MICHAEL BRINGS HIS EXPERTISE TO THE LAB AS A SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, LEVERAGING A BACKGROUND IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND CURRENTLY PURSUING CANDIDACY AT THE PRESTIGIOUS IVEY BUSINESS SCHOOL. HIS DISTINCTIVE PERSPECTIVE, ROOTED IN HIS PRIOR EXPERIENCE AS A CLIENT OF THE LAB, UNIQUELY POSITIONS HIM TO CUSTOMIZE OUR SERVICES TO PRECISELY ADDRESS THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF OUR CLIENTS.
BEYOND HIS PROWESS IN THE TECH WORLD, MICHAEL HAS CULTIVATED A STRONG FOUNDATION IN BASEBALL, HAVING EXCELLED BOTH AS A PLAYER AND A COACH. THIS DIVERSE SKILL SET ENHANCES HIS ABILITY TO CONTRIBUTE EFFECTIVELY TO THE MULTIFACETED ENVIRONMENT AT THE LAB.
IRINA PAK
CHIROPRACTIC OFFICE ASSISTANT
IRINA IS THE PERSON WHO ENSURES EVERYTHING RUNS SMOOTHLY AT THE PERFORMANCE LAB. BEFORE JOINING THE LAB, SHE WORKED IN MOSCOW. IRINA GRADUATED FROM THE PEOPLE’S FRIENDSHIP UNIVERSITY OF RUSSIA AND SUBSEQUENTLY GAINED EXPERIENCE IN CORPORATE AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS.
AFTER MOVING TO TORONTO, IRINA COMPLETED A POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM AT HUMBER COLLEGE. WITH A KEEN EYE FOR DETAIL, SHE JOINED THE PERFORMANCE LAB AND HOLDS A MULTIFACETED ROLE AS AN ASSISTANT, TAKING ON VARIOUS RESPONSIBILITIES.
NATASHA MCLAUGHLIN-CHAISSON, IOC DIP SP.NUTR., BSC.(NUTR), ISAK L1, RD
Nutritionist
NATASHA HAS SPENT OVER 12 YEARS PROVIDING EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND HANDS-ON SUPPORT TO PROFESSIONAL AND OLYMPIC ATHLETES THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE. SHE IS ONE OF FEW NUTRITIONISTS WHO HAS ATTAINED THE WORLD-RENOWNED INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) DIPLOMA IN SPORTS NUTRITION.
NATASHA IS A HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER NUTRITIONIST IN THE HOCKEY COMMUNITY AND CURRENTLY WORKS WITH PLAYERS IN THE NHL, AHL, ECHL AND CHL. SHE HAS ALSO WORKED WITH CANADA NATIONAL CYCLING, FIFA, FOOTBALL CANADA, BASEBALL AND GOLF AMONG VARIOUS OTHER SPORTS AT PROVINCIAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS. APART FROM CLINICAL WORK, NATASHA HAS ENJOYED DELIVERING 500+ PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND IS NOW A YEARLY GUEST LECTURER AT HER ALMA MATER, WHERE SHE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN DEVELOPING A SPORTS NUTRITION COURSE OFFERED IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF KINESIOLOGY AND NUTRITION.
DANIEL’S PASSION IS TO PEER INTO THE BRAIN AND ITS BEHAVIOUR WITH A FOCUS ON BEING ABLE TO DELIVER USEFUL, PRACTICAL STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE FUNCTION AND PERFORMANCE. HE HAS WORKED WITH NUMEROUS ELITE ATHLETES FROM VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL LEAGUES AND HAS CONSULTED WITH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS ON THE MATTER OF BRAIN FUNCTION. DANIEL IS THE FOUNDER OF NUROSENE (NURO APP) WITH THE VISION OF INTERSECTING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND ARTIFICIAL/MACHINE INTELLIGENCE TO DEMOCRATIZE PERFORMANCE AND HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS. HE IS AN ESTABLISHED AUTHOR WITH MULTIPLE PUBLISHED RESEARCH ARTICLES AND A CO-AUTHORED BOOK. HE IS ALSO A FOUNDING MEMBER AND SCIENCE ADVISOR TO THE EMPWR FOUNDATION – A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CONCUSSION EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
DANIEL’S CLINICAL CAREER BEGAN AS AN EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST WITH PEAK CENTRE IN OTTAWA, CANADA. THIS LED HIM TO STUDY OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE UNDER THE WORLD-RENOWNED DR. GUY VOYEUR. DANIEL THEN COMPLETED A FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGY PROGRAM AT THE CARRICK INSTITUTE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND A SUBSEQUENT YEAR OF NEUROTRANSMITTER RESEARCH STUDYING NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES AND ORGANIC CATION 2 TRANSPORTERS AT THE INSTITUTE OF NEUROTRANSMITTER SCIENCE IN DULUTH, MINNESOTA. PRIOR TO THIS, HE COMPLETED A TWO-YEAR FELLOWSHIP IN REGENERATIVE MEDICINE AT THE INSTITUTE OF SPORTS MEDICINE (ISM) UNDER DR. ANTHONY GALEA. DANIEL THEN WENT ON TO DEVELOP AND OPEN THE NEUROLOGIC PERFORMANCE AND REHABILITATION CENTRE WITH DR. GALEA AT THE INSTITUTE OF SPORTS MEDICINE. THERE HE DEVELOPED NOVEL WAYS TO INCORPORATE THE EMERGING WORLD OF NEUROSCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT INTO REHABILITATION AND PERFORMANCE.
