Physical Demands Analysis
  • Post Offer Employment Testing (POET)
  • Postural Evaluation & Education
  • Rehabilitative and Functional Re-training Exercise Prescription
  • Return-to-Work Planning, Coordination & Implementation
  • Soft Tissue Therapy
  • Stroke Rehabilitation
  • Taping Techniques
  • Therapeutic Exercises
  • Vestibular Rehabilitation
  • Work Hardening Programming
  • Work-site evaluations

Type of Injuries

  • ACL reconstruction (recovery)
  • Achilles Tendon
  • Ankle (Fracture)
  • Ankle (Inversion Sprain)
  • Ankle (Sprain/Strain)
  • Ankle
  • Arm (Biceps/Triceps)
  • Back (Lower)
  • Back (Mid)
  • Back (Upper)
  • Back Pain
  • Bone Fractures
  • Brain Injury
  • Breathing/Heart
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Core (In)Stability
  • Coronary Heart Disease
  • Dizziness and Balance
  • Elbow Pain
  • Elbow
  • Fallen Arches
  • Flexibility Issues
  • Foot and ankle injuries
  • Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis)
  • Headaches
  • Hip pain/injuries
  • Injury from slips and falls (recovery and prevention)
  • Joint pain
  • Knee (Cartilage)
  • Knee Ligament Tears & Strains
  • Knee
  • Leg (Hamstring)
  • Leg (Lower)
  • Leg (Quadriceps)
  • Leg (Upper)
  • Ligament Injury
  • Ligament injury and instability
  • Ligament tear
  • Loss of Body Coordination
  • Motor Vehicle Accident Trauma
  • Muscle Imbalances
  • Muscle strains, tears, and avulsions
  • Muscular
  • Musculoskeletal
  • Neck
  • Neurological
  • Neuromuscular
  • Poor posture/alignment
  • Posture and movement issues
  • Pre-Surgical & Post-Surgical Rehab and Strengthening
  • Rotator Cuff Injuries
  • Rotator Cuff Tears
  • Rotator cuff/shoulder injury
  • Running Injuries
  • Shin splints
  • Shin
  • Shoulder Instability
  • Shoulder dislocations
  • Shoulder
  • Soft Tissue Injuries
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Sports injuries
  • Sprain/Strain
  • Sprains, Strains, and Tears
  • Stress fracture
  • Stroke
  • Tendinitis
  • Tendon
  • Tennis elbow
  • Tension Headache
  • Vertigo
  • Whiplash
  • Wrist