I’m a graduate of the PT program at the University of Toronto (2008) with an undergraduate degree in Kinesiology. I worked several years in the USA in clinical orthopedics, and for four years as a teaching associate at the University of Washington’s Physical Therapy program, assisting in teaching several courses and lab demonstrations. I’ve practiced in Ontario as a homecare therapist since 2015, with a passion for delivering quality care to my patients. I’ve found that patients get better, faster results when treated one-on-one in their own home compared to in a clinic, since they receive full focus and attention within their functional environment.
While living in Washington, I had the rare opportunity to complete a one-year mentorship program in the principles of Movement Systems Impairments, based on the work of Shirley Sahrmann, PT, PhD, FAPTA. I was mentored by Sahrmann’s direct colleague of over 20 years, Carrie Hall (author of Therapeutic Exercise: Moving Toward Function). Movement Systems Impairments teaches an analytical approach to human kinetics and a classification system of mechanical pain syndromes that directs a patient’s exercise prescription and the correction of faulty movement patterns.