Meet Our Team
Priscilla Augustine
Physiotherapist
Priscilla finished her bachelor’s in physiotherapy from Christian Medical College, India in 2015. She moved to Canada in 2019 and finished her BC licensing exams in 2021. She has been working as a fully Registered Physiotherapist since then. Priscilla has done further certification in Vestibular Rehabilitation from the University of Alberta and finished Level 1 and Level 2 Dry Needling from Acupuncture Canada.
Priscilla is a highly skilled and dedicated Physiotherapist who understands that each patient is unique and requires personalized treatment. She is committed to providing comprehensive and effective physiotherapy solutions to help her patients recover from injury, improve or rebuild physical ability, ease pain, and find relief. ...Priscilla’s approach to physiotherapy is holistic, taking into account the whole person, including their physical, emotional, and psychological well-being. She conducts in-depth diagnosis, and a thorough assessment and develops a comprehensive treatment plan tailored to each patient’s individual needs. Her personalized treatment approach is designed to achieve the best possible outcome for each patient. As a critical thinker, Priscilla is always looking to improve her skills and take corrective action to provide the best possible care to her patients. She has more than 6 years of experience, is an active listener, and is always eager to understand her patients’ concerns and goals
Jaekwon Kim
Acupuncture
Jaekwon (JK) Kim is a registered acupuncturist who specializes in Korean-style needling techniques. In addition to Korean-style acupuncture, his skills also include acupressure, cupping, meridian massage, reflexology, and trigger point therapy along with Taiwanese, Chinese, and Japanese styles of acupuncture.
He is registered with the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of BC (CTCMA). His goal is always to make sure that his patients get well soon. So he doesn’t just treat the sick part of the patient. He tries hard to cure the cause of the pain....JK loves to laugh, and his easy going personality will put you right at ease if you have always wanted to try acupuncture but are nervous about needles! He is a master of Taekwondo 5 black belt and volunteers teaching at local Taekwondo schools in his spare time. He can speak English, Hindi, Punjab, Mandarin, Japanese, Philippino, and Korean. He is a biochemist and microbiologist, so knowledge is helpful for your treatment, and he worked at cosmetic company Amore Pacific in Korea, so his cosmetic acupuncture is wonderful.
Steven Guard RMT
Massage therapist
Born and raised in Chilliwack, Steven has been practicing as an RMT since 2010 after graduating from Utopia Academy (now Vancouver College of Massage Therapy). Steven got reintroduced to massage therapy during his battle with cancer in 2006 and after successfully beating the big C, he decided to change careers and began school for massage therapy the next year.
Steven takes a holistic approach to his treatments, treating the main complaint along with most compensatory structures. He uses many different modalities including: Swedish massage, deep tissue, myofascial trigger points, fascial stretching, pregnancy massage, Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM), joint mobilization, and neuromuscular technique to name a few. He usually treats with a firm pressure but can adjust to whatever the patient’s needs require.
With over 14 years experience, this massage professional can develop a treatment plan to help you on your path to recovery. From tight muscles, sprains/strains, tendinitis, frozen shoulder, plantar fasciitis, on post surgery recovery including scar work, post MVA recovery (ICBC) and concussion management; Steven will help you back to work, back playing sports, or just feeling more relaxed with less pain and tension in your body....
Massage Therapy is a hands on treatment approach provided by Registered Massage Therapist who are regulated with the College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia. The hands on treatments help to prevent, maintain and rehabilitate physical dysfunction, injury, pain and disorders of soft tissue and joints of the body by manipulation, mobilization and other manual methods. In addition to this, massage therapy helps to reduce stress, anxiety and help to improve sleeping patterns, restlessness, digestive issues and circulation.