Michelle Keene Albers

Michelle is a sport physiotherapist with over a decade of experience supporting athletes from amateur to collegiate, national, and professional levels. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology at Medicine Hat College and the University of Saskatchewan in 2011 before earning her Master of Physical Therapy from the University of Saskatchewan in 2014. During her undergraduate years, Michelle competed in collegiate soccer and basketball. She earned Academic Athletic awards annually and received the Huskie Trainer of the Year Award in 2012. From 2009 to 2014, she volunteered with the Huskie Student Trainer Program, an experience that helped shape her passion for athlete care and high-performance sport.

Clinically, Michelle’s interests focus on sport physiotherapy, orthopaedic rehabilitation, corrective exercise, and strength and conditioning. She has completed extensive post-graduate education in running injury management, concussion management, athlete rehabilitation, and high-performance programming. She holds a Diploma in Sport Physiotherapy, is a Certified Exercise Physiologist through CSEP, and is certified in Kinetacore Dry Needling. Her practice emphasizes evidence-informed rehabilitation combined with performance-driven strength and conditioning to ensure athletes return to sport stronger and more resilient. Her specific areas of interest include ACL rehabilitation, hip, knee, ankle, and shoulder injuries, comprehensive return-to-sport planning, and individualized strength and conditioning program development.

Michelle has provided medical coverage for a wide variety of sports, including football, basketball, soccer, hockey, fastball, baseball, wrestling, rugby, curling, road races, and track and field. She has served as the Interdisciplinary Support Team Lead for the Saskatchewan Rattlers, Saskatoon Hilltops, Saskatoon Valkyries, and the Saskatchewan Excel Program. Her national-level experience includes traveling with Football Canada and Canada Soccer as a team physiotherapist.

An athlete at heart, Michelle continues to stay active through running, soccer, basketball, golf, pickleball, and strength training. Her combined experience as both clinician and athlete allows her to understand the physical and mental demands of sport, and she is passionate about helping athletes restore movement, build resilience, and perform at their highest level.