Our Team

Elisaveta Atanasova is a registered massage therapist as of January 2024. She is also a student at Concordia University and will be completing her Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Therapy in the summer of 2024. She is doing her clinical internship at Champlain College, and has interned/covered at numerous sports teams including John Abbott Women’s hockey and Champlain College flag football and basketball. Growing up, she did ballet and figure skating, which sparked her interest in human anatomy and biomechanics. Whether it be with individuals or teams, her desire is to work with them and improve their quality of life by maximizing their ability to move, function, and play.

 Gabriela Padvaiskas is an Osteopath and Certified Athletic Therapist and graduated from the Collège d’Étude Ostéopathique de Montréal and Concordia University with a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science now known as Kinesiology and Clinical Exercise Physiology, Specialization in Athletic Therapy. She completed internships with a number of clinics, as well as numerous sports teams including Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Rugby and the Montreal Alouettes. Since becoming a certified athletic therapist, she has worked with gymnastic, football, basketball, soccer, track and field, and hockey teams. Growing up, she competed in several high-level sports, which fueled her passion and interest in how the human body moves and functions and how this relates to sports. Her desire is to help people overcome injuries and dysfunctions by finding the cause while keeping them motivated and goal-driven in the process. 

Brian Olney has been working in the sports medicine world for over 20 years and has evolved through many post graduate studies to work as an osteopath/athletic therapist. He graduated from Concordia university and the Collège d’Étude Ostéopathique de Montréal after defending a thesis in front of an international jury on inflammatory bowel diseases and osteopathic treatment. Osteo and athletic therapy treatments cannot be distinguished from the other as both influences have lead to the global approach and movement re-education that can be so important to break tendencies and imprints that are causing negative effects. 

Brian has worked with national level athletes, world champions, as well as newborns and golden age “not so newborns” with minor problems to systemic conditions. As experience as an athlete, coach, therapist, humanitarian volunteer and someone who has suffered from more than just aches and pains, he has come to the realization that things shouldn’t just get a little bit better but that they should be “on” and progressing towards autonomy for the patient. 

The reasons for seeing an osteopath or athletic therapist are numerous and listed under the disciplines to help guide your thought process. Receipts of payment can be given as an Osteopath, or as Certified Athletic Therapist..