DANIEL IS A MASTERS OF SCIENCE CANDIDATE WITH A SPECIALTY IN BIOMECHANICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO. HE IS ALSO A PERSONAL TRAINER AND PRIOR TO THE PERFORMANCE LAB WAS AMONG THE TOP 10 % OF TRAINERS IN CANADA DURING HIS TIME AT GOODLIFE FITNESS. DANIEL WAS ALSO A STUDENT ATHLETIC THERAPIST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO FOR THE MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM ALONG WITH PLAYING VARSITY RUGBY DURING HIS BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN KINESIOLOGY WITH HIGH HONOURS. TOGETHER, HIS KNOWLEDGE OF FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY AND BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS BRINGS UNIQUE INSIGHTS TO EFFECTIVELY QUANTIFY AND ASSESS INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE.
NICK YU, RPT, CSCS
PERFORMANCE THERAPIST
NICK IS A REGISTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST, CERTIFIED STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING SPECIALIST (CSCS) AND A EXOS PERFORMANCE SPECIALIST. HIS PASSION FOR SPORT AND HELPING PEOPLE LED HIM TO OBTAIN HIS MASTERS OF PHYSIOTHERAPY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY IN AUSTRALIA. IN HIS TIME DOWN UNDER HE WAS THE PHYSIOTHERAPIST FOR THE SYDNEY BLUE SOX OF THE AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE, A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (MLB) WINTER LEAGUE ALONG WITH BASEBALL AUSTRALIA AND BASEBALL SOUTH WALES. HE HAS ALSO PROVIDED COVERAGE FOR A VARIETY OF SPORTS AND EVENTS INCLUDING THE CANADA SUMMER GAMES AND ONTARIO SUMMER GAMES.
NICK’S HIGH DEGREE OF KNOWLEDGE AND REHABILITATION TECHNIQUES ARE MATCHED BY HIS STRONG DESIRE TO SEE PATIENT’S SUCCEED IN THEIR GOALS.
DANIEL IS A STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH WITH ALMOST A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE IN THE WORLD OF ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT. GROWING UP A HOCKEY FAN, IT WAS NATURAL FOR HIM TO DEVELOP A FOCUS ON TRAINING ATHLETES IN THIS SPORT. DAN HAS WORKED AT THE GARY ROBERTS HIGH-PERFORMANCE TRAINING CENTRE ALONG WITH THE STRENGTH & CONDITIONING ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY. OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS, DAN HAS WORKED WITH ELITE HOCKEY INCLUDING PLAYERS CURRENTLY COMPETING IN THE NHL, AHL, OHL, NCAA D1, GOJHL, AND GTHL. APART FROM HOCKEY DAN HAS A ROBUST TRAINING BACKGROUND WORKING WITH ATHLETES OF ALL DISCIPLINES INCLUDING OLYMPIC-LEVEL VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS, NATIONAL-LEVEL FIELD HOCKEY, AND ULTIMATE FRISBEE PLAYERS, AS WELL AS TENNIS, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, AND POWERLIFTING ATHLETES OF VARIOUS AGES AND COMPETITION LEVELS.
ASIDE FROM BEING A CERTIFIED STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING SPECIALIST, DAN HOLDS A DIPLOMA IN HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND FITNESS FROM MOHAWK COLLEGE, AN HONOURS BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN KINESIOLOGY AND HEALTH PROMOTION FROM SHERIDAN COLLEGE, AS WELL AS A MASTER OF SCIENCE WITH A FOCUS IN STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING FROM MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY.
DR. KYLE ETWAROO, DC
PERFORMANCE THERAPIST
KYLE ETWAROO IS A PERFORMANCE THERAPIST WITH A DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC DEGREE FROM THE CANADIAN MEMORIAL CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE AND A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN KINESIOLOGY WITH HONOURS FROM MCMASTER UNIVERSITY. HE WORKS ADJUNCTIVELY USING MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE, HAVING RECEIVED CERTIFICATION FROM MCMASTER. CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE AREA OF SPORTS SCIENCE INCLUDES EXPERIENCE IN FIFA FOOTBALL MEDICINE PROTOCOLS AND CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES FROM LAVAL UNIVERSITY.
