About Us
Our Story
Active Therapy Solutions was established in December 1998 as the first clinic in Kitchener/Waterloo/Cambridge to offer Manual Practice Osteopathy services. Since the opening of Active Therapy Solutions, we have had the privilege to treat a wide range of conditions and individuals. Infants to elderly, weekend warriors to elite athletes. Assessing and treating all with the common goal of finding the cause of dysfunction and restoring proper balanced mobility to the tissues or systems of the body.
Our Team
Doug is an Osteopathic Manual Practitioner (2002), Certified Athletic Therapist (1987), and owner of Active Therapy Solutions.
Doug has had the opportunity to treat a wide spectrum of clients ranging from infants to elderly and weekend warriors to elite athletes. The Goals of Treatment are to search out the cause of dysfunction, then apply Osteopathic skills to restore proper balanced mobility, and then stabilize with active exercise.
Doug Chase
Owner
Osteopathic Manual Practitioner & Athletic Therapist
Tamara is a graduate of the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy with a Master in Practice of Osteopathic Manipulative Sciences. Tamara has long been an advocate of natural healthcare, working with many modalities to maintain her own health as well as her children’s. When the opportunity came for her to study osteopathy it was the perfect fit! She is passionate about helping people move better and feel better which both improve their quality of life.
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Tamara Lobo M.OMSc
Ostepathic Manual Practitioner
Chris is a Registered Massage Therapist who specializes in advanced manual therapy techniques. He has over 24 years of clinical experience. Along with his clinical work, Chris is currently working as a massage therapist for the Halifax Thunderbirds professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League.
Chris currently lives in Cambridge with his wife, 2 children, and their golden retriever. In his spare time, he enjoys dog walks on local trails, curling, hockey and golf.
Chris Coughlin
Massage Therapist
Alex graduated from the University of Waterloo with a degree in Kinesiology while working as a personal trainer. He had the opportunity to volunteer in Dr. Stuart McGill’s laboratory, accompanying clinical research for the mechanisms of lower back and hip pain. Shortly after, Alex graduated from the National Academy of Osteopathy (NAO) with the designation of an Osteopathic Manual Practitioner.
He’s passionate about helping clients who suffer from minor to severe pain, because he knows how challenging it can be. Whether you’ve had chronic pain for years, or you’ve been involved in an accident, let Alex help guide your body back towards a pain-free life.
Alex Paluka
Osteopathic Manual Practitioner
Michelle is an Osteopathic Manual Practitioner and a graduate from the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy (CAO) in Hamilton, with a Masters of Osteopathic Manipulative Sciences (M.OMSc).
Prior to studying Classical Osteopathy, I graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with Honours BSc Health Science and minors in Chemistry, Biology, and Psychology. During my time at Laurier, I developed a passion for human anatomy, physiology and the improvement in human health and well-being. Osteopathy has allowed me to continue this journey and focus on a holistic, hands-on approach in healthcare.
The CAO has a principles-based osteopathic education program. This intensive four-year program included in-depth academic study of functional anatomy, physiology, osteopathic principles and techniques, with 4200+ hours of clinical, hands-on practice.
As an Osteopathic Manual Practitioner, I am dedicated to enhancing my patient's well-being, optimizing their mobility, and promoting increased longevity and vitality by improving the interrelationship between the structure and function of the body while addressing the root causes of health issues, not just the symptoms.
My services are covered through all major insurance providers and I am a member of the Ontario Osteopathic Association (OOA/OSTCAN).
Michelle Petrescu
Osteopathic Mannual Practitioner