Empowering YOU on your health & wellness journey.
Dealing with your health can be a sensitive matter. we're here to make it a positive and comfortable experience for you.
At Holistic Physiotherapy & Wellness, we empower our clients through education, collaboration, and support. Our goal is to understand the root cause of your pain and increase your quality of life through customized treatment plans.
Lifestyle Medicine & PhysioYoga
Kim Deschamps
An in-depth and holistic whole-person approach to injury recovery, health and wellness.
Lifestyle Medicine is an approach to preventing, treating, and reversing disease by impacting unhealthy lifestyle behaviours, therefore promoting health. By diving deeper into the health story, we can determine how and why illness occurs, and restore health by addressing the root cause of disease and dysfunction. There are six main areas of focus with lifestyle medicine: a healthier eating pattern, increasing physical activity, effectively managing stress, maintaining social relationships, obtaining adequate sleep, and avoiding risky substance abuse.
PhysioYoga is a blended term that combines evidence informed physiotherapy and yoga therapy to approach health and rehabilitation resulting in a holistic or biopsychosocial approach to your rehabilitation experience. As defined by Shelly Prosko of Prosko PhysioYoga, physioyoga.ca
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A Lifestyle Medicine + PhysioYoga Assessment leans into an in-depth and holistic or whole-person approach to identifying the root cause to your persistent pain, and pattern of symptoms. With this information we can develop an individualized care plan specific to your goals and assessment findings, so that you can overcome an injury or pain experience, and recover from the multi-system symptoms that have been keeping you unwell.
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a thorough movement analysis
lifestyle medicine suggestions
hormone regulation + cycle syncing guidance and support
mindfulness and meditation
nutrition suggestions for healthy living
sleep hygiene suggestions
stress, fatigue, and burnout prevention + management
injury recovery
chronic and persistent pain treatment + support
**if applicable** pelvic health assessment and treatment for urinary + bowel concerns and conditions, pelvic pain conditions, pregnancy support, labor + delivery preparation, postpartum rehabilitation, and pelvic trauma experiences.
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Kim Deschamps has completed the Medical Therapeutic Yoga Certification & Professional Yoga Therapist credential earned through Living Well Institute (formerly Professional Yoga Therapy Institute®). Kim values the training and teachings from all of her mentors within the physiotherapy and yoga therapy communities throughout North America. She has gained incredible knowledge and training to effectively assess and treat the whole person through movement, lifestyle management, mindfulness and meditation, nutrition for healthy living, sleep hygiene, stress, fatigue, and burnout prevention & management, injury recovery, chronic disease management, chronic & persistent pain treatment & management, and pelvic health assessment & treatment for urinary & bowel concerns and conditions, pelvic pain conditions, pregnancy support, labor & delivery preparation, postpartum rehabilitation, and pelvic trauma experiences under her scope of practice as a physiotherapist. Kim Deschamps assesses and treats her patients under her physiotherapy designation and utilizes the many tools in her toolbox and the expansive knowledge that she has in regards to holistic health, wellness & rehabilitation.
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Yoga Therapy utilizes poses, breathing techniques, and meditation to benefit and improve overall health. While any type of yoga can bring health benefits, yoga therapy involves employing a variety of yoga practices to try to improve a health condition or to ease a natural process, such as pregnancy or menopause. Among the yogic tools used therapeutically are asana (the physical postures), Pranayama (breathing exercises), meditation, and guided imagery. Although many people don't realize it, yogis also consider diet an integral part of yoga and therefore of an important aspect of a yoga practice (McCall, 2007).
Therapeutic Yoga is an inherently holistic approach, simultaneously working on the body, mind, and spirit. Various yoga practices systematically strengthen different systems in the body, including the heart and cardiovascular system, the lungs, muscles, and the nervous system. Yoga practices can improve function of the digestive system, foster psychological well-being, and improve oxygen delivery to tissues. Yoga also can help the body more efficiently remove waste products, carcinogens, and cellular toxins (McCall, 2007).
Medical Therapeutic Yoga (MTY) offers an innovative methodology which changes both the practice of yoga and rehabilitative science by combining them, making MTY a distinct and separate practice from, but yet a complementary arm to, yoga and yoga therapy (Garner, 2016).
