A bit about me…
Nico and I. Nico hails from the streets of Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, but prefers the cooler Toronto Beach scene these days. Canines have always been present in my life, and taught me many great lessons. Nico and I enjoy learning from each other, and approach every day as another adventure.
I fell in love with the sport of hockey at the lonely end of a cold rink in rural Ontario, which gave birth to my first passion, goaltending. I was initially enamoured by the medieval dress attire that was offered as protective equipment, but later became obsessed with the finer details of the position, particularly the physics of movement on ice.
I dreamed of a big league career and hoisting Lord Stanley’s holy grail one day, thankfully I also recognized the value of a back up plan (goalie pun) in the face of such great odds, and realized that I needed to consider a second career path. My adolescent rationale determined that a hockey trainer would keep me in the rink and offered greater control over my career destiny.
My academic and athletic pursuits eventually attracted the attention of scouts with scholarships, but as the old story goes, injury kept those scholarships in their pockets. I channelled my pursuits to realize that “back up” plan I formulated, and concentrated my efforts on academics and acquiring a better understanding of how the human frame functions and responds in our natural environment
My interest in sports injury began in the early 80’s due to the lack of development in goaltending equipment at this time.
After studying all things Biology at the University of Western Ontario, I ventured to sunny southern California to study chiropractic and sports injury, which led to a unique trail blazing functional rehabilitation internship at Los Angeles Sports and Spine. This is where I was introduced to the concept of closing the gap between rehabilitation and athletic development.
Along the way I began to use Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture as a personal health tool, thus inspiring me to acquire acupuncture as a clinical treatment modality in my private practice.
I had been using Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture in my personal health regime, so I was a natural
kinesiology and it’s application across all walks of life, including sport.