Trailside Physiotherapy

I’ve been seeing Christina Smith for a few months and she has been amazing! I was going to a different physio clinic before and didn’t feel like it was really doing anything. Since switching, I’m finally seeing and feeling progress. She actually has me doing exercises instead of just hooking me up to machines. 10/10 recommend!

My PT is Megan Notting, and she has helped me through two injuries related to triathlon training. The first was an IT band issue, and the second was runner's knee. Both times, Megan has cheerfully helped me to understand the root cause of the injury and to manage symptoms. She outlined adaptations to make in my training plan to reach my race goals, and walked me through strength training and stretching exercises that eased the pain and solved the root cause of the issue. Most importantly, Megan helped me feel optimistic along the way that I could conquer the problem, and she continues to support me through detailed email follow-ups. I can't recommend her more! GOATed

I am incredibly grateful for the exceptional care and expertise provided by Christina in treating my elbow tendinitis. Her personalized approach, deep understanding of the condition, and effective therapeutic techniques not only alleviated my pain but also empowered me with valuable exercises for long-term recovery. Christina's commitment to my well-being and the positive results I experienced make me wholeheartedly recommend services to anyone seeking top-notch physiotherapy.

I worked with Ben Chang for multiple sessions over a period of 3 months and was able to see significant improvement. Ben had a structured recovery plan that balanced both strength and stability. I really appreciate how far I’ve come since I first started my sessions! Thank you!

My husband has been getting physio treatments with Christina Smith.
He finds her encouraging and sensitive to his challenges as he is recovering from knee replacement surgery. Would highly recommend Traiside.

I’ve been going here for years; post knee op, back, hamstring and shoulder injuries. Each therapist I have utilized has provided a great effective treatment plan. Thanks guys.

Trailside physiotherapists are very professional, respectful, caring and very good at what they do. They have helped me a lot with my injuries and getting back to normal life. Christina Smith, in particular, has found ways to rehab my injuries, especially my back; she has been a good friend to my back and has helped with my range of motion and pain reduction

I was immediately impressed with both Christina Smith and the facility at Trailside Physiotherapy. After my initial consultation with Christina I could see she was professional, extremely knowledgeable and went on to make doing the exercises on my injuries actually enjoyable.

Our sessions were well thought out and you could tell right away that Christina has a mountain of experience behind her. I was very pleased with the progress we achieved over months. One shoulder is completely healed and an old injury from years back is well on its way to being a 100%.

Thank you for all your hard work Christina !!! I’m looking forward to our next session.

Tiff

I have been working with Christina for several months, to rehab a shoulder injury. She is always professional, friendly and approachable. I have found her approach for my specific injury to be very helpful. (My program is based on range-of-motion and strength-building exercises, as well as some physical manipulation, as opposed to the use of ultrasound and electronic muscle-stimulating machines.) Christina is responsive to my feedback and is always reassessing my progress, and making adjustments to my home program, as needed. She sends me an updated program after every visit, with videos that clearly illustrate the exercises. Her recommended home program is reasonable (in terms of time commitment and difficulty) and user-friendly. I am making good progress, and would highly recommend Christina's services.

I have had such a positive experience at Trailside Physiotherapy! The staff is all very welcoming and the environment is supportive. Wesley Wai is a professional, knowledgeable, and very encouraging physiotherapist. The exercise program he created for me was convenient to do at home and easy to remember because of the app that details and demos your exercises! You can tell Wesley enjoys his work, he is very observant, passionate about helping people, and exceptional at treating everyone with respect and at their level. Thank you so much for all your help

Wesley did a great job rehabbing my shoulder, there was a noticeable difference from when my physio started to my last session. I also was very happy with the knowledge surrounding sports injuries and how to treat them. I highly recommend Trailside Physiotherapy!

Christina is the best. She has been piecing me back together for a decade now for a wide variety of damage I have done to my body from living an active life style. She has always guided me back regaining pain free full range of motion and is also a great person so physio sessions are enjoyable. Plus, being a athlete, she doesn't question why I keep doing the things that land me in her clinic. She just says "Now what have you done?" with a smile and gets to work fixing me up.

