Sydenham Rehabwell Clinic

Jeff Green | Apr 24, 2014

Latif Khoja is the physiotherapist and owner of the Sydenham Rehabwell Clinic, which is operated out of the Drugsmart Pharmacy in Sydenham. In addition to physiotherapy the clinic offers foot care, massage therapy and custom orthotics.

After practising physiotherapy in Sydenham for a year, Latif received notification that he is now able to offer his services under the auspices of the OHIP program for patients under 19 and over 65. “Residents of South Frontenac in those age groups will no longer have to travel to Kingston to get OHIP-funded physiotherapy service thanks to this new designation, which will make it easier for them to recover from injuries,” said Khoja, who came to Canada from Pakistan in 2005, and opened his practice in Sydenham at the start of 2012. He is also an adjunct professor at Queen's

“I came to Canada after receiving a degree in Physiotherapy at the University of Karachi, in order to take a Masters from Queen's in Rehab Science. When I got my degree I stayed here and got a job instead of returning to Pakistan because I really enjoy the area,” he said.

After working in clinics for a few years, he decided to open his own clinic, and the opportunity presented itself to take over the Sydenham clinic, which had been dormant for a few months. “I find that the patients I see in Sydenham are very active people, active in the outdoors, and the injuries they have reflect that,” he said.

He tries to move patients through physiotherapy in 4-6 weeks, and in many cases the costs are covered for working people by extended health care plans, but for younger and older patients that is not normally the case, so he is particularly pleased to be registered for OHIP now.

Physiotherapy is offered at the Sydenham Rehabwell clinic five days a week between 9 am and 6 pm. Samantha Thompson is the massage therapist at the clinic and she is available by appointment, as is Candace Bertrim, a foot care nurse. For information call 613-372-1986