Experience

Strive Physiotherapy & Performance

• Canada
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Registered Physiotherapist

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  - Full time physiotherapist providing the services of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of a variety of musculoskeletal, surgical, and movement-based conditions - Clinic focuses on the private practice sector of physiotherapy - Assisting in business development and advancement to ensure an exceptional client experience - Full time physiotherapist providing the services of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of a variety of musculoskeletal, surgical, and movement-based conditions - Clinic focuses on the private practice sector of physiotherapy - Assisting in business development and advancement to ensure an exceptional client experience



McMaster University

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Instructor - Physiotherapy Program

  • Feb 2018 - Present

  - Instructor for various 2nd year physiotherapy labs, primarily focused on pain science, exercise, longstanding pain, and education - Provide insight, instruction, education, and mentorship for current physiotherapy students - Instructor for various 2nd year physiotherapy labs, primarily focused on pain science, exercise, longstanding pain, and education - Provide insight, instruction, education, and mentorship for current physiotherapy students



Multiple National Companies

• Consultant Physiotherapist

  • Jun 2017 - Present

  - Provide oversight for physical therapy services to ensure alignment with evidence based practice - Provide recommendations for continued physical therapy services based on newest research and evidence based guidelines - Provide oversight for physical therapy services to ensure alignment with evidence based practice - Provide recommendations for continued physical therapy services based on newest research and evidence based guidelines



Cambridge Centre for Health and Wellness

• Registered Physiotherapist

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2016

  - After completing final 6-week clinical placement of physiotherapy school at CCHW, I was hired on full-time - I provide the services of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of a variety of musculoskeletal conditions - Clinic supports privately funded cases, WSIB and MVA claims, as well as many post-surgical clients - After completing final 6-week clinical placement of physiotherapy school at CCHW, I was hired on full-time - I provide the services of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of a variety of musculoskeletal conditions - Clinic supports privately funded cases, WSIB and MVA claims, as well as many post-surgical clients



St Catharines General Hospital

• Physiotherapist Student

  • Mar 2015 - Apr 2015

  Completed 6-week clinical placement in the Intensive Care Unit under the supervision of Christina Piller (PT) - Primary patient population: individuals with cardiorespiratory concerns requiring mechanical ventilation - Assessed patients utilizing inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation (IPPA); interpreted lab values to help determine appropriateness for physiotherapy intervention - Treated patients utilizing chest physiotherapy and ambulation techniques Completed 6-week clinical placement in the Intensive Care Unit under the supervision of Christina Piller (PT) - Primary patient population: individuals with cardiorespiratory concerns requiring mechanical ventilation - Assessed patients utilizing inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation (IPPA); interpreted lab values to help determine appropriateness for physiotherapy intervention - Treated patients utilizing chest physiotherapy and ambulation techniques



Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre

• Canada
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Physiotherapist Student

  • Nov 2014 - Dec 2014

  Completed 6-week clinical placement in active stroke rehabilitation under the supervision of Julie Horrocks (PT) - Primary patient population: individuals post-stroke and post-spinal cord injury - Gathered patient history; assessed patients utilizing Chedoke-McMaster Stroke Assessment (CMSA), Functional Independence Measure (FIM), and Berg Balance Scale (BBS) - Treated patients utilizing task-oriented active rehabilitation techniques Completed 6-week clinical placement in active stroke rehabilitation under the supervision of Julie Horrocks (PT) - Primary patient population: individuals post-stroke and post-spinal cord injury - Gathered patient history; assessed patients utilizing Chedoke-McMaster Stroke Assessment (CMSA), Functional Independence Measure (FIM), and Berg Balance Scale (BBS) - Treated patients utilizing task-oriented active rehabilitation techniques



St Joseph's Care Group

• Canada
• Medical Practices
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Physiotherapist Student

  • Jul 2014 - Aug 2014

  Completed 6-week clinical placement in chronic pain management under the supervision of Karen St. Jacques (PT) - Primary patient population: individuals with chronic pain - Completed program intake; assessed clients for orthopaedic and chronic pain concerns including trigger points, hyperalgesia, allodynia, and impaired functioning - Managed patients utilizing pain-specific education, safe exercise, trigger point release, and hydrotherapy Completed 6-week clinical placement in chronic pain management under the supervision of Karen St. Jacques (PT) - Primary patient population: individuals with chronic pain - Completed program intake; assessed clients for orthopaedic and chronic pain concerns including trigger points, hyperalgesia, allodynia, and impaired functioning - Managed patients utilizing pain-specific education, safe exercise, trigger point release, and hydrotherapy



North Hamilton Community Health Centre

• Canada
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Physiotherapist Student

  • Mar 2014 - Apr 2014

  Completed 6-week clinical placement in community orthopaedics under the supervision of Eric Baker (PT) and Joshua Chan (PT). - Primary patient population: individuals with orthopaedic injuries - Gathered patient history; utilized special tests, reasoning, and clinical judgment to formulate a working diagnosis - Treated patients utilizing safe exercise, education and various manual therapy techniques Completed 6-week clinical placement in community orthopaedics under the supervision of Eric Baker (PT) and Joshua Chan (PT). - Primary patient population: individuals with orthopaedic injuries - Gathered patient history; utilized special tests, reasoning, and clinical judgment to formulate a working diagnosis - Treated patients utilizing safe exercise, education and various manual therapy techniques



University of Waterloo

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • May 2011 - Aug 2013

  - Design, collect, analyze and write personal research projects - Assist in planning, collecting, and processing of data for numerous research studies - Set-up, calibration, and utilization of VICON motion capture system and Noraxon electromyography system - Research focused in the fields of: ergonomics, special populations (i.e. the elderly, breast cancer patients), functional components and clinical aspects - Design, collect, analyze and write personal research projects - Assist in planning, collecting, and processing of data for numerous research studies - Set-up, calibration, and utilization of VICON motion capture system and Noraxon electromyography system - Research focused in the fields of: ergonomics, special populations (i.e. the elderly, breast cancer patients), functional components and clinical aspects



Barrie Sports Medicine

• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Physiotherapist Aide

  • Jan 2010 - Dec 2010

  - Applied various electrotherapy and therapeutic ultrasound modalities, as well as heat and ice therapies, to clients to help ensure a quick and painless recovery - Created and implemented various exercise and stretching programs to help ensure clients receive the maximum benefit from the rehabilitation experience - Assisted with the goniometric measurements of clients range of motion to determine if improvements have been made - Directed clients to complete Physical Demands Analyses, to determine the strength of clients at various stages of rehabilitation Show less