CAMPT Member Profile
BScPT, Dip Manip
Andrea grew up in Thornbury, Ontario. She moved out west and completed her university education at the University of Alberta. She worked at the Lloydminster hospital for the first two years of her career and did a lot of sports physiotherapy, travelling with the Jr. A hockey team as well as the high school football and rugby teams. She has provided sports coverage for the Alberta and Saskatchewan summer games and the World Police Fire Games in Calgary. She then moved to private practice and joined CBI Health in Saskatoon. Once working in the private practice world, she started her manual therapy studies. Feeling the call back to her family, Andrea returned to Lloydminster and started her own private practice, Alta-Sask Wellness. Since opening in 2000, this clinic has grown from a single therapist clinic to a multi site organization with a multidisciplinary approach. After taking a long 10 years to complete the ortho div levels, in 2007 Andrea completed her advanced exam and received her Diploman in Manual and Manipulative physiotherapy. After getting complement in manual therapy, Andrea has gone on to also learn the skills of Dry needling and Gunn IMS. In 2019, Andrea and the Alta-Sask Wellness team joined up with Lifemark Health. Andrea prioritizes community and volunteers in a number of community organizations. She enjoys being active, seeing new parts of the world and spending time with family and friends.