Dr. Natalie Blake focuses on helping patients move better, build strength, and recover from injury with confidence.

Her approach combines movement assessment, hands-on therapy—including Active Release Techniques—and exercise-based rehabilitation to address the underlying contributors to pain and restore efficient movement patterns.

With experience as both a personal trainer and competitive weightlifter, Natalie brings a strong understanding of biomechanics, strength development, and performance.

She has also worked internationally as a team clinician and in multi-sport environments, supporting athletes at a high level.

She is part of the team delivering performance therapy at Optimal Performance Clinic, working with individuals who want to improve how their body moves, trains, and performs.

She practices within the Optimal Performance Clinic system—Diagnose. Treat. Perform.—ensuring every patient receives the same consistent, high-level standard of care.

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Devon started her strength training career working with general population mostly focused on return to sport after injury. She began working with elite endurance athletes in 2014, and since then she has expanded her practice to include runners and race walkers from 800m to ultramarathons and every event in between. She has had numerous athletes attend both Olympic and World Championships and be competitive at the National level. She enjoys being a part of each athlete’s unique team, collaborating with coaches and clinicians to develop the best possible plan for them.

Continuing education and learning from her peers is a large part of Devon’s practice. She enjoys reading articles on anything relating to gait and performance, from breathing and biomechanics to mental strategies and recovery.

Her own athletic journey started with waterpolo, where she was on the youth national team. Once in university her focus shifted to weightlifting before settling into trail and mountain running. She runs track and road in the winter to better understand the training her athletes undergo, but in the summer she spends as much time as she can as high in the mountains as possible.

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Dr. Jake Hanna focuses on helping patients move better, reduce pain, and return to the activities that matter most to them.

His approach is rooted in detailed biomechanical assessment and identifying the underlying cause of dysfunction—rather than simply treating symptoms.

With a background in kinesiology and strength and conditioning, Jake integrates movement analysis, hands-on treatment—including Active Release Techniques—and individualized rehabilitation to restore efficient movement and build long-term resilience.

As a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and former competitive athlete, he brings a performance-driven perspective to both injury recovery and physical development.

He is part of the team delivering performance therapy at Optimal Performance Clinic, working with both athletes and active individuals to optimize performance and long-term resilience.

He practices within the Optimal Performance Clinic system—Diagnose. Treat. Perform -ensure every patient receives a consistent, high-level standard of care.

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Dr. Katrina Hombrebueno provides musculoskeletal care and performance-focused treatment for active individuals and athletes.

Her clinical approach combines detailed assessment, movement analysis, hands-on treatment—including Active Release Techniques—and rehabilitation to help patients move efficiently, train consistently, and reduce the risk of recurring injury.

With a strong focus on running-related injuries and endurance athletes, Katrina brings both clinical expertise and personal experience as a competitive endurance runner and founder of Evolve Run Club. She works with patients to understand the factors contributing to their symptoms and builds clear, structured plans to support long-term progress.

She is part of the team delivering performance therapy at Optimal Performance Clinic, helping patients move beyond injury and perform at a higher level.

She practices within the Optimal Performance Clinic system—Diagnose. Treat. Perform.—ensuring a consistent, evidence-based approach across all care.

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Dr. Elna Johnson is the founder of Optimal Performance Clinic and the architect of its clinical system—Diagnose. Treat. Perform.

With over 20 years of experience in elite sport and high-performance environments, she has worked within integrated medical and performance teams across the NBA, NFL, CFL, NHL, MLS, and Olympic sport, including her role with Athletics Canada’s National Track and Field Team.

Her expertise in musculoskeletal diagnosis, running biomechanics, and performance therapy has been developed through years of working alongside coaches, strength staff, and medical teams at the highest level. Her clinical approach combines detailed movement analysis, hands-on treatment—including Active Release Techniques—and individualized rehabilitation, selecting the most effective strategy based on each patient’s needs.

She is part of the team delivering performance therapy at Optimal Performance Clinic, working with professional athletes and active individuals to optimize movement, resilience, and overall performance. At Optimal Performance Clinic, Dr. Johnson leads the clinical framework used by all musculoskeletal clinicians and performance therapists. This ensures that every patient—regardless of who they see—receives the same standard of precise diagnosis, effective treatment, and performance-focused rehabilitation used in professional sport.

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Dr. Ryan Oughtred brings a unique combination of elite athletic experience and integrative medical training to his work as a Naturopathic Doctor. A former member of Canada’s national alpine ski team, Ryan understands firsthand the demands of high-performance sport and the importance of optimizing health—not just avoiding illness.

Since becoming a licensed ND in 2008, Dr. Oughtred has built a practice that blends evidence-based naturopathic medicine with a deep commitment to personalized care. Early in his career, he focused extensively on physical therapies and movement-based treatment plans, helping active individuals recover from injury, manage chronic pain, and enhance performance.

Over time, his clinical interests expanded to include metabolic health, obesity care, and lifestyle medicine. He is now a Certified Bariatric Educator and Obesity Counsellor through Obesity Canada, working to reduce weight bias in medicine and support patients seeking long-term, sustainable health outcomes.

Whether you’re an athlete pushing the limits of performance, someone navigating complex metabolic challenges, or simply looking to live a longer, healthier life, Dr. Oughtred meets you where you’re at—with empathy, expertise, and an unwavering focus on your goals.

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Rohit Sawalkar brings extensive experience in sports physiotherapy and high-performance environments.

He holds a Double Master’s degree in musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapy and serves as Lead Physiotherapist for the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League, as well being the former Head of Sports Medicine at Simon Fraser University working with varsity athletes.

His clinical approach combines manual therapy, Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS), dry needling, and exercise-based rehabilitation to address injury, restore function, and support long-term performance.

Rohit focuses on helping patients recover efficiently and return to activity with confidence, whether at a recreational or competitive level.

He practices within the Optimal Performance Clinic system—Diagnose. Treat. Perform.—ensuring consistency in assessment, treatment, and progression of care.

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