Athletic Therapy Clinics in Canada
Certified Athletic Therapists (CATs) in Canada specialize in the prevention, assessment, and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries in physically active individuals. Athletic therapists work with recreational and competitive athletes using manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, taping, and modalities to facilitate return to sport. They are commonly found at sports clinics, fitness facilities, and professional sports organizations.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba · 86 clinics
Calgary
Alberta · 71 clinics
Toronto
Ontario · 64 clinics
Victoria
British Columbia · 47 clinics
Montreal
Quebec · 42 clinics
Mississauga
Ontario · 40 clinics
Oakville
Ontario · 31 clinics
Markham
Ontario · 27 clinics
Brampton
Ontario · 20 clinics
Edmonton
Alberta · 20 clinics
Richmond Hill
Ontario · 20 clinics
Burlington
Ontario · 19 clinics
Ottawa
Ontario · 19 clinics
Burnaby
British Columbia · 18 clinics
St. Catharines
Ontario · 18 clinics
Sherbrooke
Quebec · 17 clinics
Hamilton
Ontario · 17 clinics
Kelowna
British Columbia · 16 clinics
Aurora
Ontario · 16 clinics
Moncton
New Brunswick · 16 clinics
Ajax
Ontario · 16 clinics
Guelph
Ontario · 15 clinics
Vancouver
British Columbia · 15 clinics
Surrey
British Columbia · 15 clinics
Fredericton
New Brunswick · 14 clinics
Rankin Inlet
Nunavut · 14 clinics
Brandon
Manitoba · 14 clinics
Niagara Falls
Ontario · 13 clinics
North Bay
Ontario · 13 clinics
Welland
Ontario · 13 clinics
London
Ontario · 13 clinics
Collingwood
Ontario · 13 clinics
Barrie
Ontario · 12 clinics
Regina
Saskatchewan · 12 clinics
Sarnia
Ontario · 12 clinics
Bracebridge
Ontario · 11 clinics
Québec City
Quebec · 10 clinics
Red Deer
Alberta · 10 clinics
Cambridge
Nunavut · 10 clinics
Nanaimo
British Columbia · 10 clinics
Thunder Bay
Ontario · 10 clinics
Chatham
Ontario · 10 clinics
Halifax
Nova Scotia · 9 clinics
Sault Ste. Marie
Ontario · 9 clinics
Dartmouth
Nova Scotia · 9 clinics
Saint John
New Brunswick · 9 clinics
Richmond
British Columbia · 9 clinics
Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Newfoundland and Labrador · 9 clinics
Vaughan
Ontario · 9 clinics
Ottawa
Quebec · 9 clinics
Grand Falls-Windsor
Newfoundland and Labrador · 9 clinics
Brockville
Ontario · 9 clinics
St. Albert
Alberta · 8 clinics
Fort Erie
Ontario · 8 clinics
Airdrie
Alberta · 8 clinics
Milton
Ontario · 8 clinics
Gatineau
Quebec · 8 clinics
Windsor
Ontario · 8 clinics
Newmarket
Ontario · 8 clinics
Woodstock
Ontario · 8 clinics
Kitchener
Ontario · 8 clinics
Timmins
Ontario · 8 clinics
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan · 8 clinics
Peterborough
Ontario · 8 clinics
Medicine Hat
Alberta · 7 clinics
Bowmanville
Ontario · 7 clinics
Kamloops
British Columbia · 7 clinics
Whitby
Ontario · 7 clinics
Dawson City
Yukon · 7 clinics
Cambridge
Ontario · 7 clinics
Whitchurch-Stouffville
Ontario · 7 clinics
Oshawa
Ontario · 6 clinics
Stratford
Prince Edward Island · 6 clinics
Coquitlam
British Columbia · 6 clinics
Pickering
Ontario · 6 clinics
Yellowknife
Northwest Territories · 6 clinics
Orillia
Ontario · 6 clinics
Kingston
Ontario · 6 clinics
Greater Sudbury
Ontario · 6 clinics
Abbotsford
British Columbia · 6 clinics
Labrador City
Newfoundland and Labrador · 6 clinics
Grimsby
Ontario · 5 clinics
North York
Ontario · 5 clinics
Summerside
Prince Edward Island · 5 clinics
Corner Brook
Newfoundland and Labrador · 5 clinics
Parry Sound
Ontario · 5 clinics
Caledon
Ontario · 5 clinics
Iqaluit
Nunavut · 5 clinics
Whitehorse
Yukon · 5 clinics
Gander
Newfoundland and Labrador · 5 clinics
CA
Ontario · 5 clinics
