Andrea Nugent

Andrea has been practicing massage therapy for 30 years. She was introduced to its benefits on her journey to becoming an Olympic Swimmer for both injury rehabilitation/ prevention as well as performance enhancement and recovery. After graduating from CCMH in Toronto, she moved back to Calgary and practiced within multi disciplinary settings as part of patient centred healthcare teams prior to relocating to Vancouver Island. She was (and is) fortunate to work with many amateur and professional athletes within these settings but also treated a variety of conditions including pre-post op/joint replacements, repetitive strains, fibromyalgia, neuropathologies, TOS and postural imbalances to name a few . Whether it is for rehabilitation, treatment specific or maintenance, Andrea has a wide area of experience combining multiple techniques and varying pressures to individualize treatments based on her patient’s outcome goals. Her treatments are fascial focus and neurocentric. Her continued professional interests and education include the Fascial System, breath work, biomechanics, mobility, pain and trauma. She believes that small habits and compensations over time can lead to both chronic and acute conditions and that conversely small corrections can alleviate symptoms and allow the to body heal. Andrea is a Trauma Informed Practitioner. Life is complicated enough, treatment doesn’t have to be.