I became an Athletic Therapist as a way to combine my love of physical activity and passion to

help people. It began with learning to tape ankles in my high school Student Athletic Trainers

Program and progressed to an over 20 year career treating musculoskeletal injuries for people

of all ages and activity levels. The human body is meant to be active. I want to safely and

effectively treat your injuries and teach you how to get back (or begin) a healthy active lifestyle.

Whether that is your sport, work, or simply having the energy to play with your kids, let me

help you get back to your physical activities even better than you were with compassion,

knowledge, health and, of course, fun!

Tara Arbez graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor degree from the Faculty

of Physical Education and Recreation Studies honoring in Athletic Therapy. In 1999, she became

a Certified Athletic Therapist. Tara has worked as an Athletic Therapist at the University of

Winnipeg Athletic Therapy Clinic and as a lab instructor at the University of Manitoba Athletic

Therapy Program. From there she went on to manage and work in the Rehabilitation

Department of the Sport Physiotherapy Centre at the Pan Am Clinic. After that, Tara worked as

an Athletic Therapist, treating long-term disability and return-to-work patients at Lifemark

Therapy Centre in Winnipeg. More recently, she provided services at Winnipeg Spine and Sport

Therapy Clinic and Bridgwater Physiotherapy. She is excited to now balance her time between

teaching at the University of Manitoba and working as an Athletic Therapist at Boreal Spine and

Sport.

Working in a multidisciplinary environment for much of her career has allowed Tara the ability

to work in conjunction with a variety of practitioners of different disciplines. These experiences

will serve her well at Boreal Spine and Sport as she works toward a common goal, helping

patients heal faster and feel better.

Tara holds a variety of certificates and training including; strength and conditioning, functional

movement screens and therapeutic exercise, soft tissue release, external pelvic floor therapy,

functional capacity evaluations and occupational rehabilitation. Tara is continually looking to

further her continuing education opportunities and grow as a practitioner.

Tara has always focused her treatments on safe and effective return-to-work and to-play with a

goal of getting patients back better than what they were pre-injury. Her patient care focuses

on giving individuals with musculoskeletal injuries hands-on care, education and exercise

instruction. Not just for athletes, Tara treats anyone with musculoskeletal injuries whether they

are acute or chronic in nature. Giving each patient the tools they need to lead a healthy active

lifestyle is also a very important part of her treatment plans.

When Tara is not working, she spends most of her free time cheering on her daughters at

multiple sporting events. She enjoys walking, spending time outdoors and hanging out with her

family and friends.