“Three things in life – your health, your mission, and the people you love. That’s it.” - Naval Ravikant
Physiotherapy
Kim Deschamps | Danielle Bararuk
Our physiotherapists offer all members of the family assistance in restoring, maintaining, and maximizing their strength, function, movement and overall well-being. Our physiotherapists offer a variety of treatment types to help you reach your health and wellbeing goals.
Our physical therapists have a wide variety of tools in their tool box such as Manual Therapy, Exercise Prescription, Trigger Point Dry Needling, Acupuncture, Yoga Therapy and so much more.
What can physiotherapy help with?
Back and neck pain.
Jaw pain and dysfunction.
Pelvic pain conditions.
Joint pain.
Hypermobility.
Headaches and migraines.
Improving strength.
Improving balance.
Achieving activity and exercise goals.
Improving mobility and range of motion.
Chronic pain.
Stress management.
Concussion management.
Return to work assistance.
Sports injury recovery.
Running injuries.
Recovery from Automobile & Workplace Accidents + Injuries.
and so much more!
Our physiotherapists take pride in continuing education and staying up to date on the current literature supporting the changes and advances in their professional field. They strive to provide the best services for you and your family.
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Physiotherapy is a healthcare profession which assists people to restore, maintain and maximize their strength, function, movement, and overall well-being. Physiotherapy can help you become stronger and more flexible, increase freedom of movement and mobility, breathe easier, reduce pain, stay active, prevent injury, and more - so you can resume activities important to you.
Definition from Saskatchewan Physiotherapy Association, 2017.
Physiotherapists have in-depth knowledge of how the body works and specialized hands-on clinical skills to assess, diagnose, and treat symptoms of illness, injury and disability. Physiotherapy includes rehabilitation as well as prevention of injury, and promotion of health and fitness (Saskatchewan Physiotherapy Association, 2017).
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Trigger Point Dry Needling (TDN) involves placing a small filament needle into the muscle at the trigger point which is typically in an area where the muscle is tight and tender. The intent of TDN is to elicit a local twitch response to normalize muscle tone, therefore improving the mobility of the muscle and decreasing the symptoms. Dry Needling is performed by a licensed physical therapist who has received additional training in this technique. TDN is often an effective treatment for myofascial pain. Myofascial pain can be a component of many conditions including joint problems and soft tissue pathologies.
TDN as used in physical therapy is not acupuncture and should not be confused with a complete acupuncture treatment performed by a licensed acupuncturist. A complete acupuncture treatment might yield a holistic benefit not available through a focused dry needling treatment. Patients interested in acupuncture should consult with a licensed acupuncturist.
Our physiotherapist, Kim Deschamps MPT, BKin, PYT, BDN, offers trigger point dry needling as an adjunct to her physiotherapy practice for the treatment of myofascial pain. Appointments are booked as Physiotherapy.
Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy
For Both Men & Women
Kim Deschamps | Danielle Bararuk
Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy is the assessment and treatment of the pelvis or pelvic girdle, and the various conditions that involve the pelvic floor. When the pelvic floor isn’t functioning well, pain or other symptoms can be referred to other areas- from the rib cage to the knees, and in some cases down to the foot. The pelvic floor is a sling of muscles from tail bone to the pubic bone which play a vital role within our inner core. Some other functions include; bladder and bowel continence, birthing, and sexual function. If you are experiencing lumbopelvic, SI Joint, groin, hip, abdominal or lower extremity symptoms (pain or movement impairment) that are not improving as expected, a thorough history and pelvic floor assessment may be the missing piece.
Pelvic health is important even if you aren’t experiencing any problems. Preventative care and preparation for labor and delivery can shorten delivery times and lessen potential injury to the pelvic floor structures.
Our pelvic health physiotherapists are trained to assess and treat both male and female urinary and bowel incontinence, constipation, prenatal and postpartum care, peri/menopause related issues, pelvic organ prolapse, and pelvic pain conditions.
“We don’t just treat your symptoms. We diagnose the root cause of the issue. We design a holistic treatment plan with you to reach your goals that address the reason(s) that you sought out care.”
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Urinary and/or bowel leakage
Frequent urination
Urgency: urinary and/or bowe
Constipation
Pain with bowel movements.
