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Graston Technique

Graston Technique is an instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization technique that enables clinicians to effectively break down scar tissue and fascial restrictions. It is a technique that is successful in treating all soft tissue conditions, whether they are chronic, acute, or post surgical. The Graston Technique offers many advantages to the patient such as:

  • Decreased overall time of treatment
  • Fosters faster rehabilitation/recovery
  • Reduces need for anti-inflammatory medications
  • Resolves chronic conditions

Active Release Technique

Active Release Technique (ART) is a hands on, soft tissue technique that successfully locates and breaks up scar tissue and fascial adhesions/restrictions. “ART is a patented advanced, movement-based massage system, that is extremely effective for accurately locating the cause of soft-tissue conditions and effectively resolving (or greatly improving) over-use and sprain/strain conditions.”

Nice environment and friendly staff members

“I had a frozen shoulder for over 3 months. My shoulder had been in constant pain, and the mobility had been getting worse and worse. I found a Physiotherapy clinic close to my home. The Physiotherapist only pushed my arm with a single finger and verified my shoulder pain. She then used the rest of the session to educate me on frozen shoulders. Finally, she told me that my situation was not good and that I might need to find a specialist or get surgery…

I decide to try another Physiotherapist. I followed Google reviews and found Arbutus Physiotherapy & Health Center because it has an abundance of 5 star reviews. I made an appointment with Jessica Cadangan, and I was lucky to meet up with her. She is marvellous.

Jessica was very nice and professional. She asked me questions, and carefully checked my shoulder. Jessica treated my shoulder and loosened my tightened muscles. She answered my questions while explaining what was to be expected after the treatment. She also made a plan for me… After the visit, for the first time since last three months, my shoulder felt better.

Arbutus also impressed me. It has nice environment and friendly staff members. Their website is easy to access, and I can login to my account with everything there. In addition to that, the appointment is able to added to my phone’s calendar conveniently.

I highly recommend Arbutus and Jessica Cadangan.”

Yu Deng
Yu Deng review

What our patients say about us

Mohsen Saharkhizan

Seen tremendous improvement

“Ramzi Hasan is such a friendly and professional practitioner and I’ve seen tremendous improvement with my wrist just after two sessions with him. Completely satisfied and totally recommended.” Mohsen Saharkhizan
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Everyone is very kind, welcoming, and approachable.

“I love this clinic. Everyone is very kind and welcoming. Brandon is very approachable and always has great insight in how to help. I recently tweaked my back and Brandon had me up and mobile very quickly. I can’t recommend him enough.” Kathryn Mullis
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Greeted with a smile

“All aspects of my first visit were fantastic. Apon arriving I was greeted with a smile and was provided with the necessary info from Melissa/reception. Josh was very thorough and comprehensive with understanding my situation. He listened and assessed my issue and provided a plan to move forward at correcting my pain. Thank you.” –…
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I now live without pain!

“Highly recommend this clinic! Friendly reception and Hatty really knows what she is doing. In the beginning I couldn’t even stretch out my leg without being in a lot of pain. Her magic has my knees feeling great and l now live without pain or a disruption in sleep. Thank you Hatty!” Anne Corkery
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The staff are lovely!

“Highly recommend this physiotherapy clinic! Josh helped me recover from a meniscus injury over the last few weeks. The staff is lovely!” Jenna Brown
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Back to a pain-free life

“They were very professional and took the time to really look at what my needs were to get healed and back to day-to-day life, pain-free.” Dave Pepperall