Okanagan Sports Therapy

Our story

We got here the same way you did.

Through sport — and through getting beaten up by it.

Years of training and competing, then years of being treated for what that cost. A lot of treatment, from a lot of people. Most of it perfectly fine. None of it really answering the question.

Somewhere in there the question stopped being what will make this feel better today and became why does this keep happening. That's what sent us looking for the people who actually had answers — and then to learning it from them directly, rather than reading about it second-hand.

It's the whole reason the clinic looks the way it does. We aren't applying a technique we picked up in school. We went and found the best work being done in the field, learned it properly, and now teach it ourselves.

And we don't keep a better version for the professionals. There's no premium tier here and a quicker one for everybody else. Two therapists, no associates, one standard of care.

Marc Leduc playing football for the University of Windsor — University of Windsor.

Who we treat

People who train, and who have already tried the usual thing.

Every time you get back to training, it goes again. You've had the hour on the table, you've had the sheet of exercises, and you're still managing the same thing you were managing last year.

Most of the people who find us are not professionals. They're competitive, they train around a job, and they've been through two or three practitioners already. They don't need another hour of feeling better. They need someone to work out what's actually driving it.

The competitive adult

Still lifting, riding, racing, playing, golfing seriously — with a body carrying twenty years of accumulated work. Being unable to train isn't an inconvenience for this person. It's the problem.

The serious junior

Hockey, football, soccer, volleyball. Young athletes whose training load has outgrown what their body has been prepared for, and whose parents want the thing addressed properly the first time.

The fourth opinion

Pain that other therapists have chased without finding. Old injuries with a long history behind them. The cases that need someone willing to keep assessing after the obvious answer runs out.

How we work

Assess. Treat. Train.

Pain often shows up in one place and starts in another. Everything here follows from finding the difference.

01

Assess

We establish where your body actually is — how the joint moves, what it tolerates, and what is compensating for what. Nothing gets treated before it gets understood.

02

Treat

Hands-on work chosen for your findings rather than a routine. The goal is capacity — tissue and joints that tolerate more than they did when you walked in.

03

Train

You leave understanding what happened and what to do about it. Education is a large part of the treatment, and the result depends on the work you do between appointments.

Your first visit

What you walk out with.

Most people leave an appointment with a vague sense of having been worked on. You'll leave this one with three things.

An answer

What is actually going on, in plain language — not a name for the pain, but the reason it's there. Most people have never had this explained to them properly.

The reason it keeps coming back

What your body is compensating for, what it can't currently tolerate, and why the thing you've been doing about it hasn't held.

Something to do about it

The work that belongs to you, between appointments. Not a generic handout — the specific things your assessment says you need.

Our promise to you

If we don't think we can help you, we'll say so on your first visit and point you to who can.

You won't be sold a block of twelve appointments before anyone knows what's wrong. You get told what we found, what we think it needs, and whether that's us.

Paul Leduc

Registered Massage Therapist

Paul gets the cases that have already been somewhere else — patients who arrive after the standard course of care hasn't worked, looking for someone willing to go past where most treatment stops.

The other half of his work is teaching it. Through Absolute Sport Science he lectures physiotherapists, chiropractors, athletic therapists and strength coaches on return to play and high performance — and delivers that material in-house to professional organizations, built around the demands of their sport. He is part of Lineman Special Strength, and consults on injury and performance with athletes at every level up to professional.

Registered Massage Therapist — College of Complementary Health Professionals of BC
Lecturer — delivers sport-specific high-performance education in-house to professional organizations
Pro sport — staff education, case consulting and direct treatment across the NFL, NHL, MLB and NCAA
Graduate of the International Academy of Massage; background in paramedicine and social sciences

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Marc Leduc

Registered Massage Therapist

Marc played football at the University of Windsor. What followed was surgery, rehab, more surgery, and a long stretch of trying to get his body back.

He became an RMT because of it. He wanted to understand what was being done to him, and then do it better. He has been learning treatment and training ever since.

Most of his week now is complicated cases: old injuries, accumulated damage, pain other therapists have looked for and not found. He has been on the other side of that table. It shows in how he works.

Registered Massage Therapist — College of Complementary Health Professionals of BC
Works with competitive athletes, and has treated professionals
Former university athlete — football, University of Windsor
Active Release Techniques · Functional Range Conditioning · Functional Range Release · Functional Range Assessment

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Patients

In their words

“Decades of hard work has caused many injuries. I saw many teams of therapists to find and release the causes. Marc has been a phenomenal RMT. I've been pain free for over a year now. Marc is exceptional at his craft.”

Jeff A. · patient of Marc since 2021

“I came to Paul with bad lower back problems that put me out of work for days and sometimes a week. Paul was able to locate the problem muscle and treat it. Not only was the muscle treated but I was educated on how and why my pain persisted.”

Mike B. · patient of Paul

“Marc is an outstanding therapist. He was able to help me manage my chronic back pain in 6 months what other therapists with needles etc could not do in over a year or more. He takes careful notes and clinic is always immaculate and well run.”

Farid · patient of Marc

“Marc is very professional and excellent at his craft. His knowledge about body mechanics is phenomenal and he listens to your needs and uses his techniques to massage the spots needed. The results speak for themselves with better movement and no more soreness.”

Tristan M. · patient of Marc

FAQ

Before you book

Do I have to be an athlete?

No. The approach is the same whether you're competing, coming back from an injury, or simply want to move without pain. What it suits is anyone who wants the cause found rather than the symptom rubbed.

What is Manual Therapy, and is it covered?

Manual Therapy is a more advanced application of soft tissue therapy. Because both Paul and Marc are Registered Massage Therapists, it is billed as massage therapy and is covered under most extended health plans.

What should I wear?

Gym attire, or anything you can move in. Your appointment includes assessment and movement as well as hands-on work, so you'll want to be comfortable throughout.

Do I need a referral?

Not to book with us. Some extended health plans require one for reimbursement, so it's worth checking your own policy before a first visit.

Do you direct bill?

Yes — most insurers in British Columbia, including Pacific Blue Cross, Sun Life and Manulife. Any amount not covered is payable at the end of the appointment. If your provider doesn't permit direct billing, get in touch and we'll work out an alternative.

Do you handle ICBC claims?

We can treat ICBC-related injuries. We are awaiting approval for direct billing to ICBC, so for now payment is made upfront and you would submit for reimbursement.

Book

Let's find out what's actually going on.

Booking is online through Jane. Choose Paul or Marc — whoever you book with is who you'll see, every time.

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1574 Harvey Avenue, Kelowna BC · Inside Global Fitness & Racquet Centre

And if we don't think we can help you, we'll tell you on the first visit.

Not your average RMTs.

You've tried everything. The pain keeps coming back.