Sharon Spinder

Sharon has worked in sports and orthopaedic private practice in Toronto, Seattle, Whistler, and finally, in her hometown, Vancouver. After 18 years of practicing with others, she opened her own clinic, Balance Physiotherapy, in 2015. Her experience includes treating a variety of patients with injuries from head to toe related to athletics, work, repetitive strain or motor vehicle accidents.

In 1992 Sharon graduated from UBC with an undergraduate degree in Physical Education. This gave her the opportunity to work on the field doing athletic therapy for Men’s Rugby, BC Women’s Field Hockey and for the BC Summer Games. She graduated from McMaster University’s physiotherapy program in 1997. She earned her Diploma in Advanced Manual and Manipulative Therapy from the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (FCAMT), is certified by the Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute (AFCI), and is also certified in Gunn Intramuscular Stimulation (GunnIMS). Sharon is an adjunct professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at UBC.

Sharon enjoys being active and outside. Her athletic pursuits include road and gravel biking, sailing, swimming, hiking, yoga, snowboarding, downhill skiing and skate skiing. Sharon is also an avid gardener and bee keeper. She has run two marathons and trained for a half ironman. In the summer 2010 she completed a two-day road ride to Seattle and the inaugural Gran Fondo ride from Vancouver to Whistler. Since completing the RAMROD (Ride Around Mt Rainier One Day) in 2011, she continues to ride for fitness and fun! In her free time Sharon enjoys cooking, dining, entertaining and live music.