June is Pride Month, and we celebrate 2SLGBTQI+ communities across Ontario and in our physiotherapy community. OPA continues to work towards ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression this Pride Season and throughout the year. At InterACTION 2024 we were proud to welcome the Queer Physiotherapy Collective and include education [...]
This May, for National Physiotherapy Month, Ontario Physiotherapy Association members share the impact of physiotherapists’ scope of practice on their communities. Jennifer Howey, PT: “Movement is life and life is movement.” As physiotherapists, we are movement specialists, with the ability to diagnose and treat movement disorders and injury. Our scope of practice goes beyond [...]
This May, for National Physiotherapy Month, Ontario Physiotherapy Association members share the impact of physiotherapists’ scope of practice on their communities. Wanda Chen, PT: "Being able to communicate a diagnosis increases patients’ understanding and trust in their therapy program and leads to better treatment outcomes. In addition to communicating a diagnosis, being able to [...]
This May, for National Physiotherapy Month, Ontario Physiotherapy Association members share the impact of physiotherapists' scope of practice on their communities. Pamela Houghton, Physiotherapist: "I am a retired physiotherapist as of 2022. I was registered with the College in Ontario (CPO) for 29 years. I worked as a full professor teaching and doing research [...]
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