Helen Ries

Sitka Physio & Wellness

#204, 1055 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 3P3

Helen is a graduate of the University of Alberta, holding both a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy and a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. She has worked as a physiotherapist in private practice clinics in the Edmonton area, and prior to moving to Vancouver, spent 18 months working in a busy outpatient physiotherapy department in a private hospital in Aberdeen, Scotland. Helen has a ‘patients come first’ philosophy. She believes that optimal function relies not only on overcoming the physical limitation of a particular injury, but also in considering all aspects of a person’s life. She attempts to match treatments with her clients’ personal schedules, their prior experience with exercise, and their goals for future activity. Assessments and Treatments are based on the whole-body approach of The Discover Physio Series Integrated Approach for Facilitating Change. Treatments incorporate specific exercise prescription with manual therapy (in particular specific fascial techniques), acupuncture/IMS and soft tissue release. Core stability exercises and postural correction are key to any treatment program prescribed; as such, pilates, yoga and foam roller techniques are integrated where appropriate. https://www.sitkaphysio.com/our-team/helen-ries/