Shift Wellness★ 4.8 (113 reviews)37989 Cleveland Ave #103Open today until 8:00 PMView clinic

Yukiko Kawada

About Yukiko

Born and raised in Japan, Yuki decided to move to Canada and settled in Whistler as she wished to learn different cultures and stay close to nature, especially the mountains. Her love of snowboarding led her to Whistler and a career as a snowboard instructor. She became one of the most experienced snowboard instructors in Canada. This gave Yuki the opportunity to work as an instructor and be a mentor for the other instructors. As a sports professional, experiencing several injuries introduced her to manual therapy. She was first introduced to osteopathy in France where she spent some time with her family. Yuki became interested in the holistic approach of osteopathic treatment, considering the body as a whole unit and searching for a root cause of a problem. She was impressed that such a gentle and non-invasive way of treatment can get very effective results. This discovery of osteopathy led her to pursue her journey of becoming an osteopathic manual practitioner. Yuki studied at the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy and holds a Master in Practice Diploma of Osteopathic Manipulative Science (M.OMSc). Her treatment goal is to work with the patient's body in a gentle manner so the patient can receive treatment pain-free and in a relaxed way. She believes that when the body is relaxed, the body can receive the treatment more effectively. Yuki uses the anatomical connection of fascia, muscles, ligaments, and bones to deliver the right amount of force to the body to restore alignment, proper range of motion, open nerve channels, and blood flow to induce the body’s self-healing property. She is very excited that now her osteopathic skill set can help many people to maintain or restore health so that they can continue to enjoy life as they like to do. On her off days, you may see her snowboarding on the mountain in winter, and mountain biking in summer. She loves to travel and discover new cultures from different parts of the world. Her native language is Japanese but she can speak English, French, and Spanish.