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Role Of A Massage Therapist
FUNSports has a partnership with ICT Northumberland College (Massage School) and members of the Canadian Sport Massage Therapy Association.
Ask any athlete about Massage Therapy and they will likely say it’s crucial to their training and recovery and most love getting treatments. FUNSports saw an opportunity to offer Massage Therapy to teams and athletes in the Halifax area and now all four major teams have agreed to partner with our FUNSports Massage Squad.
The Massage Squad provides therapy for the Halifax, Mooseheads, Thunderbirds, and Wanderers and helps provide therapy for Canadian National teams including Gymnastics, Sailing, and Canoe/Kayak. In return the teams help us with fundraisers and their players volunteer with FUNSports programs.
It’s a very unique Massage Therapy service and it plays a major role in maintaining the health of local professional athletes. It is also a unique way of fundraising.
Kiel Timmons
RMT
Kiel is a 2023 honours graduate from ICT Northumberland College with an extensive amount of volunteer work with athletes from around the city. While in college, he was able to treat members of the Canoe-Kayak Canada team, as well as the Halifax Mooseheads, Wanderers, and Thunderbirds, through the FUNSports foundation. Also, during the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship, Hockey Canada invited the FUNSports team to treat team Canada while in Halifax. During his free time throughout his schooling, he also volunteered with the SMU Women’s hockey team.
He takes pride in his ability to perform deep tissue massage treatments and he has completed other modality trainings including myofascial releases, trigger point therapy, and general Swedish massage.
Prior to Kiel’s endeavor into massage therapy, he was a graduate from Dalhousie University with a double major in Physics/Math, but eventually realized that he wanted to work in sports or with athletes, and he is excited to work with everyone around the SMU campus.
Kiel is a huge sports fan, hockey and tennis are his favorite to play, but he also loves a quiet Sunday at home to watch the NFL. He also loves to spend his time dancing, he has been an avid ballroom dancer.
Dr. Catie Gavin
Chiropractor, Volunteer
Dr. Catie’s interest in health and proper functioning of the human body began while she completed her undergraduate degree in Human Kinetics at St. Francis Xavier University in her hometown, Antigonish, NS. Dr. Catie followed her interest in the human body, and continued her studies at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, where she graduated as a Doctor of Chiropractic in 2015.
As a member of the women’s varsity hockey team at St. Francis Xavier, Dr. Catie experienced her fair share of sport-related injuries. Chiropractic care made a significant difference in her performance on and off the ice, and she still loves to play regularly. Dr. Catie actively treats athletes ranging from the weekend warrior, to national and Olympic level athletes.
Dr. Catie treats a variety of acute and chronic conditions brought on by both sports, and general wear and tear. Her approach to treatment includes a combination of orthopedic and functional assessment, current evidence-based research, patient preference, and clinical experience. It is Dr. Catie’s goal to help people start feeling better, and moving better!
Richard Ramcharan
RMT
Richard is a huge soccer fan and an overall sport enthusiast so having the opportunity to work with local teams was a no brainer for him. A Registered Massage Therapist, Richard is a member of the Massage Therapists’ Association of Nova Scotia and graduate of the 2240 hr program from the Canadian College of Massage & Hydrotherapy in Halifax. He has been part of the health and wellness industry for six years as a personal trainer, fitness instructor, and yoga teacher. He likes to combine his skills to provide a holistic approach to help others live a better life. In his spare time, you can find him cooking something delicious.
Kayla Cluett
RMT
Richard is a huge soccer fan and an overall sport enthusiast so having the opportunity to work with local teams was a no brainer for him. A Registered Massage Therapist, Richard is a member of the Massage Therapists’ Association of Nova Scotia and graduate of the 2240 hr program from the Canadian College of Massage & Hydrotherapy in Halifax. He has been part of the health and wellness industry for six years as a personal trainer, fitness instructor, and yoga teacher. He likes to combine his skills to provide a holistic approach to help others live a better life. In his spare time, you can find him cooking something delicious.
Caleigh Robertson
Since completing a 2200-hour program at ICT Northumberland College in 2016, Caleigh has become a very well-recognized massage therapist in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
She is originally from Charlottetown, PEI and has been involved in various competitive sports since a young age but developed a love for basketball & volleyball as well as artistic swimming which she competed at provincial and national levels.
Caleigh has always had a strong passion for movement and her speciality lies within treating athletes to help them get back in the game and improve overall performance. She also completed an undergraduate degree at the University of New Brunswick with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiolgy. Here she was able to really find her love for the Human body and how it moves.
Over the last few years Caleigh has worked with various Olympic, professional, elite and university athletes. She has also completed her Joga Coach training which is a movement based system designed specifically for athletes with a combination of yoga techniques and the biomechanics of sport.
Dustin Williams
RMT
Dustin Williams is a RMT who specializes in general Swedish, deep tissue, fascial and sports massage. He obtained his diploma from ICT Northumberland college after completing a 4 year degree in human kinetics at St.FX. Dustin is passionate about sports, his favourites being hockey, soccer, badminton, golf and disc golf. He has experience coaching youth soccer with the East Hants soccer association as well as badminton with the Antigonish badminton club. When he’s not working or watching a fantastic Habs playoff run, you can find Dustin at the golf course or on the ski hill during the winter!
Dustin graduate from ICT Northumberland College in 2020 and is a member in good standing with the Natural Health Practitioners of Canada.
Dustin is also a member of the Canadian Sport Massage Therapists Association and is focused on completing the requirements to become a sport massage therapist. He has experience working with teams such as the Wanderers, Thunderbirds and Mooseheads as well as some of the local university teams.
Dustin’s dynamic approach to massage therapy aims to connect people with their bodies while further increasing general health and well-being. He has also completed a Bachelor’s degree in Human Kinetics at St. Francis Xavier University. Dustin is experience with Swedish massage techniques, facial specific techniques, sport massage and cupping therapy. With his knowledge of sport massage and background in Kinesiology, Dustin hopes to one day work with professional athletes at the Olympics.