ASSOCIATE SINCE 2023

Heather Howe is a 1994 graduate of McGill University’s Physical Therapy program in Montreal, Canada, and a member in good standing with the College of Physiotherapists of New Brunswick since 1995. After graduating, Heather returned to her home province of New Brunswick and began working as a Physiotherapist for the Workers Rehabilitation Center treating adults with injuries sustained while on the job, ranging from trauma and amputations to complex regional pain syndrome and repetitive strain injuries. After several years of treating the injured worker, Heather moved into the role of Case Manager for the compensation system actively managing 80 to 100 claims at any given time. In 2004, Heather decided to make the move to private practicein the field of disability management and held several positions from Clinician and Educator to Manager of Clinical Services. Heather’s area of expertise as a clinician was in the delivery of functional capacity evaluations followed by a workplace accommodation and educating employers on their duty to accommodate both short term and long term.

In July of 2020, Heather completed a certification as a Canadian Life Care Planner through the International Commission on Health Care Certification (ICHCC) in 2020, having met the standards put forth by the commission. In 2023, she became a member of the Certified Life Care Planer’s Board of Commissioners for the ICHCC. Heather has experience in the preparation of future cost of care reports for individuals with chronic pain, amputation and various sequelae resulting from injury. We are thrilled to have Heather join our team of Associates.

Curriculum Vitae available on request.