Bringing Innovative Kinesiology Expertise To Langley

Jacalyn Lynch

Co-Founder & Registered Massage Therapist

Before studying massage therapy, she was a competitive gymnast for over ten years and continued with the sport as a coach. She also competed and coached in track and field (pole vault, hurdles, sprints).

Because of her experience in sports, Jacalyn believes stretching, strengthening, and self-care go hand in hand with an effective massage treatment. She is impassioned with how the body works as a whole and makes sure to incorporate all appropriate aspects to ensure the patient’s goals are met.

Jake Baker

Co-Founder

Jakes passion for health care stemmed from his career in hockey and his life long interest in sports. After playing years of competitive and professional hockey Jake was able to see the importance and value of body maintenance and enhancement.

After seeing and dealing with many injuries over the years he was able to experience many different types of treatment. What fascinated Jake the most was how much therapy has evolved over the years. His vision for Revamp Wellness is to always be at the fore front of the leading therapies for patients.

Amanda Parliament

Registered Massage Therapist

• Swedish 
• Active and passive stretching
• Deep tissue
• Joint mobilizations
• Trigger point release
• Myofascial 
• Deep rhythmic breathing

Eduardo Coella

Registered Massage Therapist

Eduardo’s devotion to fitness and health has kept him focused on learning how he can best serve others to be and feel their best. Eduardo’s experience in the fitness industry for over seven years inspired him to become a massage therapist. In addition, Eduardo grew up playing sports like tennis, soccer, and dance, which led him to his unique perspective of the rehabilitation process.

He has experience managing with a demonstrated history of working in the health wellness and fitness industry. This extensive training background allows Eduardo to tailor homecare and rehabilitation exercises specific to his patients meticulously. Eduardo uses his knowledge to educate his patients to ensure they are on track to long-term results. Eduardo uses techniques to manipulate muscles, joints, and fascia to relieve pain, promote healing of past and present injuries, increase circulation, prevent future injuries, and reduce stress.

Tawnya Smith

Registered Massage Therapist

Tawnya graduated in 2014 from the 3000 hour program at WCCMT in Victoria. During her education, she volunteered for Team Canada Rugby, Team Canada Swimming, Team Canada Rowing, Olympic Figure Skaters, as well as world level triathletes. Tawnya’s experience as a high-level athlete competing in gymnastics for ten years, and now competing in Crossfit, have made her keen to continually learn and understand the human body. She uses her education and experience to help athletes and clients perform to the best of their ability.

As an RMT, she focuses on modalities such as Swedish Massage, Myofascial Release, Trigger Point Therapy, Active Release Therapy, Deep Tissue, and Joint Mobilization.

Melanie Snow

Registered Massage Therapist

Melanie attended the Vancouver College of Massage Therapy and graduated from a 3000 hour program in 2014. Her interest in the body and health began while studying Anatomy & Physiology at the University of the Fraser Valley in 2010. At UFV, she has completed three years of coursework and is currently working towards her Kinesiology degree. In addition to her 5 years of massage experience, she has focused her continuing education in Soft Tissue Release, Manual Lymph Drainage, Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization and Functional Release. She was certified as a yoga teacher with the yoga alliance in 2017, and enjoys offering a holistic approach by incorporating therapeutic yoga, stretches and breathing exercises into her treatment plan. In 2018, Melanie became apart of the faculty at WCCMT and taught massage to students providing therapy at a men’s drug and addiction center. Melanie is passionate about helping athletes reach their peak performance, whether in preparation, maintenance, or recovery of their sport. In her practice, she has experience with professional athletes and has worked for sports events such as Iron Man Canada, HSBC Rugby Sevens, and was a core member with the BC Lions massage therapy team for 3 seasons. In her leisure time Melanie keeps an active lifestyle including yoga, hiking, strengthening and in 2018 ran her first full distance marathon and is always in pursuit of a new athletic goal.

