At Somatec our elite professionals are committed to client physical fitness by improving strength, endurance, stability, flexibility balance and postural alignment through exercise programs designed to achieve your individualized goals. In our injury and athletic therapy clinic we provide personal training, injury assessment and active rehabilitation for various soft tissue injuries and disorders. We pride ourselves on our client care first philosophy, individualized program prescription and our functional linked-system approach to fitness. All our rehabilitation/fitness programs are administered in a private fitness facility with state of the art equipment, allowing clients to exercise in a comfortable and friendly atmosphere while receiving one-on-one instruction from a kinesiologist. With flexible appointments from 6am to 6pm we can work around your busy schedule and make the program work for you. Our Team of highly trained kinesiologist’s can help you to rehabilitate from various injuries including; soft-tissue injuries, chronic pain disorders, joint pain and weakness, low back pain, poor posture and motor vehicle injuries. Active rehabilitation is a proactive approach to injury recovery allowing for a faster healing process by integrating activating exercises and stretches to correct muscular imbalances. Active rehabilitation means the client takes an active role in their recovery. Under the kinesiologist’s guidance the client will learn to manage their injuries independently. Our goal is to progress you from your treatment to a return to work and recreational activity faster and more confidently then any other organization. All our injury rehabilitation programs begin with a comprehensive physical and verbal assessment including range of motion and strength testing to injury history. During your sessions you will always have on-on-one supervision by a kinesiologist. Our clinic believes that proper motivation, sensitivity and positive reinforcement helps clients to feel more comfortable and recover quicker. We feel that the “correct” exercise prescription is key to achieving desired outcomes. Under expert supervision you will learn how to perform your individualized programs in a safe a progressive manner in order to maximize recovery and reduce chances of re-injury. One of the benefits of this is you will become educated on mechanism of injury and pain management. We accept ICBC and private insurance claims and may be able to arrange for direct payment form your insurance provider. Check with your private health care provider as some extended health plans will cover the cost of sessions with a kinesiologist. We believe in a gradual return to work program in which the client, kinesiologist, doctor and employer will work together to develop a return to work schedule that is effective and manageable for the client. Our kinesiologist’s will be in direct contact with your insurance provider and doctor providing updates along the course of your program. Work simulation exercises are individually tailored based on the requirements of your job and limitations of your injury. Work simulation sessions can be 1 or 2 hours in duration and will focus on proper lifting techniques, correct posture and pain management strategies on the job site. Your program will be updated regularly to ensure progression is being made with a goal of being on an independent gym program as you return to work. Personal training/sports conditioning programs are customized to every client’s individual fitness goals and abilities. Some programs will be geared to starting or re-establishing a workout routine while some people may have a specific fitness goal in mind or some may aspire to reach optimal performance in their particular sport. We believe in training movement not muscles a philosophy known as linked-system strength. Regular body composition assessments and anthropometric measurements will help you to monitor progress and set further fitness goals.
