Etienne Turcotte – Physiotherapist | Trois-Rivières, QC

Etienne Turcotte is a dedicated Physiothérapeute. Practicing at Physiothérapie Étienne Turcotte in Trois-Rivières, QC, Etienne is committed to high-quality, patient-centered care aligning with Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec (OPPQ) standards. With a focus on addressing a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions, Etienne provides assessment, treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation for issues involving muscles, joints, bones, tendons, and ligaments. His approach includes managing acute injuries such as sprains and strains, as well as chronic pain conditions, arthritis, and post-operative recovery. Etienne also specializes in the assessment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries, working with athletes of all levels—from recreational participants to elite competitors—helping them return safely to their sport, optimize performance, and prevent future injuries.

Etienne completed his degree in Physiotherapy and has accumulated clinical experience that reinforces his commitment to evidence-based practice. He continually updates his skills through ongoing professional development, with particular interests in Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy and Sports Physiotherapy. This dedication ensures that his treatment strategies are current, effective, and tailored to each patient’s unique needs. His comprehensive approach emphasizes restoring function, reducing pain, and promoting overall wellness, whether working with older children, adolescents, adults, or seniors.

Guided by a philosophy of evidence-based practice and continuous learning, Etienne adopts a patient-centered approach by actively involving individuals in their treatment planning and goal setting. He believes in empowering his patients through education and personalized care strategies. Etienne is fluent in English and French, allowing him to effectively communicate and connect with a diverse patient population, ensuring clarity and comfort throughout the treatment process.

Etienne Turcotte provides skilled physiotherapy care for a variety of conditions, including but not limited to:

Post Surgical

• Post-Spinal Surgery Rehabilitation (e.g., Discectomy, Laminectomy, Fusion - with surgeon clearance): Restoring spinal function, core stability, and body mechanics post-operatively, ensuring a safe progression back to work, hobbies, and an active lifestyle.
• Post-Knee Replacement Rehabilitation (Total or Partial Knee Arthroplasty - TKA/PKA): The crucial rehabilitation phase following total or partial knee replacement surgery, with physiotherapy focusing on restoring range of motion, building strength, improving balance, managing pain and swelling, and enabling functional mobility (e.g., walking, stairs, getting in/out of a car).
• Post-Fracture Fixation Surgery Rehabilitation (e.g., ORIF): Helping you manage pain, improve scar mobility, and regain optimal strength and range of motion in a limb following fracture fixation surgery.

Back Neck Pain

• Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD): A range of neck and related symptoms including pain, stiffness, headaches, dizziness, and sometimes arm pain or cognitive difficulties, following a rapid acceleration-deceleration injury to the neck, most typically from a motor vehicle accident.
• Postural Back/Neck Pain: Discomfort, aching, stiffness, or muscle fatigue in the back or neck arising from sustained or awkward postures during daily activities, prolonged work (e.g., desk work, computer use), or sleep.
• Spinal Stenosis Symptoms: Often age-related changes leading to pressure on the spinal cord or nerve roots, causing pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness in the legs with walking (neurogenic claudication in lumbar stenosis) or in the arms/hands (cervical stenosis).

Joint Pain

• Tendinopathy/Tendonitis (e.g., Achilles, Patellar, Rotator Cuff, Tennis/Golfer's Elbow): Inflammation (tendinitis) or, more commonly, degeneration (tendinosis/tendinopathy) of tendons, leading to localized pain that typically worsens with activity or loading of the tendon.
• Osteoarthritis (Knee, Hip, Spine, Hands, Other Joints): A degenerative joint disease characterized by the breakdown of cartilage and underlying bone, leading to pain, stiffness, swelling, and reduced mobility in affected joints like the knees, hips, spine, or hands.

This list offers examples of conditions commonly addressed. If your specific concern isn't listed, please contact the clinic. Etienne can assess your needs.

• Interferential Current (IFC) / TENS Therapy: Utilizing targeted electrical currents to help alleviate pain, manage discomfort, and support healing in conjunction with other physiotherapy interventions.
• Neural Mobilization Techniques (Nerve Gliding): Specialized manual techniques aimed at restoring normal movement and function to peripheral nerves that may be compressed, adhered, or under tension.
• Muscle Energy Techniques (MET): A form of manual therapy that actively involves you in your treatment, utilizing your body's muscular effort to achieve specific therapeutic effects on restricted joints and shortened soft tissues.
• Therapeutic Ultrasound Application: Using therapeutic ultrasound as an adjunct treatment to help reduce pain, decrease inflammation, break down scar tissue, and accelerate the repair of injured soft tissues.
• Manual Therapy (Joint Mobilization & Manipulation): Skilled hands-on techniques, including gentle joint mobilizations (smooth, rhythmic movements) and, where appropriate and authorized, joint manipulations (quick, precise thrusts) to restore optimal movement, reduce pain, and improve joint function.
• Soft Tissue Mobilization & Release Techniques: Application of skilled soft tissue techniques to manage pain, stiffness, and improve function in muscles, tendons, ligaments, and fascia.

Note: This list highlights some key services offered by Etienne. For a full list or to discuss your specific needs, please contact the clinic.

All services are provided in accordance with standards set by the Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec (OPPQ).

