Stepupphysio

Specialties

Stepupphysio consists of a group of caring health professionals who focus on minimizing clients’ muscle and joint pain as well as optimizing their functional abilities, fitness level and long-​term well-​being. We strive to provide up-​to-​date research-​based therapeutic assessment and treatment to ultimately achieve the best results possible. Our therapists are rich in a broad-​based combined level of experience and actively participate in research and post-​graduate education in order to stay at the cutting edge of health care.

Our clients present with a combination of the following; pain, pins and needles, numbness, acute neck and back discomfort, sports injuries, poor balance, concerns about deteriorating functional abilities, a determination to prevent or slow the progression of physical, metabolic, bone, respiratory and/​or cardiovascular disease, a need to improve their performance in sport, dance, theater or music.

History

Established in 2001.

Joan Scannell, PT, PhD is a registered physiotherapist who received her Honors Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy from the University of Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland in 1993. Joan spent three years working in a large teaching hospital in Dublin after her under-​graduate program while she concurrently participated in extensive post-​graduate courses in addition to working in a private practice.

Joan came to Canada in 1996 and has worked full-​time in private practice since her arrival. She continued her commitment to education and completed her Masters of Science in 2001 and her Doctorate in 2007 at the University of Waterloo.

Driven by her passion for excellence in physiotherapy, Joan opened ‘The Scannell Physiotherapy Centre’ in 2001, renamed as Stepupphysio. She has actively participated in the development of the art/​science balance of the profession. Joan is dedicated to the needs of each individual client and extends a warm welcome in an efficient business environment.

Meet the Business Owner

Joan S.

Business Owner

Joan Scannell, PT, PhD is a registered physiotherapist who received her Honors Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy from the University of Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland in 1993. Joan spent three years working in a large Dublin teaching hospital after her under-​graduate program while participating in extensive post-​graduate courses and also working in a private practice.

Joan came to Canada in 1996 and has worked full-​time in private practice since her arrival. She continued her education and expanded her expertize by participating in additional post-​graduate clinical courses including acupuncture, craniosacral therapy, sports injuries rehabilitation and manual therapy. She completed her Masters of Science in 2001 and her Doctorate in 2007 at the University of Waterloo.

Joan’s research focus has been on the low back including lumbar spine posture, disc mechanics and failure as well as consideration of a number of clinical theories of disc rehabilitation.