Exercise therapy and strength rehabilitation
Graded loading programmes built around your sport, your gym or your day, and progressed at every visit.
Registered physiotherapist in Toronto Roman Your Physio
Roman Izquierdo, PT, MSc PT, BSc Kin
Trusted by professional athletes. Open to everyone.
The same care I give athletes at the highest level, for anyone who needs it: recovery after surgery, back and neck pain, or getting back to work, family life and the things you love. Every patient starts with a full assessment.
Yonge & Eglinton · Downtown Toronto · St. Clair West · Whitby · Virtual
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- MScPhysical Therapy
- Pro & Olympicathlete experience
- 4 locationsToronto and Whitby
Registered PhysiotherapistCollege of Physiotherapists of Ontario
Where I am each week
All locations →| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Athlete's Care Yonge & Eglinton 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Push Pounds Downtown Toronto 8:30 AM – 6:30 PM | Athlete's Care Yonge & Eglinton 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Push Pounds Downtown Toronto 8:30 AM – 6:30 PM | Athlete's Care Yonge & Eglinton 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Country Lane Home office & virtual By appointment only |
| Afternoon | Runner's Academy St. Clair West 3:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Push Pounds Downtown Toronto 8:30 AM – 6:30 PM | Runner's Academy St. Clair West 3:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Push Pounds Downtown Toronto 8:30 AM – 6:30 PM | Runner's Academy St. Clair West 3:00 PM – 6:30 PM | · |
New here? Start here.
- Pick your locationThree Toronto clinics, Whitby or online
- Book a full assessmentNo referral needed
- Leave with a written planAnd a home programme you can start today
Experience with athletes from
- OHL
- AHL
- NHL
- NFL
- CFL
- MLB
- NBA
- MLS
- Paralympic
- Olympic
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What you can expect
Physiotherapy built around you
Every first visit is a full-length assessment, and every home programme is written for you. Here is how every plan of care works, whichever clinic you book.
- Time to find the cause A full-length first assessment (history, examination and the tests your problem calls for) before anything else.
- A plan you can follow A written plan with clear markers, and a home programme updated at every visit.
- The right tools for the job Exercise first, with acupuncture, dry needling, manual therapy, shockwave and cupping where they help.
- Care for everyone From everyday aches and recovery after surgery to professional sport: the same care, scaled to your goals.
- Care where you are Three Toronto clinics, a home office in Whitby, and in-home and virtual visits.
- No referral needed Book directly. Receipts for your extended health plan after every visit.
In the treatment room
Physiotherapy services
Every first visit is a full appointment: a proper history, a physical examination and a written plan you leave with. Most problems respond to graded loading rather than rest, so the programme you take home is the treatment and the time in the room supports it.
Where hands-on work, acupuncture or shockwave therapy helps, I use it, and I will tell you what it is for and how long I expect to need it.
Contemporary medical acupuncture and electroacupuncture
Neurofunctional needling, with electrical stimulation where it helps. Post-graduate certificate, McMaster University’s Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Program.
Dry needling
Targeted needling of sensitive, overactive muscle to help ease pain and make movement easier.
Joint mobilisation and spinal manipulation
Hands-on joint work, including spinal manipulation as a rostered practitioner.
Trigger point and soft tissue release
Hands-on treatment of tight, tender muscles and sensitive nerves to ease pain and help you move more freely.
IASTM soft tissue release
Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilisation: a smooth-edged tool to treat stiff, irritated tissue.
Static and dynamic silicone cupping
Suction cups that lift the skin and soft tissue, held in place, or moved while you move.
Shockwave therapy
Acoustic-wave treatment for persistent tendon problems that have not settled with loading alone.
Functional Movement Screen (FMS)
A standardised seven-movement screen that gives a baseline to train from and retest.
Movement and running gait assessment
A close look at how you move and run, to find what is loading the painful area.
Virtual and in-home physiotherapy
Online consults by secure video anywhere in Ontario, and in-home visits for patients who cannot travel.
Virtual physiotherapy
Can’t get to a clinic? See me online.
Secure video consults from anywhere in Ontario: assessments, second opinions, post-op and ACL check-ins, and running programme reviews, with a written plan and home programme.
Programs of care
Programs for specific problems
I have completed additional training in the areas below. Each program is a structured, staged plan for a specific problem.
- 01 TMJ and jaw pain Jaw pain, clicking and restricted opening, assessed together with the neck.
- 02 Vestibular and dizziness Vertigo, dizziness and balance problems that come from the inner ear and balance system.
- 03 ACL injury and reconstruction From the first week after injury or surgery, with the goal of returning to sport, stage by stage.
- 04 Post-operative rehabilitation Rehabilitation after more than 20 common orthopaedic surgeries (knee, shoulder, hip, ankle, elbow, wrist and spine), built around your surgeon’s protocol.
- 05 Running injury and return-to-run For runners from first 5K to marathon, with a plan to get you back to running and lower the chance of setbacks.
- 06 Persistent tendon pain For tendon problems that have hung around, built on progressive loading, with shockwave therapy considered when loading alone has not been enough.
- 07 Athlete return-to-sport Structured return-to-sport care for athletes at every level, from recreational to professional.
Three clinics and a home office
Where to find me
Physiotherapy in Midtown at Yonge and Eglinton, in the Financial District on University Avenue, and on St. Clair West near Wychwood, plus a home office in Whitby. Each clinic suits a different kind of problem; if you are not sure which to book, choose the one nearest you.
Athlete's Care Sports Medicine Centres
Sports injury rehabilitation, post-operative recovery, neurofunctional acupuncture, shockwave therapy.
