Khatija
Westbrook
Khatija has been a practicing athletic therapist for more than 30 years. She has taken her passion for elite athletics into working with varsity athletes at three different universities, working with two national teams and at numerous major games, graduate work in sport epidemiology and the classroom. She teaches in Athletic Therapy and Physical Literacy at Mount Royal University.
Khatija has a concomitant passion for complementary, alternative and integrated medicine. She has taken courses, workshops and seminars in acupuncture, craniosacral therapy, visceral manipulation, cupping, Qi Gong, Reiki and holistic energy healing.
n/a - accredited programs didn't exist when I trained
Field Specialties
Martial Arts
Softball
Field Hockey
Diving
Adaptive Sports
Equestrian Sports
Figure Skating
Wrestling
Volleyball
Soccer
Rugby
Football
Treatment Specialties
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What inspired you to become an Athletic Therapist?
There's something about the energy of a sporting event, the flow that comes with striving to perform, that I love being a part of. And, I love being able to help folks pursue their dreams.
What is the one piece of advice you wish every client knew?
Prevention is so much better than pain. Wouldn't it be amazing if people sought out care before they started a new activity to ensure their body was prepared.
What do people find most surprising about AT?
That it is a stand alone profession.
Describe your proudest moment or greatest success as an AT
I have been a member of the Canadian core medical team at 3 Pan Am Games, 2 Commonwealth Games and 3 FISU games. It is such an honour to help athletes perform at this level.
Share a little known fun fact about yourself
I talked to Queen Elizabeth II at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
I have been inducted into the University of Toronto Sports Hall of Fames:
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