Hi, my name is Karah

and I can’t wait to meet you! I am an Osteopathic Manual Practitioner with a passion for helping people overcome health challenges which impede their ability to live more joyful, fulfilling lives. My passion for understanding the intricacies of the body was ignited while training and competing all over the world as a rhythmic gymnast representing team Canada. While competing at this level, injuries were common, however through rehabilitation and successful management, these challenges fostered my devotion to understanding the human body.

After obtaining my BSc in Human Kinetics at the University of Guelph, I enrolled in a 5 year program at the Canadian College of Osteopathy in Toronto and graduated with a Diploma in Osteopathic Manual Practice. This program was culminated in the successful completion of a thesis where I looked at the importance of an interdisciplinary treatment approach when working in the field of women’s pelvic health.

Whether you are someone with pelvic pain, back pain, neck pain, headaches, digestive complaints or pelvic health concerns such as endometriosis, incontinence or painful periods (just to name a few!) you’ve landed in the right place! I take a full body approach to healing, focusing specifically on joint mechanics, the fascial system, visceral manipulation & cranial-sacral therapy. This approach can help to remove tensions from areas of the body, allowing the body’s natural self healing mechanisms to function properly. When I’m not helping clients, you can find me getting outside and staying active with my husband, daughter & pup!

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I grew up in Guelph and graduated from the University of Toronto Physiotherapy class of 1993. I then lived in the United States for 21 years, raising my 2 daughters in the mountains of Vermont. In 2021, I returned to Guelph to be closer to my parents to assist them as they navigate the aging process.

Over the years, I have strived to continuously improve my manual therapy skills and delve deeper into understanding the mind-body connection as it relates to health and disease. I draw upon treatment techniques including myofascial release, muscle energy, structural integration and cranio sacral therapy. My aim is to assist each person to gain freedom in their movement and joy in each step of their life. In 2021, I graduated from massage school in Sedona, Arizona. This training assisted me to gain a greater understanding of the fascia in the body, and recognizing its mobility being the key to health.

My other loves include animals and nature. I combine them by walking in the woods with my rescue dog Roo.

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As a child growing up in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, I was rather shy and introverted until my parents enrolled me in a dance class at the age of five. This class proved to be the first step in a lifelong passion and its numerous therapeutic applications.

For many years my main focus was ballet until I attended Ryerson University’s Bachelor of Fine Arts Dance program in 2004 and took my first modern dance class. Modern dance quickly became the discipline I favoured most and it continues to be an essential part of my life. At Ryerson I had also taken a course in anatomy geared towards injury prevention in dancers. I was drawn to the complexity of the human body and how it can be manipulated to strike a healthy balance between the physical and the mental state. 

After graduation in 2008 I moved to New York City to pursue a career in dance. This led to many exciting projects for the next three years, but the seeds that had been planted in university grew too big to ignore and I found myself drawn to manual therapy with the intention of helping individuals find wellness. Upon returning to Guelph I enrolled in the Canadian College of Massage and  Hydrotherapy where I graduated with honours in 2014. It excites me to be a part of both the Guelph dance community and the health practitioners they work with because I am constantly learning from both. My other interests include snowshoeing in the winter, hiking in the summer with my better half, Daniel, and our two kids: Norah and Will

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Unfortunately, Eddy is no longer working at Speed River Physiotherapy. You can reach out to him directly through this link to his mobile physio business: https://eddysmobilephysio.com/

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I am a ‘Friendly Manitoban’ by nature and a Guelphite since moving here in 1997. I have come into my profession honestly having grown up with my father who worked hard in his private practice as an orthodontist and my mother who gave up a nursing career to raise me and my 3 siblings. You could describe me as a ‘nurturing perfectionist’ with those role models! Family – My husband, Dave, and I are the proud parents of 3 beautiful girls, Erica, Dana and Reid and also lend a nurturing hand to the care of our 2 dogs Cinder and Chewie (yes, short for Chewbacca) and our 2 cats Hobbes and Gandalf.

I decided to pursue a career in physiotherapy from a love of human anatomy and body mechanics as well as from personal experience as a competitive track runner. I graduated from Queen’s University in 1996 and when Dave and I moved to Guelph I worked at a private practice clinic in town for almost 10 years. In that time, I was encouraged to work on continuing my manual therapy education so that I could perfect my ‘hands-on’ skills and achieved my diploma in Intermediate Manipulative Therapy in 2006. I enjoyed the labels of the ‘runner’s physio’ and the ‘pelvis queen’ and in 2007 decided to see if I could take these titles and professional experience into my own clinic setting – Speed River Physiotherapy. I have just retired after 10 years of working as a National Team Physiotherapist for Athletics Canada. After practicing physio since 1996 I would say that I am confident in the way I approach pain from a traditional physio perspective but that I have adapted a more functional approach to solving chronic painful patterns of injury and am fascinated by the individual differences that continue to keep my mind active.

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Heather grew up dancing, which fostered her curiosity about how the body moves and works. As a young adult Heather wanted to be a scientist, but after completing an undergraduate thesis in a lab she realized that she was more patient with people than with pipettes!

Heather completed her Bachelor of Arts and Science in 2001 and her Masters in Physiotherapy in 2004 at McMaster University. As a physiotherapist, Heather hopes to empower people of all ages to learn more about their body and how to perform at their best.

Heather has completed post-graduate courses in Pilates Mat (Advanced) and Reformer (Intermediate), Manual Therapy (Level 3), Acupuncture (Level 1) and Pelvic Health (Level 1). Heather treats patients in the clinic, and teaches Clinical Pilates classes at Pilates in Guelph. Heather is a member of Healthy Dancer Canada the Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists. For more information about the services Heather offers for dancers, visit http://www.heathercfinn.com/

Heather lives in Guelph with her husband and three children. She loves music and dance, reading, family road trips, and escapes to the wilderness of Killarney Provincial Park or anywhere you can hike, paddle or jump in the lake.

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I first came to Guelph in 1992 to study Human Kinetics and play varsity soccer and squash for the University of Guelph. Due to my fondness for our Guelph community I am happily still here 28 years later. These days you can find me active in the outdoors with my family of five, with friends or passionately working as a chiropractor striving to help my patients be the best they can be. Professionally I have become one of the country’s leading chiropractors for athletes from the playground to the Olympics. I am the lead chiropractor at the University of Guelph Health and Performance Centre. Through a combination of manual therapy, contemporary medical acupuncture, soft tissue techniques, and education on self-help strategies I meet patients’ needs by treating and proactively preventing injuries with the goal of enhancing performance. I provide chiropractic care to the Gryphon varsity athletes including collaborating directly with the track and field, soccer and hockey teams. I am the chiropractic provider to the Guelph Triathlon Project and also for Team Canada on multiple occasions since 2014. What you can expect? There is sometimes a misconception that chiropractic care always involves manipulation and leads to chronic care. I have a variety of diverse treatment tools that can be incorporated into your care, which may or may not include manipulation, depending on your condition. I will develop a treatment plan that will be evaluated and revised if unsuccessful. I can work successfully with the other disciplines to provide a comprehensive approach to your health and performance goals. When facing a sports or activity-related injury, identifying the primary cause is key to successful treatment. Often pain in one body part is caused by abnormal patterns of movement involving the body as a whole. I specialize in performing interconnected functional assessments of my patients and then work with them to find solutions. When providing therapy, I am a highly skilled manual therapist. Most importantly, I work well in an integrated support team of practitioners on behalf of my patients.

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