Physiotherapy
At Optimize Physiotherapy in Edmonton, our experienced physiotherapists treat a wide range of different injuries and conditions so you can move freely and in the ways that you want. Whether it’s supporting you through post-operative care, helping you return to sports training or finally kicking an old nagging injury, we’re here to provide you with the most comprehensive, hands-on, science-backed movement and functional rehabilitation available.
Before any type of treatment can begin, a physiotherapist must complete a thorough assessment. Your first session would therefore include a full assessment and some initial treatment.
We assess:
- your health history
- your current area(s) of concern
- your lifestyle
- pains or limitations you may have
who is physiotherapy for
Physiotherapy is often associated with recovery after injury or managing pain, and that is a big part of what we do here at Optimize. But the benefits of physiotherapy go far beyond injury rehab. Physiotherapy helps you understand your body, improve how you move, and build strength and resilience for the long term.
If you’re recovering, maintaining, or wanting to improve your movement, physio offers tools and strategies to support your goals. And it’s your goals that we focus on with every treatment here.
You may seek physio when you are:
- Recovering from an injury – We can help to guide you through strains, sprains, fractures, post surgery rehab to rebuild strength and mobility safely and confidently.
- Dealing with general or chronic pain – Physiotherapy helps get to the root cause of back pain, neck stiffness, joint discomfort, or muscle tension that may be limiting your quality of life.
- Training or sport performance – When you want to stay top of your game, physiotherapy can assist in fine-tuning movement, preventing injuries from happening, and optimizing your strength, stability, and control to get that new PB.
- Managing a workplace injury – We work with WCB to get you the treatment you need to get back to your work and your life in a safe way.
- Wanting to move better – Small changes and the right treatment can help getting you moving more efficiently and with less strain. We help you restore confidence and safety in your daily movements.
What to Expect in a Physiotherapy treatment
Every treatment at Optimize is personalized to meet your specific needs, concerns, and goals. Our team works with you to alleviate your pain and get you back to doing all the active things you love.
Your treatment may include a combination of the following:
meet the physiotherapy team
Back row (L-R): Taman McWatt, Peyton Walker-Livingston, Arri McWatt, Aaron Norris, Courtney Von Wackerbarth
Front Row (L-R): Anastasia Muchinsky, Seth Waselenchuk
physiotherapy direct billing
You do not require a doctor’s referral to access physiotherapy services.
Some extended health benefits (EHB) insurance companies may require a doctor’s note in order to bill for physiotherapy. Check with your EHB provider to determine this.
We offer direct billing to a variety of extended health benefit plans such as:
- Alberta Blue Cross
- Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan (ASEBP)
- Canada Life
- Chamber of Commerce
- Co-operators Group Insurance
- Desjardins Group Insurance
- Empire Life
- Equitable Life
- First Canadian Group Insurance
- Greenshield
- Group Health
- Industrial Alliance
- Johnston Group
- Manulife
- Maximum Benefit
- Medavie Blue Cross
- People Corporation
- RCMP
- RWAM
- Simply Benefits
- Sunlife
- Veterans Affairs
Some extended health care providers do not accept direct billing. In this case, the protocol would be to pay for your session and then submit the receipt we provide you to your insurance company for reimbursement.
WCB
We work with the Workers Compensation Board (WCB) to get you the care you need after a workplace injury. If you’ve been injured at work and require treatment, your medical doctor may recommend you to attend physiotherapy.
When you come to Optimize for treatment, our physiotherapists will perform a detailed assessment of your injury to establish a treatment plan for your rehabilitation. WCB will cover the initial assessment and treatment, but the claim will have to be approved before further treatments will be authorized.
We’ll get you back to work safely and give you the tools you need to prevent your injury from recurring.
get started with our physiotherapy team
No matter what you’re looking for, our objective is to align with your movement goals. We create a customized plan to get you feeling better, back in the activities you want to, and optimizing your life!
Book online by clicking below or call us at 780-455-5068.