Let us introduce ourselves

Lori graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from SFU and then went on to UBC to complete her Bachelor of Science in physical therapy in 1993. She enjoys being a dual trained Physiotherapist and Kinesiologist, along with a registered BCRPA fitness leader. After working in the hospital for a few years, she ran a work conditioning program for ICBC clients for a few more and then settled down in private practice, joining Anson in 1999. Lori bought the clinic in 2002 and has seen the clinic evolve and grow over the past years. She has taken her level three orthopaedic courses, many post graduate physiotherapy courses and continues to take courses every year. She was certified in Bioflex's Low Intensity Laser Therapy in 2010 and loves this healing modality for many injuries. It helps tissue healing at a cellular level. Of course, manual treatment, individual exercise prescription, education and taping are also mainstays of treatment. She took her Dry Needling certification in 2017 and is continuing to expand her tools to help with myofascial pain. She also works as a teaching assistant on Dry Needling Canada courses. Recently, she completed her Gunn IMS (intramuscular stimulation) at UBC, to help with chronic pain.

Lori's interests are teaching fitness classes, being with her dog Walnut, baking, Shuswap, Hawaii and meditation.

Karma graduated with a Bachelor degree in Physiotherapy (2000-2005), from Bangalore, India and a Postgraduate Masters degree in Manual Therapy (Manipulative) & Sports Physiotherapy (2009) from University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia. He is a certified Gunn IMS (Intramuscular Stimulation) practitioner through University of British Columbia. He also holds Level II Sports Trainer Certificate from Sports Medicine Australia and is a Member of Sports Medicine Australia. His thesis / research during his Master’s program involved a study on “Efficacy of Sports Specific Balance (Proprioception) training on incidence of Ankle Sprains in Basketball, Soccer and Volleyball Players: A Systematic Review.”

Since 2005 Karma has worked as a Physiotherapist in India, Australia and Canada. Work experience includes Hospital Settings, Private Practice, Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Motor Vehicle Accident injuries, Workplace and Sports injuries. Karma has also worked as a team Physiotherapist for South Australian National Football league (Aussie Rules Football) in Adelaide. Karma uses his sound clinical reasoning to educate, assess and manage patients with musculoskeletal (muscles / bones / joints / nerves) problems. Integrating IMS into his physiotherapy practice allows him to diagnose and treat the chronic myofascial (muscle/ fascia interface) pain that can be present in the musculoskeletal system in the absence of any obvious signs of injury or inflammation.

Karma’s treatment techniques include soft tissue manipulation, myofascial release, manual therapy, spine and joint mobilization and manipulation, intramuscular stimulation and exercise therapy. His areas of practice include advanced diagnosis of posture, movement patterns and muscle imbalances which may lead to chronic pain, work and sports injuries as well as treating headaches, neck, shoulder, lower back, hip, knee and ankle disorders.

Karma enjoys solving problems and finding ways to help people improve their quality of life and maximize their potential.

Areas of Special Interest:

• Joint Replacement/ Post Operative Orthopedic Rehabilitation
• Spinal Manipulation
• Sports Injuries
• Musculoskeletal screening for injury prevention/performance for athletes and physically active individuals.
• Gunn IMS (Intramuscular Stimulation)
• Chronic pain( neck/ back/ hips/ knee/ ankle / shoulder headaches)

Languages Spoken: Hindi, Nepali, English