Meet our in house Athletic Therapist
Paz Mukikala, CAT(C), ATC
Paz is a Certified Athletic Therapist, Certified Athletic Trainer and a Certified Emergency First Responder. She has a Bachelor of Kinesiology from the University of Toronto and Bachelor of Science specialized in Athletic Therapy from The University of Winnipeg.
She has treated a diverse population including athletes, administrative staff, post-operative patients, weekend warriors and more. In addition to clinical experience, she has extensive sideline Emergency care and First Responder experience. She has been on the sideline for sports from the amateur level to provincial level, including but not limited to Rugby, Flag and Tackle Football, Soccer and Volleyball.
Her knowledge and experience in manual therapy, exercise programing and therapeutic modalities assist her in treating all patients. Her goal is to get people back to what they love doing, whether returning to work, play or activities of daily living.
Her personal experience in various sports such as Boxing, Volleyball and weightlifting makes her no stranger to injuries and helps her understand the rehab process from a patients perspective.
What is Athletic Therapy?
“The scope of practice of a Certified Athletic Therapist starts with in-depth knowledge, education, and training in the areas of the human musculoskeletal system, exercise physiology, biomechanics, and basic emergency care. Certified Athletic Therapists provide customized services through the prevention of injury, assessment of pre-existing injuries, providing emergency care, rehabilitating after an injury occurs, and reconditioning to avoid further injury.”
- Source: CATA brochure
Athletic therapists adhere to the Sports Medicine Model of care. They treat a wide range of patients, from kids with concussions to seniors recovering from hip replacement surgery, using various manual therapies, modalities, exercise prescription and even bracing and taping. The treatment varies but the objective doesn’t: an Athletic Therapist's goal is to help clients return to their usual activities, whether that means playing competitive sports or walking to the mailbox and back.
Certified Athletic Therapists can be recognized by the credential CAT(C).
For more information about Athletic Therapy please visit the Canadian Athletic Therapy Association website: https://athletictherapy.org/