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Heather is taking a some time off over the holiday season and I will have no internet access December 25-30, 2024. Time for some recreation and recharge for myself and my family!

-Wear or bring shorts to your appointment!

-Heather Lewis currently has a higher than normal number of emails and voicemails coming in, therefore your extended patience with her response is appreciated. There is no reception services therefore, if you have sent her an email or left her a voicemail, she will respond as soon as she can. If you feel your communication is URGENT/ a PRIORITY, please add yourself to the waitlist with some details and Heather will try to handle these on a case by case basis.

-We are located in the Fernie Mountain Fitness and Athletics Building (CrossFit Fernie) and accessed through the MAIN DOOR / FRONT DOOR

-Parking is shared with Fernie Mountain Fitness. Please park in front of the building! (IGNORE the ‘CrossFit Fernie - Parking Only’ signs)

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Athletic Therapy

Certified Athletic Therapists are university-educated professionals, trained to rehabilitate acute and chronic injuries from recreational, sport, and industrial activities. We specialize in the prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal – orthopedic injuries (muscles, bones, tendons, ligaments and joints). Athletic Therapists rehabilitate injuries using the Spor... Read More

Certified Athletic Therapists are university-educated professionals, trained to rehabilitate acute and chronic injuries from recreational, sport, and industrial activities. We specialize in the prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal – orthopedic injuries (muscles, bones, tendons, ligaments and joints).

Athletic Therapists rehabilitate injuries using the Sports Medicine Model, resulting in a faster recovery, decreased chance of re-injury, and fewer visits to a healthcare professional. We utilize techniques that involve early exercise intervention, combined with soft tissue mobilization and traditional therapeutic modalities such as Ultrasound, TENS and IFC.

Athletic Therapists are clinically skilled in returning injured athletes to competition quickly. Those same skills and techniques also make us very effective in treating the injuries sustained by the everyday active population including:
- Acute injuries to the limbs, torso or spine from daily activities, sports and falls
- Chronic, overuse and reoccurring conditions
- Pelvis misalignment, spinal stabilization and core strengthening
- Posture, gait and biomechanical assessment
- Pre and post orthopedic surgery

Outside the clinic, Athletic Therapists are also highly experienced working on the sidelines, bench, court, field etc. Emergency first aid/first responder, athletic taping and strapping, bracing, quick on-field assessments and return to play decisions are all skills we use.

Heather Lewis BPE, CAT(C)

While still in high school, Heather took an Athletic First Aid and Taping and Strapping course through the Sport Medicine Council of Alberta and used her new skills to help her high school women’s rugby team. She was hooked. ​ Heather has been a Certified Athletic Therapist (CAT(C)) since 2002 after completing a combined Bachelor of Physical Education/Advanced Certificate in Athletic Therapy degree program offered through the University of Alberta and Mount Royal College.

It was a dream come true to open Fernie’s 1st Athletic Therapy Clinic in the fall of 2006. Prior to moving to Fernie in 2005, Heather was working in Edmonton, AB as the Medical Coordinator for the 2005 World Masters Games and a clinical Athletic Therapist at NorMed Therapies in Sherwood Park, AB. Winter 2005 in Fernie she worked as a dispatcher at Fernie Alpine Resort and used her First Responder and Athletic Therapy skills to assess the carnage that rolled into the First Aid room.

Those who know Heather well, know that her favorite joint in the body to work with is the KNEE! She advanced her education and knowledge with online and in-person courses through MSK Masterclass: Acute Knee Injury Assessment and has also taken many courses in bracing. Heather has spent many hours observing knee surgeries and shadowing clinical appointments with various surgeons in Fernie, Banff, Cranbrook, Lethbridge and Edmonton. She has also taken courses in KinesioTaping, Custom Foot Orthotics, Soft Tissue Release (similar to ART) and Muscle Energy Techniques.

​Heather has spent many years “working on the sidelines/bench/deck” and consulting for numerous teams, clubs and events. Examples include Jr hockey, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, track and field, figure skating, rugby, gymnastics, football and lacrosse. More recently she started consulting with the Elk Valley Dolphins Swim Club. Fernie Athletic Therapy provides Athletic Therapy game day coverage on the sidelines for the Elk Valley Rugby Football Club and in the past for numerous years with the Fernie Ghostriders.

As for her own active lifestyle, Heather grew up playing ringette, but now spends her spare time doing mountain lifestyle sports such as skiing and snowboarding, xc skiing, hiking, mountain biking, backcountry camping and cross training on a spin bike and throwing around a few weights. Heather is an avid worldly traveler and is so grateful to partake in many cultural, language, voluntourism and sport related adventures with her amazing husband and two school aged daughters.

I look forward to meeting you!

While still in high school, Heather took an Athletic First Aid and Taping and Strapping course th... Read More

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Located at: 902 6th Avenue, Fernie
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