Jocelyn Buitenhuis, RMT

01/10/2026

So proud to be a part of this team of amazing women! 💕👏

Physiotherapy, Accupucture and Massage Therapy under one roof.

✨ A New Year, A Full Team Ready to Support You ✨

As we step into a new year, our team of experienced clinicians is here to support your health and wellness goals—whatever they look like for you.

Here’s how we can help:

💪🏽Physiotherapy
Supporting pain management, injury rehabilitation, and movement goals. We also provide focused care for women’s health concerns including pelvic floor health, perimenopause & menopause-related changes, and bone health.
✔️ In-clinic
✔️ In-home
✔️ Virtual care options available

🪡 Acupuncture
A powerful tool to support your nervous system and overall wellness—helping with stress management, sleep concerns, hot flashes, and gently guiding your body out of a constant fight-or-flight state.

💆🏽‍♀️ Massage Therapy
Therapeutic care to help you reach your goals, including TMJ support, lymphedema management, and post–breast cancer rehabilitation.

No matter where you’re starting from, you don’t have to do it alone. Our team works collaboratively to support your whole body—at every stage of life.

👉 Visit our website to learn more about our team and services and see how we can support you this year.

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01/02/2026

~ Parking Update ~

With the recent snowfall, the available parking space has become more limited. The maintenance crew has been working hard to manage and clear the significant amount of snow we’ve received, and conditions may continue to change day to day, but they are limited where they can put the snow.

Although the appointment reminder notes parking in the last spot before the covered area, I am currently using that space to allow safer access for getting in and out of your vehicle.

Please park to the left of my vehicle and as close as comfortably possible (without contact 😊). The spaces beside me belong to Luana Montag, RMT, and while she is rarely onsite during my clinic hours, please be mindful to leave adequate room for everyone.

Thank you for your understanding and patience. Please drive with care and stay safe in these winter conditions ❄️

01/01/2026

I had a cancellation for tomorrow Friday, January 2 at 10am for 90min or less. You can book online (🔗 link in bio) or text me at 807.707.3134 to claim it!

01/01/2026

Leaving behind overextending myself, obligation-based “yes,” and operating without solid systems.

Walking into 2026 with clearer boundaries, sustainable structure, and purposeful growth.

Thank you to my patients, peers, family, and friends for the support that helped me get here.

Here’s to a safe, steady, meaningful new year ahead. ✨

12/25/2025

As 2025 comes to a close, I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting. This year had moments of growth, challenges, lessons, and surprising wins. It wasn’t perfect, but it mattered. I’m proud of the progress made, the strength built along the way, and the people who showed up with support, kindness, and patience.

Here’s to carrying forward what helped us grow, letting go of what weighed us down, and stepping into the new year with clarity, care, and hope.

Wishing you and the people in your life a safe, steady, and meaningful holiday season.
Happy holidays, and here’s to 2026. ✨

12/25/2025

To all our healthcare providers, first responders, long-term care teams, and every frontline worker keeping people safe, supported, and cared for through this holiday season — your commitment matters.

However you spend this holiday — on shift, heading in, heading home, or catching a moment for yourself when you can — We see you. We appreciate you. And we Thank you. 💕

11/25/2025

Last week, my post-revision knee patient came in almost hesitant to share that his surgeon had officially cleared him to return to work at 7 weeks post-op. My immediate response was, “That’s amazing news — how are you feeling about it?”

He thanked me repeatedly for being part of his recovery, but underneath it, he was sad that this was going to be our last session — as if he owed me something for helping him get to this point.

I held space for that. And I reminded him that this was always the plan. Return to work, return to activity, discharge. That’s the whole goal.

With physiotherapy, massage therapy, and his own commitment, he reached the milestones we set. This is success.

Discharging patients is not only okay — it’s the point. These emotions are normal, but no one owes us lifelong treatment to keep the lights on. Hit your goals, celebrate the progress, and if you want to support your therapist… tell your friends, family, and your surgeon about the great care you received.

That’s how we keep helping more people.

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11/25/2025

Finally we are seeing some movement in the House. This has been a long time coming and many, many years of advocacy from the CMTA, RMTAO, and many other bodies.

