›› Lauren Gaultier
In 2014, RISE Health opened its doors on the corner of Fernwood and Bay with half a dozen staff ready to provide great quality care to their customers. Now, five years later they have grown to a family of 35. Although they have grown nearly six-fold, co-founder Lisa Munkley shares that they have never marketed for practitioners and all their recruits have been through word of mouth.
Munkley jokes, with co-founder John Hunter, and business partner Elysha Lane, that the practitioner interview process is the toughest in the city involving a phone interview, in person interview, and a trial treatment. They do this to ensure that they can develop a team of trusted practitioners with shared values of collaboration, inclusiveness, and professionalism.
These values, in part, are what drove Munkley and Hunter to chose Fernwood as RISE Health’s home in the first place. In addition to its central location, they loved the vibrant and diverse community energy where everyone is welcome. They are using these values to help guide their new collaborative vision statement. Much of the terminology they were using to describe their values, could have been plucked directly from the values of Fernwood NRG, clearly demonstrating that this business is well connected to the neighbourhood they operate in. Their main goal is to empower their clients to have a better quality of life through a holistic approach of mind-body well-being.
Their diverse practice consists predominantly of physiotherapists, with a complement of naturopathic physicians, chiropractors, massage therapists, clinical counsellors, an acupuncturist, nutritionist, and a pilates instructor. Their practices are broad, ranging from standard injury rehabilitation, athletic conditioning, and tension or stress management, to more unique focuses including prolotherapy, ultrasound guided injections, and pelvic health physiotherapy to name a few.
Most of RISE Health’s services are covered by private and extended health coverage and they can also assist with treating those involved in ICBC related motor vehicle accidents. If you could benefit from any of their services, are interested in joining their team, or simply want to learn more, stop by in person at 1275 Bay Street or visit them online at risehealth.ca.
