Meet Melissa Pateman
Kinesiologist and Manual Osteopathic Practitioner
Qualifications
Bachelor of Human Kinetics UBC Okanagan 2018
Soft Tissue Release Level 1
Manual Osteopathic Practitioner
Competed at a high level in swimming, hockey, and volleyball
Currently plays elite senior women’s hockey
National-level hockey official
Melissa has developed treatment tools and tactics to support her patients primarily through exercise and active rehabilitation. She has experience with work, sports, and MVA injuries, as well as pelvic floor and core rehabilitation. Mel makes it a priority to understand each client’s injury, limitations, and goals, which helps to develop a customized treatment plan for the client. Often her programming will reflect activities of leisure, occupation, or sport.
At Move RX, Melissa works alongside other practitioners to help clients improve their quality of life.
Melissa (@melbrunn) graduated with a Bachelor of Human Kinetics from UBC Okanagan in June 2018. She spent her first year as a Kinesiologist in Prince George, working with ICBC, WorkSafe BC, and private patients. Additionally, she spent a significant amount of time working with Pelvic Floor Physiotherapists, assisting with both pre-and post-natal pelvic floor remapping and core strengthening. She returned to the Okanagan in 2019 and has continued to optimize her treatments and exercise prescription to get results for her clients.
Additionally, Mel completed a diploma in Manual Osteopathic Therapy in Spring 2022. Becoming a dual practitioner has allowed for her to include many for hands-on techniques to assist in treatment. These include Myofascial Release, Joint Mobilization, Visceral, Craniosacral and Lymphatic treatment.
Melissa grew up playing and trying almost every sport, spending a lot of time competing at a high level in swimming, hockey, and volleyball. She currently plays elite senior women’s hockey and is a National-level hockey official.
Being an athlete herself, Melissa has struggled with biomechanical patterns in sports. Throughout her experiences with therapists as a youth athlete, she developed an interest in analyzing weaknesses, compensations, and corrections in the body.
“Outside of the clinic, I live the Okanagan lifestyle! You can find me teaching group fitness, on the lake, or hiking with my dog, Graf!”
