Claire McDonald
- Orthopaedic and sports injury rehabilitation.
- Manual therapy and dry needling techniques.
- Treating running injuries, hip, and knee issues.
- Postpartum return to sport, pelvic floor rehab.
- Addressing low back, shoulder, and jaw pain.
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Fall Line
3-39359 Queens Way, Squamish, BC, V8B 0T5
Claire is a Registered Physiotherapist with a Masters of Physical Therapy from Queen’s University (2014). She has a special interest in orthopaedics and sports injury rehab, using a combination of manual therapy, dry needling/IMS and individualized exercises. Her treatment approach is grounded in listening, educating and empowering her clients. Claire enjoys treating a variety of conditions, ages and activity levels, but has a special interest in running related injuries and the hip and knee. She has continued her education through extensive post-graduate training in the Advanced Integrated Musculoskeletal (AIM) program through the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (Level 3) and has advanced training in the treatment of hip & low back pain, pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain, running related injuries, ACL surgical and non surgical rehab, shoulder injuries and cervical headaches/TMJ dysfunction. Claire recently underwent ACL reconstruction and meniscus repair, and has first hand experience on this from a physiotherapists perspective. Claire also has a special interest in pelvic floor rehabilitation. Being a mom of two littles herself, she understands some of the challenges one may experience related to pregnancy and the postpartum journey. Combining her experience as an orthopaedic and pelvic floor physiotherapist, Claire’s special interest is in return to sport and athleticism during the postpartum period, as well as pelvic floor dysfunction in the athletic population. When not in the clinic, Claire can be found trail running, biking, hiking, skate skiing, snowboarding, playing soccer and chasing after her two daughters.
Book for physiotherapy assessment of two or more areas of concern or a complex injury. A physiotherapy assessment will include a thorough history-taking to better understand the current and past injury or injuries. The assessment will then continue with observations of posture, and specific tests and measurements to understand presenting complaint and contributing movement factors. The physiotherapist will use the objective findings, along with the patient's history, to create a plan of care.