Karolina Szulc

Registered Massage Therapist

Karolina is a graduate from the Registered Massage Therapy Program at CDI College in October 2022. She has immigrated to Canada from Poland at age 14 and has flourished in her education. She is excited to work together towards getting you to be able to do what you love to do; whether that would be hiking, playing sports, partaking in winter or summer activities or simply being able to enjoy your everyday life pain-free. She focuses on mind and body integration and your overall well-being to help alleviate stress, fatigue and chronic pain.

Karolina believes that massage therapy can aid in managing present and past injuries, reduce dysfunction and improve mobility. She thrives on treating low back pain and knee dysfunctions. Some modalities that she utilizes in her treatments are Swedish, Deep Tissue, Myofascial Release, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, Muscle Energy Techniques, Active Release Techniques and Passive Stretching. She trusts that tying it all together through diaphragmatic breathing, patient relaxation and education can assist in reaching the goals that have been set: achieving the optimal level of function physically and emotionally.

When not in clinic or furthering her knowledge in massage therapy, you can find Karolina enjoying the great outdoors with family and friends, hiking, sitting by a campfire, walking her two huskies, relaxing at the beach or snowboarding in the mountains. Her passion for travelling the world has given her diverse experiences of other cultures and their culinary specialties.

Karolina is always happy to welcome new patients.

Brianna Tham

Registered Massage Therapist

Brianna is a graduate from the Massage Therapy program from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in New Westminster in 2017. Brianna has worked with the BMO Marathon, the Vancouver White Caps FC2 team, Canadian Men’s National rugby team, the BC lions and at BC Women’s Hospital. She also has experience in working with the MS society, pre/post-natal mothers, senior centers, and amputees.

After several years of playing hockey and swimming competitively and playing on her high school rugby team, Brianna experienced a number of injuries. Those injuries led to an interest in learning about the human body and pursuing a career oriented around it.

Before joining Massage Therapy, Brianna attended the University of Fraser Valley, graduating with her level 1 and 2 certificates in the carpentry and joinery.

Kurt Baker

Registered Massage Therapist

Kurt graduated from the Massage Therapy program at the Vancouver College of Massage Therapy (VCMT). He spent the last 9 years as a personal trainer and CrossFit Coach. His profound interest in the human body and movement began at a young age when he discovered how to change his body with weight training for football, hockey and lacrosse.

During that time, he worked with a wide range of clientele ranging from elite national level athletes of multiple sports, to weight loss, to those with the goal of aspiring to get fit.

Kurt’s goal is to share his passion for wellness with his patients by not only treating, but by educating them on how their body works, how it should move, how to prevent further injuries and ultimately, how to improve performance.

When Kurt is not at the clinic, you can find him training at the local CrossFit gym, playing football or snowboarding one of the local mountains.

Calli Birch

Kinesiologist And Acupuncturist

Calli attended university in Brenham, Texas receiving an associates degree in arts at Blinn College before transferring to the kinesiology program at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas to complete two more years attaining a bachelor’s of arts with an emphasis in pre-physical therapy. Her desire to be a physical therapist stemmed from her love for sports. She has been an athlete her whole life participating in a variety of sports and played college softball throughout her four years of university.

With intense sports comes a lot of injuries and she wanted to learn how to help and heal injured people as well as prevent future injury from occurring. Motion is lotion and the body deserves to be strengthened and healed in a holistic manner. Throughout school she has had the opportunity to work with many groups such as the GO project, the Austin wheelchair basketball league and various rec centers focusing on adaptation in physical activity. These experiences, as well as internships with physical therapy clinics has provided Calli with a vast knowledge of health, rehabilitation and the human body. ⠀

Dr. Kamran Eghtesad

Chiropractor

Dr. Kamran Eghtesad grew up in Vancouver, BC. Growing up in Vancouver he enjoyed learning about health and wellness. This led him to Simon Fraser University where he studied Kinesiology. From there he began to explore his options in health. He worked with local high school football teams addressing acute injuries. Also, worked on the manufacturing side of creating and designing custom foot orthotics. Conducted ergonomic assessments at PepsiCo to reduce workplace injuries. All these different jobs had one thing in common, they allowed people to do what they love without injury or pain.

