The mountains and lakes brought Janice to Kelowna from Edmonton, Alberta where she has been practicing as a physical therapist since 2006. She graduated from the University of Alberta in the first Master’s of Science in Physical Therapy program. She gained experience working and doing locum coverage at numerous clinics before she partnered with a colleague to start up a busy sports and orthopedics clinic in Edmonton in 2011.
Janice has a keen interest in restoring movement patterns with IMS/dry needling. She is certified in spinal manipulation and basic TCM acupuncture. Although petite, don’t underestimate her strength! Janice regularly works out, runs, and has partaken in a wide range of activities such as skiing, golfing, pickle ball, ball hockey, soccer, and has her brown belt in karate.
The mountains and lakes brought Janice to Kelowna from Edmonton, Alberta where she has been pract...
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A down-to-earth clinician, supporting
people of all genders on their pelvic health
journey. She’s passionate about helping
you feel strong, informed, and confident in
your body again. She blends movement,
manual therapy, IMS, and thoughtful rehab
planning to help you return to what you
love or figure out your new “normal.” She
also has a focus on vestibular
rehabilitation.
A down-to-earth clinician, supporting
people of all genders on their pelvic health
journey. She’s...
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“Vinny” is the owner of Vinny and Associates Physiotherapy, Inc.. He has embraced the Okanagan lifestyle along with his wife and children since 2014. He’s an avid coffee drinker, a sometimes-golfer, communitarian, mental health advocate, and an actor for TV and film.
Vince is an advanced trained, manipulative, musculoskeletal Physical Therapist. He is an established clinician with special interest in Temporomandibular Joint dysfunction, orofacial pain, neck disorders, and headache. He has expertise in Orthopaedic Manual Therapy, IMS, chronic pain, functional rehabilitation, and exercise management. He has served as Chair of the National Orthopaedic Division, Canadian Physiotherapy Association, and has over 20 years of Board level experience. He currently serves as the President and Okanagan Director for the Physiotherapy Association of BC, Board of Directors. He is a Clinical Educator in the UBC Faculty of Medicine, Southern Medical Program, and Department of Physical Therapy.
Vince trained at the University of Saskatchewan, and completed degrees in 1999 (Bachelor of Science Anatomy) and 2001 (Bachelor of Science Physical Therapy, School of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine). Other formal education includes Advanced Diploma of Manual and Manipulative Physical Therapy, 2005, and Certificate in Gunn Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS), 2005. Vince is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Physiotherapy (FCAMPT) and Instructor and Clinical Mentor with the National Orthopaedic Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. He is the recipient of the Continuing Physical Therapy Education, Award of Merit in 2014 (Saskatoon, SK), awarded the Canadian Physiotherapy Association National Mentorship Award in 2020, and honoured by the Canadian Physiotherapy Association with a Centenary Medal of Distinction 2021. He is the recipient of the PABC Carol Kennedy Award, 2023 and the National Orthopaedic Division Lynn Chapman Clinical Mentorship Award, 2023.
Throughout his career, Vince’s caseload has consisted primarily of TMJ disorder, headache, neck and spinal dysfunction. His treatment style emphasizes manual therapy, exercise, and education, along with adjunctive techniques such as IMS. He has been fortunate to collaborate and mentor in an environment with multiple rehab specialists, chronic pain physicians, orthopaedic surgeons, dentists, orthodontists, and oral surgeons. His philosophy has been to ensure that optimal treatment management is achieved for all patients. He enjoys teaching in his field of practice and taking on a mentorship role for all levels of physiotherapist.
“Vinny” is the owner of Vinny and Associates Physiotherapy, Inc.. He has embraced the Okanagan li...
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Michael was born in Wales and graduated from the West Middlesex Hospital (London) in physiotherapy in 1976 . He emigrated to Canada in 1979 . He worked in the Janeway Children’s hospital in Newfoundland for a year before going back to university to gain his Bachelors degree from Dalhousie University. He moved the west coast shortly after and has worked in North Vancouver thereafter, except for a year spent on exchange to New Zealand. He has studied extensively in the field or orthopaedic sciences and returned to the University of Alberta to gain his certification in medical acupuncture (CME) in 2002. He has worked and studied with some of the best orthopaedic therapists in North America. Michael has owned five separate outpatient orthopaedic practises in his nearly 50 years of being a physiotherapist. He has held positions of vice president of the College of physiotherapy in British Columbia, and was at one time, chief examiner for the College of Physiotherapy. He has been a guest lecturer at UBC as a clinical practitioner, and taught in the orthopaedic division across BC. He has now moved to the Okanagan with his lovely wife, Kimberly to enjoy the interiors, climate and opportunity. Michael has an extensive list of hobbies which include playing music, rugby, soccer, skiing. (Ski patrolling) writing , poetry, travel, gardening, and cooking. In his years of exploration he has restored antique vehicles raced his motorcycle at Mission Raceway, scuba dived, and has a pilot license that he no longer uses…sadly. On his days off, you will sometimes see Michael swearing at his golf clubs on local courses. Michael has completed four marathons but his days of long-distance running are over! His wife may have other plans for him though!
Michael was born in Wales and graduated from the West Middlesex Hospital (London) in physiotherap...
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