Athletes Empowered

05/04/2023

Read Elijah's first blog post now!

As an RMT who has been practicing for a few years, I’ve come across many people who are not able to describe how they arrived at the state that they’re in. For example, I had a client who didn’t list any accidents or major surgeries in their health forms, but arrived in my office with headache...

04/23/2023

Our first blog post is up!
Do you have a story like Keeley's? Email it to [email protected] to be featured on our blog to help other concussion survivors find community!

Like many people, I wasn’t aware of the prevalence and seriousness of concussions until late highschool. Before then, I had sustained multiple concussions through hockey and had largely ignored them. That is, until my 2014 concussion. I sustained my first concussion in grade 9 in 2011. I was playi...

04/17/2023

Meet the Team!

Keeley Shantz, RMT (they/them)
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The many concussions Keeley had sustained from competitive hockey have inspired them to educate, prevent and treat brain injury populations.
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Their values are compassion and client empowerment through education and mutual respect.
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Keeley graduated from the Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy in 2017 at the top of their class with specializations in sports and hospital environments. Since then, they've furthered their education in pregnancy, lymphatic drainage, oncology, LGBTQIA2+ healthcare, mental health, and end-of-life care.

Keeley has supervised student clinic at a massage therapy college in Toronto and volunteers in the communities of Markham and Stouffville, where they've gained valuable experience coaching children with various learning styles in several sports.

Keeley enjoys playing and refereeing hockey, skiing and snowboarding, practicing Muay Thai and yoga, meditating, and swimming. In their spare time, they can be found reading fiction, researching topics prevalent to massage, or exploring Stouffville with their dog, Cooper.