...that people of all ages can be enabled to go and achieve their dreams and goals. We will help you reach your optimal physical function.
We strive to be a centre for continued learning and a leader in our profession. We will teach and mentor physiotherapists. We are committed to providing education to our clients and to the community.
You will leave Go! Physiotherapy with a greater understanding of your body, and how to manage it better. For best results, please be on time for your appointment.
After working together for 10 years as associates in a private Vancouver clinic, Steacy Alexander, Grace Cheung and Susan Deslippe joined forces in 2008 to fulfill their dreams of providing Vancouverites with top-notch orthopaedic physiotherapy. Read on to find out more about our physiotherapists!
Certificate in Sports Physiotherapy, Resident of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Therapists (RCAMT), Certified practitioner of Gunn IMS
Steacy incorporates joint mobilization and myofascial release to improve movement. She frequently gives talks on the aging athlete – how to keep fit, without injury, throughout life. She has certificates in manual therapy and sports physiotherapy.
She works with athletes of all ages, from recreational to elite. She leads injury prevention and speed training workshops.
She has extensive experience with national and provincial field hockey, rugby, lacrosse, and figure skating. She worked with the medical team during the 2010 Paralympics.
Steacy was the senior physiotherapist in Arthritis at G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre, and has a special interest in osteoarthritis and post-surgical rehabilitation.
As the mother of athletic adolescent boys and a former field hockey coach, she treats many injuries specific to athletes age 10 to 18.
Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Therapists (FCAMT), Spinal Manipulations
Grace graduated with a Masters in Physiotherapy (McMaster) and a Bachelors in Kinesiology (SFU). She recently completed a post-graduate Diploma in Manual and Manipulative Therapy (November 2009) and is also in the midst of courses to incorporate medical acupuncture into her physiotherapy practice.
Her approach to physiotherapy is to get people going to achieve their goals – largely through education about body awareness and mechanics, manual therapy (including manipulations), and motor retraining via prescription of injury-specific exercises.
She has had the privilege of working with athletes of all ranges: Olympians, professional athletes, octogenarians and adolescents. Being a musician herself, she takes a special interest in musicians' injuries, as well as pre/post-natal conditions and pre/post-operative rehabilitation.
Grace is bilingual (English and Chinese) and is a typical 'Vancouverite' with inclinations to coffee, being outdoors and travel.
Resident of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Therapists (RCAMT), Certified practitioner of Gunn IMS
Susan incorporates manual therapy, Intra-Muscular Stimulation (IMS), education, specific exercise, posture and movement analysis into her wide scope of practice.
She is particularly interested in pelvic and low back instability and re-alignment and uses manual therapy and pressure bio-feedback to recruit and re-train specific muscles. Having studied violin and ballet for many years, she enjoys working with musicians and dancers.
She works extensively with women's health issues related to pregnancy, both pre- and post-partum. It is very common for post-partum and middle-aged women to have mild urinary incontinence which can be helped by doing pelvic floor exercises. She has extensive experience with post-mastectomy care. In addition, Susan has been involved in teaching UBC under-graduate students as a sessional lecturer, a role which was both challenging and rewarding.
Susan graduated from The Queen's College, Glasgow in Scotland in 1987 with a B.Sc. degree in Physiotherapy. She most enjoys spending time with her husband, two sons and her yellow Labrador, 'Bagel'. Like all moms, her free time is busy taking her boys to their various sporting activities and music lessons.
Introducing:
Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner R.TCM.P, Registered Acupuncturist & Herbalist
With a background in Pharmacy, Pauline undertook the challenge to bridge the gap between modern Western and traditional Chinese medical practices. She brings together her understanding of both philosophies to treat various neurological & pain syndromes with acupuncture and herbs. She incorporates Spinal Acupuncture techniques in treating back pain and other syndromes.
Her special interest is in Constitutional Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture which is a safe, painless and effective treatment for renewing the face and rebalancing the constitutional body. This benefits both men and women seeking a holistic anti-ageing treatment.
As a mother of 3 young adults, Pauline understands the stress of everyday life and practices Tai Chi and Pilates to maintain core strength and flexibility. She hopes that her acupuncture treatments will be an oasis of peace and comfort to her patients. As patient counselling and education is an important part of her practice, her patients often have "homework" to do.