Port Moody Massage Therapy Team
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Leah Davis
Registered Massage Therapist
Qualifications:
Leah graduated from West Coast College of Massage Therapy in 2004
Graston Techniques
Areas of Expertise/Approach:
Most of Leah's continuing education and experience is in the area of athletics.
Leah is passionate about collaborating with her team to provide leading care in our industry.
About:
Leah’s expertise in sport has led to extensive involvement in both professional and recreational athletics. She was the Massage Therapist for Waterski/Wakeboard Canada for many years and was a part of the core medical team for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.
Beyond her personal Massage Therapy practice, Leah is the founder of Impulse Sport Therapeutics and is an owner at both locations.
Why she became an RMT:
Through her own health struggles, Leah has learned first hand that health and fitness are an integral part of life.
Athletics:
As an elite Powerlifter Leah has held all-time Squat World Records twice, as well as an all-time Total World Record. She currently ranks top 10 in Powerlifting history for best raw squat in sleeves by a female.
Something you should know about her:
If you are seeing Leah, you will also meet her co-RMT Harlow, her 7lb hypo-allergenic pupper. Harlow has 8 years experience working with Leah and provides her own version of therapy.
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Nicole Coatta
Registered Massage Therapist
Qualifications:
Nicole graduated from Vancouver College of Massage Therapy in 2015.
Experience/Approach:
Graston Technique®
Prenatal Massage
Therapeutic Stone Massage (hot and cold stones)
About:
Nicole currently works part-time so that she can spend a lot of time with her young daughter. Her goal for the future is to work as instructor at a massage therapy school, while continuing to practice at Impulse.
Athletics:
Nicole has always led an active lifestyle, participating in sports including hiking, running, triathlon, volleyball, wrestling and dodgeball. Her current passion is stand up paddle boarding – feel free to ask her about her dream vacation!
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Kelly Harden
Registered Massage Therapist
Qualifications:
Kelly is completing the massage therapy program at Vancouver College of Massage Therapy. She will be graduating in December 2020. Prior to this, Kelly studied sport science at Douglas College for 2 years.
Experience/Approach:
With Kelly’s passion for athletics, she wishes to focus her practice on helping her patients live healthy and active lives. She believes that pain does not have to be a part of daily life, and that injury-prevention goes a long way in achieving this. Kelly emphasizes movement, patient education, and long-term goals in her treatment plans. She tends to provide deeper pressure when needed, and incorporates myofascial techniques.
About:
Kelly was introduced to Impulse as a competitive powerlifter wanting to recover from past injuries, and improve her performance both in the gym and at meets. She has years of experience in many sports and thanks to this, she knows what the demands of the body are from many different perspectives. Kelly can attest to the benefits of massage therapy not only in a sport setting, but also with stress reduction and migraine/headache relief.
Why she is becoming an RMT:
Ever since her childhood, Kelly dreamed of a career in athletics. After experiencing the positive impact that massage therapy has had on her pain and overall life, she sees an opportunity to do the same for others. Kelly is passionate about helping her patients understand their own bodies and reach their goals.
Athletics:
Kelly has competed in a wide array of sports including volleyball, rugby, track & field, crossfit, olympic lifting, running, and dance. She’s since landed on powerlifting, where she plans to continue competing for the foreseeable future. When she’s not at the gym, she likes to take advantage of the beautiful hiking trails the lower mainland has to offer (mainly Golden Ears, it’s amazing).
Something you should know about her:
She is obsessed with dogs (aren’t we all) and dreams of having a giant garden where she can grow her own veggies and fruit.
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Jenn Wegman
Registered Massage Therapist
Qualifications:
Jenn graduated from West Coast College of Massage Therapy in 2019.
Experience/Approach:
Jenn took as many opportunities during her time at WCCMT to try and learn about the body and how it functions in a variety of ways. She had volunteered as a student massage therapist for the Lululemon Seawheeze, Port Coquitlam Crossfit, False Creek Dragon Boat festival, and was able to work on the athletes during the Rugby 7’s. During the outreaches, she was able to learn from a hands-on basis how different sports and activities create different dynamics in the body in order to optimize certain muscles for the specific sport.
Why she became an RMT:
Jenn grew up playing soccer for many years, and through her own injuries has learned the importance of rehabilitation and prevention of future injuries.
Athletics:
Growing up, Jenn played soccer for 14 years. She now has a passion for weightlifting, running, kayaking, hiking, and snowboarding.
Something you should know about her:
Jenn grew up loving all animals, but was raised loving dogs from day 1. She now has a rescue kitten named Chimp, and if she could have it all would love to have a duck as well.
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Ali Joyce
Registered Massage Therapist
Experience/Approach
The majority of Ali’s continuing education has been in the area of
myofascial release and trigger point therapy, with a special interest in
bringing the body back to i’ts most balanced and functional place.
Her biggest goal is to help her patients start to become aware of which
lifestyle habits or movement patterns are contributing to their pain.
About:
After competing at a high level through her youth in high impact sports,
Ali knows what it means to live in pain. Through her own health
struggles, she has learned the importance of caring for the body.
She loves using deep pressure and isn’t afraid to use the training she has
had in Graston Techniique TM
But also enjoys providing more relaxing and calming treatments, if that’s
what is needed.
Athletics:
A competitive volleyball player for years, Ali now enjoys her HIIT
training workouts at Orange Theory with frequent hikes, runs, and yoga
sessions to break it up.