At Physiothérapie Étienne Turcotte, physiotherapy is focused on helping individuals like you achieve significant improvements in health and daily activities. Etienne frequently helps patients work towards goals such as:

• Many patients have found lasting relief from one leg feeling shorter than the other, causing hip or back pain and achieved learning specific exercises that provide ongoing relief and maintain their progress under the skilled care of Etienne. This renewed physical ability often allows them to re-engage with beloved activities such as engaging in detailed crafting, sewing, or knitting hobbies for hours with a new lease on life.
• Patients often come to Etienne feeling defeated by post-operative stiffness and weakness that's slowing down my recovery. With a supportive and targeted physiotherapy approach, achieving a significantly reduced risk of falling, enhancing safety and independence and resuming enduring your daily commute, whether driving or on public transit, without stiffness becomes a realistic and attainable goal.
• It's truly rewarding for Etienne to witness patients conquer frequent headaches that seem to start from tension in my neck or shoulders and experience enhanced recovery from post-surgical procedures with fewer complications. A tailored approach to physiotherapy, focusing on your specific needs, can make a significant difference in your ability to participate in cycling longer distances with your cycling club again.

Your personalized physiotherapy plan, developed with Etienne, will be designed to help you reach your specific functional and wellness objectives.

Située dans le secteur est de Cap-de-la-Madeleine à Trois-Rivières, la pratique d'Etienne, Physiothérapie Étienne Turcotte, se trouve dans une clinique privée facilement accessible. La clinique est à proximité de l'Amphithéâtre Cogeco, un point de repère reconnu dans la région, et est aisément accessible via la Société de transport de Trois-Rivières (STTR). Notre établissement offre un environnement accueillant et professionnel, conçu pour assurer le confort et la commodité de tous les patients. Notre clinique est accessible en fauteuil roulant. Le stationnement dans la rue et les parkings payants à proximité offrent des options pratiques pour les visiteurs.

Is there parking available at or near Physiothérapie Étienne Turcotte?

Oui, il y a un nombre suffisant de places de stationnement gratuites disponibles directement devant et à côté de notre bâtiment. Recherchez les places réservées aux patients.

What should I expect during my first physiotherapy appointment?

Votre première séance de physiothérapie consiste en une évaluation complète. Votre Physiothérapeute commencera par discuter de votre histoire médicale, des détails de vos symptômes ou blessure actuels, de vos préoccupations, et de vos objectifs. Cela sera suivi d’un examen physique approfondi, incluant l’évaluation de votre amplitude de mouvement, force, posture, équilibre et de tests spécifiques liés à votre condition. Sur la base de ces résultats, votre thérapeute vous donnera une impression clinique ou un diagnostic, discutera d’un plan de traitement personnalisé, et commencera souvent un traitement initial ou vous fournira de l’éducation et un programme d’exercices à domicile.

Does Physiothérapie Étienne Turcotte offer direct billing to private insurance companies?

Oui, notre clinique offre la facturation directe pour la plupart des principales compagnies d’assurances privées telles que Sun Life, Manulife, Canada Life, Green Shield, Blue Cross, etc. Veuillez apporter votre carte d’assurance et les détails de votre police. Sinon, nous fournissons des reçus officiels détaillés que vous pouvez soumettre à votre assureur pour remboursement selon votre plan. Il est conseillé de vérifier auprès de votre assureur la couverture spécifique, y compris les plafonds annuels, limites par visite, ou la franchise, car ces plans varient considérablement. Vous êtes responsable de toute portion non couverte par votre assurance.

Is physiotherapy covered by the Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ) in QC?

En général, la RAMQ ne couvre pas les services de physiothérapie effectués dans des cliniques privées. La prise en charge est généralement limitée aux soins dans les hôpitaux publics ou les CLSC, sous certaines conditions. La plupart des patients doivent payer de leur poche ou utiliser une assurance privée. Il est important de vérifier votre admissibilité spécifique auprès de la RAMQ et de consulter votre régime d’assurance complémentaire, car plusieurs plans offrent une couverture substantielle pour les soins en clinique privée.

Is there anything specific I should bring to my first physiotherapy appointment?

Il est utile d'apporter votre carte d'assurance maladie, toute lettre de référence d’un autre professionnel de la santé si vous en avez reçu une, ainsi que tout rapport ou image de tests médicaux pertinents (radiographies, IRM, etc.) liés à votre condition. Si vous avez une couverture d’assurance privée pour la physiothérapie, n’oubliez pas d’apporter votre carte d’assurance ou vos détails de police. Une tenue confortable permettant une mobilité facile lors de l’évaluation est également recommandée.

Do I need a doctor’s referral to see a Physiothérapeute in QC?

Au Québec, il est généralement possible de consulter un Physiothérapeute directement, sans ordonnance médicale, grâce au concept d’accès direct. Cependant, certains régimes d’assurance privée ou extensions de soins peuvent exiger une référence pour le remboursement. Il est fortement conseillé de vérifier auprès de votre assureur pour connaître leurs exigences spécifiques avant la première visite.

What is the difference between a Physiotherapist (Physiothérapeute) and a Physiotherapy Technologist (Technologue en physiothérapie) in Quebec?

En Québec, un Physiothérapeute détient une maîtrise universitaire en physiothérapie et est un professionnel de la santé autonome, habilité à effectuer des évaluations, établir des diagnostics, créer et ajuster des plans de traitement, et appliquer une large gamme d’interventions thérapeutiques. Le Technologue en physiothérapie, quant à lui, possède un diplôme d’études collégiales (CEGEP) en technologie de physiothérapie. Il travaille sous la supervision ou selon un plan établi par un physiothérapeute ou un médecin, en appliquant des modalités de traitement prescrites, en guidant les patients dans leurs exercices, et en surveillant leur progression, mais il ne peut pas diagnostiquer ni établir de plans de traitement de façon indépendante. Les deux professions sont réglementées par l’Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec (OPPQ).

Physiothérapie Étienne Turcotte
716, Rue Berlinguet
Trois-Rivières, QC G8T 2G8

Phone: (819) 909-3525

Etienne Turcotte is regulated by the Code des professions and Professional Integration Arrangement for physiotherapists in QC and is a member of the Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec (OPPQ).

Registration can be verified with the Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec (OPPQ).

Always consult with your primary healthcare provider before starting any new treatment program.