Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy is a recognized, evidence-based health profession that plays
a key role in the health of individuals and populations across the care continuum.
Physiotherapy has been proven to be effective in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of acute and chronic conditions, the prevention of injury and disability, and in promoting health and wellbeing. - OPA.
Our Physiotherapist
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Sarah Butler, PT, MScPT, CLT
Physiotherapist, Certified Lymphedema Therapist
Sarah is a registered physiotherapist with post graduate training and clinical experience in cancer rehabilitation, lymphedema therapy, and women’s health. She is passionate about assisting clients in all stages of their cancer journey through restorative, supportive, preventative and/or palliative interventions.
As a Certified Lymphedema Therapist (135 training hours of study and training in Complete Decongestive Therapy), Sarah can help to safely and effectively assist patients with lymphatic disorders through Complete Decongestive Therapy (education, manual lymphatic drainage, compression therapy, individualized exercise prescription and self-care strategies). Sarah is also registered as an Assistive Devices Program (ADP) Authorizer in order to assist people in applying for funding assistance when purchasing compression garments.
She earned her Master's degree in Physical Therapy at Queen’s University. Prior to that, she received a Bachelor of Science in Human Kinetics at University of Ottawa and a Master of Science in Neuroscience at McGill University. She loves attending continuing education courses in order to provide evidence-informed care.
She has pursued training in Myofascial Release, CranioSacral Therapy, Reiki, and Acupuncture to complement her holistic treatment approach.
Working with Sarah through physiotherapy and lymphatic therapy can help to improve treatment outcomes as well as manage pain and cancer-related fatigue. Her goal is for clients to feel heard and empowered to independently manage their conditions. She is passionate about improving peoples’ ability to cope with the effects of cancer and/or its treatment on their functional capacity and quality of life.