Details and booking →Push Pounds Sports Medicine
Strength-based rehabilitation, recovery after surgery, return to lifting and sport.
Details and booking →The Runner's Academy
Running injuries, gait assessment, return-to-run programming, race preparation.
Details and booking →Country Lane Physio
Virtual physiotherapy consults anywhere in Ontario, plus in-office and in-home visits.
Details and booking →Every region of the body
Conditions I treat
Neck and upper back
Neck pain and stiffness · Whiplash and neck sprains · Pinched nerve in the neck and more
Low back and pelvis
Low back pain · Sciatica and leg pain · Herniated or bulging disc and more
Shoulder
Rotator cuff tendinopathy (tendonitis) and tears · Calcific shoulder tendinitis · Shoulder impingement and more
Elbow, wrist and hand
Tennis elbow · Golfer’s elbow · Elbow bursitis and more
Hip and groin
Hip impingement · Hip labral tears · Hip bursitis and gluteal tendinopathy and more
Knee
ACL injury and reconstruction, including return-to-sport testing · Meniscus tears · Runner’s knee and more
Lower leg, ankle and foot
Achilles tendinopathy · Ankle sprains and ankle instability · Plantar heel pain and more
Head, jaw and balance
TMJ and jaw pain, including from teeth grinding · Jaw-related headaches · Jaw clicking, catching and locking and more
Answers to common questions
- Why does my lower back hurt when I sit or lift? Low back pain
- Why does pain shoot down my leg from my lower back? Sciatica
- Why does my neck hurt and feel stiff turning to one side? Neck pain and stiffness
- Why does my shoulder hurt when I reach overhead? Rotator cuff and shoulder pain
- My knee is stiff and achy. Is it arthritis, and can exercise help? Knee osteoarthritis
- Why does the front of my knee hurt when I run downhill? Runner's knee (patellofemoral pain)
- Why does my heel hurt when I get out of bed? Plantar heel pain
- Why does the room spin when I roll over in bed? Vertigo and BPPV
Product partners
Recovery tools I recommend
Tools I trust for at-home recovery between sessions, from muscle scrapers to sleep tracking. Optional extras that support your exercise programme.
- Muscle scrapers and recovery tools Sidekick
- Foot and ankle mobility tools Spacer Mobility
- Recovery tool: wellness tracker ring Ultrahuman
- Red light therapy devices Kala Therapies
See the recovery tools I have a financial relationship with every brand listed. Full disclosure on the page.
Before you book
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a doctor’s referral to see a physiotherapist in Ontario?
No. In Ontario you can book directly with a registered physiotherapist, no referral needed. Some extended health plans, and motor vehicle or workplace injury claims, have their own requirements, so it is worth checking your plan before your first visit.
Is physiotherapy covered by OHIP?
OHIP only covers physiotherapy for certain eligible groups at OHIP-funded clinics. Appointments with me are private, not billed to OHIP. Most extended health benefit plans cover registered physiotherapy, and you receive a receipt after every visit to submit to your plan.
Can my appointment be billed directly to my insurance?
Direct billing depends on the clinic and on your insurer. Ask when you book and the clinic will confirm whether they can bill your plan directly.
What happens at my first appointment?
A full-length assessment: a detailed history, a physical examination and a clear explanation of what is going on. We start treatment in the same session, and you leave with a written plan and a home programme. Wear or bring clothing that lets me see and move the area: shorts for hips, knees and ankles; a tank top for shoulders and the upper back.
Which clinic should I book?
The one easiest for you to get to. Athlete’s Care at Yonge and Eglinton (Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings) sees most post-operative rehabilitation and offers shockwave therapy; Push Pounds downtown on University Avenue (Tuesdays and Thursdays) suits anyone who wants gym-based rehab, from recovery after surgery to getting back to lifting; The Runner’s Academy on St. Clair West (Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons) has a running focus; and my Whitby home office (in-office, in-home or virtual) is Saturday mornings, by appointment only.
Do you only treat athletes?
No. I treat everyone: from desk workers with neck and back pain, to people recovering from surgery, to weekend runners and professional and Olympic-level athletes. The approach is the same: find what is driving the problem and build a plan around your goals.
How many sessions will I need?
It depends on what the assessment finds and on your goals. After the first visit I will explain what I expect, set clear markers for progress, and review the plan as we go, rather than booking a fixed number of visits in advance.
Do you offer in-home or virtual physiotherapy?
Yes. Virtual consults by secure video are available for patients anywhere in Ontario: assessments, second opinions, post-op check-ins and programme reviews. In-home visits are available for patients who cannot easily travel. Call or text 647-567-7742 to book.
Training and registration
Credentials
- Contemporary medical (neurofunctional) acupuncture and electroacupuncture Post-graduate certificate, McMaster University Contemporary Medical Acupuncture Program. Needling with electrical stimulation for pain modulation and motor recovery.
- Spinal manipulation roster Authorised by the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario to perform spinal manipulation.
- Vestibular rehabilitation Assessment and treatment of BPPV, vertigo and balance disorders.
- Temporomandibular (TMJ) assessment and treatment Jaw pain, clicking and restricted opening.
- Running assessment Completed The Running Physio’s running assessment course, certified by Athlete’s Care (November 2025).
- Extracorporeal shockwave therapy For persistent tendinopathy that has not settled with loading alone.
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Book an appointment
Start with a proper assessment
A full history, a physical examination and a written plan you leave with. Book online at the clinic nearest you, send me a message, or call me directly.