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Commitment

Strive aims to serve the community in which we live, work and play. Support and promote inclusion for all. Promote and model healthy lifestyles, healthy aging and well-being.

Experience

We strive to do better. Our team of Health Care Practitioners are committed to ongoing post graduate education to deepen their knowledge base and expand their clinical tool box to meet your goals.

Advanced Physiotherapy

Helping you achieve a better quality of life through our range of professional and specialty services.

Commitment

Strive aims to serve the community in which we live, work and play. Support and promote inclusion for all. Promote and model healthy lifestyles, healthy aging and well-being.

Experience

We strive to do better. Our team of Health Care Practitioners are committed to ongoing post graduate education to deepen their knowledge base and expand their clinical tool box to meet your goals.

Advanced Physiotherapy

Helping you achieve a better quality of life through our range of professional and specialty services.

CREATING PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE PEOPLE WHO SEEK OUR HELP

Fostering A Therapeutic Relationship Is Our Approach To Health Care

CREATING PARTNERSHIPS
WITH THE PEOPLE WHO
SEEK OUR HELP

Fostering A Therapeutic Relationship Is Our Approach To Health Care

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Our Values

At Strive Physiotherapy and Sports Medicine we are a multi-disciplinary team focused on helping you to achieve your goals. We strive to do better every day. We are here to help you as you strive to move with less pain, do more of the activities that you enjoy and improve your health and wellbeing.

We believe in creating partnerships with people who seek our help. Fostering a therapeutic relationship is at the heart of our approach to health care.

Community

A feeling of fellowship with others, of shared attitudes, interests and goals. Strive aims to serve the midtown Toronto community. We support and promote inclusion for all. We strive to promote and model healthy lifestyles, healthy aging and well-being.

Experience

We aim to do better every day. Our team of Health Care Practitioners are committed to ongoing post-graduate education to deepen their knowledge base and expand their clinical toolbox to meet your goals. We also appreciate the value each person’s lived experiences has in creating successful outcomes. We are critically reflective practitioners, open to learning and unlearning through our interactions with the people who seek our help.

Partnership

Working together to accomplish a common goal. Our team members will draw on and share their deep knowledge and understanding of how the body works with you. They will ask questions and will listen to you, to gain insight into your experiences and to learn about how your body works best. Fostering a therapeutic relationship is our approach to health care.

Collaboration

Building together, committed to the possibility of producing an outcome greater than what could be if done alone. Helping you achieve a better quality of life through our range of professional and speciality services. We embrace the connection between mind, body and spirit and prioritize your physical and emotional health.

Our Values

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Priority

We put you first in every encounter. We ensure to always provide you the time needed to provide the right care for you.

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Acknowledge

We believe in listening to you and using your inputs in the services we tailor specifically for you.

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Teaching

We believe in sharing our knowledge with you, not talking at you. We address you as a whole person.

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Improving

We appreciate that each person is greater than simply the sum of the parts. We’re here to help you improve your quality of life.

Testimonials

My family has been receiving help at Strive Physiotherapy for several years. We could not be more grateful for the help we received with recovery from sports injuries and age-related issues. Since last summer, I have been working with a Pilates instructor, one-on-one. During each exercise one feels the muscles workings, yet, at the same time, it is relaxing. The instructor is professional, friendly and attentive. She frequently asks for feedback, so that we can jointly adjust the program. I highly recommend Strive Physiotherapy, including the Pilates program.

Elisabeth Saunders

Melanie and her team at strive have been outstanding. They have been so helpful to me in my roller coaster journey post trauma. I am very grateful for their support. They have also provided kind caring support and therapy for my teenaged son post major knee surgery. The group at Strive are the best!!!

Meaghen Beresford

Testimonials

Exceptionally knowledgeable, gentle and caring.

Stephanie is exceptionally knowledgeable, gentle and caring. Her approach welcomes the complexity of the patient experience and provides simple and accessible tools for working with your body. Highly recommend Strive physio and Stephanie for addressing pelvic floor health.

