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06/26/2024

Thank-you❤️❤️

Official 2024 Community Voting Awards Platform for Nanaimo, BC. Where the community votes for their favourites every year.

04/06/2019

In Canada and the USA the word trainer means very different things! Here in Canada, the word “trainer” is an all encompassing term that just refers to a person who ‘trains’ other people. Typically they will work in a sports or exercise field but it is an unregulated term with little description on the individuals scope of practice
The official trademark of Certified Athletic Therapists are:
CAT(C) - Certified Athletic Therapist
Athletic Therapy
Athletic Therapists
Sport Therapist
Athletic Trainer
However, the profession closest to Athletic Therapists in the USA are “Athletic Trainers”. This can be confusing as they often use the term ‘trainer’ to describe themselves. Athletic Trainers in the USA 🇺🇸 have very similar scope of practices, job settings, and certifications as in Canada 🇨🇦 .
Is your ‘trainer’ a Certified Athletic Therapist?
https://athletictherapy.org/en/
https://www.nata.org

03/19/2019

Baseline assessments are so important, not only for high performance athletes, but all athletes! 🧠

Glad to see it is becoming protocol across the nation and hopefully the trend will trickle down to all non-elite organizations as well! 🙌🏻

A national concussion strategy was unveiled in Calgary on Monday and officials say the guidelines will help protect Canada’s high-performance athletes from sports-related concussions.

02/18/2019

Finalists for two awards from the achievements of the Timbermen last year 🎉

Winners will be honoured at an awards gala Friday, Feb. 22 at the Coast Bastion Hotel

02/13/2019

Go Nav! 🎉

02/03/2019

It was a long but fun day at Cheer Fest, hosted by Cheer Evolution and Cheer Canada. Loved the energy and the atmosphere! 🇨🇦
Yes they messed up the sign, yes the event coordinator apologized numerous times blaming it on the translation from French 🙃

@ Abbotsford Centre

01/24/2019

Getting a chance to get a feel for my childhood obsession of the movie “Bring It On” next weekend as I will be covering Cheer Fest 2019 in Abbotsford 🤸🏼‍♀️
You could say I’m a tad bit excited (I always wanted to try cheerleading but there were no local teams)🤩
You can find me practicing my spirit fingers in my spare time until then 😜 (JK... but maybe not 🙊)

01/20/2019

I’ve been a part of the lacrosse community for several years now, and it is a strong one. Let’s help a fellow member out in this tough time!

Please share.

A GoFundMe has been set up for former Poco lacrosse player Alex Higden, who is battling paralysis after getting in accident during last month's windstorm.

http://www.bcjall.com/news/gofundme-page-set-up-for-former-poco-lax-player-af

GOFUNDME: https://www.gofundme.com/make-alex-walk-again

01/18/2019

Since it’s Friday, let’s flash back to August⬇️
The Nanaimo Sr B Timbermen hosted the 2018 President’s Cup, and what a week that was. Endless hours at the arena (yes a couple plinth naps were had 😂), daily games including a double header one day. Countless treatments, including having Anika and Jake from come to aid in keeping the boys in tip top shape. There were late nights and early mornings. I worked for other lacrosse teams, which was an eye opener to the different cultures in sport. We had moments of excitement and moments of disappointment. 🥍
Ultimately we came just short of the title, coming second in the gold medal game, but Nanaimo, that game was one to remember. The energy in that filled arena, and the effort the players put into that game, is something we will never forget. 🌟
#2018

01/03/2019

Hello health and fitness world! It’s been a wee bit of time since I’ve posted on here, or any social media (sorry!), but I’m back! 🤗
For those of you who are new, my name is Dana Lainchbury, and I am a Certified Athletic Therapist. Don’t know what that is? Check out my website for more information! No I am not a “trainer”, a “fitness coach”, or a “medic”... although we can provide some similar services💡
I spent a lot of 2018 focusing on growing specifically as a therapist, and not so much as a business, which I am so happy I did. In fact, I am going to continue that movement throughout 2019, but with the goal of reaching as many of you as possible. Which includes those who may be unable to get in for an appointment at the clinic. ✔️
I will fill you in over the next couple weeks what I got up to for the remainder of 2018 when I was a little MIA 🤓 and also some of the things I’m going to bring to you this upcoming year 💪🏻
I hope everyone is having a great start to their new year, and are ready to crush some goals 👊🏻