Welcome to
Sun City Physiotherapy
We strive to be the Okanagan’s leader in client focussed care and recovery. Through collaborative care planning, our team of compassionate and skilled professionals work closely with our clients, keeping our community moving for life.
All Locations Monday – Thursday 7am to 8pm. Friday 7am – 5pm.
Downtown
1468 St. Paul Street,
Kelowna, BC
Phone: 250-861-8056
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Glenmore
103-437 Glenmore Rd.
Kelowna, BC
Phone: 250-762-6313
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Lake Country
40-9522 Main St.
Lake Country, BC
Phone: 250-766-2544
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Lower Mission
3970 Lakeshore Rd.
Kelowna, BC
Phone: 778-699-2006
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Services We Provide
With our large, highly-credentialed staff, Sun City Physiotherapy can address and treat a wide variety of injuries, disorders, and conditions.
Expertise
As part of our commitment to provide the highest level of professional care, our therapists are continually attending postgraduate courses and specializing in multiple areas of treatment.
Recent Physiotherapy Articles
Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS) or Dry Needling
Introduction Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS), also known as dry needling, is a therapeutic technique used to treat muscle pain and dysfunction. It involves the insertion of fine, sterile needles, the same ones used with acupuncture, into specific points in the...
Pointe Dance
Starting dance on pointe is an exciting milestone for any dancer. Ballerinas often dream of putting on a pair of pointe shoes and gliding seemingly effortlessly across the stage. While pointe work is beautiful, it is not a normal functional movement, and nowhere near...
What Our Kinesiologists Say About Stretching
It is one of the most important ways to avoid injury and to promote overall health. Here are some of the reasons everyone, active or not, should stretch: improves range of motion and flexibility promotes muscle balance prepares your body for activity helps your body...
Pilates’ Surprising Origins & Proven Benefits
In a British internment facility during World War I, German inventor Joseph Pilates developed the Pilates method. He was largely working with a rehabilitation population (those with illnesses and injuries), boasting his participants would emerge stronger than they...
Gardening Tips
Proper movements and tools will extend your gardening season. The secret to a healthy garden is a healthy gardener. To get the most of your gardening season, the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) recommends the following tips and techniques. A “warm up” before...
Seasons of Mental Health
If you're like me and many others, you may feel affected as the seasons change throughout the year. It is not uncommon to notice mild or more severe changes in how you feel and function in the midst of smoky, brown heat domes and cloudy, grey cold snaps. Some people...
Dancers, Athletes and Joint Hypermobility
One of the main reasons dancers, gymnasts, cheerleaders, figure skaters, and all athletes for that matter, become injured is due to joint hypermobility. Hypermobility refers to a joints’ ability to move beyond its average range of motion. A recent study done with...
Thinking of Dieting?
Happy New Years! Thinking of going on a diet in 2024? Read this, and think again: At this time of year, many folks are considering assessing their nutrition and looking to improve their eating habits or relationship with food. If you are looking to improve your energy...
Exercise – Where To Begin?
There are many reasons to exercise including improved health, fitness and aesthetics. For most people who begin an exercise program they will likely see improvements in all of these areas if their programs are of adequate intensity, duration, frequency; and if their...
Pain Is Not Just a Body Problem!
“Pain is not just a ‘body’ problem, it is a whole systems problem” - Jon Kabat Zinn Earlier this month, we recognized National Pain Awareness Week. Additionally, this colder, wetter, darker time of year is a common time for increased pain for many people. It...