Tailbone pain
Low back pain
Pelvic pain
Pain with intercours
Proactive support for pelvic health during pregnancy
Pelvic girdle discomfort during pregnancy
Post-partum rehabilitation
SI Joint pain and dysfunction
Rectus Diastasis
Pelvic Organ Prolapse (Bladder, Uterine, Bowel)
Pelvic Pain Conditions (vulvodynia, endometriosis, interstitial cystitis, pelvic congestion syndrome, etc).
Painful menstruation
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Testicular pain, groin pain, and/or hip pain
Penile pain
Burning pain - in pelvic area, perineum, urethra, penis
Pain prior, during, and/or after ejaculation
Weak urinary stream or difficulty starting urination
Abdominal pain/ache
Paediatric Physiotherapy
Danielle Bararuk
We value a positive environment where the child feels supported and the family and the physiotherapist can work towards their goals.
Paediatric physiotherapy assists in early detection of health problems and uses a wide variety of modalities to treat disorders in the paediatric population.
Our Paediatric Physiotherapists assess and treat muscle tightness, muscle weakness, muscle endurance, postural control, balance, coordination and core stability.
Children may have received a diagnosis of torticollis, plagiocephaly, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, low muscle tone (hypotonia), autism spectrum disorder, developmental delay, or gross motor delay. Children may also purely be having trouble with motor skills that make it harder for them to keep up with their peers during activities.
Children with mild to severe motor delays can all benefit from physiotherapy. Examples of gross motor delays in the first couple years of life include crawling, sitting, walking, running, jumping, climbing and ball skills. Physiotherapy helps children improve their gross motor skills during development or after an accident or injury.
Physical Therapy visits are always play-based for babies and younger children, with the addition of gentle facilitation by the physiotherapist to promote independence in the desired motor skill.
Chiropractic Care
Chiropractors are part of a mainstream health care discipline that use spinal adjustments and manual techniques as the primary methods of helping the body heal. Chiropractic focuses on the relationship between the structure (primarily the spine) and function (as coordinated by the nervous system) and how that relationship affects the preservation and restoration of health.
Chiropractors provide care for patients of all ages with a range of acute and chronic conditions. We use a variety of diagnostic methods, including x-rays & diagnostic ultrasound to discover the state of your musculoskeletal system.
Moving through a well-versed patient-led history, Dr. Kuan and Dr. Njaa will help hone in on your chief health concerns. A physical examination is always preformed which helps to clarify what bodily structures, joints, nerves and tissues are being affected, which helps to form a concrete diagnosis. Together we create strategies to help optimize your healing potential through an individualized plan of management.
Chiropractic Care is proven to help:
Head, neck & shoulder pain
Mid and low back pain
Tingling/numbness into arms/legs
Headaches & whiplash
Elbow and wrist pain
Hip/pelvic issues
Sports, work or accident related injuries
Foot & ankle pain
TMJ/jaw pain
Balancing the nervous system for optimal functioning in all systems
Custom Foot Maxx Orthotics
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At Holistic Physiotherapy and Wellness, chiropractic care for adults is focused on restoring proper spinal movement and optimizing overall function. Chiropractic adjustments are used to improve spinal alignment, reduce pain, and enhance mobility, allowing your body to function at its best.
Dr. Maija Kuan and Dr. Carly Njaa are passionate about providing personalized care that addresses the specific needs of each individual. For Dr. Kuan, her approach combines contemporary medical acupuncture and chiropractic techniques to help manage pain and promote recovery, particularly for those with musculoskeletal issues. Dr. Njaa, with her extensive experience, focuses on restoring movement and relieving tension to help patients feel more balanced and less restricted in their daily activities.
Common concerns that bring patients to chiropractic care include:
Neck pain
Back pain
Injury rehabilitation
TMJ (temporomandibular joint) dysfunction
Migraines and tension headaches
Posture correction
Chiropractic care is a safe and effective way to address these concerns, helping patients regain their mobility, reduce pain, and improve overall quality of life. Whether you're recovering from an injury, managing chronic pain, or seeking better posture, Dr. Kuan and Dr. Njaa are dedicated to working with you to create a treatment plan that supports your long-term health and well-being.
