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MISSION STATEMENT The first EPA site, located in the Bullfrog Mall in Guelph, was established in 1997. Our mission statement was and is to provide excellence in orthopaedic physiotherapy and we have maintained that mission over the last twelve years.
Our rapport with family physicians, surgeons and other health care providers has allowed us to discuss, observe surgeries and collaborate our patient's problem lists, allowing us to provide the best possible treatment options. Our physiotherapists boast some of the highest skills in manual therapy, and our clinic mandate requires that all physiotherapists complete their advanced manual therapy exams. In order to achieve evidence-based therapy, the physio staff at EPA participates in monthly rounds. Our clinics pioneered the idea of rounds in private practice and have developed a forum that allows physiotherapists to critically evaluate each other as well as scientific literature. Many of our clinic programs, such as our shoulder and neck programs, have emerged from our rounds. Our affiliation with the University of Guelph's Health and Performance Site (HPC) has allowed us to participate in formal research projects and to evaluate the effectiveness of some of our specialized programs; our shoulder program was found to have a 93% success rate for patient satisfaction over a three-year period. This research has driven comprehensive outcome measures to be used with all of our patients to monitor and challenge our treatment outcomes. |