About Me
Experience
I have worked in hospital and private physiotherapy settings as well as local gyms. I began my kinesiology career in 2016 upon graduating from Waterloo University with a major in Kinesiology and minor in Human Nutrition.
Areas of work:
- orthopaedic care
- OHIP funded care
- Osteoarthritis and special populations
- WSIB & workplace injuries
- mTBI’s and concussion care
- MVA and private care.
- workplace ergonomic and PDA/JDA assessments
Professional Bio
I chose this profession because I am passionate about educating and providing the best informative care possible to help others live healthier lives. I strive in my care to always provide education with my therapy techniques to give patients the tools needed to take control of their own care and future outcomes.
Education
Kinesiology & Human Nutrition minor
2012-2016
Occupational Health & Safety Management
2017-2018
Certifications
College of Kinesiologists of Ontario (COKO)
2016-Current
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
2017-Current
good life with osteoarthritis in Denmark
2020-Present
Canadian Red Cross (and other agencies)
2016- Present
Continuing Education
Profile updated on: March 20, 2022
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
- Assessment (Ergonomic)
- Assessment (Gait)
- Balance & Falls Prevention
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Case Management
- Chronic Disease Management
- Education
- Ergonomics and Workplace Safety
- Exercise Training
- Exercise, Lifestyle and Nutritional Counselling
- Fascial Stretch Therapy
- Fine Motor Skills Development
- Flexibility Training
- Functional Abilities Evaluation (FAE) and Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE)
- Geriatric Care/Therapy
- Gross Motor Skill Development
- Hand Therapy
- Home, Office or Industrial Workstation Design
- Instrument Soft Tissue Therapy
- Joint Replacement Rehab
- Kinesiology Mentor
- Manual Soft Tissue Therapy
- Manual Therapy
- Myofascial Release
- Neurology
- Pain Management Techniques
- Personal Training
- Physical Demands Analysis
- Postural Evaluation & Education
- Rehabilitative and Functional Re-training Exercise Prescription
- Return-to-Work Planning, Coordination & Implementation
- Soft Tissue Therapy
- Sport Injuries
- Stability Ball Conditioning
- Stress Management (e.g., Job Related, Family, Exams Pressure)
- Work Hardening Programming
Type of Injuries
- Abdominal
- Achilles Tendon
- Amputation
- Ankle
- Arthritis
- Back (Lower)
- Back (Mid)
- Back (Upper)
- Brain Injury
- Chronic Pain
- Concussion/Head Trauma
- Dizziness and Balance
- Elbow
- Hand
- Hip
- Knee
- Leg (Hamstring)
- Leg (Quadriceps)
- Muscular
- Musculoskeletal
- Neck
- Neurological
- Orthopedic Conditions
- Repetitive Motion
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Running Injuries
- Shin
- Shoulder
- Soft Tissue
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Sprain/Strain
- Stress (Acute, Chronic, Operational, Work)
- Tendon
- Wrist (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome)
- Wrist