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At Holistic Physiotherapy and Wellness, our chiropractic services are tailored to the unique needs of athletes, helping them achieve peak performance, prevent injuries, and recover faster. Both of our experienced chiropractors, Dr. Maija Kuan and Dr. Carly Njaa, have a special interest in supporting athletes of all ages and athletic disciplines. Through a combination of manual adjustments, soft tissue therapy, and rehabilitative exercises, chiropractic care can:
Improve joint mobility and flexibility
Reduce muscle tension and pain
Enhance balance and coordination
Promote faster recovery from injuries
Prevent future injuries through proper alignment
Support overall athletic performance
Whether you're dealing with a specific injury or looking to maintain optimal physical function, our chiropractic care is designed to keep you at the top of your game. Experience the benefits of a personalized chiropractic plan that addresses the demands of your sport and your body.
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At Holistic Physiotherapy and Wellness, we understand the physical and emotional demands of pregnancy and motherhood. Dr. Carly Njaa specializes in pre and postnatal chiropractic care, offering gentle and effective treatments to support women through every stage of their journey. Dr. Njaa has specialized training in the Webster Technique, a specific chiropractic technique designed to help balance the pelvis and reduce tension in the ligaments and muscles, which can assist in achieving optimal fetal positioning during pregnancy.
Chiropractic care during pregnancy can help:
Relieve back, hip, and pelvic pain
Improve posture and balance
Reduce tension and discomfort from swelling
Support optimal fetal positioning, including the reduction of breech presentations
Alleviate headaches and neck pain
Postnatally, chiropractic care can aid in:
Promoting recovery after labor and delivery
Addressing pelvic misalignment
Enhancing mobility and strength
Supporting postpartum body changes and overall well-being
Dr. Njaa’s approach is tailored to your individual needs, using safe and gentle techniques designed to ease discomfort and help you feel your best during this special time. Whether you’re expecting or recovering, our chiropractic care can support your body’s natural healing process, helping you move with greater ease and comfort.
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At Holistic Physiotherapy and Wellness, we offer specialized chiropractic care for infants aged 0-12 months, focusing on the early stages of development. Dr. Carly Njaa has expertise in working with babies, using gentle, safe techniques to address common infant concerns and support healthy growth.
Chiropractic care for infants can help with:
Supporting healthy spinal development
Improving sleep patterns and reducing fussiness
Helping to improve comfort in conditions like colic, reflux, and ear infections (as part of a comprehensive care plan)
Enhancing early motor skills and coordination
Promoting overall well-being and immune function
Dr. Njaa’s approach is calm and compassionate, ensuring a comfortable experience for both babies and parents. Whether your baby is experiencing discomfort or you want to support their natural development, chiropractic care can provide valuable benefits during this crucial time.
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At Holistic Physiotherapy and Wellness, we offer chiropractic care specifically designed to support the growing bodies of children and youth. Chiropractic adjustments are safe, gentle, and tailored to the unique needs of younger patients, helping to optimize spinal health and improve overall function.
Dr. Maija Kuan and Dr. Carly Njaa are passionate about providing a comprehensive approach to care, focusing on promoting healthy spinal development, improving posture, and supporting optimal movement patterns. Whether it's addressing musculoskeletal discomfort, enhancing recovery from sports injuries, or ensuring balanced growth, their combined expertise helps children and youth feel their best.
Chiropractic care for children and youth may help with:
Supporting healthy spinal development
Promoting better posture and balance
Addressing concerns such as discomfort in the neck and back (subject to clinical assessment)
Alleviating growing pains and musculoskeletal discomfort (as part of a comprehensive care plan)
Supporting healthy movement patterns for active children and youth
Chiropractic care is part of a holistic approach to health, focusing on improving overall well-being and function. Dr. Kuan and Dr. Njaa are committed to providing evidence-based, patient-centered care, ensuring that children and youth receive the best care for their physical development.
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At Holistic Physiotherapy and Wellness, we offer contemporary medical acupuncture as a therapeutic intervention designed to help manage pain and optimize function. Dr. Maija Kuan specializes in contemporary medical acupuncture, which is provided under her chiropractic designation and license. This condition-based acupuncture approach focuses on neuromodulation of pain through targeted acupuncture techniques, aiming to induce physiological changes in the nervous and musculoskeletal systems.
