EDUCATION
Instructor Bio and CV
JACKIE WHITTAKER BScPT, FCAMT, CGIMS, CAFCI
Jackie received her undergraduate degree with distinction from the University of Alberta in 1993. In 1997 she completed the requirements to become a Resident of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Therapists, and in 1998 her Fellow designation with credit. She is a registered instructor with the Orthopaedic Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. In 1998 she was certified in the application of Intramuscular Stimulation (a dry needling technique) by the Institute for the Study and Treatment of Pain (ISTOP), and in 1999 awarded a Certificate from the Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute (AFCI). She is currently an independent clinical consultant in White Rock B.C. Canada.
Jackie has extensive clinical experience with the incorporation of ultrasound imaging in the assessment and treatment of individuals with spinal dysfunction. She has developed and taught specialized courses on the clinical application of ultrasound imaging in the management of low back and pelvic girdle pain for physiotherapists in Canada, the USA, Norway and the UK. In addition to her clinical and instructional pursuits she is a research consultant and associate investigator for the U.S. Army-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy, an associate editor for the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy and has contributed to peer reviewed journals as well as a text on the topic of rehabilitative ultrasound imaging. Jackie is the author of a textbook entitled "Ultrasound Imaging for Rehabilitation of the Lumbopelvic Region; A Clinical Approach" published by Elsevier, was the chair of the Real Time Ultrasound Imaging ad hoc committee for the College of Physical Therapists of British Columbia as well as both a member of the organizing committee and an invited speaker for the first international symposium on rehabilitative ultrasound imaging held at Fort Sam Houston, Texas in 2006.
Contact Info
Jackie Whittaker BScPT, FCAMT, CGIMS, CAFCI
Whittaker Physiotherapy Consulting
#101 12761-16th Ave, Surrey. BC, Canada, V4A 1N2
Phone: 604.535.5268
Fax: 604.535.5269
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Website: www.RTUSPT.com
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