Ljubica Kostovic

Highly recommend

Nicole was great. Initially she asked lots of questions to find out where the pain was and what made my back hurt before she started with treatment. She was able to target the areas needing massage and then gave me some exercises to help loosen my back. I highly recommend Nicole.

Neil Friedman

I leave our massage sessions feeling relaxed

Jennifer Costa has helped me physically and emotionally during a stressful back to work transition as a new mom. She is very in tune with the full picture, understanding that my stresses and busy work and home life all impact my body and physical health. Jennifer genuinely cares about what i need even if that is something different for each session. And when i don't know what I need, she takes the lead and ensures i leave our massage sessions feeling relaxed (physically and mentally) and also rejuvenated. Thank you Jennifer for your attention to detail and for being a positive source of healing for me.

Mary Bagnulo

I was able to return to soccer

I came to Strive having suffered a partial ACL tear while playing soccer, with the possibility of requiring reconstructive surgery. With my orthopedic surgeon's recommendation of non-operative treatment, Grace Underwood tailored a rehabilitation program that improved my range of motion, treated the muscle atrophy, and strengthened the surrounding muscles around my knee. With her expertise and guidance, I was able to return to full contact soccer with no restrictions or limitations after 6 months. I highly recommend Grace if you are looking for a professional, knowledgeable, and friendly physiotherapist!

Jed Ahn

Excellent, thorough pedorthic assessment!

Excellent, thorough pedorthic assessment! Babs has a pleasant, sensitive manner. The conversation was interesting, too!

Hannele Halm

An extraordinary and very caring professional

Alex Ruth (physiotherapist) is truly amazing - she has me 98 percent pain free where I was previously in constant pain. Her exercises have helped me strengthen weak areas in my neck and have me feeling so much better and hopeful about life again. Highly recommend Alex - she is an extraordinary and very caring professional! She works hard at continuous learning, furthering her skills and knowledge to help in the most beneficial way for her clients. She truly cares!

Jane Grayson

We could not be more grateful for the help we received with recovery

My family has been receiving help at Strive Physiotherapy for several years. We could not be more grateful for the help we received with recovery from sports injuries and age-related issues. Since last summer, I have been working with a Pilates instructor, one-on-one. During each exercise one feels the muscles workings, yet, at the same time, it is relaxing. The instructor is professional, friendly and attentive. She frequently asks for feedback, so that we can jointly adjust the program. I highly recommend Strive Physiotherapy, including the Pilates program.

Elisabeth Saunders

Melanie and her team at strive have been outstanding

Melanie and her team at strive have been outstanding. They have been so helpful to me in my roller coaster journey post trauma. I am very grateful for their support. They have also provided kind caring support and therapy for my teenaged son post major knee surgery. The group at Strive are the best!!!

Meaghen Beresford

My family has been receiving help at Strive Physiotherapy for several years.

My family has been receiving help at Strive Physiotherapy for several years. We could not be more grateful for the help we received with recovery from sports injuries and age-related issues. Since last summer, I have been working with a Pilates instructor (first Lily and then Milena), one-on-one. During each exercise one feels the muscles workings, yet, at the same time, it is relaxing. The instructor is professional, friendly and attentive. She frequently asks for feedback, so that we can jointly adjust the program. I highly recommend Strive Physiotherapy, including the Pilates program.

very knowledgeable and at the same time focused on listening carefully before creating a treatment plan

I have been able to work with Melanie MacKinnon on two different occasions and the experience both times was excellent. She is very knowledgeable and at the same time focused on listening carefully before creating a treatment plan. I always leave feeling well equipped and informed!

Mark P.

could not be more grateful for the help we received

My family has been receiving help at Strive Physiotherapy for several years. We could not be more grateful for the help we received with recovery from sports injuries and age-related issues. Since last summer, I have been working with a Pilates instructor (first Lily and then Milena), one-on-one. During each exercise one feels the muscles workings, yet, at the same time, it is relaxing. The instructor is professional, friendly and attentive. She frequently asks for feedback, so that we can jointly adjust the program. I highly recommend Strive Physiotherapy, including the Pilates program.