Grace Underwood

Strive Physiotherapy and Sports Medicine

2300 Yonge Street , Suite 1604, Toronto, ON, M4P 1E4

Qualifications Registered Physiotherapist Dry Needling certified by Integrated Dry Needling (CIDN) GLA:D Canada Trained Practitioner Services Offered Physiotherapy Manual Therapy Dry Needling Shockwave Therapy GLA:D Exercise Classes Focused practice in dancer rehabilitation and injury prevention Growing up Grace was an avid athlete competing in and coaching soccer and volleyball. In addition to those sports, growing up Grace was formally trained in ballet, pointe, and jazz. Her passion for sport and dance continues, now with a clinical focus, as she is driven to support dancers and athletes by creating individualized mobility and strength programs and helping to prevent injuries. In addition to working at Strive, Grace also works at St. Joseph’s Health Centre. There she works with patient and orthopaedic surgeons treating patient after joint replacements, fractures, and various other orthopaedic surgeries such as meniscectomies and rotator cuff repairs. Grace believes in a holistic patient-centered approach to treatment that combines manual therapy, exercise prescription, and education. She enjoys working with people of all ages and aims to work collaboratively with her patients to help them achieve their goals. Grace completed her Master of Science in Physical Therapy at the University of Toronto. Before physiotherapy school she obtained a Bachelor of Computing with a specialization in biomedical applications and a Master of Science in Computing from Queen’s University. Grace has currently completed several continuing education courses including neuroproprioceptive taping and athletic taping, level 1 Musculoskeletal Manual Therapy through the Orthopaedic Division of the CPA, and dry needling. Outside of the clinic Grace enjoys furthering her passion with sports as she coaches and plays volleyball in the west end of Toronto as well as going to the gym and spending time with her family and dog.