Denise Maki
Registered Kinesiologist & Co-owner
BScKin, RKin
Denise is a Registered Kinesiologist licensed with the College of Kinesiologists of Ontario and is a graduate of the University of Waterloo Kinesiology program. She has over 25 years of experience in the field of rehabilitation. Prior to opening Kinnect to Wellness in 2011, she held positions in ability management, exercise prescription and intervention, pain management and functional assessment.
Denise has continued her education in the field of kinesiology and holds the following certifications; Stott trained Pilates Reformer, Bonefit (osteoporosis management program), Level 1 and 2 FMS (Functional Movement Systems), Level 1 of Building the Ultimate Back with Dr. Stu McGill, Level 1 and 2 of Athletic Sustainability and Functional Training with Dr. Craig Liebenson, Pilates for Neurological Conditions, and RockTape Taping.
Denise is passionate about solving movement based musculoskeletal imbalances and designing exercise programs to restore function. She is committed to the concept of “Exercise as Medicine” for rehabilitation and wellness programming. She enjoys movement and keeps herself active; hiking, skiing, biking, climbing and camping in the vast wilderness of Ontario.
Lyne Lemieux
Registered Physiotherapist & Co-owner
MHScPT, BSc, FCAMPT
Lyne is a CAMPT-certified physiotherapist specializing in orthopedics and sports injury rehabilitation. She is also the co-owner of Kinnect to Wellness. Lyne obtained her Masters’s degree in Physiotherapy form the University of Ottawa in 2009. She has devoted her career to understanding and treating musculoskeletal injuries and became a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Physiotherapy (CAMPT) in 2018.
In addition to her CAMPT certification, Lyne has also completed the following post-graduate training; Kinetacore: Functional Dry Needling, Shift: Concussion Management Program, A World of Hurt: Chronic Pain Management and Schroth Method: Conservative Scoliosis Management. Lyne is a firm advocate for educating her patients to empower them to understand their injury/condition, and therefore enable them to have successful outcomes for recovery.
Carlina D’Aoust-Messier
Registered Kinesiologist
BASc, CSEP-CPT
Carlina D’Aoust-Messier is a registered Kinesiologist licensed with the College of Kinesiologists of Ontario. She began her educational career at Algonquin College where she studied Fitness and Health Promotion, then continued her education by obtaining a Personal Training certification through the Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology (CSEP) in 2014. After working as a personal trainer for a short time she decided to complete a Bachelor of Arts and Science Degree in Kinesiology from the University of Guelph-Humber in 2017.
When Carlina is not at work outside the home, she works in the home raising her three children, staying active as a family in the many parks and trails in Sudbury. She even finds time exercise at the gym to work on her own fitness goals!