Stephenville
Newfoundland and Labrador · 5 clinics
Cornwall
Ontario · 5 clinics
Bolton
Ontario · 4 clinics
Laval
Quebec · 4 clinics
Waterloo
Ontario · 4 clinics
Lethbridge
Alberta · 4 clinics
Saint-Laurent
Quebec · 4 clinics
Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island · 4 clinics
Clarington
Ontario · 4 clinics
Hay River
Northwest Territories · 4 clinics
Watson Lake
Yukon · 4 clinics
Maple
Ontario · 4 clinics
St. John's
Newfoundland and Labrador · 4 clinics
Woodbridge
Ontario · 4 clinics
Rothesay
New Brunswick · 4 clinics
Westmount
Quebec · 4 clinics
Georgetown
Ontario · 4 clinics
Courtice
Ontario · 3 clinics
Dollard-Des Ormeaux
Quebec · 3 clinics
Leamington
Ontario · 3 clinics
Etobicoke
Ontario · 3 clinics
New Westminster
British Columbia · 3 clinics
Renfrew
Ontario · 3 clinics
Saint-Leonard
Quebec · 3 clinics
Thorold
Ontario · 3 clinics
Uxbridge
Ontario · 3 clinics
Belleville
Ontario · 3 clinics
Midland
Ontario · 3 clinics
Brighton
Ontario · 3 clinics
Stratford
Ontario · 3 clinics
Quispamsis
New Brunswick · 2 clinics
Barrie
Yukon · 2 clinics
Huntsville
Ontario · 2 clinics
Gravenhurst
Ontario · 2 clinics
Mount Albert
Ontario · 2 clinics
Orangeville
Ontario · 2 clinics
Stoney Creek
Ontario · 2 clinics
Wallaceburg
Ontario · 2 clinics
Windsor
Newfoundland and Labrador · 2 clinics
Dieppe
New Brunswick · 2 clinics
Saanichton
British Columbia · 2 clinics
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac
Quebec · 2 clinics
Montreal West
Quebec · 2 clinics
Point Edward
Ontario · 2 clinics
Buffalo
Ontario · 2 clinics
Scarborough
Ontario · 2 clinics
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Quebec · 2 clinics
Inuvik
Northwest Territories · 2 clinics
Pembroke
Ontario · 2 clinics
Pointe-Claire
Quebec · 2 clinics
Verdun
Quebec · 2 clinics
Clarenville
Newfoundland and Labrador · 2 clinics
Thornhill
Ontario · 2 clinics
Winnipeg
Yukon · 2 clinics
Dorval
Quebec · 2 clinics
Trenton
Ontario · 2 clinics
Longueuil
Quebec · 2 clinics
Unionville
Ontario · 2 clinics
King City
Ontario · 2 clinics
Delta
British Columbia · 1 clinic
Los Angeles
Ontario · 1 clinic
Halton Hills
Ontario · 1 clinic
Angus
Yukon · 1 clinic
Simcoe
Ontario · 1 clinic
Coaldale
Alberta · 1 clinic
Port Williams
Newfoundland and Labrador · 1 clinic
Pelham
Ontario · 1 clinic
Powell River
Ontario · 1 clinic
Ville-Marie
Quebec · 1 clinic
Riverview
New Brunswick · 1 clinic
Jacksons Point
Ontario · 1 clinic
Huntsville
Newfoundland and Labrador · 1 clinic
Stayner
Ontario · 1 clinic
Kingsville
Ontario · 1 clinic
Enoch
Alberta · 1 clinic
Gloucester
Quebec · 1 clinic
Fort Saskatchewan
Ontario · 1 clinic
Pefferlaw
Ontario · 1 clinic
Vanier
Quebec · 1 clinic
Petrolia
Ontario · 1 clinic
West Kelowna
British Columbia · 1 clinic
Carrying Place
Ontario · 1 clinic
East Saint Paul
Manitoba · 1 clinic
Kanata
Yukon · 1 clinic
Winnipeg
New Brunswick · 1 clinic
Parksville
British Columbia · 1 clinic
North Toronto
Ontario · 1 clinic
Vineland
Ontario · 1 clinic
Oakville
Yukon · 1 clinic
Port Moody
British Columbia · 1 clinic
North Vancouver
British Columbia · 1 clinic
Tecumseh
Ontario · 1 clinic
Georgina
Ontario · 1 clinic
Mono
Ontario · 1 clinic
Acton
Ontario · 1 clinic
Wainfleet
Ontario · 1 clinic
Carleton Place
Ontario · 1 clinic
Norwich
Ontario · 1 clinic
Minnedosa
Manitoba · 1 clinic
O'Leary
Prince Edward Island · 1 clinic
Lower Level
Ontario · 1 clinic
Lower Sackville
Nova Scotia · 1 clinic
Breslau
Ontario · 1 clinic
Carlisle
Ontario · 1 clinic
Angus
Ontario · 1 clinic
Dundas
Ontario · 1 clinic
Wasaga Beach
Ontario · 1 clinic
Beamsville
Ontario · 1 clinic
Petawawa
New Brunswick · 1 clinic
Calgary
