Shannon incorporates her skills and experience in manual therapy and IMS, together with patient education and exercise prescription to provide a one-on-one, client-centered approach in her treatment sessions. Shannon completed her physiotherapy degree from the University of British Columbia in 1999. She completed her Diploma in Advanced Manual and Manipulative Therapy (‘Part ‘B’) in 2005. Shannon also completed her training to practice the Chan Gunn method of Intramuscular needling (CGIMS, 2004). Shannon worked in orthopaedic and sports clinics in Victoria until she could not be away from the great skiing and mountain biking of Nelson any longer. Shannon is happy to be part of the Kootenay Health Services team.

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Robyn has been co-owner of Kootenay Health Services Inc., since 2000. She completed a Bachelor of Kinesiology in 1996 and a Master of Education in 2009 and has worked in the field of Health, Fitness and Rehabilitation since 1995. Robyn is both the clinical coordinator and a practicing clinician at Kootenay Health. She firmly believes in empowering individuals by providing them with the tools they need to successfully achieve their goals. Robyn holds the following designations: Registered Kinesiologist, Master’s Certificate, Vocational Professional, PGAP Clinician, PGAP-Tel Clinician, Medical Exercise Specialist, Crossfit Level 1 Trainer, Crossfit Kids Trainer, and Crossfit Movement and Mobility Trainer, FMS certified exercise professional

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From a young age Sydney has always been a sports enthusiast. Her passion for an active lifestyle has led her down a path of learning and discovering how the human body works physically and mentally, especially when related to injury or pain. Sydney grew up playing competitive soccer, travelling around the lower mainland with her team. Alongside soccer, she has participated in a variety of other sports from snowboarding, hiking, swimming, baseball, and cross country running.  In more recent years, Sydney has developed a strong love for strength training and performance. Through her own development she has gained a lot of practical experience and knowledge pertaining to physical fitness and performance. Sydney is also an auxiliary firefighter with the Nelson Fire Rescue where she has been learning an abundance of new skills relating to health, safety, and the importance of proper training.   With all sports and physical activity comes the importance of health. The roots of Chinese Medicine involves uncovering underlying imbalances and the signs and symptoms that are expressed by each individual. Pain is a symptom of an underlying problem. It’s the body’s way of communicating when there is something wrong. This may be obvious such as an injury, but it may also seem to have no clear cause. Using the diagnostic principles of Chinese Medicine Sydney will work with you to uncover and correct underlying imbalances that are contributing or causing stresses on the body. Sydney’s love for sports and health led her to pursue a career in acupuncture. Before enrolling in the registered acupuncturist program in Nelson, she studied Five Element Acupressure at the Canadian Acupressure College in Haida Gwaii. Shortly after completing her diploma there, she enrolled in the Kootenay College of Integrative Health Sciences where she graduated in December 2019. As an acupuncturist Sydney loves that she gets to work one on one with each individual to develop a treatment plan designed specifically for them. She is continually learning and finding ways to expand her training to further assist people on their health journeys. Sydney is excited to be working alongside the Kootenay Health Services team focusing on providing the best possible care for each individual.

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Emma Haley was born and raised in Nelson, B.C. After graduating from L.V. Rogers’s high school, she attended Selkirk College for two years before moving to Vancouver to finish her undergraduate degree in Human Kinetics at the University of British Columbia. She then went on to achieve a graduate degree in Occupational Therapy from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. Since graduating with her MSc. OT, Emma has been working in private practice in Kelowna. Emma is committed to providing client-centred care and believes that education and building self-management strategies are key components to a client’s recovery from illness or injury. Emma was drawn to Occupational Therapy largely in part because of the holistic approach taken to restoring client’s function and increasing independence in daily activities through evidence-based practice. Emma’s practice interests include chronic pain, mental health, cognitive rehabilitation, hand therapy, return to work, functional capacity evaluations and concussion management. Emma is committed to professional growth and continuing education in order to provide the most relevant treatments to her clients and is excited to become a member of an innovative and forward thinking team of clinicians at KHS. Emma is passionate about spending time outdoors and enjoys skiing, paddle boarding, reading, travelling, hiking, gardening, volunteering and laughing with her fiancé.

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Justin Pickerell grew up in the City of Nelson, B.C. Here he gained an interest in sports including skiing, hiking and especially hockey. His interest in the body and mind lead him to an undergraduate degree in Kinesiology & Psychology. Justin furthered his education by attending UBC in Vancouver where he completed a Masters degree in Physiotherapy.

He has a passion to work with athletes, to be in the mountains, and to travel the world. These interests lead to him to a position with Alpine Canada as the head physiotherapist for the technical team where he worked for two years. The job involved travelling the Alpine World Cup circuit and working with Olympic athletes around the globe. Prior to moving to Nelson, Justin worked in the private sector assisting all demographics with acute as, well as, chronic ailments. Recently, he worked with Hockey Canada in such tournaments as the Deutschland Cup, with trackside treatment for the Olympic bobsled team as well as, with professional and national level athletes including national wrestlers, luge athletes and sledge hockey players to help them to return to full function post injury.

Over the last 5 years Justin has taken numerous postgraduate courses in acupuncture, functional dry needling (FDN) and manual therapy and utilizes these techniques on a daily basis. His rehabilitation plans have a strong base in exercise science and client education, with all client populations.

He is very excited to have the opportunity to move back to Nelson with his wife, Natalie, and eleven month old son, River. With skiing, biking, hiking and beaches so accessible, the decision to move back was a simple one.

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As an Olympian (Tokyo 2020 – trampoline gymnastics) and a lifelong athlete, Samantha strongly believes in promoting health and activity for everyone from professional athletes to people who are just starting their fitness journey. Samantha specialises in creating personalised injury rehabilitation programs. She believes in addressing the root cause of injury and not just the symptoms. Her treatment approach includes manual therapy, patient education, and functional exercise programs. She is certified in Dry Needling and has taken continuing professional development to specialize in treating both artistic athletes and runners. She is a certified running specialist through The Running Clinic. She has also competed the Advanced Integrative Manual Therapy course level 2 Upper Body. Samantha has experience working with everyone from Team Canada athletes to house-bound seniors. She has worked as a Community Physiotherapist with Vancouver Coastal Health, and has extensive training in joint replacement care, fall prevention, and balance training. She is a dedicated athlete who enjoys any adventurous activity that takes her outside such as skiing, mountain biking and paddling. Samantha completed her Masters of Physiotherapy at the University of British Columbia and holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from UBC Okanagan. Samantha is now accepting new patients and looks forward to sharing her passion for sustainable healthy living with you!

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Co-owner of Kootenay Health Services Inc., Craig incorporates a hands-on approach into his physiotherapy practice where education and progression to independent management is paramount and attainable through individual 30-45 minute treatment sessions. Craig graduated from the University of Alberta (BScPT) (1996), completed post-graduate certification in Manual and Manipulative Therapy (2000), www.manipulativetherapy.org, certification in IMS (2010), www.istop.org, and certification as a Hand Therapist (2013), www.htcc.org. When not at work Craig can be found chasing after his kids: Ayla, Keegan, Clark and Bon.

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