Lara Thiessen
- Functional movement assessment for injury recovery and prevention.
- Exercise prescription targeting strength, endurance, and muscle activation.
- Active rehabilitation and hydrotherapy for chronic pain management.
- Ergonomic assessment and return-to-work/return-to-activity planning.
- Functional capacity evaluation and older-adult exercise programming.
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Kokanee Physiotherapy
801-B Front Street, Nelson, BC, V1L 4B8
Lara Thiessen - BScHK Lara completed her BSc in Human Kinetics at the University of Guelph. After her degree, she moved to Nelson to live amongst the mountains that always felt like home. She is a registered kinesiologist with the BC Association of Kinesiologists. With over a decade of experience in recreational facilities and private clinics, Lara recognizes the universal importance of movement, in injury rehabilitation and overall health and well-being. Her passion has become working with people of all ages to get them moving effectively so that they can do what they love. She takes a balanced approach to address strength, endurance, muscle activation, body awareness and targeted relaxation. Whether it is injury recovery and prevention or strengthening for everyday life and sports, she wants you working smarter not harder. Lara also has experience in ergonomics, return to work programs, chronic pain and hydrotherapy. She has additional certifications in Custom Orthotic Therapy with The Orthotics Group, Kinesiology Taping with FMT, Older Adult Programming with the BCRPA and Weight Training Instructing with CFES. When she isn’t working, she can be found downhill and cross-country skiing, hiking, mountain biking, whitewater paddling, or doing aerial silks.
Our Kinesiologist's are actively working with clients to enhance their health, fitness, and well-being through functional body movement by providing an individualized exercise program. Whether it's to restore joint range of motion, function, improve strength, correct imbalances and compensatory patterns, or reduce pain, we can help!