KYLE HAS BEEN WORKING AS A PERFORMANCE THERAPIST AT THE LAB SINCE 2016. HIS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ALSO INCLUDES WORKING AS PART OF THE MEDICAL TEAM AT THE 2015 PAN AM GAMES AND PROVIDING MEDICAL COVERAGE FOR HIGH-LEVEL YOUTH HOCKEY, INCLUDING WORKING WITH THE TORONTO RED WINGS (AAA), TORONTO MARLIES (AAA), AND THE JAMAICAN OLYMPIC ICE HOCKEY FEDERATION. HE WAS ALSO A TEAM THERAPIST AT TENNIS CANADA, WORKING WITH WTA PROFESSIONALS AND ACADEMY PLAYERS AT BOTH PRIVATE PRACTICE AND AVIVA CENTRE. HE COMBINES HIS KNOWLEDGE FROM HIS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH HIS UNDERSTANDING OF FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY AND REHABILITATION TO CREATE EFFECTIVE TREATMENT PLANS. HE USES THE PERFORMANCE LAB’S UNIQUE APPROACH TO CLIENT CARE WHICH EXAMINES AN INDIVIDUAL’S LEVEL OF SPORT, PARTICIPATION, AND ETIOLOGY OF INJURY IN ORDER TO GET THEM BETTER, FASTER.
DR. SIEGI SCHULER, PERFORMANCE THERAPIST PH.D., RSW
PERFORMANCE THERAPIST
FOR MORE THAN 30-YEARS, DR. SIEGI SCHULER HAS SPECIALIZED IN THE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A WIDE RANGE OF MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. SINCE THE START OF HIS CLINICAL PRACTICE, DR. SCHULER HAS PRACTICED IN A VARIETY OF CLINICAL SETTINGS, INCLUSIVE OF HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES, OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS, AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, BETWEEN 2003 AND 2014, DR. SCHULER HELD THE POSITION OF CLINICAL DIRECTOR AT A SPECIALIZED CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO. DR. SCHULER HAS ALSO TAUGHT AT SEVERAL ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, NAMELY TORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY (TMU), UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, FACULTY OF SOCIAL WORK, AND AT MCMASTER UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE.
SINCE 2004, DR. SCHULER HAS PROVIDED SPORTS-PERFORMANCE COUNSELLING TO YOUNG ELITE ATHLETES FROM A VARIETY OF ATHLETIC DISCIPLINES, INCLUSIVE OF COMPETITIVE ROCK CLIMBING, HOCKEY (GTHL/U18/OHL/DIVISION 1), BASEBALL (AAA/MINOR) SOCCER (OPDL/MLS/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAMS), COMPETITIVE SWIMMING (JUNIOR NATIONAL/VARSITY/DIVISION LEVEL), CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK, TENNIS (TENNIS CANADA) AND SQUASH, VOLLEYBALL, ROWING, WINDSURFING, BMX, SKI-RACING AND SNOWBOARDING, TAEKWONDO AND BOXING, AND PROFESSIONAL MMA (AMONG OTHER SPORTS).
IN ADDITION, DR. SCHULER PROVIDES CLINICAL SUPPORT TO ASPIRING OLYMPIC ATHLETES AND THOSE ALREADY ON THE WORLD AND OLYMPIC STAGE. DR. SCHULER ROUTINELY PROVIDES HIGH PERFORMANCE MINDSET COACHING THROUGH GAME PLAN, MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGIES FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORT WITH CANADIAN OLYMPIC ATHLETES. ADDITIONALLY, FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES, DR. SCHULER HAS PROVIDED CLINICAL CONSULTATION TO CANADA’S NATIONAL BALLET SCHOOL AND TO PROFESSIONAL DANCERS GLOBALLY.
IN HIS CLINICAL WORK WITH YOUNG ELITE ATHLETES, DR. SCHULER IS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN POST-CONCUSSION/POST-INJURY MENTAL HEALTH, AND HOW HIGHLY COMPETITIVE SPORTS AND ELITE TRAINING IMPACTS YOUNGER ATHLETES PSYCHO-DEVELOPMENTALLY. UNIQUELY, DR. SCHULER HAS PRACTICED IN THE AREA OF SPECIALIZED MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS, WHICH HE HAS COMBINED WITH HIS KNOWLEDGE OF AND PASSION FOR COMPETITIVE SPORTS. DR. SCHULER BELIEVES IN THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN POSITIVE MIND-SET AND MENTAL HEALTH WHEN NURTURING YOUNG ELITE ATHLETES TO THEIR POTENTIAL. AS A RESULT, DR. SCHULER HAS HELPED COUNTLESS ATHLETES OF ALL AGES MOVE BEYOND THEIR PERFORMANCE BARRIERS IN ORDER TO REALIZE THEIR WINNING POTENTIAL.
