Name and Title(s):
Karen Davies
Physiotherapist
Where do you work?
The Motion Lab, Sunny Hill Health Centre at BC Children’s Hospital (Vancouver, BC)
What is the most rewarding part of your job?
Working with children to promote functioning, fitness and fun in partnership with their families and providing opportunities for making friends and participating in their community (now and in the future).
Why does physiotherapy matter?
To optimize children’s function and development so that they can participate in activities they enjoy doing.
What is a common misconception with your work?
That it only involves seeing a child in a clinical setting.
What drew you to physical therapy?
Volunteering at BC Children’s Hospital in high school.
What is unique about what you do?
Three-dimensional motion capture for the analysis of movement.
What is one thing we might be surprised to learn about you?
I was born in Jamaica.