Nathalie Chartier
Bsc.PT
Owner, Physiotherapist
From a young age Nathalie Chartier dreamed of going into medicine or biology; physiotherapy proved to be a perfect combination of the two. Since graduating from the University of Ottawa in 1996, she spent six years traveling around the world with Cirque du Soleil’s international roster of athletes. Now, with her broad and impressive experience from working with Cirque du Soleil, she works closer to home with a range of clients in Ottawa.
Her passion and empathy stem from personal experience and professional commitment: she underwent treatment for her own sports-related injuries, dealt with medical misdiagnosis, taught therapeutic yoga, and has survived a bout with cancer.
Clients come to Nathalie for help with a variety of conditions, from acute or chronic pain to general tiredness. During one-on-one sessions, she takes the time to listen to your history, investigate the roots of your problem(s), and work with you to determine whether a solution can be found in exercise, strategic lifestyle changes, and/or a combination of treatments.
The techniques used include manual therapy, muscular and myofascial release, postural education, craniosacral therapy, acupuncture, strengthening and flexibility exercises, Yoga, Pilates, breathing and relaxation techniques as well as joint mobilization.
Nathalie’s philosophy as a therapist is comprised of three parts: Empowerment through Understanding, Prevention is Better than a Cure and Balance in all Systems is Essential.
Nathalie is sought after for public engagements, delivering talks for government departments and at conferences. She also holds workshops on various health and injury conditions for smaller groups of people.
Languages: Fluent in French, English, Basic Italian, and Russian
Credentials:
- Canada’s Orthopaedic Division, Manual Therapy: Levels 1,2 & 3 – upper and lower quadrants
- Acupuncture courses: Level 1-3 with the Acupuncture Foundation of Canada ( CAFCI)
- Diane Lee’s, Integrated Systems Model (ISM series)
- Visceral Manipulation : Level 1-4 ( The Barral Institute)
- Cranio-Sacral Therapy Level 1& 2 ( The Upledger Institute)
- Somato-Emotional Release Leve 1 & 2 , Advanced Training 1 ( The Barral Institute)
- Mat Pilates with Stott’s Level 1
- Concussion course
- Level 1 for incontinence
- Shirley Sharman’s Level 1 course on movement impairment
Conditions Treated:
- Sports injuries, acute or chronic
- Return to sport rehabilitation
- Urinary incontinence
- Complex and chronic cases
- Headaches
- TMJ dysfunction
- Concussion
- Stress related pain
- Sprains and strains
- Joint/ muscle Pain
- Tendonitis/ bursitis / partial tears
- Sciatic pain
- Tennis elbow
- Plantar fasciitis
- Osteoarthritis related pain
- Low back /neck pain due to spinal injury or chronic issues
- Sciatic pain
- Frozen shoulder
- General/ core weakness
- General deconditioning
- Post-operative rehabilitation
