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Meet the Vertex Physiotherapy team in Edmonton
One clinic team in southeast Edmonton covering physiotherapy, massage therapy, acupuncture, psychology, counselling and nutrition, each delivered by practitioners registered with their own college or regulatory body and booked separately. Whoever assesses you is normally who you keep seeing.
How the team is organised
Vertex is a single clinic in southeast Edmonton with one team. Physiotherapy, massage therapy, acupuncture, psychology, counselling and nutrition are each delivered by practitioners registered with their own college or regulatory body — they are booked separately and your insurance may treat them as different benefits. Whoever assesses you is normally who you keep seeing, unless you ask to change or the plan calls for a different set of skills.
Physiotherapy
Assessment and treatment of pain and injury, and the exercise programs that follow it. Parts of a program may be delivered by a physiotherapy assistant or kinesiologist, working under the treating physiotherapist.
Massage therapy
Registered massage therapy, on its own or alongside a physiotherapy plan. Manual lymphatic drainage is delivered here too.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is its own regulated profession in Alberta, with its own college. It is booked separately from physiotherapy.
Psychology, counselling and nutrition
These practitioners are registered with their own regulatory bodies rather than with the physiotherapy college. They are booked separately, and most insurance plans treat them as distinct benefits.
Clinic team
The people who handle booking, billing and claim paperwork, and who are usually the first person you speak to.
Questions people ask
Can I ask to see a particular practitioner?
Yes. Say so when you book and the front desk will match you where the schedule allows. If you are already partway through a plan, continuing with the same person is usually the more practical choice.
How do I know which profession I need?
If you are not sure, book a physiotherapy assessment and say what the problem is. Part of that appointment is working out whether physiotherapy is the right route, and pointing you elsewhere if it is not.
Are massage therapy and acupuncture covered separately?
Usually yes. Most extended health plans treat physiotherapy, massage therapy and acupuncture as separate benefits with their own limits. Bring your plan details and the clinic can confirm before treatment rather than after.
Does a physiotherapist supervise the assistant?
Yes. A physiotherapy assistant or kinesiologist delivers parts of a program set and overseen by the treating physiotherapist, and does not assess or diagnose independently.
Can I choose which physiotherapist I see?
Yes. Ask for someone by name when you book at (825) 525-2852. If you are not sure who fits your problem, describe it and the front desk will suggest.
Which practitioners are physiotherapists, and which are not?
Dawn Payne, Radha Durai Babu and Bipin Pokhrel are registered with the College of Physiotherapists of Alberta. The massage therapists, acupuncturist, psychologist, counsellor and nutrition consultant are registered with their own professional bodies and are not physiotherapists. Each profile says which.
Does the team treat children?
Yes. Radha Durai Babu trained with a paediatric focus and sees children and teenagers. Parents are welcome in the room.
Do you offer care in languages other than English?
Bipin Pokhrel works in English, Nepali and Hindi; Farrah Linda Cheriet in English and French; Alia Amreya in English and Arabic. Mention your language preference when booking.
Book with the team
Vertex Physiotherapy is at 6958 76 Ave NW #205, Edmonton, AB T6B 2R2. Call (825) 525-2852 or book online. Mention the practitioner or service you want so you are booked with the right person.