Diamond Physiotherapy

Peter Francis

PT, CSCS, Dipl.(Sports Sci.), B.Kin., M.PT.

 

Peter completed a Bachelor of Kinesiology at the University of Fraser Valley. After finishing his undergraduate studies, he moved to Vancouver where he continued his education and completed a Masters in Physical Therapy at the University of British Columbia. Peter’s physiotherapy practice is based out of both Vancouver and North Vancouver, where he provides patient care as well as sports injury prevention and coach education seminars for many local sports organizations.  You can read about Peter’s involvement in baseball at the Baseball BC Arm Safety Blog.

In addition to his experiences in rehabilitation, Peter has a significant background in competitive sport. He coached and aided in the development of several youth and minor sport programs. Peter also played hockey in the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League, as well as played college baseball in the United States while completing a diploma in Sport Science.

Peter offers physiotherapy services for individuals of all ages and activity levels. Due to his strong background in sport, he developed a special interest in working with overhead and throwing athletes. He provides consultation services for both the North Shore Twins and the Coquitlam Reds Premier Baseball organizations. Through involvement with the above clubs, he also provides direct patient care for selected players on the Canadian Junior National Baseball team.

In addition to delivering rehabilitation and prevention programs, Peter understands the importance of providing patient education in order to improve sport performance and decrease the risk of injury throughout the competitive season. Therefore, he developed a number of sport specific, strength and conditioning programs for youth athletes to improve strength-training technique.

Peter provides evidence-based physiotherapy interventions with a strong focus on exercise and manual therapy. He is constantly taking additional courses to further develop his education in order to provide optimal patient care.

Peter enjoys working with a range of individuals, including those wishing to improve their ability to perform daily activities, to those wishing to return to competitive sport.