Inspirations

I look forward to going to work because I get to meet great people and help them get back to enjoying moving, playing and enjoying life. It may be the best job around!

Simply.... to help others achieve their health goals, and do it with compassion, humour and respect. My career allows me to wake up each morning excited about going to work and relieving community members of their pain, and seeing people smile on their way out... what a rewarding career!

Physio works because we are a rare profession that looks at both the skeletal system and the neuromuscular system...then steps back and sees the unique situation of the person in front of us and designs a specific approach that is never the same. Lesley Schwab

Keep on running... I had an amazing experience with a patient months ago in Victoria. This young college-aged woman was training for the Goodlife Victoria 1/2 marathon and unfortunately when she was out celebrating a friends birthday weeks before the race she rolled her ankle. The sprained ankle was devestating to the young woman who had worked so hard to achieve her goals in the race. When she came to me we set a direct focussed plan of therapy and with a combination of manual therapy, ultrasound, exercise and hot/cold therapy we were able to rehabilitate her sprained ankle. I didn't attend

When I was seven years old my older sister broke her leg. I tagged along to so many physio appointments I decided that I wanted to be a physio. I have a very distinct memory of having my elementary school librarian help me look up the word in the dictionary (the 'ph' was tough at that age!). Over the next 13 years I changed my dream job many times, but finally came back to physio. I'm lucky to have been exposed to physio (over and over again!) as a patient, and grateful to my seven year old self for having great instincts.

My inspiration comes from my desire to work with people, help solve simple-to-complex problems, and use my hands and other 'tools' to help people physically get back to the activity or sport they love. After studying Kinesiology at SFU, I thought I wanted to be a physician. However, after attending Medical School for one semester, I realized it didn't have the 'hands-on' care I wanted to use in my practice. I soon discovered physiotherapy, and have never looked back. I think us physiotherapists are extremely lucky to be working in a profession that allows us to treat literally all types of

As an young high-school athlete, I spent many hours in various physiotherapy clinics for foot, knee, and shoulder problems. My most traumatic injury came at the age of 16, when I subluxed my shoulder playing baseball. I spent months in physiotherapy under the care of a therapist who told me all about her work in the clinic, and her work traveling with a national ski team. I was amazed at the opportunities she had experienced, and was keen to learn more. At the completion of my own rehab, I shadowed her in the clinic for 4 weeks, and decided this was the type of environment I could see myself

My inspiration comes from my desire to work with people, help solve simple-to-complex problems, and use my hands and other 'tools' to help people physically get back to the activity or sport they love. After studying Kinesiology at SFU, I thought I wanted to be a physician. However, after attending Medical School for one semester, I realized it didn't have the 'hands-on' care I wanted to use in my practice. I soon discovered physiotherapy, and have never looked back. I think us physiotherapists are extremely lucky to be working in a profession that allows us to treat literally all types of

In a word, Lynn Steacy. We met in a remote place called CFS Holberg on the northern tip of Vancouver Island. I was a lifeguard and Lynn would come in to the pool with 2 young boys who had, I later found out, Muscular Dystrophy. She worked with them in the water several times a week. I was curious and asked her what she was doing and why. Her answer lead me to Physiotherapy and a life long career helping people achieve their goals while fullfilling my need to have a career that was portable. My husband was in the military. I moved 20+ times in the coures of my career, lived in 3 provinces

As an active individual in high school I received treatment for a few minor injuries from a physiotherapist and though my time in rehab was short, I still thought it would be an awesome career. Also as an athlete, but aware I would be unable to make a career out of athletics, I wanted a career that would keep me as connected as possible to athletes/active individuals. After doing a ton of volunteering in my university days and working as a strength and conditioning coach, I knew I could take my career to the next level as a physiotherapist.