Julie Johnson was born and raised on a cattle and grain farm outside of Hanley, Saskatchewan. From a young age she was involved in a variety of sports including figure skating, fastball, 6-man tackle football and track and field. After a major injury and ACL reconstruction, she took a keen interest in the human body and active rehabilitation. She moved to Vancouver where she completed her Bachelor of Kinesiology at the University of British Columbia in 2014. Following her undergrad, she represented Team Canada as a bobsleigh pilot and competed internationally until 2018.

Since completing her degree and competing as an elite athlete she continues to further her education with a focus on injury specific rehabilitation, conditioning, exercise prescription and injury prevention. She is a member of the BCAK and works primarily with musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions. She enjoys working with a wide variety of clientele from motor vehicle accidents to high performance athletes and everything in between.

Julie works one on one with each client to create an educational and functional training environment to help her clients reach their respective goals. She works collaboratively with the Station Physiotherapists to ensure maximal injury rehabilitation pain management and sport specific reintegration.

On MAT leave starting Dec 2021

Matthew Edema graduated with a Bachelor of Science, Major in Kinesiology degree from SFU in 2023. While in his studies, he completed the Active Health and Rehabilitation concentration. He has also gained plenty of clinical experience throughout his degree in diverse settings. He has worked with patients with various conditions of all ages, from pediatrics to geriatrics. Specifically, Matthew has worked as both a registered and student kinesiologist where he developed the necessary skillset of a proficient kinesiologist. He has also gained valuable patient care experience while volunteering at two pediatric physiotherapy clinics and working as a physiotherapy assistant. As a strength and conditioning intern, he assisted lead strength coaches in administering training sessions for SFU athletes. He has also done research in developing exercise search filters for researching evidence-based practices on academic search engines, a tool to be used by physiotherapists and kinesiologists to alleviate their workload.

Matthew believes in combining patients’ lived experiences with his expertise to create personalized exercise programs. By consciously considering the patients’ goals, he facilitates an environment where they feel empowered to take control of their health. He also believes in using evidence-based practices to not only aid in the patient’s return to the activities that they love, but to also prevent re-injury.

Growing up, Matthew played many sports at high levels. Some of these include basketball, soccer, ball hockey, and swimming. He continues to live an active lifestyle by regularly weightlifting and playing basketball. In his spare time, Matthew enjoys spending time with family and friends.