Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy by a registered physiotherapist.
Komal graduated in 2007 from SNDT University of India with a Bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy, and later moved to Canada in 2008. She worked as a Physiotherapy Assistant while in the process of credentialing with the Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators. Komal was certified in 2019 as a Registered Physiotherapist in Canada.
Komal’s special interests include;
Rehabilitation after surgery
Management of orthopedic conditions
Pelvic floor dysfunction (incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse)
Vestibular rehabilitation
Komal enjoys working with her patients, teaching them how to do exercises safely, education and prevention techniques. She likes to give personal attention to each and every patient. Her focus with patients is to optimize their musculoskeletal function for long-standing results. She strongly implements her skills based on individual assessment and evidence based interventions.
Komal uses hands-on techniques along with other therapeutic modalities, exercise therapy , and education to ensure that patients leave every session feeling excited about the gains in physical function that are possible for them.
In her spare time, Komal enjoys music, travelling, and spending time with her family.
Folarin Babatunde is a physical therapist, teacher and researcher with over two decades of physiotherapy practice experience in Canada, UK and Nigeria. Folarin obtained his BSc Physiotherapy degree (1997) and MSc Orthopedic Physiotherapy degree (2001) from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. As a lifelong learner he proceeded to obtain a Masters in Sports and Exercise Medicine from Nottingham University (2009) and a PhD in Rehabilitation Science from McMaster University (2020). Folarin's clinical experience includes practice across multiple specialties including Neuro-Rehab, ABI, nMSK, Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, Trauma, Burns and Amputee rehab. Folarin was a clinician at St Johns Rehab (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center) and Hennick-Bridgepoint Hospital (Sinai Health system) between 2014 and 2020 before pivoting to work in private practice following a new role in academia. Folarin currently provides clinical care to patients in private practice with a focus on helping patients achieve optimum function through increased patient engagement in physical activity, maximizing patient-therapist relationship, promoting self-management, facilitating psychosocial adjustment to chronic pain and enhancing exercise adherence.
Folarin is currently an Assistant Professor on the Master of Physical Therapy program at Western University. His clinical research projects address clinical questions related to reducing pain and disability using digital health solutions targeting psychosocial issues in nMSK health. He is the International Clinical Placement Lead and Evidence Informed Teaching and Knowledge Translation lead for the program. Folarin provides high quality continuous professional development sessions through CIPHER, Cogent Institute for Physical Health Education and Research. Folarin contributes to the training of physiotherapists new to practice in Canada through the University of Toronto Ontario Internationally Educated Physiotherapists Bridging Program (OIEPB). He also contributes to the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario (CPO) Practice Coaching Mentoring Program. He is the chair of the Program Advisory Board, Occupational Therapy Assistant and Physical Therapy Assistant, Fanshawe College, London.
When he is not teaching, mentoring or helping patients, Folarin enjoys writing and performing worship music with his wife, Keziah. They founded the independent music label, God Colors Media Inc in 2019 and have since released 2 albums. They are parents of two wonderful boys, Zeal and Zion.
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