RMTs are healthcare professionals, who are able to help many Canadians manage pain and keep moving. Make massage therapy more accessible.

Let's exempt us from HST, like every other HCP. Let's keep pushing!!

Thank you Jonathan Rowe - Terra Nova-The Peninsulas we appreciate you!

11/14/2025

Seven weeks after a revision knee reconstruction, this client is walking tall — literally.

He began therapeutic massage, alongside his physiotherapy, with me at week 4 post-op, and by week 5, he had already put the cane aside.

At week 7, we’re seeing major improvements: smoother scar tissue with less puckering, better knee mobility, and most of the bruising on the hamstring has cleared. He came into the clinic this week with a bit of a strut — and a whole lot of optimism.

Revision surgeries are no small thing. They often come with more complexity, scar tissue, and longer healing. So to see this kind of progress — walking unassisted, improving week to week, and heading for a surgical re-check today in hopes of being cleared for vacation — is something to celebrate. He’s aiming to return to work in the new year, and his momentum is building in all the right ways.

Massage therapy in the post-op stage has helped support his healing, not just physically but also in reclaiming confidence and comfort in his body. We’ve been working on gentle scar tissue mobilization, reducing stiffness, improving circulation, and managing surrounding muscle tension — all of which play a role in his gains in function and quality of life.

Every recovery looks different, but this one is a reminder of how a collaborative, biopsychosocial approach can make a meaningful difference. Especially when the road isn’t the first — or the easiest — one walked.

Are you having surgery soon or currently recovering?

Don't forget to include your RMT in your post healing care.

11/13/2025

I’m not one to get overly excited about flashy new massage “tools”… but my Mini Scraper arrived today and I’m honestly impressed.

This little device heats up (40°, 45°, 50°) and offers optional vibration to support a comfortable, stimulatory tissue response. It warms up fast, creates an immediate circulatory effect, and it was gentle enough for me to use on my forearms, neck, and even external TMJ/facial tissues safely.

As someone who’s hypermobility-tuned, my hands and thumbs were always strong—locking my joints gave me stability (not ideal, but functional). After taking time off and heading into the busiest season of the year, I’m noticing some arthritic changes and reduced hand strength. Not surprising, but definitely something I need to respect.

This little scraper is going to support me not only in providing treatment, but also in caring for my own body, pacing myself, and staying healthy for the long run. A win for all of us.

11/11/2025

Remembrance Day

Today, we pause to honour the courage, sacrifice, and service of those who have fought—and continue to serve—for our freedom and peace.

May we all take a moment of silence to remember and reflect.

Lest we forget.

11/04/2025

It’s National Pain Awareness Week (Nov 2-8) — a time to shine a light on chronic pain and honor the millions of Canadians navigating it every day.

If you’ve ever experienced persistent pain, what’s helped you feel more in control or understood?

Keep reading more.. ⬇️

As a massage therapist and someone living with chronic pain, I bring both lived experience and clinical insight into how pain works — and how we can work with it.

Here are a few of the concepts that shape how I practice and how I understand my own journey:

Nociception – the nervous system’s detection of threat or potential tissue damage. Importantly: nociception doesn’t always mean there’s ongoing damage.

Central sensitization / centralization – when the central nervous system becomes more responsive over time, so that pain can persist or amplify even when tissue is healing (or healed).

Neuroplasticity – our nervous system’s capacity to learn, adapt, and remodel. This means there is hope: change is possible, safety can be re-learned, and function can improve.

The biopsychosocial model – pain is rarely just “hardware” (tissue, structure). It’s influenced by biology, yes — but also by thoughts, emotions, beliefs, environment, and social context.

Because I live with pain myself, I know how isolating it can feel when your body says one thing and others see “normal.” I know how frustrating it is to be told “everything looks fine” despite your reality. That lived perspective makes me more curious, more collaborative, and more intentional — not just to “treat tissue,” but to create a safe space, bring education, pacing, movement, self-management and hope.

In this clinic and beyond, living with pain has become an asset — it means I can empathize, help you unpack what’s happening in your nervous system, and support you to rebuild confidence in your body (and mind).

If you’re living with persistent pain: I see you. Your experience matters. Your nervous system is trying to protect you — and together, we can help it feel safe again.