Lisa Purzner

Physical Therapist

About Lisa

Lisa strives to uncover the root cause of her client’s symptoms to correct the underlying dysfunction while also preventing the problem from recurring.

Her holistic approach combines her client’s functional goals and her clinical expertise to develop an individualized and focused treatment plan.

Education & exercise

Lisa believes that our bodies are meant to move!

She seizes every opportunity to educate her clients on their condition and how they can manage their symptoms. She assigns a home exercise program to every patient so that they can have an active role in their own recovery and rehabilitation.

In addition to exercise and education, Lisa’s treatment heavily focuses on manual therapy and dry needling.

Lisa has experience working with a variety of clients, including former Olympians, varsity athletes, Disney Cruise Line performers, weekend warriors, and urban desk jockeys.

Passionate physiotherapist

She truly enjoys working with people of all ages, especially older adults who want to remain active later in life.

Although Lisa likes treating a variety of different injuries and conditions, she particularly enjoys treating pelvic floor dysfunction (incontinence, prolapse, and prenatal/postnatal conditions), hip and knee osteoarthritis, post-surgical conditions and fractures, sports-related injuries, and lower back pain.

When Lisa isn’t working as a physiotherapist, she is likely spending time with her husband, daughter, and dog – or exercising in the outdoors. She also enjoys alpine and cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking with her dog, cooking, and baking

Lisa Purzner, Physical Therapist at Pinpoint Physiotherapy

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“Lisa is so helpful, always on time, and I never feel rushed. I am grateful for her healing touch!”

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Lisa at a glance

  • Big city girl: Lisa was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario
  • Outdoor bound: Moved to Nanaimo in November 2018 for quality of life and ease of access to the outdoors
  • Pan Am proud: Volunteered in the Polyclinic in Athletes’ Village at the 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games in Toronto
  • Iron woman: Has competed in triathlons since 2010; placed 3rd in her age group at 2019 Ironman Canada, and represented Canada at the 2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in Switzerland and the 2019 Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Nice, France
  • Trail blazer: Completed the rugged North Coast Trail with her husband and 10 month old baby in 2020

Education & experience

  • Obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Kinesiology from the University of Western Ontario
  • Earned her Master of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of Toronto in 2013
  • Conducted research alongside four colleagues to explore parents’ perspectives of physiotherapy in the paediatric ICU at The Hospital for Sick Children, with their findings published in the Journal of Paediatric Medicine
  • Worked in ICU, Trauma/Neurosurgery and Surgical wards in Toronto, as well as within a Family Health Team in rural northern Ontario
  • Certified in Female and Male Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy Urinary/Fecal Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse
  • Completed Level 1 KinetaCore Functional Dry Needling certification, and Level 2 orthopaedic courses from the Canadian Physiotherapy Association

Meet our team

  • Joe Box, Physical Therapist at Pinpoint Physiotherapy

    Joe Box

    Physical Therapist

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  • Danielle Roberts, Physical Therapist at Pinpoint Physiotherapy

    Danielle Roberts

    Physical Therapist

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  • Anna Kania, Physical Therapist at Pinpoint Physiotherapy

    Anna Kania

    Physical Therapist

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  • Martin Davies, Physical Therapist at Pinpoint Physiotherapy

    Martin Davies

    Physical Therapist

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  • Lisa Purzner, Physical Therapist at Pinpoint Physiotherapy

    Lisa Purzner

    Physical Therapist

  • Kayla Larsen, Physical Therapist at Pinpoint Physiotherapy

    Kayla Larsen

    Physical Therapist

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  • Dr. Kelly Robertson, Naturopathic Physician at Pinpoint Physiotherapy

    Dr. Kelly Robertson

    Naturopathic Physician

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