Active Recovery★ 4.9 (235 reviews)771 Vernon Ave #604Open today until 2:30 PMView clinic

Emily Grainger Balchin, PT

About Emily

Please note that as of Sept 16, 2026 Emily is beginning to return to work following her Maternity Leave. Emily grew up in Sooke and returned to the South Island after years of pursuing her interests & furthering her education in the science of human movement and rehabilitation. Emily graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2013 with a Bachelors Degree in Human Kinetics. While at UBC she played for the UBC Thunderbirds Varsity Ice Hockey team, winning a Canada West Championship in her final year. She then went on to complete a Masters of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of Alberta, graduating in 2015. Over the past 9 years Emily has worked in the private practice setting assessing and treating all ages and stages of injuries. Highlights include time spent in Beijing, China working as a physio for the Chinese Women’s Ice Hockey Team, and as a travel physio for Canadian volleyball and rugby teams. Her love of sports and working with athletes inspired her to complete a Sports Physiotherapy Fellowship at UBC in 2017. More recently, Emily’s interest in the complexities and intricacies of hand injuries led her to complete her 4000 hours of advanced certification in the Upper Extremity and she received her certification from the HTCC as a Certified Hand Therapist in 2020. Emily is a physiotherapist who prides herself in taking the time to really listen to each patient’s unique story to help establish meaningful goals & outcomes. She aspires to empower her patients through detailed diagnosis, evidence-based education, individualized treatment planning, manual therapy, and progressive home exercise programming.

Services & prices

11 options across 8 treatments · Direct billing

First time, or a new issue

Hand Therapy Assessment

40 minutes of direct time and 5 minutes of indirect care.

$16540 min

Hand Therapy Assessment - Custom Splinting

Custom thermoplastic splint/orthosis fabrication appointment when your physician, surgeon or medical practitioner has referred to to our clinic for fabrication of a specific splint or orthosis.…

$16540 min

Session - Physiotherapy Assessment

Please select this treatment for an online assessment of a new injury or condition or if it has been longer than 3 months since your last treatment. This will allow the therapist sufficient time to…

$16540 min

Physiotherapy Assessment

Please select this treatment for a physiotherapy assessment of injuries or conditions of the shoulder, spine (neck or back), pelvis, hip, lower extremity (knee, ankle, or foot) or if it has been…

$16540 min

Complex and Surgical Hand Therapy Assessment

Hand therapy assessment appointment for complex or surgical conditions of the shoulder, elbow, wrist or hand and those requiring specialized assessment and splinting. 50 minutes of direct time with…

$20050 min

Been before

Hand Therapy

Standard hand therapy follow-up session for one area of injury on a current treatment plan. Please book a 45 or 60 minute session for new injuries or if there has been greater than 2 months since you…

$11525 min

Session - Physiotherapy

Please select this treatment if you are a current client requiring an online hand therapy or physiotherapy subsequent session with your physiotherapist. In online sessions, our therapists can discuss…

2 options

From $115 to $165 for 25–40 min — the cheapest and the dearest physiotherapy appointments this clinic charges for.

Physiotherapy

Please select this treatment if you are a current client requiring a physiotherapy follow-up for an injury that has already been assessed. This 30 minute follow-up treatment session is suited to most…

3 options

From $115 to $200 for 25–50 min — the cheapest and the dearest physiotherapy appointments this clinic charges for.

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