Therese Leigh   Sports & Manip Physiotherapist IMS Practitioner  BSc PT, MHA, SPD, FCAMP, CGIMS Therese Leigh is an accomplished physiotherapist with over 15 years of clinical practice. She has been the chief traveling therapist with the Canadian Men's National Technical Ski Team for the past 2 years as well as working with the Para-Alpine and Women's Teams. Therese traveled to the 2010 Games as the team therapist for the Alpine Men's Group. Currently, Therese continues to travel with Alpine Canada, primarily working on returning injured athletes to snow as well as practicing clinically in Whistler.   This year, Therese and BACK IN ACTION will be traveling and rehabbing the National Ski X athletes as well. Immediately upon graduation from UBC in 1994, Therese began working with a variety of sports teams, including road and mountain cycling, soccer and volleyball as well as completing post graduate diplomas in Manipulative Therapy and Sports Therapy.  In 2004 Therese completed her Master's of Health Administration which included a research project; Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Whiplash Associated Disorders.  She has been a guest lecturer at UBC and various national conferences speaking on the value of exercise, manual therapy and education for successful treatment of whiplash. Therese has been mountain biking and skiing since childhood and has learned through her own injuries, as well as ongoing education, what works to ensure full recovery and return to activity.  Her  treatment philosophy is straight forward: “Combine manual, hands on treatment with education and active exercise and you will get results.  The goal is to have the client not only feel better that day but to stay pain free and strong for the long term.”