This led Dr. Eghtesad to attended Palmer West Chiropractic College in San Jose, California, where he graduated with Cum Laude with a Doctorate in Chiropractic. While in San Jose he spent his free time teaching anatomy and conducting cadaveric dissections to further understand the human body. He also worked with Stanford University Neuroscience and Pain Lab to publish research to explore artificial intelligence for neck MRI’s.

Dr. Dana Bloomquist

Chiropractor

Dr. Dana Bloomquist has always had a passion for leading an active lifestyle. Horseback riding injuries led her to try out chiropractic care in her teens, which inspired her to pursue a career in the health and wellness field. She completed a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from the University of the Fraser Valley, in Abbotsford, BC and worked as a personal trainer for 3 years. She then went on to graduate with academic honours from Palmer College of Chiropractic West, in San Jose, California. She is certified in Active Release Technique (ART), Functional and Kinetic Treatment with Rehabilitation (FAKTR), Functional Movement Screening (FMS) and Functional Movement Taping (FMT).

Dr. Bloomquist believes in implementing an active, patient-centered approach in determining the root of the problem and by identifying ways to decrease problem repetition. She strives to help patients to not just live day-to-day, but for them to thrive and live optimally. Treatments include integrating soft-tissue techniques with joint mobilizations, and healthy living education. When not in the clinic, Dr. Bloomquist can be found exploring the beautiful trails of BC by foot, horseback and bike.

Dr. Courtney Bartel

Chiropractor

Dr. Courtney Bartel is a CIS Women’s Basketball alum and played for five years at UFV before earning her Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic West in San Jose, California. Dr. Bartel completed her degree in Kinesiology at UFV and continued on to graduate with Summa Cum Laude honors from Palmer. During her sports career, Dr. Bartel went to multiple national championship tournaments and earned a bronze medal in her senior year. Dr. Bartel’s passion for helping people has been fueled by her experiences of overcoming her own injuries and learning how to perform at peak levels of health and wellness.

Dr. Bartel returned to the Fraser Valley and now helps people with neck and back pain, headaches, joint pain, sports injuries, and accident recovery. She also enjoys helping young, emerging athletes play at the top of their game. Whether it’s out at community events or in the professional clinic, Dr. Bartel seeks to understand each patient’s specific concerns and bring patients closer to their goals for wellbeing.

Mike Hosseini

Physiotherapist

Mike’s approach to physiotherapy is to not only decrease your pain, but to identify the real reason behind your injury. Properly understanding why the injury occurred in the first place will lower its chances of happening again. To accomplish this, Mike treats with manual therapy, education, exercise and improving movement patterns.

Mike decided to become a physiotherapist after tearing his ACL while playing soccer at the age of 21. Working closely with his physiotherapist, he was sold on Physio as a career path. To pursue his goal, he made the big decision to move to Sydney, Australia and completed a Master of Physiotherapy degree. He then stayed in Australia to gain valuable clinical experience but is now back home, providing his Australian perspective to clients.

Dean Corpuz

Physiotherapist

Dean grew up in Port Coquitlam where he fell in love with the outdoors, mountain biking in summer and snowboarding in winter amongst other activities. He had a number of injuries while he was young which he was in and out of physio with which sparked his interest. This led him to complete his Bachelors of Kinesiology at Simon Fraser University with a concentration in Active Health and Rehabilitation. He then went on to work as a Kinesiologist, where he helped clients who had been in work and motor vehicle accidents. After a couple of years of working in rehab, he knew that he could help clients more if he became a physiotherapist. So, he moved to Australia where he completed his Masters of Physiotherapy at the University of Sydney. From there, he moved north to the Gold Coast where he planned to stay one year but ended up staying for six. The lure of the sunshine and surf made it hard to leave, but eventually he moved back to the Lower Mainland with his wife to be closer to family and friends as they started a family.

While working in Australia, he progressed his skills by working in a one-on-one setting. He uses movement and postural analysis to help figure out the root cause of patients concerns. This helps him create an individualized exercise/rehab program to address these issues and help prevent future issues from occurring. He is great at communicating, educating and helping clients understand their issue and what they can do to help their cause. He also utilizes manual therapy including specific techniques for headaches and migraines that he learned in Australia where he helped start up the Gold Coast Headache Clinic. He is trained and qualified in IMS, which he first learned overseas when he first graduated.