I thought I didn't like physiotherapists until I I went here. I finally found a physiotherapist that actually helped me. Tri Tran helped me recover and I didn't end up needing surgery likely because of him.

I have been receiving physiotherapy from Trailside Physio consistently for about 4 years now - it is hands down the best physiotherapy clinic I have ever experienced.

The whole team is kind and welcoming. Office staff are prompt and always on top of things (thank you Danet, Kristie, Lauren and the others I can’t name). The therapists I see but don’t work with are all friendly and add the sense of community in the clinics (Hi Tri, Jacky and Brendan!). The physiotherapy assistant Janessa also deserves an honourable mention for her technical skills and ability to build rapport with everyone (and her counting skills!).

The clinic itself is always clean and the tidy. Lots of open space to do exercises and interact with fellow clients.

**A very special shout out to Christina in the Coquitlam and PoCo clinics**

Before Trailside,I had probably seen about 4 different physiotherapists that did not work for me. Christina was the first to take the time to get to know me and my problems. She is kind, empathetic, motivational, funny and so intelligent. She is the best physio I’ve ever had! She changes my program to fit my ever-changing needs and problems so that I leave treatment feeling much better. She is also very good at monitoring all her clients at a time and providing any needed exercise correction or hands-on treatment. Because of her and her approach to treatment, I now walk with significantly less pain and I’m able to do movements I never thought possible. I’ve seen her since I started going to Trailside and I honestly think I would follow her if she were to change clinics or move towns. She is THAT good. I can’t say enough good things about her.

A big THANK YOU to Christina for changing my life!! Thank you for fixing me :)

From the front staff to the therapists, the Trailside team is A+. I've done physio before but never really understood the benefits until a friend recommended Wesley at Trailside. Wesley is great in helping me understand what my body is going through during rehab and giving exercise/stretches I can do on my own to help with pain or discomfort. Doctors have told me that I am recovering well and I think a lot of that is because of the physio. Thank you Wesley!

I have gone to Trailside Physio for years! Any time I have sustained an injury, I’ve always felt confident and comfortable in the staff at the Coquitlam location to help me get back to moving. I have recently been working with Wesley Wai with my more recent slip and fall injury and he has made the entire rehabilitation process amazing! I really appreciate that Wesley takes the time to explain the physiological and mechanical specifics of my injury as I continue to progress in my recovery. I highly recommend booking an appointment with Wesley if you’re looking for a new Physiotherapist!!

The staff at Trailside are awesome! Very fun and friendly atmosphere. Convenient location with lots of free parking.
Christina is very professional and knowledgeable. She was able to identify my injuries quickly and. accurately and develop an effective treatment plan for my torn meniscus and arthritis that took me from crutches back to being active in a very short period of time. She was very inspiring to help me reach my goals.
I would highly recommend Trailside Physiotherapy and Christina!

My Dr. gave me great advice when she recommended Wes to help with a stress fracture of the second metatarsal of my foot. Always pleasant and positive, I appreciate that Wes listened to me when I said I hoped to return to running. I’m 73 years old. He set a program that appropriately challenged, then adjusted accordingly as I progressed while constantly monitored the healing of my foot. After 4-5 months I am off and running. I’ve had lots of physio over the years this experience was excellent! Big thanks!

I've been to many physios over the past 45+ years and Tri at Trailside is by far the best. In 5 months he helped me improve my range of motion after total knee replacement surgery from 112 to 143 degrees as well as significantly improved my leg strength. He is intelligently aggressive, very supportive, and takes pride in helping patients achieve results. Customized updated programs with videos etc. are shared via a portal for work at home. On top of that, the support staff are amazing and help run a busy practice super efficiently. HIGHLY recommended.

After turning my medial meniscus into hamburger last August, and dealing with limited range of motion and daily pain and swelling. Christina and the team at trailside Physio developed a program which has allowed me to successfully rehabilitate my knee. I am now able to do stairs, walk long distances and enjoy my recreational activities without the worry of the pain and swelling I was dealing with previously.
Thank you to the team, allowing me to regain my mobility once again.