Our Physiotherapists
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Jim Bowie
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After completing his Physiotherapy degree at the University of Alberta he aggressively pursued post graduate courses in physiotherapy. Highlights of this include his completion of the Advanced Certification in Manual Therapy and Intra Muscular Stimulation (IMS). This allows him to quickly assess and accurately treat even the most complex injuries with great outcomes.
Jim's style of treatment involves first discovering the primary driver or reason why the injury occurred and any other additional factors. Sometimes this involves treating areas that are away from the area of concern. He has found this method the most successful at avoiding repeat injuries and recovering quickly.
Jim's style of treatment involves first discovering the primary driver or reason why the injury occurred and any other additional factors. Sometimes this involves treating areas that are away from the area of concern. He has found this method the most successful at avoiding repeat injuries and recovering quickly.
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Damien Wild
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the practical components of testing protocols used by several municipal fire departments across Western Canada.This extensive testing and research lead to him to taking on the lead role in the development and implementation of the East Central Health region's first community based cardiac rehab program followed by 3 years of full time work as a firefighter in the oil sands while concurrently running the physio department. This intimate understanding of high performance athletes, Fire and EMS personnel and an aging population with a lust for life make him an ideal candidate to continue to work with those individuals as a physiotherapist.
As an avid participant in numerous contact sports and intense resistance training, Damien's first exposure to physio, like a lot of athletes, was as a patient. The remarkable healing qualities he experienced with acupuncture inspired him to quickly pursue the Medical Acupuncture Program through the University of Alberta after graduating from physio. Further developing his skills through the addition of Gokavi dry needling and continuous education in manual therapy and therapeutic exercise allows for different levels of treatment based on patient needs and desire.
With knowledge comes power! Damien believes that understanding your injury is invaluable to the healing process. When a patient understands their injury and why they are doing what they are doing, they get to be a more active team member in their own recovery. It is incredibly important that the patient is aware of why treatment of different areas is being done so they can understand their injury and take appropriate measures to prevent reoccurrence and work towards a speedy recovery and renewed balance of the person as a whole. .
As an avid participant in numerous contact sports and intense resistance training, Damien's first exposure to physio, like a lot of athletes, was as a patient. The remarkable healing qualities he experienced with acupuncture inspired him to quickly pursue the Medical Acupuncture Program through the University of Alberta after graduating from physio. Further developing his skills through the addition of Gokavi dry needling and continuous education in manual therapy and therapeutic exercise allows for different levels of treatment based on patient needs and desire.
With knowledge comes power! Damien believes that understanding your injury is invaluable to the healing process. When a patient understands their injury and why they are doing what they are doing, they get to be a more active team member in their own recovery. It is incredibly important that the patient is aware of why treatment of different areas is being done so they can understand their injury and take appropriate measures to prevent reoccurrence and work towards a speedy recovery and renewed balance of the person as a whole. .
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James Rowan
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James has worked in private practice clinics for his entire career. Although he has worked predominantly in the Lower Mainland, James’ career also took him to London, England. His position in London was unique as he was treating staff members on-site at two large hospitals and at Harrods Department store. As part of this job he performed job site evaluations, ergonomic assessments, and assessed and treated staff members.
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Brendon Ip
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Brendon's athletic endeavors began from a young age when he started cross country running and it was here that he first developed an interest in the biomechanics of the human body and sports. As an avid runner and rockclimber with a passion for ice hockey, brazilian jiu-jitsu and strength and conditioning. With an analytic mindset, Brendon uses an approach that breaks down the imbalances, movement patterns and opposing forces in the body to determine the root cause of dysfunction.
Fighting through his own shoulder injury, Brendon learned that his best outcome resulted from taking charge of his own rehabilitation and becoming an active leader through all stages of his rehabilitation. It is important to take ownership of your injury and rehabilitation because only then do you dictate where and how the healing and recovery process happens. By being an active participant, you decide what you want to do, where you want to go and your therapist simply teaches you how. As such, Brendon hopes to equip his patients with the same mindset and approach, returning his patients to function through manual therapy, IMS, Graston (IASTW), acupuncture, movement and education through corrective and therapeutic exercise.
Fighting through his own shoulder injury, Brendon learned that his best outcome resulted from taking charge of his own rehabilitation and becoming an active leader through all stages of his rehabilitation. It is important to take ownership of your injury and rehabilitation because only then do you dictate where and how the healing and recovery process happens. By being an active participant, you decide what you want to do, where you want to go and your therapist simply teaches you how. As such, Brendon hopes to equip his patients with the same mindset and approach, returning his patients to function through manual therapy, IMS, Graston (IASTW), acupuncture, movement and education through corrective and therapeutic exercise.