Contemporary medical acupuncture can help with:
Decreasing pain and discomfort
Increasing blood flow and circulation
Reducing inflammation
Promoting healing through the release of neurotransmitters
Enhancing the body’s natural physiological mechanisms
It is an effective adjunct to other manual therapy treatments, helping to manage musculoskeletal pain, headaches, chronic pain, and movement disorders. Dr. Kuan’s expertise in contemporary medical acupuncture can offer relief and improve your overall function, helping you regain mobility and comfort as part of a comprehensive treatment plan.
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At Holistic Physiotherapy and Wellness, we offer custom foot orthotics designed to support proper biomechanics, correct abnormal motion, and accommodate various pathologies. Both Dr. Maija Kuan and Dr. Carly Njaa are trained to assess and create personalized orthotics tailored to your specific needs.
Custom foot orthotics can help with a variety of conditions, including:
Pes planus (flat feet)
Shin splints
Plantar fasciitis
Heel spurs
Sesamoiditis
Neuroma
Low back pain
Hip pain
Ankle instability
Leg length discrepancy
Chondromalacia
ITB (iliotibial band) syndrome
By addressing abnormal movement patterns and promoting proper alignment, our custom foot orthotics can help reduce pain, improve comfort, and enhance overall function. Dr. Kuan and Dr. Njaa ensure that each orthotic is crafted to optimize your posture, reduce strain, and support healthy movement throughout your day.
Massage Therapy
Ashley Preete
Throughout the world, massage therapy is an important part of self-care and health care programs.
Massage therapy is widely recognized by patients and doctors alike as an effective means of treating soft tissue pain or disability and for its value in preventative care. Massage therapy is the manual manipulation of soft body tissues (muscles, connective tissue, tendons, and ligaments) to treat and prevent dysfunction and pain.
Massage can be used to treat a variety of conditions such as back and neck pain, headaches, arthritis, and stress. A registered massage therapist is educated in the areas of anatomy, physiology, pathology, remedial exercise, mobilizations, and massage practice and theory to treat their clients. Your massage appointment will include an assessment, treatment, and a home care plan to optimally support your health and well-being.
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Relaxation massage is a gentle Swedish massage that uses smooth, gliding strokes to help you relax without focusing on easing any muscle soreness or tension. The massage therapist will move slower and use lighter pressure than therapeutic massages.
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Deep tissue massage is a massage technique that’s mainly used to treat musculoskeletal issues, such as strains and sports injuries. It involves applying sustained pressure using slow, deep strokes to target the inner layers of your muscles and connective tissues. This helps to break up scar tissue that forms following an injury and reduce tension in muscle and tissue.
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Cupping Therapy is a modified version of the common practice of cupping, used in traditional Chinese medicine. Cupping Massage will help break down rigid tissue (muscle and fascia), and assists in the release of excess fluids and toxins. It also promotes blood flow and can helps improve range of motion. The process involves the therapist putting special cups on your skin for a few minutes to create suction. The process uses negative pressure (suction) to lift the soft tissues of the body. This is "not" fire cupping. Generally patients get cupping for many purposes, including to help with pain, inflammation, blood flow, relaxation and well-being, and as a type of deep-tissue massage. After your session, the cups may leave bruise or bruise-like marks on your treated areas, The color and pattern of the marks depend on the level of stagnation in the area, and can range from a bright red to a dark purple, usually lasting 3 days to a week, sometimes a bit longer. Once our clients understand what these marks are, and feel the results, their concerns disappear, and they return for more sessions. Cups can be made out of silicone, rubber, glass, or even bamboo and can be left in place or moved along the body. Each session can last between 30-50 minutes depending on the area in which requires treatment.
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Ashley holds a registration with MTAS and is accredited with both WCB and SGI for providing massage therapy for individuals who have been approved for massage therapy under their injury claim number.
Are you unsure what type of service you need or where to start?
We offer a Free 15-minute Discovery Call to discuss your needs and goals so that we can connect you with the team members and treatment options that will assist you with achieving your health and wellness goals.