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Physical Therapist

Karen Martino - B.Sc. PT

Karen Martino has over 16 years of clinical experience as a physiotherapist in the area of orthopaedics and sports injuries. Karen has worked at THE Downtown Sports Clinics since 1990 and throughout that time, has developed a special interest in foot and ankle disorders and running injuries. Presently she works as a consulting physiotherapist performing video gait analysis of runners, with the purpose of either identifying the cause of running injuries or determining injury prevention strategies. She has helped many competitive and recreation runners overcome injuries and achieve their goals.

Over the past 5 years Karen has expanded her knowledge into the areas of Occupational Health and Safety and Ergonomics. She will complete her Occupational Health and Safety Certification from the University of Alberta in May 2005. She is involved in various aspects of work place health and safety including office and industrial ergonomic assessments, physical and job demands analysis, as well as teaching and training. Her recent presentations include: back education, proper lifting techniques, repetitive strain injuries, office ergonomic principles, musculoskeletal injury prevention and the aging athlete.

Karen enjoys being physically active and loves playing in the mountains whenever possible. Her goal is to help prevent injuries whether at work or at play.

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