What a year! After taking some time off during the holidays to reset, our team is starting the new year feeling refreshed and grateful to be able to work with our amazing clients! We are excited to continue our vision of contributing to a healthier, more active community by encouraging Movement as Medicine. Here are some 2024 highlights:

Clinic Growth

• We welcomed a new team member, Laurence, during her adventure year in BC!

• Our clinic was nominated as one of the Top 10 Best of Kelowna Physiotherapy Clinics by KelownaNow

• We added a new service: Dry-needling / Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS)

• We secured a new, bigger space for our clinic to move into in 2025 - stay tuned for updates!

Community

• We provided Medical First Aid for running and triathlon events by Bush Babes Trail Running, the Cherry Blossom Triathlon, and Wilden’s Wild One Race

• We hosted 2 successful trail running clinics with amazing people, and half of our Spring Clinic participants went on to race Bush Babe’s Slay the Dragon

• Our team enjoyed a weekend retreat in North Vancouver with our families, where JF, Kaz and Laurence participated in a trail race and we enjoyed the beautiful trails together

• We donated plasma as Partners for Life with Canadian Blood Services - let us know if you’d like to join our team!

Commitment to Education

• JF and Kaz presented educational talks on the latest sports medicine and running research to healthcare professionals at Kelowna General Hospital & runners through the Interior Running Association

• JF taught continuing education courses to other healthcare professionals on running injury prevention and management across Canada (BC, Alberta, Quebec) and internationally (Italy, France)

• Kaz presented webinars on the latest running science to healthcare professionals in Japan and the general public in partnership with Bill Nelems Pain and Research Centre

• JF and I (Bea) taught medical and physiotherapy students in the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Medicine as a Clinical Skills Instructor and Clinical Assistant Professor, respectively

• JF organized The Running Clinic’s Expert 2.0 course which is a week long course and the highest level of running specific accreditation for healthcare professionals. Kaz and Bea achieved accreditation as The Running Clinic Experts in Running!

Scientific Contributions

JF and I (Bea) published sports medicine and physiotherapy research in peer-reviewed scientific journals:

Fife A, Ramsey C, Esculier JF, Hébert-Losier K. How do runners choose their shoes? An in-store experience. Footwear Science. 16(3):191-199.

Dubé MO, Langevin P, Massé-Alarie H, Esculier JF, Roy JS. Do patients’ preferences and expectations match clinical guidelines? A survey of individuals seeking primary care for a musculoskeletal disorder. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. 74:103195.

Besomi M, Hunt MA, De Oliveira Silva D, Passigli S, Rathleff MS, Van Middelkoop M, Barton C, Callaghan MJ, Harkey MS, Hoens AM, Krowchuk NM, Teoli A, Vicenzino B, Willy RW, Esculier JF. (2024). An online evidence-based educational module about running and knee health is deemed useful and can effectively change perceptions. Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy Open. 2(3):246-255.

Ndateba I, Wong ST, Esculier JF, Gibbs A, Gourd S, Hoens AM, Ezzat AM. (2024). Physiotherapist and patient experiences of team-based primary care delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. Physiotherapy Canada. IN PRESS.

Esculier JF, Lalande JF, Lauzier A, Dubois B. (2024). Return to running after knee arthroplasty: a case report. Physiotherapy Canada. 76(2):175-180.

Hébert-Losier K, Knighton H, Finlayson S, Dubois B, Esculier JF, Beaven C. (2024). Biomechanics and subjective measures of recreational male runners in three shoes running outdoors: A randomised crossover study. Footwear Science. 16(1) :13-23.

Neurophysiological effects of acute aerobic exercise in young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Youssef L, Harroum N, Francisco BA, Johnson L, Arvisais D, Pageaux B, Romain AJ, Hayward KS, Neva JL. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2024 Sep:164:105811.

A Qualitative Study of Rehabilitation Professionals’ Practices to Define the Prescence of Arm Morbidity After Breast Cancer Surgery. Francisco BA, Zadravec K, Edwards AN, Warren A, Johnson KA, Dau C, Rafn BS, Campbell KL. Rehab Oncol 2024;42:39-46.

Personal Bucket Lists

We all achieved personal running accomplishments! Laurence ran a personal best on her marathon at Vancouver BMO, JF completed his longest trail race distance (54 miles), Kaz completed his longest trail race distance (50 miles), and I navigated postpartum recovery and ran my first (and longest) postpartum trail race (Bush Babe’s 14km Slay the Dragon)!

THANK YOU, MOVEMED COMMUNITY!

A huge thank you for supporting us and giving us the opportunity to do what we do - help build a healthier, active community using Movement as Medicine! Stay tuned for big 2025 updates including our transition to our brand new clinic space!

Sincerely,

Bea Francisco (Co-Founder, Registered Physiotherapist)