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Serving the midtown Toronto ON community, conveniently located at intersection of Yonge and Eglinton.
Wellness screening: We are committed to maintaining a safe and healthy place for all who enter our clinic. Prior to each appointment you will receive, via email, an online wellness screening questionnaire. Please complete this questionnaire to help us stay healthy and able to provide care. Masking is optional in the clinic, based on your personal health situation. If you would like your practitioner to wear a mask, please let us know when you arrive .
Booking tips: Please review the following booking guidelines prior to scheduling an appointment. If it is your first time visiting the clinic, if you have a new area of concern or if it has been greater than 6 months since your last appointment with us, please schedule an ASSESSMENT. When scheduling FOLLOW UP VISITS appointments, please chose the same practitioners with whom you completed an assessment. We do review all bookings and may adjust the appointment type based on the information in your file. If any changes are made to your booking, you will receive an email notification.
Cancellation policy: Please be aware that 24 hours’ notice is required for cancellation of all appointments, or you may be directly charged for the full amount of your missed appointment. For appointments longer than 60 minutes, we require 48 hours’ notice for cancellation.
We thank you for your dedication to your health and well-being and we look forward to seeing you soon.
Serving the Yonge and Eglinton community.
Physiatry & Sports Medicine
Appointments with the Physiatrist are covered by OHIP and a **referral from your primary care physician is required**. Dr. Tam is accepting new patients with short wait times for an appointment. A valid health card must be presented prior to each visit otherwise you will be required to pay for the services rendered at your visit. Residents of Quebec and non-residents of Canada will be required to pay for the services rendered at their visit. Payment for services not covered by OHIP is required at each visit.
The field of Sports Medicine focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment of sports injuries and musculoskeletal conditions. Physicians who have a speciality in the area of Sports Medicine are skilled in the assessment and diagnosis of sports injuries. Whether your condition requires a referral for diagnostic testing, a prescription for medication, a referral to a specialist or surgeon or to provide a recommendation for treatment options, your Strive Sports Medicine Physician is here to help.
What is a Physiatrist?
Rehab doctors or, Physiatrists are physicians who specialize in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), a medical specialty that evaluates and manages patients whose functional abilities have been affected/impaired.
Physiotherapy (In Clinic)
The foundation of any initial appointment with a Physiotherapist, is a thorough patient interview, which allows your Physiotherapist to learn more about you. It includes learning about your condition, your past medical history, contributing factors and understanding your needs and goals. This can be done in person, over the telephone or through video conferencing. The next step involves careful observation of you and how you move. In person and video appointments are best for these situations as it allows your Physiotherapist to guide you through different positions and movement patterns to gain the necessary information to provide a diagnosis and create a treatment plan. Working together, you and your Strive Physiotherapist will create a plan to help you manage your pain, move better and strive for better health!
Virtual appointment options are available as well. Please see Virtual Physiotherapy for more information.
Physiotherapy (Melanie MacKinnon)
As a senior therapist, Melanie typically books a few weeks in advance for new assessments and her appointment rates are higher. When booking an assessment with Melanie, it is highly recommended to also tentatively book one (1) follow up appointment, one (1) week later. During your appointment, you and Melanie will work together to create a plan of care and schedule or reschedule appointments as needed. Appreciating the need for timely care, if Melanie's wait list is too long for you to wait for care, schedule a 10 min Ask A Physio discovery call with Melanie so she can help you to find the practitioner on our team best suited for you. Melanie is deeply invested in creating a team of highly skilled and compassionate practitioners and is actively involved in supporting their professional development. If you are a previous patient of Melanie's and are having a hard time finding an appointment, please contact our admin team to help put you on the wait list.
Massage Therapy
Registered Massage Therapists (RMT) are self-regulating Health Care Professionals who are certified by and registered with the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario. At Strive, our RMTs use a variety of hands on techniques to address muscle pain and tension as a result of training and injury. Jennifer Costa's massage approach is to treat the body as a whole using fascial and trigger point release techniques. Please note HST is applied to the cost of the visit. For appointments longer than 60 minutes, we require 48 hours notice for any cancellations or changes to the appointment.
Pedorthics
Pedorthists are trained in the assessment of lower limb anatomy and muscle and joint function. In Canada, Pedorthists who are members of the Pedorthic Association of Canada, receive the certification of Canadian Certified Pedorthists – C. Ped (C). They receive specialized education and training in foot orthotics and footwear. At Strive, Babs Aiyede, a Canadian Certified Pedorthist, works in collaboration with your other Strive team members, to alleviate pain, abnormalities and debilitating conditions of the lower limbs and feet.
Pilates
Pilates can help people of all ages, abilities and fitness levels. It is adaptable to an individual’s specific health and movement goals. Pilates can be used for athletic conditioning and cross training, as well as injury prevention, chronic pain management, and rehabilitation. Pilates is a suitable complement to manual therapies such as Physiotherapy and Massage. Pilates aims to re-educate movement through specific programming, dynamic imagery, and cueing. Packaged pricing is available for 5, 10 or 20 sessions, email or call us to find out more!
