Apex Therapy Services employs a core group of OT contractors, each of whom is registered with the College of Occupational Therapists of Manitoba (COTM) and the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT). Each OT is trained in a wide variety of services, but also has special interest and training in specific areas. Apex Therapy Services is therefore able to provide the best fit for each client’s needs.
Russel Dyck
O.T.Reg.(MB), Owner, Occupational Therapist
Phone: 204-260-1870
Email: russel@apextherapyservices.ca
Russel is the owner and manager of Apex Therapy Services. Russel graduated from Medical Rehabilitation, Occupational Therapy at the University of Manitoba in 1999. Russel has worked in a variety of settings since graduation some of which included acute hospital care, community therapy, and private practice. As a private practitioner, Russel has worked with many agencies throughout Manitoba to assist clients with a return to normal function both at home and in the workplace. Russel continues to provide consultation to a psychiatric institution, assisting with the discharge process and return to work.
Services available with Russel:
- Job Demands Analyses
- Ergonomic Assessments
- Percentage of Duties Abilities
- Worksite Assessments
- Return to Work Programs
- Personal Care Assessments
- Housing, Accessibility Assessments
- Cognitive Assessments, Therapy
- Mental Health Assessments, Intervention
- Permanent Impairment Assessments
- Specialized Seating
- Hospital Discharge Planning
- Dependent Care Assessments
- Musculoskeletal Assessments, Intervention
- Neurological services – Acquired Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury
Tracey Quinit
O.T.Reg.(MB), Occupational Therapist
Phone: 204-963-2243
Email: tracey@apextherapyservices.ca
Tracey is a registered Occupational Therapist who graduated with a Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medical Rehabilitation in 2009, and also holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Manitoba. Prior to joining Apex Therapy Services in 2011, Tracey worked in private rehabilitation in British Columbia providing OT services both in the community and through work hardening programs. Tracey continues to assist clients living with various physical, cognitive and psychological conditions to help achieve their functional and vocational goals. Tracey has a particular interest in vocational rehabilitation conducting workplace disability management, ergonomics, and injury prevention services.
Services available with Tracey:
- Functional Abilities Evaluations (FAE’s)
- Physical Demands Analysis
- Ergonomic Assessments
- Ergonomic Training
- Percentage of Duties
- Worksite Assessments
- Return to work programs
- Activation programs
- Yoga and Meditation Therapy
- Personal Care Assessments
- Housing Assessments
- Cognitive Assessments, Therapy
- Permanent Impairment Assessments
- Specialized Seating
- Hospital Discharge Planning
- Dependent Care Assessments
- Musculoskeletal Assessments, Intervention
- Neurological Assessments, Intervention
- Certified “BrainFx” administrator
Chris Friesen
O.T.Reg.(MB), Occupational Therapist
Phone: 204-803-8600
Email: chris@apextherapyservices.ca
Chris Friesen is a registered Occupational Therapist and a graduate from the Masters of Occupational Therapy program at the University of Manitoba. Chris has had extensive experience working with more complex return-to-work files assisting clients to overcome psychological, cognitive and physical barriers. Chris has a particular interest in working with Veterans and other clients with mental health challenges towards the goal of returning to work and/or achieving a more rich and meaningful life. Chris incorporates a variety of modalities with her clients, including sensory-enhanced yoga, pain management strategies, and activation programs. Chris has enjoyed the opportunity to practice cross-culturally with spinal cord injured clients in southern India in 2015. Chris considers it a privilege to provide services to Northern communities in Manitoba.
Services available with Chris:
- Mental Health Assessments, Intervention
- Activation/Exposure Programs
- Chronic Pain Management
- Sensory-Enhanced Yoga
- Return to Work Programs
- Cognitive Assessments, Therapy
- Certified “BrainFx” administrator
- Concussion Management
- Physical Demands Analysis
- Ergonomic Assessments
- Percentage of Duties
- Worksite Assessments
- Personal Care Assessments
- Housing Assessments
- Permanent Impairment Assessments
- Specialized Seating
- Hospital Discharge Planning
- Dependent Care Assessments
- Musculoskeletal Assessments, Intervention
- Neurological Assessments, Intervention
Kale Lutomsky
O.T.Reg.(MB), Occupational Therapist
Phone: 204-293-4128
Email: kale@apextherapyservices.ca
Kale Lutomsky is a registered Occupational Therapist and a graduate from the Masters of Occupational Therapy program at the University of Manitoba. Kale has extensive experience working with physical, psychological, and cognitive- perceptual impairments in a return to work capacity. Additionally, he has had the opportunity to work in a case management role from a community mental health perspective, ensuring clients receive timely services, with the goal of returning to work. Upon joining Apex Therapy Services, he continues to work with a variety of clients with physical and mental impairments in a return-to-work capacity and provides in-clinic Matheson Functional Capacity Evaluations.
Services available with Kale:
- Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCE’s)
- Job Demands Analyses
- Percentage of Duties Assessments
- Return-To-Work Programs
- Ergonomic Assessments
- Personal Care Assessments
- Activation/Exposure Programs
- Permanent Impairment Assessments
- Mental Health, Cognitive Assessments and Programs
Kelsey den Ouden
O.T.Reg.(MB), Occupational Therapist
Phone: 204-232-5871
Email: kelsey@apextherapyservices.ca
Kelsey den Ouden is a registered Occupational Therapist and a graduate from the Masters of Occupational Therapy program at the University of Manitoba. Kelsey has experience working with client populations that experience physical and cognitive impairments, including inpatient and community-based mental health settings. Kelsey has added training in areas of power mobility and seating for complex client needs and has interest in various areas of private practice, including accessibility, return-to-work programs, and spinal cord injuries. Kelsey also comes to Apex Therapy Services with past work experience in acute medicine, neurology (ABI, stroke), and pain management.
Services available with Kelsey:
- Personal Care Assessments
- Specialized Seating and Wheelchair Interventions
- Neurological Assessments and Interventions: Spinal Cord Injuries, ABI/Concussion Management, Stroke
- Hospital Discharge Planning
- Cognitive Assessments, Therapy
- Mental Health Assessments, Programs
- Dependent Care Assessments
- Pain Management
- General ADL Assessments, Interventions
Alexa Waddell
O.T.Reg.(MB), Occupational Therapist
Phone: 204-898-8958
Email: alexa@apextherapyservices.ca
Alexa comes to Apex as a graduate from University of Manitoba in both Kinesiology and Occupational Therapy. Alexa has work experience in both hospital and private settings with various populations and needs.
Services available with Alexa include:
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Personal Care Assessments (PCAs)
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Physical and cognitive assessments
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Hospital discharge planning
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Seating and equipment prescriptions
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ADL and activation programs
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JDAs/PODs
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Ergonomic assessments, including pain management and energy conservation programs
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Working in the school system to assist teachers and students with IEPs.
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Mental health—including assessing and intervention for harm and trauma reduction, substance use, and poverty.