AAP Member
Sylvia Ciurysek has over 30 years of experience in musculoskeletal therapy. She is a therapist with Skate Canada for the National Figure Skating Team.
Highlights of her career include positions as:
Medical and Anti-Doping Coordinator for the 2001 World Track and Field Championships, therapist at both the University of Alberta Glen Sather Sports Medicine Clinic and the Edmonton Cross Cancer Institute, and Clinical Associate Professor for the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine in the Physical Therapy Department at the University of Alberta (U of A). In 2011, Sylvia was appointed the Chief Therapist of the U of A Musculoskeletal Student Clinical
Learning & Research Centre serving as Head Clinical Therapist for all the varsity athletic teams while providing physiotherapy students from across Canada with clinical placement opportunities under her mentorship.
Sylvia has treated many world class athletes, Olympians and served several post-secondary, amateur and professional sports teams. She travels worldwide in support of the junior, senior and synchronized teams, including the 2011, 2019 & 2023 ISU Sr World Figure Skating Championships, and the 2017 & 2022 ISU Jr World Figure Skating Championships. Sylvia was also selected as a core therapist with the 2022 Niagara Canada Summer Games.
Ms. Ciurysek holds a Master's degree of Science in Physical Therapy [MScPT] and is a licensed Physical Therapist and Certified Athletic Therapist in Canada
[CAT(C)]. She also holds a Bachelor of Physical Education degree with distinction [BPE) from the University of Alberta, specializing in Physical Activity and Sport Performance. Sylvia is certified to perform acupuncture through Acupuncture Canada, formerly the Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute [CAFCI]. She is also a Sports First Responder certified by the Canadian Red Cross.
Born and raised in the Peace Country, Sylvia grew up on a farm outside the Village of Berwyn, Alberta. After returning to her hometown of Berwyn in 2014. she became a physical therapist for Alberta Health Services where she served the towns of Peace River, Manning, and Fairview, along with the surrounding communities. Sylvia was extremely active in competitive sports throughout her life including volleyball, fastball, slow-pitch, badminton, curling and sprint triathlons. She now enjoys more hiking, swimming, cross-country skiing, snow shoeing, Nordic pole walking, target shooting, cycling and personal fitness.
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