Laura specializes in treating both elite and recreational athletes in order to return them to their sports in optimal shape. She treats overuse injuries by addressing both the present injury and cause of the problem. Her treatments include soft tissue techniques, joint mobilizations, acupuncture, and injury specific return to sport exercises.
Laura graduated from Queen’s University in physiotherapy and has passed the Canadian Physiotherapy Postgraduate Orthopedic Exams. She is frequently an examiner for the licensing exams for Canadian physiotherapists. She began her career with a year of inpatient physiotherapy at Mt. Sinai Hospital. She has four years experience treating acute and chronic orthopedic injuries, post surgical orthopedic cases, osteoarthritis, fractures, and joint replacements in outpatient hospital physiotherapy. She has eight years experience working at the Sports Medicine Specialists treating elite and recreational athletes from a variety of sports. In 2008 Laura treated three Beijing Olympians. Laura frequently works as a physiotherapist at sporting events. Most recently this has included the Tevlin Tennis Challenger, the Canadian Track and Field Championships, and the Festival of Excellence featuring a host of world class track and field athletes.
