Spectrum Physiotherapy is founded by experienced health care practitioner, Manas Kathuria, whose primary concern is your health and recovery. After working over 11 years in prominent multidisciplinary clinics around many cities in Canada, Manas decided to create a clinic that embodied their joint vision for a higher level of rehabilitation health care.
Physiotherapy treatment techniques are aimed at removing muscular, joint and nerve symptoms. They restore normal function and mobility and provide patients with skills to help manage their problem long term. Our physiotherapist use a hands-on approach to treatment using a wide variety of manual skills and extensive knowledge of exercise therapy to help you recover from either acute or chronic injuries.
Their extensive training in injury mechanism pathology and rehabilitation allows them to provide the most reliable and evidence based advice and treatment for musculoskeletal disorders.
Massage Therapy - Massage therapy focuses on soft tissue manipulation to enhance muscle performance and promote relaxation of the body’s nervous system. The goal of massage therapy is to restore and maintain optimal health and pain free function of the body. It is a natural form of therapy that promotes healing, circulation, and waste reduction in tissues.
Registered Massage Therapists (RMT) in Alberta have the highest level of Massage Therapy education in Canada. They are educated and trained to accurately assess and treat with techniques that include massage and manual therapy, joint mobilization, rehabilitative exercises and patient education. They focus their treatment on the soft tissues of the body, including muscles, connective tissue, tendons, ligaments and joints.All of our RMT’s have completed a diploma program and are in good standing with the College of Massage Therapy of Alberta.
Functional dry needling- is a specialized form of needling that differs from acupuncture. It helps to reduce pain and dysfunction by inserting a needle into targeted areas of tightness and trigger points in muscle tissue.
The needle produces a reflex response, causing relaxation of the muscle, thus reducing tension on other joint structures. IMS is not appropriate for all patients and thus a special assessment is required to determine if it is appropriate for you.
‘Medical Acupuncture- Encompassing a combination of traditional Chinese acupuncture and Western medical science, acupuncture involves the insertion of very fine needles into the skin at specific points to achieve a variety of effects, including pain relief, reduction of swelling, and improved circulation.
Medical acupuncture is not appropriate for all patients and thus a special assessment is required to determine if it is appropriate for you