Olivia Mah

Registered Massage Therapist

Olivia graduated in 2019 from the Vancouver College of Massage Therapy. During her education she had the opportunity to work with a variety of conditions and believes that finding the right combination of techniques to fit each clients needs is key to providing pain relief and restoring functional movement.

Prior to working as an RMT, Olivia spent 5 years as a competitive cheerleader. This experience showed her how important it is to have balance in the body and is what motivates her to help others and continue to expand her skills. Techniques Olivia may utilized during treatment include: Swedish, myofascial release, trigger point therapy, joint mobilizations and IASTM (Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization).

Julie Klimko

Registered Massage Therapist

Julie graduated from the program for Registered Massage Therapists at West Coast College of Massage Therapy in April 2020. Julie styles her practice to encompass the body and mind as a whole while treating patients with the utmost care and consideration. Her experience has led her to work with many different clients; those who struggle with pain, migraines/headaches, muscle tension, pre/post-natal pain, scar tissue, anxiety/depression and much more. 

Her unique blend of fascial work combined with gentle but effective deep tissue techniques positively affects her clients who are experiencing pain, needing help with an injury or are using massage to maintain a state of wellness. Julie is committed to making sure you get the most out of your personalized treatment session.

Kyah Phillips

Personal Trainer

Kyah Phillips is a certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor through BCRPA. She enjoys all aspects of health and fitness but most importantly, making a difference in her clients lives. Kyah finds the most beneficial style of training is HIIT, Supersets and Circuit Training. She believes her job as a personal trainer is to help create a balance so you can enjoy a healthy, happy life while feeling and performing your best.  On her spare time she enjoys hikes, spin classes and cooking. She originally did schooling for group fitness but fell in love with helping people achieve their fitness goals so she continued her education into personal training and is currently working on nutrition courses! 

Dr. Jessica McGuire

Naturopathic Doctor

Dr. McGuire grew up on a farm in rural Ontario, which fostered a love for nature and biology. This led her to study conservation biology at the University of Guelph in Ontario. After graduation she was drawn to natural health, and took a job working for her local health food store where she learned about naturopathic medicine, supplements, and herbal treatments. Although she was helping people improve their health in a small way, she wanted to learn more to help more. She moved to BC to attend the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine, where she discovered her love for hands-on physical treatments, acupuncture, and botanical medicine.

Dr. McGuire tackles health concerns using a whole-body approach. This involves asking you numerous questions about your current and past health history, in order to discover the root cause of your concern. She is deeply passionate about educating and empowering her patients so that they feel confident following their individualized treatment plan. It is Dr. McGuire’s goal that all patients are comfortable enough to ask their questions and fully trust that she has their best interest at heart.

Regneet Mangat

Acupuncturist

Regneet is invested in helping her patients create a better quality of life. Her practice focuses on cosmetic acupuncture, women’s health and pain management. Using traditional Chinese techniques such as Cupping, Moxibustion, diet therapy and Acupuncture to create complete health plans and treatments.

A strong advocate for women’s health, Regneet is ready to help you be a better you inside, out. From treating PCOS, endometriosis, chronic illness, fertility support to cosmetic acupuncture and wellness management let Regneet help you put your best foot forward.

Regneet completed her Diploma in Acupuncture and four-year Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine program at the Alberta College of Acupuncture in 2015.

Cara Bagry

Kinesiologist

Cara earned her Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology at the University of the Fraser Valley. She is a practicing member of the British Columbia Association of Kinesiologists (BCAK). Cara is dedicated to providing client-centred care and is passionate about using exercise as a tool to help regain full functional capacity.

Cara is continuously expanding her knowledge in this field and finding ways to incorporate these tools in her own day-to-day life. During her years of professional experience, Cara has had the pleasure of working with clients in various settings including the gym, pool, at-home, and long-term care facilities.

In her spare time, Cara enjoys cycling to the beat of the music at SpinHouse, and walking her dog rain or shine.