Karan Dev
I am a 29-year-old physical therapist currently working as the lead physiotherapist at the Douglas Mental Health Institute. My career began in 2014 as a certified private gym coach while completing my studies in physiotherapy at McGill University, where I built a clientele that cared about their physical and mental well-being. Once I completed my studies, I started working as a physiotherapist at a private clinic specializing in musculoskeletal pain and workplace injuries (2017-2018).
Always driven by new challenges, I got the opportunity to work in mental health as the lead physiotherapist at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute.
People ask me all the time, “Why psychiatry? What does a physio do in psychiatry? Aren’t you afraid?” I always tell them, “They are human beings just like you and me!”
My experience in mental health made me realize the importance of using a holistic approach in order to treat my patients’ physical pain and to improve their mobility, autonomy, and quality of life. It is certainly challenging but also very rewarding!