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Christian Séguin and the Therapy Kit Project
By Molly Kett
hristian Séguin, with the Active
CSport Physiotherapy Clinic,
has been working on their new
Therapy Kit Project for the 2015
year. They have been offering a
free Sport-Specific Therapy First
Aid Kit, worth $60 per kit, to every
local competitive team and club.
Their plan was to reach as many
sport organizations in Cornwall as
possible. Their 2015 goal was to
donate 200-300 kits, which would
reach a community donation of
approximately $18,000. They have
already reached their goal.
Why was this initiative so
important to Séguin?
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“Probably because of my
background as a sports’ therapist, it
was important for me that all teams
were equipped to provide ongoing
care if an injury were to occur
during their sports events,” says
Séguin. “Essentially it was one way
for me to reach and to provide some
support, in my own little way, and
assist in providing the young with
the right equipment.”
Séguin and the Active Sport
Physiotherapy Clinic have reached
out to a wide variety of sports thus
far, including baseball, basketball,
soccer, hockey, lacrosse, curling,
rowing, figure skating, badminton,
pole vault, volleyball, gymnastics,
rugby, flag football, dance, martial
arts, and even boxing. he wasn’t as familiar with. He’s
hoping this idea of better protection
Séguin extended the offer to local
for young athletes who get injured
high schools and was able to provide
their travelling sports teams with kits will continue and he is also offering
over the summer and fall. “It’s one free athletic taping training and free
way also to standardize that all the concussion training.
right equipment was on site, because “What I’m hoping that’s going
the first aid kits for the different to happen is the teams that have
trainers can vary, and for me to be received the kits will want to
able to offer something complete, provide additional taping skill set
including taping equipment, proper to their kit or to get introduced to
bandaging, official respiration and concussion screening so that they
CPR material, so that everything are able to render optimal care to
would be there if the equipment their athletes,” says Séguin. “Just
were to be required,” says Séguin. to raise up the care level would be
exciting and that way all the kids
Séguin says it was also a way to
connect with local teams and get would be better protected or catered
to know people in the community; to. If I can offer to increase the level
of care then I’ll be happy.”
even learning about new sports