Sheelah Woodhouse, BScPT

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Sheelah Woodhouse, BScPT

Availability

Available for Consultations

Details

Sheelah Woodhouse graduated as a Physiotherapist from the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine in 1991.  After several years in orthopedic private practice she discovered Vestibular Rehabilitation which became her primary focus and passion.  She has pursued extensive post-graduate education in the field, including her Certificate in Vestibular Rehabilitation in 2000, Advanced Certificate, and now serves as faculty at the ‘gold standard’ annual vestibular competency course at Emory University.

In 2000, she started one of Canada’s first clinics exclusively dedicated to providing Vestibular Rehabilitation in Calgary.  She joined LifeMark Health in 2006 as the Director of Vestibular Rehabilitation to be able to expand Canadians’ access this specialty service, training and supporting a team of over 175 therapists at more than 100 locations across the country.

She has a long history of educating the public, medical and insurance communities about the benefits of Vestibular Rehabilitation.  She is a co-author of the clinical practice guidelines for Vestibular Rehabilitation developed by the American Physiotherapy Association, is Past-President of the Vestibular Disorders Association and is currently involved in a TeleRehab research project with the University of Alberta.

She moved to the mountains of beautiful Kimberley, BC in 2018 to satisfy her love for skate skiing, hiking, cycling and mountain biking.

Locations

Creekside Physiotherapy

417 304 St, Kimberley, BC V1A 3H4, Canada

250-427-2202

Map of 417 304 St, Kimberley, BC V1A 3H4, Canada

Lifemark Health - teaching & management only

1 Yonge St suite 402, Toronto, ON M5E 2A3, Canada

Map of 1 Yonge St suite 402, Toronto, ON M5E 2A3, Canada

Specialty

  • Physical Therapy/Rehab Medicine
  • Telemedicine

Certifications

Certificate in Vestibular Rehabilitation, 2000 - Emory University

Advanced Certificate/Competency Renewal, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011 - Emory/Duke Universities

Telemedicine

Serving patients in these regions:

  • CA - British Columbia

Professional Association Membership

  • Canadian Physical Therapy Association

Continuing Education Courses Taken

2nd International Conference for Vestibular Rehabilitation, Oct 2022

Percentage of Patients Treated for Vestibular Disorders

100%

Procedures and Tools

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

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

Publications

Hall CD, Herdman SJ, Whitney SL, et al. Vestibular rehabilitation for peripheral vestibular hypofunction: an evidence-based clinical practice guideline: from the American Physical Therapy Association Neurology Section. J Neurol Phys Ther. 2016;40(2):124-155.