We offer a wide range of services to help you thrive.
Your health is multifaceted — so your healthcare should be, too.
We believe in the power of collaborative and personalized treatment plans, informed by modern research and evidence-based practices. We’ll help you create a path to whole-body wellness that’s effective and uniquely yours.
Whether you’re seeking better mobility, reduced pain, recovery from illness or injury, or support with your mental health, we have treatments that can help.
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy is a multi-faceted treatment that helps create health, mobility, and vitality. Your physiotherapist will work with you to create a personalized treatment plan to help you reach your wellness goals.
Treatment methods include hands-on treatment, exercise instruction, acupuncture and IMS, taping, modalities such as ultrasound and electrotherapy, and education — all with the aim of promoting, restoring, and maintaining optimal physical, psychological, and social wellbeing.
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Many women (and men) suffer from incontinence — but unfortunately, rarely do they report their symptoms. But good news: often, this common issue can be treated conservatively through education, exercise, and lifestyle changes.
The areas of focus in urogynecology include both urinary and fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, chronic pelvic pain, and sexual dysfunction. Specific exercises are often very helpful; and our highly-skilled team can use biofeedback and electrical stimulation for effective treatment when exercises aren’t sufficient. Our team works with medical specialists to ensure that your treatment is comprehensive and effective.
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Vestibular rehabilitation is an effective form of treatment for chronic dizziness and balance problems. After careful assessment and identification of the factors that trigger dizziness episodes, we’ll create a personalized treatment plan of techniques and modalities that reduce the symptoms.
An exercise program may then be designed, based on the evidence that repeated stimulus will decrease the nervous system’s sensitivity. Balance exercises have proven to be very effective in decreasing falls in elderly patients.
Concussion Treatment
Concussions can be devastating, and hugely hinder a person’s quality of life if they go untreated. Even it’s a patient’s first concussion, it’s very important to get the proper care and rehabilitation needed, in order to help the brain and body thrive again. At Kootenay Therapy Center, us state-of-the-art technology and evidence based techniques to treat concussions with care and success.
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We use state-of-the-art technology and evidence-based techniques to assess and treat concussions with care and success. Our approach is collaborative and community led: we’ll work closely with you, your doctor, your employer or teachers, and your family to help ensure a full and smooth recovery..
The first step in concussion treatment is fully understanding the injury. We use standardized, leading-edge assesment techniques, based on the Canadian Guidelines on Concussion in Sport, and the Guidelines for Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.
We believe the most successful concussion care is collaborative. You treatment plan can potentially include acupuncture, kinesiology, acupuncture, yoga, and more, and we can also work closely with your doctor if needed. We’re committed to building the most ideal healing program, designed uniquely for you.
At Kooteny Therapy Center, our concussion experts are Ryan and Jenn.
Exercise Therapy
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GLA:D is an exceptional education and exercise program that helps people with knee and hip osteoarthritis manage their symptoms, reduce pain, and regain function.
The program originated in Denmark , and is continually advanced to reflect the latest research into osteoarthritis.
Several of our team are well-trained in leading GLA:D, which consists of a six-week program, usually held in a group setting. In addition to osteoarthritis education, exercise sessions focus on core stability, posture, muscle strength, and functional training. Patients leave the program well-resourced in managing their osteoarthritis symptoms for the long term.To book your assessment for an upcoming GLA:D program at our clinic, please reach out to us here.
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Exercise therapy is a personalized post-rehabilitation program, prescribed by your physiotherapist or occupational therapist, and guided by an exercise therapist.
Specific strengthening, stretching, and stabilization exercises are a critical part of rehabilitating musculoskeletal injuries, and continued exercise is an important part of injury prevention.
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Aquatic Therapy is a low-impact and effective method of reducing pain and improving your range of motion. You do not need any swimming experience to participate in our Aquatic Therapy!
Our team of physiotherapists and kinesiologists will develop a pool-based exercise program, customized to your specific needs. We have reserved swimming lanes dedicated for our aquatic therapy programs.
This therapy is particularly useful for patients with orthopedic conditions, back issues, knee injuries, or arthritis. Our aquatic therapy programs are often an effective stepping-stone for patients before they move into gym-based exercise programs.
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We offer a progressive physical reconditioning program for patients needing to improve or maximize their physical and functional conditioning prior to returning to work or daily living after an injury or illness.
Following a physical and functional assessment with a physiotherapist and occupational therapist, we’ll provide recommendations and a treatment plan for you to follow in order to meet your goals.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is an ancient treatment, with roots in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and has been practiced for up to 4,000 years. More recently, many scientific studies have proven acupuncture’s efficacy in modern healthcare.
During your treatment, your practitioner will insert very fine, disposable needles into specific points on the body, which stimulates the nervous system and releases various chemicals that help the body achieve balance and wellbeing.
Acupuncture encourages the body’s natural healing capabilities, and can improve overall function and balance. It can help heal hormone imbalances, improve fertility, reduce or eliminate pain, lessen inflammation, reduce stress, increase energy, and more.
Clinical Pilates
We’re proud to offer guided group Pilates classes with our expert instructor, Jess. Pilates is a whole-body exercise that improves stability, flexibility, balance, posture, core strength, pelvic floor health, and more.
Clinical Pilates can be recommended by your physiotherapist after an assessment, as a part of your treatment plan for managing pain or healing after an injury or surgery. These classes can be a very effective addition to the rest of the program your physiotherapist suggests. They’ll check in with you periodically, for as long as needed, to ensure that Pilates is helping you reach your goals.
Clinical Counselling
Your whole-body health isn’t just physical. We’re proud to offer clinical counselling, to help you create mental and emotional wellbeing, too.
Our compassionate and supportive clinical counsellor, Angela, works with individuals, couples, families, and children to help them meet their goals, heal holistically, and grow into the person they want to be.
Clinical counselling sessions are trauma-informed, client-focused, and always confidential.
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Our clinical counsellor uses a variety of modalities, including EMDR trauma counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Self Regulation Therapy. As a registered clinical counsellor, who has completed a Master’s level counselling education, she rigorously follows the standards of practice set by the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors.
Clinical Counselling can help you manage a wide range of issues, including:
Chronic Pain
Stress
Anxiety
Depression
Relationships and Divorce
Grief and Loss
Trauma and PTSD
Clinical Counselling helps you overcome life’s hardships by providing a safe, non-judgemental space in which you receive the support needed to think clearly, understand your emotions, and cultivate greater self-awareness.
Our clinical counsellor helps you develop the tools and strengths necessary to move through changes, develop new insights, improve your relationships, and facilitate personal growth.
If you’re feeling stagnant, isolated, confused, or low energy, or if you’re working through conditions like depression or anxiety, meeting with our clinical counsellor may be an important step in your healing. Please contact us today to explore whether it’s the right fit.