Athletic Therapy
(Located at Mainstreet Medical)
What is an Athletic Therapist?
Certified Athletic Therapists are best known for their quick-thinking on-field emergency care of professional and elite athletes. The first to respond when someone gets hurt, they are experts at injury assessment and rehabilitation. It is because of their wide mix of rehabilitation skills that makes Athletic Therapists so effective in treating the musculoskeletal (muscles, bones, and joints) injuries of all Canadians, whether on the field or in the clinic.
Athletic therapists treat a wide range of patients, from kids with concussions to seniors recovering from hip replacement surgery, using various manual therapies, modalities, exercise prescription and even bracing and taping. The treatment varies but the objective doesn’t: an Athletic Therapist's goal is to help clients return to their usual activities, whether that means playing competitive sports or walking to the mailbox and back
*Information taken from the Canadian Athletic Therapist Association website.
MEET OUT THERAPISTS
Robyn Simmons
Robyn completed her undergraduate degree in Exercise Science at the U of L, followed by an Advanced Certificate in Athletic Therapy from Mount Royal University, certifying as an Athletic Therapist in 2011. Robyn has worked with WCB patients a the Canadian Back Institute, and for the University of Lethbridge's Pronghorn Athletics, in both the Assistant and Head Therapist positions.
Emily Ducharme
Emily completed her degree in Athletic Therapy at the University of Winnipeg. She has worked with a variety of sports teams, including the Winnipeg Rifles as part of the Canadian Junior Football League. She has also worked at the RINK Hockey Academy in Kelowna. Emilie is passionate about helping others return to the activities they love to do.
