Sonia is a Registered Physiotherapist and Vestibular Therapist with a passion to help everyone get back to doing what they love. She received her Bachelor of Health Sciences from the University of Western Ontario and her Masters of Physical Therapy from the University of Toronto.

Sonia has a special interest in working with individuals with vestibular disorders and concussions. She received her advanced training in Vestibular Rehabilitation through Duke University’s School of Medicine and received extensive post-graduate training in Post-Concussion Management.  She is pursuing her Ph.D. at York University to study the implications of changes in sensorimotor integration following concussions in working-aged adults.

Other certifications and post-graduate training include:

• Evaluation and Treatment of Visual Dysfunction After a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

• The McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy

• Bioflex Laser Therapy

• The Kinesio Taping® Method

• Acupuncture & Dry Needling

• The Bobath Concept

CONFERENCES AND MEMBERSHIP

Sonia is passionate about lifelong learning and has been a delegate at numerous conferences including the Toronto ABI Network Conference, Traumatic Brain Injury Conference, Concussion Research Symposium, and Brain Injury Canada Conference.

Sonia is a member of the following associations:

• Canadian Physiotherapy Association

• Ontario Physiotherapy Association

• Neurosciences Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association

• Vestibular Disorders Association

VOLUNTEER WORK

Sonia is an advocate for individuals suffering from brain injuries (and “invisible illnesses”) and has been a Board Member of the Brain Injury Association of York Region since 2019. She also volunteers for the Vestibular Disorders Association, writing patient-friendly research summaries of papers in the Journal of Vestibular Research. Sonia is an Executive Member of the Neurosciences Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association, advocating for and promoting the profession of neurological physiotherapy.

INTERESTS

Sonia has an interest in the 3 main ‘F’s – fun, fitness, and food! She enjoys solving puzzles in escape rooms and playing charades, going to the gym or walking her dog outside, and eating all sorts of cuisines!

LEARN MORE AT: www.soniavovan.com