Jean-françois Esculier

B.Sc. PT

Jean-François Esculier graduated from the University of Ottawa physiotherapy program. Passionate about sports and orthopaedics physiotherapy, he quickly improves his skills in those fields by taking several specialized courses and by working on the field with competitive sport teams and in many events. Being a great sports adept since his early years, Jean-François’ experience guides him through his interventions, which combine efficiently the active therapy approach by exercises prescription and manual therapy. Furthermore, his frequent scientific literature reviews give him the opportunity to gather new findings and incorporate them to enhance his practice, always maximizing his interventions’ efficacy. Presenting a real interest in running injuries, he decides to get involved in clinical research and works in the prevention and treatment of injuries in several popular running events in the greater Quebec city region. This combination gives him the abilities to help recreational runners as well as elite athletes.

Titles

Titles :
Graduated from the physiotherapy program at the University of Ottawa
Member of the « Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec » (OPPQ)
Member of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA), orthopaedics and sports divisions

Continuing Education :

New trends in the prevention of running injuries (Level I)
New trends in the prevention of running injuries (Level II)
Manual Therapy
- Level 1 (CAMPT)
- Level 2 (Upper quadrant)
- Level 2: (Lower quadrant)
- Evaluation and treatment of the pelvis
McKenzie MDT, Part A (lumbar spine) and B (cervical and thoracic spine)
Evaluation and treatment of the pelvis
Neuroproprioceptive taping Level 1
Sports First Responder
CPR and Defibrillator
Diagnosis and Treatment of Movement System Impairment Syndromes (Shirley Sahrmann)
Therapeutic Exercises (Bruce Craven)
Patellofemoral pain: A Critical Review of Evaluation and Treatment Techniques, par (BY) Dr Christopher Powers
Evaluation and treatment of the injured runner, by Dr Irene Davis

Several orthopaedic and sport injuries conferences and symposia

Professional Achievements :

Physiotherapist for les Elans du College FX Garneau AAA Men’s soccer team (2010)
Physiotherapist for les Jeux du Québec 2010 (Gatineau, QC)
Physiotherapist for Champlain St-Lawrence College athletes (2009-2010)
Physiotherapist for Champlain St-Lawrence Women’s AAA Basketball team (2009-2010)
Physiotherapist for various regional and provincial sporting events
Physiotherapist for the Quebec Open Jeep Beach Volley-ball (2011)

Research in physiotherapy

Implicated in various research projects
Speaker/Presenter in scientific congresses
- > Neuroscience, Chicago 2009
- > Movement Disorders, Toronto 2011
- > World Congress for Physical Therapy, Amsterdam 2011 )
Papers accepted for publication in Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy Reviews

Interests :

Running injuries
Sports injuries
General orthopaedics
Clinical research in physiotherapy

Others :

Bilingual (French-English)

Therapists