Mélanie Ledoux

Who is Mélanie?

I'm an occupational therapist, mother of two teenage girls, and stepmother of two other teenagers. I have a home and a busy life! I grew up surrounded by classical ballet, having danced for the National Ballet School in Toronto and then for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. Since dance never really left me, I now compete in an adult hip hop troupe for the joy of continuing to move to music! I spend a lot of my free time in hot yoga studios to push my limits and get out of my comfort zone. It's a matter of surpassing myself and a wonderful way to be totally in the moment! When the weather is nice, you'll find me on the water on a paddleboard—my favorite place to be alone with myself and my camera, because it follows me everywhere, photography enthusiast that I am! A great lover of crafts, I can spend hours creating floral arrangements, perfectly in my own little world, but I can also spend just as many hours with my nose buried in a novel that even a hurricane can't shake me out of, which makes my partner smile!

 Education and Professional Skills

 I graduated with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology from the Université de Montréal (2002) and then obtained my bachelor's degree in occupational therapy from the same institution in 2005. I worked for approximately 15 years in hand therapy before expanding my practice to general adult physical health in 2019 at Action Sport Physio in Blainville, less than a year after opening the clinic. In addition to activity therapy for my clients, I make molded hand or wrist orthoses based on the client's issues and needs.

Here's an overview of my training:

• CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT FOR OT, SLP, AND COGNITIVE REHABILITATION PROFESSIONALS: A training course that provides evidence-based information on concussions and guides therapists toward treatment options.
• WRIST INSTABILITY: ANALYSIS OF MOVEMENT AND THE FEATURES OF INSTABILITY: A training course that explains the different components of wrist instability and allows practitioners to undertake more specific follow-up related to these issues.
• ASCPEQ ANNUAL CONGRESS: HAND SURGERY: A conference bringing together hand surgeons and hand therapists to share clinical cases and evidence-based data on advances in the field.
• LUMBAR STABILIZATION - TURNKEY STRENGTHENING AND CONTROL: A training course that helps determine the most appropriate neuromotor control exercises for clients with low back pain.
• LOWER QUADRANT MUSCLE CONTROL AND PROPRIOCEPTION: A training course that helps develop the ability to assess motor control and prescribe personalized exercises based on lower limb issues.

"Dare to shine! And if it bothers others... give them sunglasses!" – Lisa Nichols

"The important thing isn't to succeed IN life, but to succeed IN YOUR life." – Mathieu Lachance