CLARISA DE LA CRUZ

Long Term Care Facility

Registered Physiotherapist

Clarisa De La Cruz is a dedicated and experienced physiotherapist registered in Ontario, Canada. She has over a decade of experience delivering compassionate physiotherapy services in long-term care, home care, private practice, and community settings.

Her clinical interests include geriatric rehabilitation, fall prevention, manual therapy, acupuncture, and mobility assessment for assistive devices like wheelchairs and walkers. Clarisa is certified in Gerontology, Senior Fitness, and multiple modalities such as Shockwave Therapy, Ultrasound, LASER, and TENS, and she has extensive training in dry needling and osteopathy.

Clarisa is committed to improving patient mobility and quality of life, and she takes pride in offering personalized care to support clients through post-surgery recovery, chronic conditions, and aging-related health needs.

Duties:

– Provide Assessment and Treatment for Long term care residents

– Implement Fall Prevention Program, Group and 1:1 Exercise for residents

– Use different therapeutic modalities: US, Hydro collator, TENS, and exercise equipment’s

– Trained to use Point Click Care, Medecare for RAI MDS

– Supervised Physiotherapy assistants and PTA Students

– Attend MDC meetings and PAC meeting

CAR Rehab- Centric Community Physiotherapist Home Care (February to March 2014)

Duties: Asses clients, perform 1:1 treatments, Give Home exercises and instructions to patients

ADP Authorizer (APKA Health Inc) at present

Duties: Assess wheelchair walkers and scooter in the Community.

ADP Authorizer for Assistive Devices and Private Physiotherapy

(Community Service) (2008-upto 2014)- through Centric Health Management

Private Physio: On call home care, retirement home and hospital visit for private patients post CVA or post surgery

Duties: Provide initial assessment, treatment and re-assessment to patients

ADP For: Wheelchairs, Walkers, Scooter and Positioning Devices May up to January 2014

PHYSIOTHERAPIST (Part time) 2009 up to Present at Don Mills Physio Medic Inc.

Duties: Assess and Treat clients, MVA patients, Taping technique, Manual Therapy, Osteopath and Acupuncture, Uses different therapeutic modalities such as Ultrasound, LASER, Acutens, TENS, Interferential and others.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science of Physical Therapy 1996

University of Fatima, Manila

Passed Canadian Physical Therapy Board exam (Written Part) November 2006

Passed Canadian Physical Therapy Board exam (Clinical/PCE) November 2007

Certificate in Gerontology, Ryerson University Graduate 2005

Certificate in Senior Fitness Training Program 2006

AFCI Acupunture 2009

Manual Therapy Part 1 and Part 2 2008-2009

POST GRADUATE EDUCATION:

Melio Level 1 Training (Osteoporosis) April 5-6 (2008)

Manual therapy Course (Level 1) April 2008

2009 Continuing Education:

-Lumbo Pelvic Certification (by: Bharam Jam)

-Hip, Knee, Low back, Cervical (by: Bharam Jam)

-Acupuncture AFCI

-Mastering Orthotic Therapy (TOG) May 2009

2010 Continuing Education:

-Medical benefits of Tilt wheelchair and Bariatric Manual Mobility March 2010

-Ergonomics (ABILITY) May 12, 2010

2011 Continuing Education:

-Acupucture dry Needling – Intro (APTEI) September 18, 2011

-Acupucture dry Needling – UEx. (APTEI) September 25,2011

-Acupucture dry Needling – LEx. (APTEI) November 13, 2011

-Acupucture dry Needling – Lumbo Pelvic region (APTEI) December 4, 2011

2012 Continuing Education

-OSTEOPATHY at National Academy of Osteopathy

References Available upon request

Dr. Abiodun Afolabi

Family Physician

Dr. Abiodun Afolabi is a caring family doctor with certification in Family Medicine from the UK and Canada. He has extensive experience providing care in both hospital and community settings and enjoys supporting patients through all stages of life.

His special interests include emergency care, minor injuries, substance use support, and diabetes Management and prevention. He also offers joint injections for pain relief and Pap smears as part of women’s health care.

Dr. Afolabi is passionate about building trusting relationships and helping individuals and families stay healthy and well.

CLARISA DE LA CRUZ