Kregg Ochitwa, BScPT, CWCE, CredMDT

Profile picture of Mr. Kregg Ochitwa BScPT

Kregg Ochitwa, BScPT, CWCE, CredMDT

Availability

Accepting New Patients

Details

Kregg has been a registered physical therapist since 1995. Over the years his caseload has shifted from solely orthopedic to a mix of orthopedic and vestibular. With this background he has also established a reputation for treating concussion, having treated athletes in the NFL, CFL, college ranks, WHL, high school athletes, and the weekend warrior.

In 1998, he took his first course in the field of vestibular rehabilitation. In 2008, he completed all of the requirements of the Vestibular Rehabilitation: a competency based course at Emory University, Atlanta Georgia. Since then he has continued to take ongoing courses throughout North America in regards to orthopedics, traumatic brain injury, and vestibular therapy. He has also been asked to teach weekend courses and present at various conferences throughout North America and Europe.

In 2010, Kregg opened North 49 Physical Therapy in his hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The clinic has since grown from a staff of one to seven physical therapists, where over half of the caseload consists of patients with dizziness and/or balance issues.

To see some of the in-person, online & hybrid educational opportunities he has developed for health care providers click HERE.

To access vestibular related educational YouTube videos that Kregg has posted for health care providers and patients click HERE.

To subscribe to his FREE monthly newsletter to get clinical tips along with insights on how to grow your vestibular skillset & caseload click HERE.

Specialty

  • Physical Therapist

Certifications

In 2008, Kregg completed the competency-based Vestibular Rehabilitation course at the Emory University School of Medicine. He has also continues to take courses in the field of concussion/TBI and vestibular therapy. Not only is Kregg a credentialed McKenzie therapist (CredMDT) but he is also the only Certified Work Capacity Evaluator (CWCE) in Saskatchewan.

Languages

Serving patients in these languages:

  • English

Telemedicine

Serving patients in these regions:

  • CA - Saskatchewan

Professional Association Membership

  • Canadian Physical Therapy Association

Continuing Education Courses Taken

Advanced Vestibular Physical Therapy. University of Pittsburgh - 2024-2025.

Vestibular Migraine vs Meniere’s Disease. Vestibular First - online 2024.

Eye Movements in Vestibular Pathology. Vestibular First - online 2024.

Update from Amsterdam: status quo or should we change our practice? Sport Physio Canada - online 2023.

Management of Persistent Post Concussive Symptoms: What’s the Latest Evidence? Online with Christina Finn - 2022.

International Conference for Vestibular Rehabilitation. Minneapolis - 2022.

Advances in Pediatric Vestibular Assessment. Interacoustics - online 2022.

The Role of Diagnostic Tests of Hearing & Balance in the Paediatric Cochlear Implant Patient Journey. Interacoustics - online 2022.

A Field Guide to BPPV - online 2022.

Advanced Vestibular Rehabilitation. University of Pittsburgh - online 2021

Percentage of Patients Treated for Vestibular Disorders

50% - 74%

Procedures and Tools

  • Bedside Head Impulse Test
  • Comprehensive Clinical Vestibular Exam
  • Dix Hallpike
  • Functional mobility and gait assessment
  • Infrared lenses or Frenzel goggles
  • Neurologic exam
  • Oculomotor testing

Diagnoses Qualified to Manage

  • BPPV
  • Other peripheral vestibular disorders
  • Central vestibular disorders

Multidisciplinary

  • I work in, or have access to, a multidisciplinary team of vestibular specialists

Licensing