Mikaela SchubkegelRegistered Massage Therapist (RMT), Bachelor of Health Science (BHSc), and Master of Physical Therapy (MPT)
Mikaela is excited to be back in Kamloops with the DM Wellness team. After six years as a Registered Massage Therapist at Dimensional Massage Therapy, she left to complete her Master of Physical Therapy at UBC and is soon to become a registered physiotherapist. In the meantime, she continues to offer massage therapy and will transition primarily to physiotherapy once licensed.
Since becoming an RMT in 2014, Mikaela has enjoyed helping people find relief through hands-on care. Over time, she felt inspired to expand her skills through physiotherapy, allowing her to offer evidence-based, exercise-focused treatment alongside manual therapy. Her approach begins with a thorough assessment to understand the root of your issue. She then creates a plan based on your goals that combines exercise progressions with techniques such as gentle and deep tissue work, joint mobilizations, nerve-specific treatments (dermoneuromodulation), and occasionally visceral manipulation. This is supported by home-care strategies, aiming to empower patients as active partners in their healing.
Mikaela has a special interest in nerve conditions and chronic pain, an area she explored further during her physiotherapy practicums with WorkSafe’s PMMP program and at RIH’s inpatient neurological rehabilitation unit. She plans to continue her education in these areas. Her experience also includes supporting patients with everyday injuries and headaches, post-surgical recovery, workplace and motor vehicle injuries, and neurological conditions.
Whether this is your first time seeking care or you’re just looking for the right fit, Mikaela is passionate about helping you get back to what you love, ensuring pain doesn’t control your life.
Outside the clinic, Mikaela loves hiking and skiing with her husband, or spending time at the barn with her young horse, Teso.
