It’s turned out to be a busy fall for Envision, although you wouldn’t know given our social media absence. We are so busy with both clinical and other physical therapy endeavours, that we often miss opportunities to share. However, this week, I felt a strong urge to share. It dawned on me part way through …

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Sport Physiotherapy BC provided care for Kitsfest 2017 at Kits Beach in Vancouver at the end of the summer. Kitsfest has grown from a small festival with a basketball tournament into a huge outdoor festival with a variety of sports: basketball, volleyball, ouch football, tennis, water polo, running, and more. Most of our physiotherapists at …

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The healthcare system can be a cold, impersonal and anxiety provoking experience for many people. It can seem disjointed and frustrating for a person trying to seek help from various medical professionals that don’t talk to each other. I started Envision Physiotherapy in 2006 with the goal of creating a comfortable and accessible healthcare experience …

Envision Physiotherapy: Connecting the Healthcare Community in Vancouver Read More »

The Clinical Pilates program at Envision Physiotherapy started in 2011 when we moved from a personal training gym on the corner of Broadway and Fir in Vancouver to our own space on 14th and Granville. I had made a point of connecting with various different healthcare professionals over the previous five years and found that …

Clinical Pilates at Envision Physiotherapy: an example of two professions working together Read More »

IMS dry needling is an increasingly popular form of treatment used by physiotherapists in Vancouver due primarily to the strong influence of local retired physician Dr Chan Gunn. He studied and refined the use of acupuncture needles specifically for treating persistent pain and ran a training and research center in Vancouver over the past thirty …

IMS Dry Needling at Envision Physiotherapy: Explaining the Integrated Use of Needling in Physio Read More »

Osteopathy is a profession that uses various forms of manual therapy to assess and treat tension and restriction in people’s bodies. It overlaps with physiotherapy, chiropractic and massage approaches, but with more of a focus on treating fascia, organs and nerves than simply just a person’s muscles and joints. In Europe and the eastern United …

The Osteopathic Approach at Envision Physiotherapy: How Neural and Visceral Manipulation can help resistant pain problems Read More »