Something You Should Know About Her:
She will probably ask you if you watch Game of Thrones.
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Lindsay McCann
Registered Massage Therapist
Qualifications:
Graduated from UBC with a Bachelors in Health Science in 2007 Graduated from West Coast College of Massage Therapy in 2014
Experience/Approach:
Lindsay uses her knowledge and care to enable clients to be more successful in all aspects of their professional, personal, and recreational lives. She believes that assessment, evidence-based manual therapy, and therapeutic exercise will allow each patient to reach their full potential and maintain healthy and active lifestyles.
Lindsay uses a combination of active and passive forms of treatment such as trigger point release, passive and contractile myofascial release techniques, Ligamentous Articular Strain Techniques, Deep Systemic Treatments, Instrument Assisted Techniques, and Kinesio taping to help each patient reach their goals.
About:
Lindsay has a wide range of experience working with clients who suffer from various conditions such as overuse injuries, low back pain, postural dysfunctions, and headaches. She has a particular interest in working with athletes and enjoys learning about the biomechanics and mechanisms of injury in all different sports. Her goal to is to return athletes to full function, with minimal interruption to training.
She has had experience working with International Rugby 7s, PGA events, Varsity Track and Field teams, and various running events.
Why she became an RMT:
As an athlete herself, she has personally experienced and witnessed the benefits of massage therapy in injury treatment, prevention, and maintaining general health and wellbeing.
Athletics:
Athletics has always been a part of Lindsay’s life with a particular love for Running, Volleyball and Rowing. She attended UBC as a Varsity Rower. After school her passion shifted to running and she now trains and competes in ultramarthons.
Something you should know about her:
When Lindsay is not working you can usually find her in the local trails training or hiking with her cute little Vizsla and husband.
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Kianna Counsell
Registered Massage Therapist
Qualifications:
Kianna graduated from the Massage Therapy program at Langara Collage in 2021
Experience/Approach:
Kianna’s background is rooted in athletics as well as personal experience from coming back from multiple injuries. She has learned the importance of living a balanced, healthy, and active lifestyle. Her goal is to find the root of the problem and help empower individuals to be in control of their own wellbeing. She will incorporate deeper pressure when needed, as well as myofascial techniques and stretching.
About:
Kianna aims to tie in her passion of health and wellness within her profession by helping people understand their own bodies biomechanics and activities that could be contributing to any pain or discomfort. She believes that living in pain should never be a long-term solution, no matter the cause.
Why she is becoming an RMT:
With her passion for athletics while growing up, Kianna was faced with multiple sports injuries. Kianna has learnt the benefit of hands-on therapy and the importance of prevention and rehab firsthand.
Athletics:
Kianna has competed in high-level sports all her life including Basketball and Soccer. Recently she was introduced to lifting, where she plans to continue her love for sport.
Something you should know about her:
Kianna likes to spend her free time walking her dog through local trails and exploring different hikes throughout beautiful BC.
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Mallory Nakagawa
Registered Massage Therapist
Qualifications:
Mallory is a graduate of the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in New Westminster, BC
Experience/Approach:
Mallory’s treatment style can best be described as slow, firm, and purposeful. She believes in the importance of patient education and exercise prescription. This gives patients the understanding of why things are happening, encourages daily movement and allows them to take their health into their own hands. Mallory understands that the perfect treatment will look and feel different for each individual, and will do her best to work within each patients comfort level.
Why she became an RMT:
It combines her desire to work in healthcare with her love of sport and human anatomy.
Athletics:
Growing up, Mallory dabbled in many sports. Her passion was in volleyball where she competed at the high school, club, provincial, and university level. Mallory has since hung up her indoor shoes, but continues to compete in beach volleyball.
Something you should know about her:
Mallory grew up on Vancouver Island. She enjoys backpacking around foreign countries and experiencing other cultures. Aside from travel and beach volleyball, Mallory enjoys hiking, and going to concerts or Canucks games.
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Jennifer Crawford
Registered Massage Therapist
Jenny recently graduated from WCCMT with an array of individualized techniques and therapeutic knowledge to treat a variety of conditions and injuries; always with a balanced approach.
When she isn’t in the treatment room, you’ll find Jenny running the trails in Port Moody, playing a variety of sport and climbing our local B.C mountains. Jenny recently just climbed Kilimanjaro, so she can appreciate that its not always physical fitness that contributes to our successes.
In the treatment room, patient education and empowerment are crucial and Jenny will work with you to create a plan that will help optimize your best future self!
Joseph Daou
Registered Massage Therapist
Joseph is a recent graduate from the Vancouver College of Massage Therapy, currently gearing up for his licensing exams this spring. With a simple mission to help people enjoy greater comfort and return to doing what they love, Joseph brings a genuine passion for assisting others. His background in competitive hockey, weightlifting, and a Kinesiology diploma provides him with a unique understanding of the body's mechanics.
His commitment to assisting people of all ages and addressing a variety of concerns, including stress reduction, has been shaped by his diverse experiences. Whether aiding recovery from sports injuries, enhancing overall well-being, or helping manage stress, he thrives on making a positive impact.
Outside the clinic, you'll find Joseph playing golf, cheering on the Canucks, and enjoying walks with his girlfriend and their new puppy, Lucie. He looks forward to being part of your journey to optimal health and performance.