Lymphatic Drainage Massage Therapy
Concussion Physiotherapy Rehabilitation
Concussion Rehabilitation at Strive is lead by Nicole Cesca, Physiotherapist. Nicole has advanced training in concussion assessment and management. She will design an individualized rehabilitation program that will focus not just on your symptoms but on addressing you as a whole person, which may include addressing the neck, thoracic spine and vestibular symptoms. Interested in learning more? Book a 10min Ask a Physio complementary phone call to see if this type of care is the right fit for you.
Vestibular Physiotherapy
Vestibular rehabilitation is an exercise based treatment program, designed to help improve balance, decrease and manage symptoms of dizziness, vertigo and the associated nausea, unsteadiness and headaches that often accompany these symptoms. If you are experiencing dizziness, imbalance, vertigo, Meniere's syndrome, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), neck-related dizzinesss and/or migraines, a Physiotherapist trained in vestibular rehabilitation can be of help!
Temporomandibular (Jaw/TMJ) Physiotherapy
Physiotherapists play an important role in the care and management of persons with jaw and facial pain. Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) include pain of the face and jaw, limited ability to open the jaw, clicking or popping sounds of the jaw when opening or closing. Many individuals with TMD can also suffer from neck pain an assessment and treatment of the neck may also be an integral part of your treatment as well.
Strive Physiotherapist Patrick Quimio is skilled in the assessment, diagnosis, and management of TMD using a variety of skills like: manual therapy, exercise prescription, dry needling and soft tissue techniques to relieve pain and improve function.
GLAD Canada Exercise Program
The GLA:D® program is an education and exercise program that has helped thousands of people with hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) manage their symptoms of pain and loss of function. The program reflects the latest OA research and has been developed based on feedback from people with OA, as well as healthcare professional who provide care to individuals with mild to severe symptoms. GLA:D® therefore provides an evidence-based approach that works in the real world.
The GLA:D® program is unique in that the education and exercises provided can be applied to everyday activities. By strengthening and correcting daily movement patterns, participants will train their bodies to move properly, prevent symptom progression and reduce pain.
**Please note for the Fall 2024 GLA:D Canada sessions, the exercise sessions will be $55/session (approximately 1 hr) and the exercise + education sessions will be $82.50/session ( approximately 1.5hrs)**
Dancer Care Program with Physiotherapy
Dance focused Physiotherapy: Are you a dancer looking to improve your performance? Struggling with an injury or would like a pre-season or pre-point assessment to ensure you start the season off right? Strive Physiotherapist Grace Underwood has been in your shoes. Grace was a trained ballet, pointe, and jazz dancer having completed several dance examinations from the Royal Academy of Dance and the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing for Classical Ballet. She has completed training in dance rehabilitation in areas including pre-season and pre-pointe assessments, assessment and treatment of dance injuries and other dance specific techniques. So, whether you are a recreational dancer or an elite competitive dancer, Grace is here for you. She will provide you with a personalized assessment and treatment plan and help you achieve your goals. Still not sure? Book a Complementary 10min Ask A Physio phone call and find out if this is the care you have been looking for.
Paediatric Physiotherapy (infant and children)
Paediatric physiotherapy involves assessment and therapeutic intervention for children and youth of all ages. Paediatric physiotherapy spans a broad range of applications, from rehabilitating orthopedic injuries to helping your little one achieve their developmental milestones. Paediatric Physiotherapy can help with gross motor delay/developmental delay, scoliosis, torticollis, cerebral palsy, osgood-schlatter's and many more conditions!
Pelvic Health Physiotherapy (for all persons)
Pelvic Health Rehabilitation is a growing area of speciality for persons experiencing dysfunction or pain with their bladder, bowel and sexual function. Although changes in bladder and bowel function following pregnancy or prostate surgery are common, it should not be thought of as normal.
Pelvic floor muscles are an integral component of our core muscles and also play an essential role in keeping our backs healthy. Strive Physiotherapist Stephanie Gardonio combines her expertise in manual therapy and pelvic health rehabilitation to succsesfuly address these conditions with sensitivity and compassion.
Virtual Physiotherapy
Virtual care appointments are well suited to:
1) Education and discussion regarding pain management strategies, activity and lifestyle modification to address pain and prevent injury
2) Creation or progression of existing exercise programs
3) Screening of acute injuries to help you deal with new injuries in a timely manner and potential referral to other health care professionals
Virtual Care appointments can rule out any serious underlying cause and any issues that need to be investigated, in the same way as a face to face appointment would. The virtual care appointments require the same high level of adherence to safety and professional standards as our in person appointments do. However, virtual care appointments do have their limitations and there may be instances where your Physiotherapist will recommend you come in for a session so s/he can perform some additional hands on assessment to finalize the diagnosis, rule out serious pathology or provide hands on treatment (such as dry needling, soft tissue techniques and joint mobilization/manipulation) that when combined with your exercises, will help you get moving again.
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