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Physiotherapy in Markham
Assessment, hands-on treatment, and exercise rehabilitation that rebuild strength and movement.
Physiotherapy Built Around How You Actually Move
Physiotherapy at Northville Rehabilitation Centre makes the most of your mobility and function, whether you recover from surgery, a sports injury, a car accident, or pain that crept in over years at a desk. Your physiotherapist identifies the physical irregularity behind the symptom, treats it with manual therapy, then prescribes a personalized exercise program to improve strength, balance, and range of motion. We review and progress every program as you improve, so the plan matches the body in front of us rather than a protocol on paper.
Registered physiotherapists deliver every session at our Markham clinic: Timothy Kwan, HBSc, MScPT, Irene Chau, MScPT, Kan Ling Chen, MScPT, and Rachel Marie Tan, BSc Physio, all registered with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario. Treatment can draw on the tools already inside the building, including Class IV K-Laser for persistent inflammation, Graston Technique for scar tissue and adhesions, aquatherapy in the deep pool when land-based loading hurts too much, and an ergonomic assessment when your workstation keeps re-creating the injury.
What to Expect :
- A detailed history of the injury, your goals, and the demands of your job, sport, or daily routine
- Objective testing of strength, joint range, balance, and movement quality, so progress gets measured rather than guessed
- Hands-on treatment the same visit, combining manual therapy and soft tissue work with the modalities your case calls for
- A home exercise program you can actually follow, plus a clear timeline and the criteria for returning to full activity
Our physiotherapists treat low back and neck pain, frozen shoulder, joint tendonitis, acute and chronic knee pain, balance problems, post-surgical recovery, sports injuries, and neurological conditions, including stroke and Parkinson’s. No referral required in Ontario. Our front desk submits your claim to most Canadian extended health plans on the day of treatment.
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Why CHoose Us
Physiotherapy That Fixes the Cause, Not Just the Flare-Up
Four physiotherapists practise here, each registered with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario and trained at the master’s level. You see the same clinician through your plan, not a rotating roster.
K-Laser, Graston, aquatherapy, custom orthotics, and ergonomic assessments all sit under one roof, alongside chiropractic and massage therapy, so your physiotherapist can add what the case needs without an outside referral.
Strength, range, and balance get tested at the start and retested as you go. You leave with a home program and a discharge target, because the goal is finishing rehab rather than booking forever.
Most Canadian extended health plans carry a physiotherapy benefit with its own annual limit. Our front desk submits the claim the day you are treated and confirms your coverage before the first visit.
Getting back to normal starts with knowing what went wrong.
A knee that gives out on stairs, a shoulder that will not lift overhead, back pain that returns every few months, or a recovery that stalled after surgery. Each of these makes a good reason to book a physiotherapy assessment at Northville. No referral needed, and we submit to most Canadian extended health plans the same day you are treated.
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Markham Patients Who Got Moving Again
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Frequent Asked Questions
No. Physiotherapists work as primary contact practitioners in Ontario, so you can book directly with our Markham clinic. Some extended health policies still ask for a physician’s note before reimbursing, and motor vehicle accident claims follow their own process, so check your plan wording if coverage matters to you.
Low back and neck pain, frozen shoulder, rotator cuff problems, joint tendonitis, acute and chronic knee pain, ankle sprains, post-surgical recovery after joint replacement or ligament repair, sports injuries, whiplash, balance and mobility problems, and neurological conditions such as stroke and Parkinson’s.
Plan for roughly an hour. Your physiotherapist takes a full history, tests strength, joint range, balance, and movement, then explains the diagnosis in plain language. Treatment usually starts the same visit and you leave with a home exercise program. Wear clothing that lets us see and move the affected area.
Simple soft tissue injuries often settle in six to eight sessions. Post-surgical rehab and neurological conditions run longer and follow surgeon or specialist timelines. Your physiotherapist gives an estimate after the assessment and re-tests as you go, so the plan gets shorter when you progress faster than expected.
OHIP funds physiotherapy only in limited circumstances at designated clinics, so most patients use extended health coverage. Nearly every Canadian workplace plan includes a physiotherapy benefit. Call 905-534-8666, and our staff will confirm your limits or review the insurance providers we submit to.
Considerable overlap exists, and many patients see both. Chiropractic leans toward joint manipulation and restoring movement at a specific segment. Physiotherapy leans toward graded exercise, strength, and functional retraining over a longer arc. Working in the same clinic, our practitioners coordinate rather than duplicate.
Yes. We handle rehabilitation after knee and hip replacement, ACL and rotator cuff repair, and fracture immobilization, working to your surgeon’s protocol. On the neurological side we treat stroke recovery and Parkinson’s, focusing on balance, gait, strength, and fall prevention.
Yes. Our aquatherapy program lets patients perform cardiovascular and resistance exercise in the deep pool, where buoyancy removes load from painful joints. It suits arthritic hips and knees, post-surgical patients not yet ready for full weight bearing, and anyone whose pain limits land-based training.
Yes, and pairing usually speeds things up. Massage therapy or acupuncture releases guarded muscle so exercise progresses sooner, and a chiropractic adjustment restores joint movement that strengthening then holds. Ask our front desk to book back-to-back appointments.