FreeForm Physio & Pilates

02/25/2025

02/18/2025

02/03/2025

Emily Adams is starting February 25th and will be available Tuesdays 7:00 am -1:00 pm.

Meet Emily:

Emily completed her Master of Physical Therapy (MPT) from UBC and has worked in the Sea to Sky corridor ever since. Prior to completing her MPT, Emily attained her Bachelor of Human Kinetics degree (BHKIN) at the University of British Columbia Okanagan while playing on the Varsity Golf Team. Emily worked as a Kinesiologist for one year before starting her postgraduate degree at UBC. This experience as a kinesiologist helped her gain plenty of knowledge regarding exercise rehabilitation and knowledge that she still incorporates into her practice today. She enjoys working with athletes, pelvic floor clientele, and clients suffering from chronic pain. Emily helps her clients overcome their injuries or pain through a combination of strength training, mobility, manual therapy, and IMS as needed. She holds postgraduate certifications in dry needling (AN-IMS) and pelvic floor physiotherapy.

02/03/2025

Emma Aqvilin is starting February 12th and will be available Wednesdays 1:30-7:30 pm and Fridays 1:30-5:30 pm.

Meet Emma:

Emma graduated with a physiotherapy degree from Karolinska Institute in Sweden in 2019, which provided her with a solid foundation of practical and theoretical knowledge.

Emma is dedicated to helping her clients feel and move efficiently and achieve their personal goals, whether they are rehabilitating acute or chronic injury. She has experience working with all kinds of musculoskeletal injuries, concussions, as well as pelvic floor conditions. Her treatments include client education, providing self-management strategies, manual therapy, and prescribing meaningful exercise. Emma strives to help her clients achieve their goals in an engaging and empowering manner.

She holds postgraduate certifications in dry needling (AN-IMS), vestibular therapy, and pelvic floor physiotherapy. In Sweden, she worked as a certified Clinical Yoga Instructor as part of her physiotherapy practice. She also currently works as an on-field physiotherapist for the Whistler Wolves Rugby League team.

02/03/2025

FreeForm Physio & Pilates would like to officially welcome Emma Aqvilin and Emily Adams to the team. Emma and Emily will be covering Kathrine's caseload while she is away on maternity leave and assisting with new clientele coming into the clinic! FreeForm is so thrilled to have these two skilled practitioners onboard!

01/30/2025

Kathrine Stolborg starts maternity leave today, January 30th, 2025. We are so happy for Kathrine as she begins this exciting new chapter. We miss you already, but we can't wait to meet the newest member of your family.

If you are a client of Kathrine and have any questions, please direct any inquiries to info@freeformphysio.ca for the time being.

More staffing updates are coming soon!

01/09/2025

FreeForm Physio & Pilates would like to welcome a part-time registered physiotherapist (with a minimum of 3 years experience) to the team. This position is for a one year contract, assisting with maternity leave coverage for the lovely Kathrine Stolborg.

The therapist will be working on their own, opposite hours to the owner, with 865 sq ft at their disposal. They will have access to Pilates equipment, including a Merrithew V2 Max Reformer (with a mat Convertor and Tower attachments) and the Merrithew Stability Chair. The prospect is independent and comfortable taking on a small administrative role as there are no front desk employees at the clinic. Although it is not necessary, training or a special interest in IMS/dry needling, concussion/vestibular therapy, running rehabilitation, and clinical Pilates would be preferable. Start date February 1st 2025. Please send your resume and cover letter to karen.boyle@freeformphysio.ca

We can't wait to hear from you! 🤗

05/31/2024

Celebrating the end of National Physiotherapy Month! 🤗

03/25/2024

New blog post: Introducing Mobility Training and Physiotherapy with Kathrine Stolborg

https://www.freeformphysio.ca/blog/introducing-mobility-training-and-physiotherapy-with-kathrine-stolborg (link in bio)

Did you know Kathrine specializes in Functional Range Conditioning? She absolutely loves mobility training and incorporates this method into rehabilitation with her clients. When Kathrine is not at FreeForm helping clients, you can catch her teaching mobility classes at Wild Life Gym.

Here's a sneak peak of her blog post: “I believe mobility training is the gateway to movement freedom. Whether you’re a pro athlete, recovering from an injury, or just like to get out there and enjoy life, mobility training is relevant for you! Mobility training will allow you to move freely and face any physical challenges that life throws your way.”

To learn more about Kathrine's mobility journey and the benefits of mobility training and physiotherapy, go ahead and give it a read!

03/18/2024

New blog post! 

https://www.freeformphysio.ca/blog/what-is-a-pilates-chair-and-how-does-it-benefit-me or see the link in bio!

In addition to the reformer, FreeForm Physio & Pilates now has a Pilates chair. Like the reformer, the Pilates chair or “Wunda” chair is another one of the original pieces of equipment first engineered by Joseph Pilates. It is the most compact piece of Pilates equipment. How does it work? Can it offer benefits the reformer can’t? In this blog (4 minute reading time), I will describe what a Pilates chair is, the different parts of the Pilates chair, how it differs from a Pilates reformer, and the additional benefits of this form of rehabilitation.

Happy reading! 🤓

02/20/2024

What can you expect during your initial and follow-up visits at FreeForm?

*A cozy waiting area, treatment room, and gym all to yourself
*A big smile and greeting from one of us
*During your initial visit we will go through a thorough subjective history to learn more about your current and past injuries, your job, your hobbies and sports, what type of rehabilitation seems to work best for you, and your expectations and goals
*Following this, we will take you through a detailed objective assessment to observe things like posture, movement patterns and mechanics, range of motion, strength, etc
*Following your assessment, we will create a rehabilitation program that will work best for you, we encourage collaboration with our clients
* Follow-up appointments will always involve:
-->education
-->manual work (if needed)
-->movement: As we are big believers in optimizing movement patterns, we will always focus on functional exercises that are meaningful to you!