MANAGE YOUR INJURY
ALLEVIATE THE PAIN
INDIVIDUALIZED HOLISTIC APPROACH
WHAT WE
SPECIALIZE IN
BACK PAIN (NECK, MID-BACK, RADIATING PAIN
SHOULDER PAIN AND CAPSULITIS
LIGAMENT, TENDON OR MUSCLE INJURIES
JOINT PAIN: SHOULDER | WRIST | HAND | HIP | KNEE | ANKLE | FOOT
CHRONIC PAIN
OSTEOARTHRITIS
DECONDITIONING
POSTURAL CORRECTION
OUR TECHNIQUES
MANUAL THERAPY AND PERIPHERAL MANIPULATIONS
THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE, STRENGTH AND MOBILITY TRAININGAIN
GRADED EXPOSURE
JAKE SACKSNER
PARTNER AT PARADIGM SPORTS PHYSIO
Jake is very passionate about what he does, and cares a lot. Jake emphasizes individual attention, education and patient self-management. Jake takes a pro-active approach to the rehabilitation, making sure that the client has a complete understanding of their problem and what they can do to get back to the activities that they love most. It is Jake’s mission to create a warm and comfortable environment where all questions are welcome, and to create a team-based approach with a client to solve the problem.
Jake uses a combination of Manual Therapy, individualized strength and mobility training, and Blood Flow Restriction training (BFR) to optimize healing and recovery following injury. Having spent 5 years as a personal trainer and working closely with the McGill Football Team, Jake specializes in helping people exercise around their injuries and can adapt exercises to create the optimal environment for healing. He also has experience working in a geriatric setting at the Jewish General Hospital, where he helped his clients increase their autonomy, get back to walking and improve their functional fitness.
MATT HERON
OSTEO THERAPIST AT PARADIGM FITNESS
An active lifestyle has always been a passion for Matt. He played competitive soccer for over 20 years, rugby for 10 years and taught downhill skiing for 2 years while also dabbling in tennis, volleyball and aquatics. He has recently fallen in love with more restorative practices such as Tai Chi, Qi Gong, stand up paddle boarding (SUP) and daily walks in nature. Matt started his professional career lifeguarding in 1996, followed by studies in Athletic Therapy at Concordia University (certified in 2003) and in Osteopathy at College d’Etudes Osteopathic (certified 2019). He has over 20 years of professional experience working in numerous sports medicine clinics and 12 years of experience working in the university sports setting at Concordia, McGill and Ecole de Technologie Superior (ETS).
Matt has vast experience from both sides of the treatment table (therapist and patient) as he played all those sports with little to no self regard for his own well being and has learnt as much from helping others recover from injuries as he has from his own. After ending his competitive career after suffering one too many concussions, he has adopted a more holistic approach to health and well being. He is a voracious learner, continually reading and listening to podcasts with a keen interest in longevity, trauma healing and psychology. Whether you’re recovering from an injury or looking prevent getting one in the first place, Matt has the skill set and knowledge to help you achieve your goals.
