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Clinic Location / Parking Details:

We are located through the MAIN DOOR / FRONT DOOR in the Fernie Mountain Fitness and Athletics Building (formerly CrossFit Fernie) Parking is shared with Fernie Mountain Fitness. Please park in front of the building! (IGNORE the ‘CrossFit Fernie - Parking Only’ signs)

Need a more URGENT Knee Injury Assessment or Bracing Appointment?

If you feel your knee injury and/or bracing assessment needs are of a more urgent manner than the 1st appointment availability, please book the 1st availability AND add yourself to the wait list. Adding a few comments about your injury also helps Heather better understand the urgency.

Please Note:

  • Heather’s schedule can fill quickly. Please book 1-2 follow up appointments at approximately 1 week intervals beyond your initial assessment. We will cancel/reschedule them once you have been assessed if you do not require these appointments.

  • A Message For My Valued Patients: As my practice has continued to grow over the past few years, it has become clear that administrative task support is required for my work. To meet that need, I’ve hired a virtual assistant. Her name is Deepika Kosuri. A warm, thoughtful and kind person, Deepika is a highly trained and experienced Virtual Medical Office Administrator. Her training includes compliance with all HIPAA and PIPEDA privacy regulations. She will be helping me to respond to your questions and rescheduling requests, as well as any other administration-related matters. I will continue to respond to your clinical questions and treatment clarifications. Ultimately, her role is to support me in your care, and together we aim to provide you with the best possible service. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

Fee Schedule: Fernie Athletic Therapy will be increasing their fees as of November 1, 2026. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

Heather Lewis
(She/Her/Hers) BPE, CAT(C)

Those who know Heather well, know that her favorite joint in the body to work with is the KNEE! Heather has advanced her education and knowledge with online and in-person courses through MSK Masterclass 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.

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 an Athletic Therapist 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.

​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. 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 take in many cultural, language, voluntourism and sport related adventures with her amazing husband and two school aged daughters.

I look forward to meeting you!

Those who know Heather well, know that her favorite joint in the body to work with is the KNEE! H... Read More

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Located at: 902 6th Avenue, Fernie
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