Mackenzie Kemps
Mackenzie knew early on her dream job was to be a Physiotherapist so straight out of High School she moved to the UK to pursue her Bachelors of Physiotherapy degree, graduating in 2017. Since then she has worked in a number of different clinics, in a number of different roles and has grown into a very well rounded Physiotherapist.
Mackenzie is a life-long athlete playing any sport that was available in the small town of Port Alberni where she grew up. Naturally as a repeatedly injured athlete herself she developed an interest in sports injuries and even more so with runners and thus has gained training in running assessment, shoe recommendation & return to run rehab. With experience as a track and field coach, snowboard instructor and playing a large variety of sports she can easily understand how you injured yourself and how to get you back in the action.
In a your first session you can expect her to ask a lot of questions about your injury and your lifestyle. After that you’re in for a postural assessment and a movement assessment. This is where we work out what is going on and causing your pain, dysfunction or imbalance. Assessment is always ongoing and will blend into the treatment portion. Treatment can involve manual stretching, hands on work like massage or myofascial release, IMS / Dry needling and of course a home exercise plan. Movement is the centre of her treatment philosophy so everyone will always be getting at least a little bit of personalized homework.
As a self-proclaimed over explainer Mackenzies goal is to educate you on your injury so you have full understanding of what we are doing and why - so that you can feel involved in your recovery. This is a partnership after all. If you don’t like what we are doing or the exercises I’ve provided - we change it. There’s always other things to try. She also likes to keep things fun and upbeat so don’t be too upset if she makes you laugh a little.
Outside of the clinic you’ll catch her outside whenever possible. You’ll see her face at the climbing crags, snowboarding on the North Shore and Whistler, running or hiking the local trails and paddle-boarding.
