Karen Tyssen
About
Karen is a Registered Physiotherapist who completed an Honours Kinesiology degree in 2005 at the University of Western Ontario. She then completed a Master of Physiotherapy from Western in 2007. Since graduating, Karen went on to complete her Master of Clinical Science in Spinal Manipulation in 2015 and became a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Physiotherapists (FCAMPT).
Karen has additional post-graduate training in orthopaedics, sports injuries, running-specific injuries and running gait assessment, female and male pelvic health, acupuncture, concussion and vestibular care, selective functional movement testing and neurological rehab.
Karen enjoys treating a variety of patients and injuries and has built a strong reputation in the running and triathlon community. She has worked with beginner, recreational, provincial, national and international level athletes. These include cross country, track and field, road and trail runners as well as sprint to ironman triathletes.
Specializations
- Physiotherapy
- Pelvic Health
- Acupuncture
- Exercise prescription
- Functional Abilities Evaluation
- Functional Work Capacity Assessment
- Intramuscular stimulation
- Manual & Manipulative Therapy
- Pool Therapy
- Temporomandibular Joint Rehabilitation
- Work Conditioning/Hardening
- Bracing
- Cupping Therapy
- Functional Testing
- Concussion care
- Sport Medicine/Sport Therapy
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Cancer rehab
- Pain Management
- Post COVID-19 Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Functional Dry Needling
- Visual Rehabilitation
- Bobath/NDT (Neuro-developmental treatment) Therapy
- Neurological Rehab
- Acupuncture (Traditional Chinese Medicine)
- Dizziness + Balance / Vestibular Rehab
- Functional Movement Screen
- Most pediatric and adult neurological conditions
- Pre/Post Natal Care
- Special Olympics - Services
- Bundled Care (Ontario Hospital Program)
- Myofascial Release Therapy
- Mckenzie method
- FCAMPT
- IDT POC (Interdisciplinary Program of Care)
- Shockwave Therapy
Languages
- English
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