IN HIS SPARE TIME, DR. SCHULER IS PASSIONATE ABOUT MEDIUM DISTANCE RUNNING, POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY, NUTRITION AND HEALTH, AND LIFE WITH HIS WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN.
DR. NICK MARTICHENKO, D.C.
PERFORMANCE THERAPIST
NICK MARTICHENKO IS A PERFORMANCE THERAPIST WITH OVER 10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE PROVIDING MANUAL THERAPY AND COACHING HIGH-LEVEL ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT PRIMARILY IN THE SPORTS OF GOLF & TENNIS.
HE IS THE MAIN PERFORMANCE THERAPIST ON DENIS SHAPOVALOV’S TEAM AND TRAVELS WITH HIM TO MANY OF THE MAJOR TOURNAMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. NICK IS ALSO THE HEAD OF MANUAL THERAPY AND STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING FOR GOLF ONTARIO’S DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. ALONG WITH THESE SPECIALIZATIONS, NICK CONTINUES TO SERVE AS THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION FOR SPIDERTECH KINESIOLOGY TAPE.
NICK IS A PROUD ALUMNUS OF ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY WHERE HE PLAYED NCAA DIV 1 GOLF.
CLEMENT GOLLIET IS NO ROOKIE TO THE WORLD OF ELITE TRAINING. HE HAS WORKED WITH CANADIAN PROFESSIONALS DENIS SHAPOVALOV AND BIANCA ANDREESCU SINCE THEY WERE YOUTHS, TAKING ON A LEAD ROLE IN THEIR STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING DEVELOPMENT. CLEMENT COMPLETED THREE TOURS WORKING WITH DENIS SHAPOVALOV’S TEAM FULL-TIME. HE WAS BIANCA ANDREESCU’S AND MARINA STAKUSIC LEAD TRAINER.
WHILE CLEMENT BEGAN HIS TRAINING CAREER WITH ATHLETES ACROSS MANY SPORTS, HE QUICKLY ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS A TRUSTED AND SOUGHT-AFTER TENNIS TRAINER. HE HAS WORKED WITH TENNIS PLAYERS RANGING IN AGE AS WELL AS LEVEL, WORKING FROM YOUTHS TO ADULTS, AND BEGINNERS TO PROFESSIONALS. CLEMENT WORKED WITH THE CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AS WELL AS WITH ATP/WTA PROFESSIONALS AS A NATIONAL COACH FOR 5+ YEARS.
CLEMENT RECEIVED HIS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN KINESIOLOGY AND THEN BECAME A REGISTERED KINESIOLOGIST. HE HAS ALSO EARNED HIS CSCS, RCSS, AND USA WEIGHTLIFTING LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATION.
DR. CARMINE FILICE, DC, CSCS
FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR
CARMINE FILICE IS THE FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF THE PERFORMANCE LAB AND HAS PIONEERED THE EFFORT TO BRING SPORTS SCIENCE FROM THE LABORATORY TO THE FIELD. CARM HAS WORKED WITH THE LEADERS IN SPORTS MEDICINE, REHABILITATION, AND SPORT SCIENCE FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND WAS PREVIOUSLY BASED IN LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA. FROM HIS MANY YEARS WORKING AT THE PROFESSIONAL LEVEL, CARM HAS DEVELOPED A REPUTATION FOR HIS SUPERIOR DIAGNOSTIC CAPABILITIES IN BOTH REHABILITATION AND PERFORMANCE TRAINING SETTINGS. WORKING WITH ATHLETES FROM PROFESSIONAL LEAGUES THAT SPAN THE GLOBE HAS HELPED HIM HONE HIS CRAFT OF USING CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE SURE HIS ATHLETES AND CLIENTS ALIKE ARE ACHIEVING THE BEST RESULTS POSSIBLE.
CARM HAS WORKED WITH PEOPLE FROM WEEKEND WARRIORS TO MEMBERS OF: MLB, NHL, MLS, NBA, AVP, MMA, WTA, ATP, WORLD CHAMPIONS, AND OLYMPIANS. HE ALSO TOOK OVER THE ROLE OF DIRECTOR OF SPORTS SCIENCE OF TENNIS CANADA AND HELPED THEM IN THEIR METEORIC RISE ALONG WITH THEIR ONLY SINGLES GRAND SLAM CHAMPIONSHIP. WITH SUCH A GLOBAL REPUTATION, CONFIDENTIAL CLIENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD HAVE REQUESTED SERVICES FROM CARM SINCE HE ESTABLISHED THE PERFORMANCE LAB IN 2011.
