“For me occupational therapy is about helping people to experience and continue life during disability. It is about using function to help people recover from a loss, to restore hope and productivity, and to rebuild life around ability.”

Julie Entwistle, President

At Entwistle Health Solutions our vision is to help people who have serious physical, mental or emotional impairment(s) to rebuild their life around ability and to regain a level of functional independence within their maximum potential.

To help people with disabilities to reach their highest possible level of functional independence.

 

Julie Entwistle is a Registered Occupational Therapist who works in Southern Ontario providing a variety of occupational therapy services to individuals of all ages who have physical, emotional, cognitive or neurological disabilities. Her skills are utilized by insurers, case managers and lawyers alike in the auto insurance and disability insurance systems, and by individuals who wish to improve function at home, work or school.

Julie graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Studies and Gerontology, and from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Health Science Degree in Occupational Therapy. Since graduation she has been working in the private industry initially for rehabilitation companies as both a consultant and manager of occupational therapy divisions, and later as the sole proprietor of her own company.

Julie practices client-centered occupational therapy with enthusiasm, and her clients and colleagues appreciate her proactive and honest approach to rehabilitation. You will find her efficient, mature, and professional with exceptional verbal and written communication skills. Her areas of clinical experience and knowledge include working with individuals of all ages who have sustained a soft tissue, orthopaedic, spinal cord, brain injury and / or psychological disability as a result of a motor vehicle collision. Julie has special skills and interest in issues of accessibility and in home and vehicle modification. Julie has a full case load of clients who have sustained mainly catastrophic impairment.

Julie has also attended various courses on Leadership Skills, Chronic Pain, Return to Work Strategies, the Analysis of Low Speed Impacts, Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, and Insurance Reform. Julie has also completed presentations to insurers, lawyers, students, and colleagues on the role of occupational therapy in the auto insurance industry, on the Statutory Accident Benefit Schedule (SABS), on legislative changes, and on the assessment and treatment of individuals who have sustained injury following a motor vehicle accident. Julie is a Clinical Preceptor, Guest Lecturer, and Tutor at McMaster University in the Occupational Therapy Department. As a volunteer Julie has guest lectured at Chronic Pain Support Groups, for Charitable Conferences, at Cable 14 completing a Brain Injury Education Segment, as a facilitator in a Chronic Pain Book Study, and as a Karate Sensi for kids with disabilities.

Julie is a member in good standing of the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario (COTO), the Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists (OSOT), and is the previous executive director of the group Networking Occupational Therapists in the Auto Insurance Sector (NOTAS). Julie lives in the Hamilton region with her husband and four children.