Deborah Skelton

Physiotherapist & Athletic Therapist

Deborah has 22 years of clinical experience in orthopedic and sports medicine rehabilitation, both as a physiotherapist and an athletic therapist. She also completed a master’s degree in exercise physiology and worked as a strength and conditioning coach for several years.

Deborah encourages exercise and healthy living in order to promote optimal and rapid recovery after injury. Her treatment approach incorporates her varied courses of manual techniques, needling, cranio-sacral and osteopathic techniques (including visceral), IMS (intra-muscular stimulation), as well as functional strengthening and muscle balancing through exercise.

Her areas of treatment include spinal care, pelvic health including pre and post natal care, TMJ, sports injuries, chronic repetitive stress injuries and pain, as well as upper and lower body aches and pains. She has extensive experience with a variety of athletes as she has travelled internationally with Rugby Canada as head therapist for 6 years, worked at McGill University Sports Medicine Clinic as well as worked at several international Major Games with national teams.

Her goals are to help you feel better, move better, and perform better at work and play.

Mariko Kakiuchi

Registered Massage Therapist

Mariko came to Canada in 2007 from Japan and fell in love with the mountains. She worked as a physiotherapist in Japan for 6 years before coming here. While in Japan, she was receiving massages regularly and always appreciated how much relief was provided physically and mentally.

After deciding to make Canmore home, Mariko wanted to find a career that she could use her physio background as well as provide the relief that people deserve to feel. And massage therapy was the perfect one!

She graduated from a 2200hrs of massage therapy program in 2016. Mariko worked in a spa for 4 years and learned to work with many body types and their needs. She realized that many of her clients were appreciating her deep tissue and therapeutic approach during those years which made her decide to work in a clinical setting.

Mariko likes to combine therapeutic approach and relaxation massage during her treatment because she believes that relaxation is essential for everyone's well-being and healing process. She caters her treatments to your individual needs including deep tissue, myofascial release, trigger point release, cupping.

Tracy Ritchie

Physiotherapist

Tracy graduated as a Physiotherapist from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh in 1988 and worked in a variety of clinical settings before finding her true passion in Pelvic Health. She has completed extensive Post Graduate training in this area both in the United Kingdom and Canada since emigrating here from Scotland with her family in 2005. Her areas of expertise are the treatment of bladder and bowel incontinence in women and children, constipation, prolapse, painful intercourse and pelvic pain.

Always a lifelong learner, Tracy is now undertaking a Graduate Certificate in Sexual Health through the University of Alberta and is excited to undertake this new challenge. Tracy has a holistic approach to treatment having completed her Yoga Teacher Training and has been described as having a calm, caring and competent manner.

She is the proud mother of 3 children and enjoys yoga, hiking, baking and travelling in her spare time.