Karen Guha PT, BScPT, C/NDT, CIDN

Karen graduated from the University of Toronto in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy. She worked in the United States for 3 ½ years treating individuals with neurological diagnoses in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. She returned to Canada in 2000 and began working at Grand River Hospital (GRH) in the acute stroke unit, inpatient and outpatient neuro-rehabilitation settings at the Freeport Site of GRH. She presently works in the outpatient Neuro-Rehabilitation Clinic of GRH, treating individuals who suffer from stroke, acquired brain injury, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, and other neurological diagnoses, as well as treating individuals privately at Back Works Spinal and Sports Rehabilitation.

Karen has extensive training in Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT) which is a treatment approach to treat individuals with stroke or acquired brain injury. Karen successfully completed the NDT/Bobath Certificate Course in the Management and Treatment of Adults with Hemiplegia (NDTA™ Approved Course) in 1999 and attended many NDT/Bobath Approved Advanced Courses between 2000-2005. She began her training to become an NDTA™ Instructor in 2002 and earned the title NDTA™ PT Instructor in 2007. Karen became an NDTA™ Coordinator Instructor in 2011 and achieved NDTA™ Advanced Course Instructor status in 2014. She is only one of five NDTA™ instructors in Canada and she has taught courses to registered therapists in Canada, United States and internationally including such countries as Singapore, Estonia, Columbia, and Ireland.