Skip to main content
Canadian Physiotherapy Association
    • English
    • Français
  • Contact Us
  • Login
  • Become a Member
Canadian Physiotherapy Association Menu
  • Become a Member
  • About CPA
    About CPAAll
    • Vision, Mission & Strategy
    • CPA News & Updates
    • Governance
    • Affiliates
    • Corporate Partners
    • About Physiotherapy
    • Code of Ethical Conduct
    • 100th Anniversary
    • Medals of Distinction
    • Awards, Grants & Bursaries
    • Contact Us
  • Branches, Divisions & Assemblies
    Branches, Divisions & AssembliesAll
    • Branches
    • Divisions
    • National Physiotherapist Assistant Assembly
    • National Student Assembly
  • Membership
    MembershipAll
    • Member Benefits
    • Membership Types
    • Why Register in 2021/2022?
    • Insurance
    • Member Discounts
    • Quebec Members
    • Alberta Members
    • Recruit a Member
    • Business Solutions
  • Events & Education
    Events & EducationAll
    • Virtual Summit Series
    • Congress 2022
    • Past Events
    • Publications
    • Clinical Specialty Program
    • Course & Event Listings
    • Practice Resources
    • PD Marketplace
    • Career Centre
  • Advocacy
  • COVID-19
    COVID-19All
    • Vaccine
    • The CPA's Statements & Updates
    • Foresight
    • Extended Healthcare Professionals Coalition (EHPC)
    • Support COVID-19 Research
    • FAQs
    • Archives
  • Make an Impact
    Make an ImpactAll
    • How to Support Physiotherapy Research
    • Improving Patient Outcomes
    • PFC Board of Directors and SAC
    • Supporting Vital Research
    • Recent Recipients
    • PFC Awards Program
    • PFC Corporate Sponsors
    • English
    • Français
  • Advertise
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility
  • Visit us on Facebook
  • Visit us on Twitter
  • Visit us on LinkedIn
  • Visit us on YouTube
  • Visit us on Instagram

Search

We found 5 result(s) for "entrepreneurial"

Sort by:

Five Lessons I've Learned Building, Managing and Growing a PT Tech Startup

July 21, 2016
I am a physiotherapist and the co-founder of healthSwapp, which is like YouTube for home exercise prescription. Outside of my clinical work and my company, I’m a swimmer, rock climber and backcountry camper. Over the past year and a half of building my company, I‘ve come to realize that many of ...
TOPICS business advice e-health entrepreneurial private practice exercise prescription

The entrepreneurial wheel: tips for operating a well-rounded physiotherapy business

September 28, 2017
In the five years of operating a physiotherapy business, I have learned that there are seven important segments to running a smooth-operating company. I like to use the metaphor of a wheel, because if any one of these segments is not well developed or properly inflated, your wheel will lurch alon...
TOPICS entrepreneurial private practice professional development

She Started with a Car and a Vision: Introducing the 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year

January 2, 2018
In 2015 when Natasha Wilch’s husband was transferred to Nanaimo, BC, she needed a job. In a town where she knew nobody, the physiotherapist made the decision to start Symphony Rehabilitation.  “It [started out as] just me, my massage table and my car.”     A car and a vision Even though she start...
TOPICS entrepreneurial award private practice

Don’t sit still: the negative effects of immobility

January 17, 2017
In the fall of 2014, I was asked to visit a woman (let’s call her Mary) at CareLife Fleetwood in Surrey. A diabetic, Mary had recently undergone double mid-thigh amputations.  She desperately wanted to increase her strength, lose weight, and regain some independence. However, her physical limitat...
TOPICS immobile mobility seniors health entrepreneurial

Biking…in bed? How I get seniors moving

January 19, 2017
This is part two of a post about the negative effects of immobility and one physiotherapist’s invention and solution. Read part one here. In the previous post, I shared how my community physiotherapy practice amongst retirement facilities in Surrey enlightened me to a gap in senior health care. W...
TOPICS immobile mobility seniors health entrepreneurial
    • English
    • Français
  • Advertise
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Accessibility
  • Visit us on Facebook
  • Visit us on Twitter
  • Visit us on LinkedIn
  • Visit us on YouTube
  • Visit us on Instagram
Canadian Physiotherapy Association

© Canadian Physiotherapy Association 2022