Joanne Gailius' focus is on whole body women's and men's health….bowels and bladders, pelvic organ support, baby-having, sexual function, menstrual and menopausal challenges, pelvic pain (endometriosis, bladder pain syndrome, pelvic girdle pain, PCOS and more), bone health, heart health and all cancers.
Full Circle Physiotherapy is like its name....our work is devoted to helping you to come full circle to the most vital, active you as you live your most meaningful life.
Full Circle Physiotherapy owners and staff are settler people and recognize that we live and work on the unceded territory of the Yakan Nukiq of the K'tunaxa people. We are grateful to be here. We are committed to learning about and respecting the history of the land, the lake and its peoples and to engage with all in a non-harming and respectful way. We are dedicated to ongoing learning in the direction of and action of reconciliation.
Our wish and goal is that, in our interactions, we may offer a welcoming and inclusive environment for all. For those who may have experienced marginalization such as BIPOC humans, LGBTQ+ folk and people with disabilities, we extend a warm welcome. Your story, your voice is heard, respected and upheld.
If you have any suggestions or recommendations for us at Full Circle to improve your sense of safety, compassion and respect here, please feel welcome to speak with Joanne personally or by email (jgphysio@shaw.ca).
Full Circle Physiotherapy is like its name....our work is devoted to helping you to come full circle to the most vital, active you as you live your most meaningful life.
Full Circle Physiotherapy owners and staff are settler people and recognize that we live and work on the unceded territory of the Yakan Nukiq of the K'tunaxa people. We are grateful to be here. We are committed to learning about and respecting the history of the land, the lake and its peoples and to engage with all in a non-harming and respectful way. We are dedicated to ongoing learning in the direction of and action of reconciliation.
Our wish and goal is that, in our interactions, we may offer a welcoming and inclusive environment for all. For those who may have experienced marginalization such as BIPOC humans, LGBTQ+ folk and people with disabilities, we extend a warm welcome. Your story, your voice is heard, respected and upheld.
If you have any suggestions or recommendations for us at Full Circle to improve your sense of safety, compassion and respect here, please feel welcome to speak with Joanne personally or by email (jgphysio@shaw.ca).
Meet Joanne Gailius
Joanne graduated from UBC in 1983 with a dual degree in Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy with a plan to work with children in the developing world. After working in Kamloops, Papua New Guinea and Comox, Joanne and her family arrived in the Creston Valley in 1999. Postgraduate training began with neurology and paediatrics, followed by community based rehabilitation. The next decade was devoted to manual therapy. In 2008, Joanne began focusing on pelvic (for men and women) and women's health physiotherapy education and certification. Pelvic yoga therapy and yoga teacher training blended with a lifelong love of movement studies. Joanne assesses, treats, educates and advises women and men with pelvic and/or cancer concerns in individualized appointments at Full Circle Physiotherapy in Creston.
Personal Passions: family life on Full Circle Farm, walking gently on the planet, fibre arts, running, bellydancing, yoga and aging with vitality and joy.
Personal Passions: family life on Full Circle Farm, walking gently on the planet, fibre arts, running, bellydancing, yoga and aging with vitality and joy.
Services
Before your First Appointment
Contacting Us
You may email jgphysio@shaw.ca or phone 250-254-3494 to book your first appointment. We are now using an online booking system from which you can book follow-up appointments or move or cancel your appointment(s) online. You will be able to manage your appointments online after your first assessment appointment.
After you book your first appointment, you'll be sent a welcome email with a few forms to fill out to help make your first visit easier for both you and the clinic. If you're coming for pelvic issues or cancer specifically, please let us know so an additional form is sent to you. Your first appointment will be 60 - 90 minutes. Follow-up appointments are 30, 45 or 60 minutes depending on your needs. If it's been two years since your last appointment or a new concern, you may need a full hour assessment again.
Confidentiality
Your information is private and confidential. Only those with whom you've give a release of information to our clinic will have access. You many change and/or update your preferences at any time.
Preparing for your first visit
On your first visit, please know that you are here to tell your story, to share your history and present concerns. It may help to write down your concerns as well as bring any test results and medication lists that you may have. Wear comfortable clothes. If you're seeking pelvic physiotherapy, you may choose to have an internal examination in addition to an external examination. It's up to you at any time.
Welcome
We try to be timely with your appointment and ask that you do as well. There is no receptionist, so please come in, make yourself comfortable and we'll be with you as soon as possible. There is a bathroom beside the waiting room and books and information for you to read.
Payment Options and Cancellation Policy
Payment is expected on the day of service and is in the form of cash, cheque or etransfer. No cards are accepted at present. We do not direct bill insurance companies but will give you the appropriate receipt (in paper or by email) in order for you to seek reimbursement. These choices are done in an effort to keep the cost of your appointments at a minimum and make this service available to as many women as possible without cost becoming an impediment.
If you need to cancel, please do so as soon as possible with at least 48 hours' notice. If you miss one appointment, there is no charge. Missing a second appointment requires full payment. This booking system will send you an email reminder 1 - 2 days prior to your appointment and a text 2 hours before your appointment.
Stay in Touch and Learn More
If you have specific questions about women's health, pelvic or oncology physiotherapy, peruse the blogs here or email to ask your question. If Joanne doesn't have an answer, she promises to seek information/research from her teachers in Ireland, the UK, Australia and Canada.
You may email jgphysio@shaw.ca or phone 250-254-3494 to book your first appointment. We are now using an online booking system from which you can book follow-up appointments or move or cancel your appointment(s) online. You will be able to manage your appointments online after your first assessment appointment.
After you book your first appointment, you'll be sent a welcome email with a few forms to fill out to help make your first visit easier for both you and the clinic. If you're coming for pelvic issues or cancer specifically, please let us know so an additional form is sent to you. Your first appointment will be 60 - 90 minutes. Follow-up appointments are 30, 45 or 60 minutes depending on your needs. If it's been two years since your last appointment or a new concern, you may need a full hour assessment again.
Confidentiality
Your information is private and confidential. Only those with whom you've give a release of information to our clinic will have access. You many change and/or update your preferences at any time.
Preparing for your first visit
On your first visit, please know that you are here to tell your story, to share your history and present concerns. It may help to write down your concerns as well as bring any test results and medication lists that you may have. Wear comfortable clothes. If you're seeking pelvic physiotherapy, you may choose to have an internal examination in addition to an external examination. It's up to you at any time.
Welcome
We try to be timely with your appointment and ask that you do as well. There is no receptionist, so please come in, make yourself comfortable and we'll be with you as soon as possible. There is a bathroom beside the waiting room and books and information for you to read.
Payment Options and Cancellation Policy
Payment is expected on the day of service and is in the form of cash, cheque or etransfer. No cards are accepted at present. We do not direct bill insurance companies but will give you the appropriate receipt (in paper or by email) in order for you to seek reimbursement. These choices are done in an effort to keep the cost of your appointments at a minimum and make this service available to as many women as possible without cost becoming an impediment.
If you need to cancel, please do so as soon as possible with at least 48 hours' notice. If you miss one appointment, there is no charge. Missing a second appointment requires full payment. This booking system will send you an email reminder 1 - 2 days prior to your appointment and a text 2 hours before your appointment.
Stay in Touch and Learn More
If you have specific questions about women's health, pelvic or oncology physiotherapy, peruse the blogs here or email to ask your question. If Joanne doesn't have an answer, she promises to seek information/research from her teachers in Ireland, the UK, Australia and Canada.
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