A Registered Kinesiologist (R. Kin) is a healthcare professional that uses a university based education to apply exercise and movement science to help promote health and well-being. An R. Kin will use the skills they have learned throughout their education and extra coursing to provide many different areas of treatment to:
- Prevent, manage and rehabilitate injuries;
- Treat illness and chronic disease;
- Restore function; and
- Optimize human performance in the workplace, clinical settings, sport, and fitness.
Kinesiologists are the only movement specialists that use science and research to offer movement as medicine. For anyone with a health or fitness goal wanting a hands-on and personalized approach, book with a Kinesiologist today!
What can your Registered Kinesiologist do?
At Kinesis – our Registered Kinesiologist can perform many clinical rehabilitation practices. Most of these practices help to increase quality of life and obtain your goals. The skills that our R. Kin performs include but are not limited to:
- Fascia Stretch Therapy™ (as link to other webpage)
- Musculoskeletal Assessment
- Custom Exercise Prescription (Range of Motion, Strength and Endurance, Rehabilitation, etc)
- Movement Assessments
- Bioflex Laser Therapy
- Ergonomic Assessment/Prescription
- Myofascial Cupping
- Soft Tissue Release
- Scar Mobilization
- Injury/muscular Taping
Would Kinesiology be covered by my insurance?
For the majority of insurance companies, YES!
Insurance companies listed below are those that provide coverage or have access to providing coverage for Kinesiology services.
- Manulife
- Dejardins
- Sunlife
- Blue Cross
- Industrial Alliance
- Excellense
- Claim Secure
- SSQ
- Great-West Life/Canada Life
The best thing to find out your coverage is to call your insurance company to find out what services are covered.
If your insurance company does not have kinesiology included in your coverage – please see the following documents to request kinesiology services to be covered under your insurance.