Our Team
Micah Reim - Certified Athletic Therapist
I’m an enthusiastic therapist, passionate about helping people achieve their goals. My journey started back in High school. I ended up seeing an athletic therapist for several injuries throughout various sports and activities. They inspired my love for Athletic Therapy.
My passion quickly grew while I attended the University of Calgary for a Bachelors of Kinesiology, and then even more again with my Professional degree in Athletic Therapy from Mount Royal University. After Graduating I jumped into the field immediately, working with several rugby clubs, football programs, hockey teams, soccer, judo, you name it. In the clinic, I strive to always ask the question of “why”? This led my journey through continuing education. I have since focused on neurological performance and optimization. I actively continue to learn and teach in various environments.
My passion for education led me to the University of Calgary, where I also work as an Athletic Therapist in the Varsity Department, and a practicum supervisor for the Athletic Therapy program at Mount Royal University. This helps me always stay on the cutting edge of new research and therapies available.
In my spare time, I love getting out and climbing. Whether that’s rocks, waterfalls, or mountains, I wanna go up and explore. This marries well with my love for backpacking and adventuring. If I'm not in the clinic - a good bet is to ask what I was climbing. In the winters my climbing is interspersed with coaching curling.
Certifications:
- B. Kin in Athletic Therapy
- CAT(C) - Certified Athletic Therapist
- Sport First Responder
- PDT-r practicioner
- NKT level three practitioner
- Neuromeningeal manipulation
- Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization
- Advanced Concussion assessment and management
Contact: micah@absoluteathletictherapy.com
Terra Sergeant - Certified Athletic Therapist
As a small town Albertan, I value the power of team work, personal relationships, and collaboration to create a strong community. These are characteristics that I hold at the forefront of my practice.
Prior to becoming a certified athletic therapist I worked for several years in the dental community. My experience spanned from general dentistry, sports dentistry, TMJ dentistry, and oral surgery. I uniquely combine my athletic therapy skillset with my dental knowledge to work with local dentists and dental surgeons to collaboratively treat head, neck, and TMJ pain and dysfunction.
Upon moving to Calgary, I swiftly fell in love with the mountains, rivers, and hiking trails. Exploring these areas through backpacking, paddling, trail running, and dragonboating have become my favorite hobbies and contributed to my clinical practice. As a certified running coach I combine running training programs, exercise-based rehabilitation, and manual therapy to help the running community. I enjoy collaborating with all styles of runners, whether you are a leisurely jogger, ultra-runner, or anywhere in between.
I enjoy supporting a diverse community within my professional practice, and working collaboratively with my clients to tackle problem areas from head to toe.
Certifications:
- B. Phys. Ed. in Athletic Therapy
- Certified Running Coach - UESCA
- MOOC Concussion Prevention, Detection and Management
- RockBlades Advanced IASTM
- Certified Ultra Running Coach - UESCA
- Craniosacral Therapy
- Fundementals of Cranial Osteopathy
- Sport First Responder
- BLS
Contact: terra@absoluteathletictherapy.com
My love for Athletic Therapy started in my undergraduate degree at the University of Ottawa when given the opportunity to work with the varsity hockey team. It was there I discovered some of the amazing opportunities this career path has to offer and decided to pursue it at Mount Royal University.
I have a passion for working with active individuals that are motivated to get back to what they love doing. It is my aim as an Athletic Therapist to help others to achieve their health goals, while educating them about the anatomy behind their injury. My style of treatment primarily focuses on using manual therapy and emphasizing mobility and biomechanics to complement the management of acute and chronic injuries. I personally enjoy being on the sideline covering sports events, working with knee pathologies, and concussion assessment.
When I am not working in the clinic or field, you can find me in the outdoors or with my friends and family! My spare time is usually occupied with soccer, hockey, hiking, backcountry camping, and walking the dog.
Certifications
- BSc. Human Kinetics
- CAT(C) - Certified Athletic Therapist
- Sports First Responder
- BLS
Contact: dave@absoluteathletictherapy.com
Think of Chris as your body’s mechanic. His focus is to help you enjoy the sports and activities you love to do without pain and perform better than you did before.
Chris will guide you through a flow of assessment, diagnosis, treatment and exercise prescription to create a sustainable plan for you to succeed. He will coach and educate you through each phase of rehab and training to maximize your potential for return to sport, play and work.
When you feel down about your injury and can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel, he knows how it feels, he has broken many parts of his own body.
Chris is avid about being active for life. He is a competitive Mountain Biker and Coach. He runs Alpine MTB Training. He plays hockey in the winter and dabbles in XC skiing, snowboarding, hiking to stay fit for his adventures.
Chris has extensive experience working with athletes of many levels and in many sports.
His experiences in sport include, but are not limited to:
- Calgary Flames/Abbotsford Heat
- Minnesota Wild
- University of Calgary Dinos
- Canadian National Hockey Team (U18 World Championship)
- Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
- Prince George Cougars (WHL)
- Edmonton Cracker Cats (Professional Baseball)
Certifications
- B.Sc - Exercise Science
- CAT(C) - Certified Athletic Therapist
- Sports First Responder
- Performance Enhancement Specialist - NASM
- Functional Movement Screen
- Soft Tissue Release
- Mulligan Mobilizations with Movement
- Visceral Mobilization
- Nutrition Coach - Precision Nutrition
Contact: chris@absoluteathletictherapy.com
Dawn Henley - Certified Athletic Therapist
I am an enthusiastic and dedicated person who enjoys working as part of a team and getting to know individuals one-on-one. In my athletic therapy practice, I am passionate about finding out how to help you succeed in your career, sport or leisure activities. I fell in love with athletic therapy when I attended the University of the Fraser Valley's Kinesiology Program. I found out about the Student Therapist position after going through an injury that put a pause on my soccer career and allowed me to experience the rehabilitation process firsthand. During my undergrad, I worked as a student trainer under the Cascades Head Athletic Therapist where I was a part of the varsity women’s basketball team for 4 years. During this time, I have had the honour to travel across Canada, and to India where I truly learned how valuable this profession can be and where I fit into it.
I knew that after completing my undergrad, I wanted to be an athletic therapist. After applying, I was soon accepted into the Mount Royal University Post-Bachelor Athletic Therapy program where I got to work in varsity sports for both field and clinic. Through this process, I have grown my practice to be adaptable to different professions and sports. I enjoy creating new rehabilitation programs that are specialized to the task you want to accomplish. I enjoy finding solutions that will help you reach your goals whether that be getting pain-free, more mobile or going back to your sport.
For myself, I enjoy being outside either hiking a mountain or swimming in the lake. Being from a small town in BC I grew up fishing and camping, where these activities I have carried into my life as I have moved away from home. You will often find me outside running and training for my next race or walking my dog.
Certifications
- Bachelor in Kinesiology- specialization in exercise science
- CAT(C)
- Sports First Responder
- BLS
Contact: dawn@absoluteathletictherapy.com