1.  How Can Physical Solutions Help You?

Physical Solutions is a dynamic, results oriented, full-service personal training organization.  Our belief is to take an active role in educating and empowering you, the client, to a functional level of awareness for independent health.  For this we use a holistic approach, ensuring your personal best in all dimensions of wellness. 

If your need is injury recovery, chronic pain management, or taking your training to the next level, our individualized program designs will produce life changing results.

Our therapists excel in biomechanics and functional training ensuring your personalized program, is unique to your musculoskeletal needs.  Each movement is broken down into its essential elements, where issues are then recognized and corrected.  An improper movement or imbalance leads to muscle compensations in other areas of the body.  Left uncorrected, there compensations cause poor performance, inconsistency, and eventually chronic pain or injury.

Do you want to:

• Achieve physical excellence
• Improve your physical performance in specific activities or sports
• Return to an activity or sport you never dreamed possible again
• Comfortably perform household and gardening activities
• Overcome a fear of injury when exercising or training
• Prevent overuse injuries
• Find success you have not found with other approaches
• Bridge the gap from your rehabilitation program to your personal fitness program
• Individualized, whole-body approach to injury rehabilitation
• Quality one on one patient care
• Faster return to activity, resulting in fewer visits
• Patient education to decrease risk of re-injury

2.  What conditions are treated?

• Rotator cuff and shoulder problems
• Low back problems
• Hip and knee pain
• Repetitive strain disorders
• Acute and chronic injuries
• Stiff and achy joints
• Sport related injuries
• Work related injuries
• Motor vehicle accident injuries
• Head and neck issues
• Ligament sprains
• Disc Herniations & sciatica
• Pre & post-operative Rehabilitation
• Bursitis, Tendonitis & Tendonosis
• Postural correction
• Chronic Pain and arthritic conditions and many more….. 

3.  What is a Certified Athletic Therapist?

A Certified Athletic Therapist is a health care professional who provides effective solutions to recover from physical injury and promotes health, active living. They are designated as C.A.T.(C), referring to them as a Certified Athletic Therapist (Canadian).

4.  What are the qualifications of an Athletic Therapist?

All professional members of the AATA have passed university and college courses specified by the CATA. After having completed an internship (1200 hours) comprised of both clinical and fieldwork, a stringent written and practical set of national exams must also be successfully completed.

Certified Athletic Therapists participate in an annual mandatory maintenance of certification program. This ensures that all Athletic Therapists demonstrate that they continually remain current with the developments in their professional field. Athletic Therapy is one of the very few Canadian health care professions that require annual professional development of its members!

The national and provincial chapters work together to oversee the certification process, the continuing education, and professional development of its members. The CATA is a leader in an active approach to health care in Canada and over the years, has gained credibility and professional status while becoming widely recognized throughout the health care community.

5.  Certified Athletic Therapists provide what type of care?

In addition to using a variety of treatment modalities, the Certified Athletic Therapist provides individualized recovery and rehabilitation programs. A key component is patient education about exercise, reconditioning, awareness of injury prevention measures and how to avoid reoccurrence. Counseling in lifestyle modification helps the patient return to enhanced activities of daily life.

6.  How is Athletic Therapy different from Physiotherapy?

Certified Athletic Therapists specialize in orthopedic assessment and rehabilitation of all physical injuries as well as sport specific exercise rehabilitation. Athletic Therapy is based on the sports medicine model of rehabilitation and does not involve the study of neurological, respiratory, or cardiovascular rehabilitation.

7.  Who can benefit from Athletic Therapy?

Everyone can! Professional and varsity athletes, weekend warriors, students, musicians, actors, grandparents, office professionals, trades people, professors/teachers, professional dancers, nurses, retiree’s and more….

If you have an ache or a pain, an Athletic Therapist will assess your condition and provide the best care for your specific injury. Our Athletic Therapists are determined to return our patients to work or play in better condition than they were prior to their injury. Whether you have an injury or want to prevent an injury from occurring, an Athletic Therapist can help.

For somebody who is already suffering from an injury a traditional rehabilitation approach will take place. For the individual who is interested in prevention, activity-specific training, postural correction or improving mechanics may be the best approach. However, everyone is individual and has specific needs, which will be addressed by the Athletic Therapist.

8.  Is Athletic Therapy covered by Alberta Health Care?

Unfortunately, Alberta Health Care does not cover Athletic Therapy.

9.  Will my Extended Health Care plan reimburse me for Athletic Therapy treatments?

Most extended health care companies cover Athletic Therapy treatments. If your claim is denied there are forms from the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association for you to send to your extended health care company as well as your Human Resources person at your work to request for the service to be added to your plan.

10.  I don’t have Athletic Therapy Coverage, What can I do to add it on?

You and your company pay into your benefits package. You can request for Athletic Therapy to be added onto your benefits package using the letters provided under the ‘forms’ link on our website.

11. Please explain when and how I pay for my treatments.

Physical Solutions Rehabilitation and Personal Training accepts all methods of payment (MC, Visa, Debit, Amex, Cash, Cheque).  We do not currently direct bill to your insurance company therefore, payment must be made a time of service.  Receipts are provided for the patient to arrange reimbursement. 

If you are being seen following a motor vehicle accident we may be allowed to direct bill your insurance company for your treatments.  Athletic Therapy is covered under Section B.

12. Do I need a doctor’s referral?

No you do not need a doctor’s referral; however some insurance companies may require a doctor’s referral in order to reimburse you for any costs incurred.

13. How long will my first appointment take?

Initial assessments will take one hour.   It is recommended to arrive 10-15 minutes prior to scheduled appointment time in order to complete the necessary paperwork.

14.  What should I wear?

Loose comfortable clothing is recommended for the visits. You may be required to perform certain exercises or stretches that would be limited by tight clothing. We do have a full shower and changing room available if needed.

15. Can I bring someone into the appointment with me?

Yes you may bring someone with you to your appointment. For patients under the age of 16 we actually require a parent or guardian to sign all documents and to consent to the treatment plan. Following the initial treatment parents are not required to attend but are welcome to attend at any time.

16. Do you have wheelchair access?

Yes, our facility is fully wheelchair accessible with adjacent wheelchair parking, sidewalk cut outs and wheelchair accessible washrooms.

17.  How often do I need to come?

The frequency of visits depends on your initial assessment, schedule and goals. We will workout the most optimal schedule of visits to maximize your functional progress. Most people average 1-2 times a week.