Our Team
Meet our superstar line-up of amazing physiotherapists and running nerds!
Our group is passionate about Movement as Medicine in any shape or form. Our clinic is unique in that all of our physiotherapists are runners themselves. We love learning, teaching locally and around the world, and keeping up to date with the latest science.
Our team also publishes sports medicine and physiotherapy research in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
If you’re looking for a physiotherapy clinic that will go the extra mile to give you high quality, personalized, and science-backed care, look no further.
JF Esculier, PT, PhD
Founder, Registered Physiotherapist
✨ Internationally renowned clinician-researcher & educator
👟 Runner (Road/Trail/Ultra)
Special interest areas: Running Injuries & Performance, Knee Pain, Foot Pain, Osteoarthritis, Masters Athletes
JF can serve you in English or French.
Bea Francisco, BKin, MSc, MPT
Founder, Registered Physiotherapist
✨ Former high performance athlete and currently a new mom 👶🏻 🐶
👟 Runner (Road/Trail)
Special interest areas: Running Injuries & Performance, Pelvic Health / Pelvic Floor Physio, Female Athletes, Dizziness / Vertigo
Bea can serve you in English.
Kaz Kikuchi, BPE, MScPT
Registered Physiotherapist
✨ Father of 2 who has lived in 3 different countries (Japan, UK, and Canada!)
👟 Runner (Road/Trail/Ultra)
Special interest areas: Running Injuries & Performance, Chronic Pain, Back Pain, Neck Pain and Shoulder Pain
Kaz can serve you in English or Japanese.
Laurence Laprise, BSc, MPT
Registered Physiotherapist
✨ Not even 5 ft 1'“ tall but can squat 185 lbs!
👟 Runner (Road/Trail)
Special interest areas: Running Injuries & Performance, Temporomandibular Joint Conditions (TMJ; Jaw Pain), Cervicogenic Headaches, Shoulder Pain, Age-related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Laurence can serve you in English or French.
Kona
Mascot
✨ Sock Thief & Foodie
👟 Runner (Road/Trail/Off-leash parks)
Kona loves promoting an active lifestyle and often convinces humans to play, swim in the lake, and go trail running!
She also loves stealing socks, but doesn’t care much about running shoes.