CAMPT Member Profile
BSc(H)Kin, MScPT
Adam is an orthopaedic, concussion and vestibular (dizziness/vertigo) physiotherapist. Adam graduated with an honours Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology degree from the University of Waterloo in 2007 and followed this with a Masters of Science degree in Physical Therapy from McMaster University in 2010. Prior to entering physiotherapy, Adam worked as an ergonomist for the Iron Ore Company of Canada in Newfoundland and as an ergonomic consultant in Ann Arbor, Michigan.rnrnHis current qualifications/certifications provide the ability to take on an issue using a full systems approach: manual/manipulative therapy (FCAMPT), intramuscular needling (Certified Gunn Intramuscular Stimulation practitioner), concussion injuries (Certified ImPACT Trained Physical Therapist), dizziness/vertigo issues (Certification in Vestibular Therapy), instrument-assisted soft tissue release (Certified M1 Graston Practitioner), nervous system assessment and treatment (Certified within the Neuro Orthopaedic Institute’s Mobilization of the Nervous System) and bracing/proprioceptive taping (Kinesio Taping Level 1 and 2 certifications, Advanced Physical Therapy Education Institute’s certification in Peripheral and Spinal therapeutic taping).rnrnAdam’s ongoing continuing education also demonstrates his particular interest in shoulder rehabilitation (various certifications/courses under American physiotherapist Mike Reinold and Australian physiotherapist Lyn Watson – two well-known researchers within the field of shoulder rehab) and lower back rehab (coursework under Canadian lower back pain expert Stuart McGill and American Strength and Conditioning Specialist Mike Boyle).rnrnAdam is also an athlete himself, as a former member of the University of Waterloo men’s volleyball team (Academic All-Canadian 2006 – 2007) and as an avid climber and mountain biker – these experiences have helped him understand the focus, discipline, and motivation needed to maintain the health needed to perform at a competitive level.