Nathan grew up in Holyrood, attending Memorial University from 2014-2018 completing a Bachelor of Science (Honours) majoring in Kinesiology. He was then accepted into Dalhousie University’s Master of Science program in Physiotherapy moving to Halifax, Nova Scotia to attend in 2018. Nathan is currently practicing full-time with Eastern Health as an inpatient Physiotherapist
Nathan emphasizes evidenced-based treatment and patient-centered goal setting and has experience in a variety of settings including inpatient stroke rehab, neurology, oncology, post-operative rehab, and orthopaedics. His areas of interest are pain management, behaviour change, and patient education. Nathan also brings considerable experience as a certified kinesiologist, aerobics instructor, and fitness leader, which are invaluable skills to draw on when treating more chronic injuries.
Nathan enjoys playing guitar, running, hiking, and kayaking in his free time, as well as being a long-time advocate for learning self-defense and combat sports such as kickboxing, wrestling, and jiu-jitsu. Recently, Nathan has undertaken archery and trail running, as well as learning to play the drums. Nathan is empowered with a well-rounded perspective on musculoskeletal injury prevention and management, and passionately encourages patients to stay motivated and healthy.
John was born and raised in St. John’s where he completed a BSc (Honours) in Geophysics at Memorial University in 2005 and after 4 years in the Oil and Gas sector decided to change careers undertaking the Masters of Science in Physiotherapy program at Dalhousie University in 2010.
After graduation from the MScPT program John’s early career was spent in Calgary, Alberta affording him the opportunity to access substantial continuing education, leading to formal training in Movement Impairment Syndromes, upper and lower extremity advanced course work and Spinal Manipulation.
However, John is most passionate about The McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT). This well researched method consists primarily of targeted education, exercise and manual therapy with a focus on patient empowerment, leading to improved long term outcomes. John has completed an MDT residency in Austin, Texas, making him the only person in the province to hold a Diploma in MDT. John has also been an assistant instructor for many MDT courses sharing his skills and passion for this method of treating spine and extremity conditions with other Physiotherapists and Chiropractors in both Canada and the United States.
Most recently John has been a guest lecturer at both the Dalhousie University School of Physiotherapy and Memorial University Faculty of Medicine.
John spends much of his free time outdoors, golfing, hiking or mountain biking. He also an avid photographer, pool player and musician (guitarist / vocalist).
