Melanie-Dawn Ailey

MOVE Therapy

768 N. James Street, Thunder Bay, ON, P7C5N3

Melanie returns to Thunder Bay, after a decade in BC, where she worked for Vancouver Coastal Health in a hospital-based outpatient hand therapy program. She is excited to offer Certified Hand & Upper Limb Physiotherapy Treatment here in Thunder Bay, which includes assessment and treatment of the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder girdle. Hand therapy provides optimal results for post-surgical and post-traumatic conditions, individuals with repetitive strain injuries, sports injuries, work-related injuries, osteoarthritis, and other conditions impacting the hand and upper-extremity. One of her favourite aspects of hand therapy is making custom splints for a variety of conditions, from carpal tunnel syndrome, osteoarthritis of the thumb, and wrist tendonitis, to trigger fingers, and mallet fingers. Melanie also does Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS) dry needling which can be particularly beneficial for those with trigger point or myofascial pain syndromes. Melanie obtained her Master of Science in Physiotherapy from McMaster University in 2003, after completing her Honours Bachelor of Kinesiology at Lakehead University in 2001. Before moving out west, she worked at The Hand & Upper Limb Clinic here in Thunder Bay for 8 years. She brings 19 years of experience in the profession and has been a Certified Hand Therapist for 11 years.