
Mitchell Squarey
Physiotherapist
MScPT, BScBio, Diploma in Sport Physiotherapy, Registered International Sport Physical Therapist
Mitchell is a two-time graduate of Dalhousie University, where he obtained his Masters in Physiotherapy. He has taken extensive post-graduate training in manual therapy, sport therapy & taping, exercise prescription, acupuncture and dry needling. He is a holder of the highest sport physiotherapy qualification in Canada, the Diploma in Sport Physiotherapy. He is one of only 10 physiotherapists in Atlantic Canada to obtain this qualification.
Mitchell is a two-time graduate of Dalhousie University, where he obtained his Masters in Physiotherapy. He has taken extensive post-graduate training in manual therapy, sport therapy & taping, exercise prescription, acupuncture and dry needling. He has obtained the highest sport physiotherapy qualification in Canada, the Diploma in Sport Physiotherapy. He is one of only 10 physiotherapists in Atlantic Canada to obtain this qualification. He also holds the globally recognized title of Registered International Sport Physical Therapist. He is also pursuing the Diploma in Manual & Manipulative Therapy, through the Orthopaedic Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy.
He is entering his 8th season as a Sport Physiotherapist for the Halifax McDonald’s U18 Major hockey team. Mitchell has also worked with Hockey Nova Scotia’s High-Performance Program, St. Margert’s Bay Rebels Junior Lacrosse, the Senior Men’s teams for Halifax City & Western Halifax FC, and the CPA Allen High School Football team. He is the lead therapist for the EastCoast IceJam hockey tournament since 2015 and was selected as part of the host medical team for the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg.
He is past board member of Nova Scotia Physiotherapy Association and has been on the executive for the Nova Scotia Section of Sport Physiotherapy Canada since 2014, currently holding the position of Chair.
Mitchell is an advocate for living a healthy, active lifestyle and takes great pride in helping his patients achieve their movement and performance goals. He believes a strong individualized plan involving; education, strengthening/mobility exercise, manual therapy potentially therapeutic modalities are integral in achieving these goals. Through his advanced background in sport/exercise & manual therapy training, he is able to create individualized treatment programs for the elite athlete, weekend warrior, and individuals looking to become and stay more physically active.
Outside the clinic, he keeps active with resistance/cardio exercise, playing hockey/golf, and spending time with his wife Julie, their son Sawyer, daughter Eloise and dog Max.
mitchell.squarey@movephysio.ca

