Meet Merlin Susan Philip, Physiotherapist

Merlin Susan Philip is a Registered Physiotherapist with Physiotherapy Alberta and part of the Caring Hands Physiotherpy family at Falconridge for over 5 years. Merlin is currently certified for Dry Needling, Certified Manual Therapist, Peripheral Manipulative Therapy, Advanced Vestibular Rehabilitation, Graston Technique M1 Training and takes various other courses time to time.
Merlin strives to offer an individualized and personal assessment and provides treatment based on each patient's evaluation. She then develops rehab/exercise programs aimed at remedying the client’s issues and helping them back on track to lead a healthy life over the time. She is always willing to answer any questions the client has regarding their case or rehabilitation plans.
Merlin speaks English, Hindi, Malyalam, Telugu and Urdu. In her free times she loves to sing and spending time with her son.

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Meet Nandini Prashant, Physiotherapist

Nandini Prashant, a Professional Physiotherapist with 22 years of experience, strives to inspire and connect with patients to restore their everyday activities with confidence and a reduced risk of re-injury using the biopsychosocial model of pain.
Nandini focuses on a hands-on approach in treating injuries to the neck, back, shoulder, knee, etc., using a combination of manual therapy, dry needling, and Graston technique.
Nandini also has a passion for treating patients with pelvic floor dysfunctions such as lumbopelvic joint pain, pelvic floor tightness, pain and sensitization, bladder and bowel incontinence and retraining, pelvic organ prolapse, sexual pain and dysfunction.
She gives high priority to client education, making sure every client understands their injury and the role of physiotherapy in rehabilitating the clients.
Nandini Speaks fluent English, Hindi and Malayalam

Meet Raul Garcia,  Massage Therapist

Raul Garcia was born in Mexico and came to Canada on 2006. He developed an interest in learning in the wonderful functioning of the human body and so decided to pursue a career in massage therapy.
After completing the required 3000 hour as a RMT, Raul took on additional courses including course on Flossing nerve, sculpting and lymphatic massage. He is always enthusiastic and open to continue learning. As a massage therapist, his approach incorporates various types of massage in order to tailor the appropriate treatment to each client. He uses techniques that could include myofascial release, trigger point therapy, and deep tissue release. To maintain his fitness level, he enjoys playing soccer and works out regularly at the gym. He loves traveling, dancing and spending time with his kids.

“Helping people to reach their physical goals is what keeps me going, not just as a job but because I really enjoy it".
Raul speaks Spanish and English

Meet Erica Pineros,  Massage Therapist

Erica is a registered massage therapist at Caring Hands Physiotherapy, Falconridge. She graduated from Makami college in 2015. Erica has been part of the team for 5 years. Originally from Colombia. Erica loves being a massage therapist because she likes to help people and treat different conditions. Her specializations include Hot Stone, Hot Compress, deep tissue and light relaxation massage and are customized depending on the client's tolerance level and condition.
She also likes to incorporate Myofascial, trigger point release therapy and stretching techniques as per need to ease muscle tension.
Erica is experienced in Pre and Post Natal Massage that helps in relaxing a woman’s body and minimize pain before and after giving birth to a baby.
In her free time, Erica loves spending time with her family..
Erica is fluent in Spanish and English.