Candace Baker, Certified Athletic Therapist

08/07/2025

Direct billing update!!

These are the companies that accept direct billing for athletic therapy treatments in Alberta at the moment (more and more are agreeing to it every day so this will be updated again in time).

Reminder: Coverage still depends on what plan your employer has purchased, as not all plans include AT. That said, when you come in, if you're not sure if you have coverage we can try to direct bill and see what happens!

AGA Financial Group inc.
belairdirect
Beneva
BPA
Canada Life
Canadian Construction Workers Union (C.C.W.U.)
Chambers of Commerce (Johnston Group)
CINUP (Johnston Group)
ClaimSecure
Coughlin & Associates Ltd.
Cowan (Express Scripts Canada)
Desjardins Insurance
Equitable
First Canadian (Johnston Group)
GMS Carriers 49 and 50 (Express Scripts Canada)
Industrial Alliance
Johnston Group
LiUNA Local 183
LiUNA Local 506
Maximum Benefit (Johnston Group)
MDM Insurance Services
People Corporation
RWAM
Simply Benefits
TELUS AdjudiCare
Union Benefits

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07/28/2025

Great news!

If you have extended health benefits through GreenShield, and your plan includes Athletic Therapy, I can now direct bill!!

Also, soon I should be able to direct bill to other companies that use the TelusHealth portal, I’m just waiting on confirmation.

Again, this is only if your specific plan has Athletic Therapy included. Talk to your admin team or call your benefits provider if you’re not sure if your plan will cover my services.

If you have any questions, please reach out!

06/24/2025

Late post…

I’m re-certified!!!

I put this off for a few months, not sure if I needed to keep this credential, but I decided it is a worthy tool to help my clients on their health journey.

The majority of ailments we have can be helped (or potentially solved) by good nutrition.

Am I a nutritionist? Absolutely not. I’m also NOT a registered dietitian.

I am someone who can help you get on the right track. I am someone who can offer advice in regards to your nutrition habits. I am someone who can support you in all of the ups and downs that come with figuring out how to feed yourself well and live a balanced life.

As always, please reach out if you have questions!!!

06/05/2025

"Today might be the best chance you have to take action.

The longer you wait, the more deeply embedded you get in your current lifestyle. Your habits solidify. Your beliefs harden. You get comfortable.

It will never be easy, but it may also never be easier than it is right now." James Clear (the guy who wrote Atomic Habits)

This quote hit hard today.

I hope it helps you too!

06/04/2025

Huge news!!!!!

Through months (years) of dedicated work by the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association soon (I'm not sure how soon) I'll be able to direct bill for any clients who have coverage for athletic therapy, if their insurance company uses TELUS Health eClaims!

This means you won't have to remember to submit your receipts!!!

If you don't have coverage for AT, please contact your plan administrator and ask to get it added! If you need a letter that might help, let me know and I can send you one.

Yay! Happy National Athletic Therapy Month!

05/21/2025

Another post that reiterates my last one…

Don’t skip leg day!

05/21/2025

Don’t skip leg day!!!

What barbell exercise is the most important for the aged? The answer really depends on who you ask or from which source of information you derive your answer. While you see clickbait articles and videos abounding on the internet, they, as a whole, are simply content parroting someone else’s opinio...

12/20/2024

Hello!

I have a favour to ask of you.

If you have received any athletic therapy treatment, whether from myself or another AT, and you feel it is a beneficial paramedical service, please fill out the attached form. We, ATs across Canada, are trying to get more insurance companies to add athletic therapy to the extended health benefits plans that they offer so that our clients don't have to jump through hoops to access coverage.

If you've already filled this out (I think I've posted it before) then thank you so much for your support!!

Please click the link to complete this form.

10/30/2024

Hey! Long time no post!

I've been MIA, mostly because I'm not sure what to post about. However, I came across this link in a CATA newsletter and wanted to share it.

If you have had any positive experiences with me or other athletic therapists and are willing to share your experience (it can be anonymous), please click the link below and then fill out the form!

This will (hopefully) help my profession grow and also help to educate the public a bit more about how athletic therapy can be part of everyone's lives!

Thank you in advance!!!

Please click the link to complete this form.

09/09/2024

Who’s coming to the Terry Fox Run in Drayton Valley this weekend?
Run.terryfox.ca/55602

07/06/2024

New sport for me!! Pentathlon Canada nationals!!

06/27/2024

Hey everyone!
If you DON'T have athletic therapy coverage on your extended health benefits plan, do me/my colleagues/yourself a favour and click on this link, then scroll to the bottom and follow the instructions! Let's spread the word that people want to be (or at least have the option to be) treated by an Certified Athletic Therapist such as myself!

Move Freely. Live Fully. Move Freely. Live Fully. Move Freely. Live Fully. Did you know that nearly half (47%) of Canadians have been injured in a way that prevents them from being fully functional at work, home or play? According to a recent Ipsos survey, Canadians are nearly unanimous