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Julia’s passion for physiotherapy stemmed from experiencing various injuries and rehabilitation firsthand as a Canadian National Alpine Ski racer. How fitting for her to be now working within a Ski Club! After two knee surgeries and countless other injuries, Julia decided to hang up her skis and study, completing her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Western Ontario in 2018. She then went on to become a strength and conditioning coach for Canadian National Winter Olympic athletes at the Canadian Sport Institute. This was where her passion for physiotherapy and a focus on injury prevention and return to sport safely and effectively continued to flourish.

She graduated from Robert Gordon University in Scotland in 2020 as the top student in the MSc. in Physiotherapy program. She then went on to work within the National Health Service in the UK. During this time she completed rotations within Orthopaedics, Community, Cardiorespiratory, General surgery, and Musculoskeletal rehabilitation. With a passion for combining her knowledge and skills with her strength and conditioning background, she specialized in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and practiced for two years in private practice in Scotland. These experiences have thus allowed her to take on a wide variety of patients within Peak to Shore – and upon request, she can provide home visits and/or respiratory physiotherapy.

Having played a variety of sports growing up in the local area including alpine and cross-country skiing (as a proud member of Devils Glen), soccer, tennis, and golf, she is passionate about using ‘exercise as medicine’ to help others reach their full potential. She incorporates alternative treatments such as sports massage, mobilizations, and various electro-therapy techniques into her functional approach- always putting her patient’s goals and needs at the forefront of her treatment sessions. She is trained in physio-led Pilates, allowing her to provide individualized and functional therapeutic exercise programs for rehab and long-term prevention of spinal and joint-related pain.

As an ‘adrenaline junky,’ you can find her trying to run her fastest 5-20km on the local trails, wake-surfing, paddleboarding, waterskiing or mountain biking, or pushing herself in the gym during her strength-based workouts.