Yukon · 1 clinic
West Lincoln
Ontario · 1 clinic
Port Huron
Ontario · 1 clinic
Maidstone
Northwest Territories · 1 clinic
Tavistock
Ontario · 1 clinic
Port Carling
Ontario · 1 clinic
Wabush
Newfoundland and Labrador · 1 clinic
Marystown
Newfoundland and Labrador · 1 clinic
Hamburg
Ontario · 1 clinic
York
Ontario · 1 clinic
Canmore
Alberta · 1 clinic
Binbrook
Ontario · 1 clinic
West St. Paul
Manitoba · 1 clinic
Kenora
Ontario · 1 clinic
Stonebridge
Ontario · 1 clinic
Ladysmith
British Columbia · 1 clinic
Keswick
Ontario · 1 clinic
Kanata
Ontario · 1 clinic
The Blue Mountains
Ontario · 1 clinic
Oakville
Prince Edward Island · 1 clinic
LaSalle
Ontario · 1 clinic
Nobel
Ontario · 1 clinic
Orléans
Ontario · 1 clinic
GTA Multiple Locations
Ontario · 1 clinic
Terra Cotta
Ontario · 1 clinic
Warwick
Ontario · 1 clinic
Nepean
Ontario · 1 clinic
Cornwall
Prince Edward Island · 1 clinic
Alhambra
Ontario · 1 clinic
West Saint Paul
Manitoba · 1 clinic
Napanee
Ontario · 1 clinic
St. Andrews
New Brunswick · 1 clinic
Caledon Village
Ontario · 1 clinic
Port Coquitlam
British Columbia · 1 clinic
Kitchener
Newfoundland and Labrador · 1 clinic
Quinte West
Ontario · 1 clinic
Fernie
Ontario · 1 clinic
Lake Country
British Columbia · 1 clinic
Mount Royal
Yukon · 1 clinic
Mount Royal
Quebec · 1 clinic
Ancaster
Ontario · 1 clinic
Sherwood Park
Alberta · 1 clinic
Waterloo
Newfoundland and Labrador · 1 clinic
Cambridge Bay
Nunavut · 1 clinic
FAQs — Athletic Therapy Clinics in Canada
What is an Athletic Therapist and what do they treat?
Athletic Therapists (ATs) are regulated health professionals who specialize in musculoskeletal injury prevention, assessment, and rehabilitation. They treat sports injuries, sprains, strains, concussions, and overuse injuries in active populations. Certification is granted by the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association (CATA).
How is athletic therapy different from physiotherapy?
Both professions treat musculoskeletal injuries, but athletic therapists have a specific focus on physically active individuals and return-to-sport rehabilitation. Physiotherapists treat a broader patient population including neurological and cardiorespiratory conditions. Many sports clinics employ both professions.
Is athletic therapy covered by extended health insurance?
Coverage for athletic therapy varies by province and insurance plan. Many extended health benefit plans include athletic therapy, particularly those designed for active individuals or employer plans in industries with high physical demands. Check your benefit booklet for specifics.
What taping techniques do athletic therapists use?
Athletic therapists are trained in both rigid athletic taping (for joint immobilization and acute injury management) and kinesiology tape application (for dynamic support and rehabilitation). Taping is a core competency of athletic therapy practice.
Can an athletic therapist work with my child's sports injuries?
Yes. Athletic therapists are experienced working with youth athletes and understand the unique considerations of growing bodies. They can help manage growth-related conditions like Osgood-Schlatter disease, Sever's disease, and acute sports injuries in children and adolescents.
What should I expect at my first athletic therapy appointment?
Your first appointment will include a detailed injury history, physical assessment of the affected area, and identification of contributing factors. Your athletic therapist will explain their findings, develop a treatment plan, and often begin treatment during the first visit.
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