Agnes Ku

Agnes Ku
BScPT (Hons), BScKin, CGIMS
Registered Physiotherapist
Certified GUNN IMS Practitioner
 

Agnes has amassed a great deal of compassion for patients struggling with injuries. She has helped patients with a variety of areas of concern, including low back pain from sedentary work, hip pain from K-pop dancing, knee pain from marathon running, and incontinence and pelvic pain from pregnancy and the subsequent postpartum period.
 
Agnes has cultivated her philosophy of care through more than 10 years of working experience. She employs a holistic approach that combines both Western and Eastern points of view. She utilizes a combination of manual therapy, acupuncture, Gunn IMS dry needling, muscle energy technique MET, myofascial/craniosacral/visceral release, breathing techniques, pelvic floor control, motor pattern training, taping, and therapeutic exercises to restore her patients to optimal functionality.
 
In regards to education, Agnes obtained her first bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology (BScKin) along with a Certificate in Health and Fitness Studies. Her past professional work experiences include Curtin University Physiotherapy Clinic in Australia, various clinics in Hong Kong, and acupuncture services in China. Agnes also served as a physiotherapist during the Beijing Summer Olympics in 2008 and was recruited to be part of the medical team.
 
Agnes earned her Physiotherapy degree, a BScPT(Hons), and graduated with high honours. Her placement on the Dean’s Honours List recognized both her exceptional academic and non-academic performances in the Faculty of Heath & Social Sciences. She was also a recipient of the Outstanding Academic Achievement award for three consecutive years, the All-round Outstanding Student award, and numerous scholarships.
 
Outside of work, Agnes enjoys travelling with friends and family. She loved every moment she spent hiking Dead Woman’s Pass at an altitude of 4215 m (13,828 ft) on a trip to Machu Picchu. She has wonderful memories of backpacking for 17 days in Japan with her father, watching the sunrise after hiking to the top of Mt. Kinabalu in Malaysia, and spending a whole day immersed in paintings at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum. She is looking forward to soon visiting friends living in Cape Town, Africa.

CERTIFICATIONS

- GUNN Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS), University of British Columbia

- Certificate in Health and Fitness Studies, Simon Fraser University

POST GRADUATE EDUCATION

Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS) / Dry Needling / Acupuncture

- Chan Gunn Intramuscular stimulation (IMS), University of British Columbia

- Acupuncture training in Hong Kong/China, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

- Segmental Acupuncture on Clinical Practice, Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association

Connect Therapy

- Discover Physio Series: The Thoracic Ring Approach (LJ Lee) 

- The Integrated System Model for Disability & pain (Lee & Lee), Part 1, 2 & 3

- Neck Drivers & Their connections, Linda-Joy Lee University

Manual Therapy

- Introduction to Spinal Manipulation (MT6), The Ola Grimsby Institute

- Manipulation of the Extremities (MT8), The Ola Grimsby Institute

- Manual Therapy of the Cervical Spine, TMJ and Upper extremity (MT2), The Ola Grimsby Institute

- Manual Therapy of the lumbar Spine, Pelvis and Lower extremity (MT3), The Ola Grimsby Institute

Soft Tissue/Connective tissue Techniques

- Mobilisation of the Myofasical System – Lower Quadrant

- Soft Tissue Mobilization (MT7), The Ola Grimsby Institute

- Cranial Sacral Therapy 1 & 2, The Upledger Institute

- Visceral Manipulation: Abdomen 1 & 2, The Barral Institute

Pelvic Floor / Pregnancy

- Continence and Pelvic Floor Muscle Re-education certificate

- Rost Therapy (Management of Pregnancy-related Pelvic Girdle, Sacro-iliac and Pubic pain)

- De-Mystifying Pudendal Neuralgia

- Pfilates (Pelvic Floor Pilates)

- Western Society of Pelvic Medicine (WSPM) conference 2012

Others

- The Extremities Scientific Therapeutic Exercise Progressions, The Ola Grimsby Institute

- Exercise Testing, Exercise Prescription & Emergency Response in Cardiac Rehabilitation

- The Science and Medicine in Marathon running

- SMART Convention 2007: Meeting with the Elite Athletes – Injury Management in Sports

- Chronic pain: self management & beyond

- 2nd Asia-Pacific Conference on Health Promotion

- Functional Electrical Stimulation – Active Passive Training Therapy by Pro-Med Technology Ltd

- Sport First Aid and Taping I & II, Sport Medicine Council of British Columbia

EVENTS COVERED / VOLUNTEER

- Hankook 24H Dubai 2023

- Beijing Summer Olympics 2008

- Vancouver Winter Olympics and Para-Olympic Games 2010

- Peter Bakonyi World Cup 2016

- Vancouver Men’s epee Grand Prix 2014

- World Cup fencing BC 2013

- Surrey Summer BC Games 2012

- The Ride to Conquer Cancer 2011

- Oxfam Trailwalker 2006