Specialties
Movement Medicine is a Naturopathic Sports Medicine Clinic run out of Primal Movement, which is located in Toronto's Leslieville neighbourhood. Teresa Ambra is the primary Naturopathic Doctor who is the owner and founder of Movement Medicine. She has a unique approach, with a special interest in active individuals to elite athletes. She offers many services such as clinical and sport specific nutrition and supplementation, lifestyle counselling, botanical medicine, acupuncture, spinal manipulation, specialized lab testing, and many sport-specific therapies. Increase your functional health-span today!
History
Established in 2015.
Teresa Ambra BPHE (High Hons.), ND is a naturopathic doctor who is recognized for her special interest and work with active individuals to elite athletes. Her general approach focuses on maximizing overall health and wellness, which inevitably affects her patients' performance. Specifically, identification, prevention and treatment of sports injuries through the use of individualized sport nutrition, sport therapies and customized training programs, are the core of Teresa's practice.
Meet the Business Owner: Teresa A.
Teresa blends modern scientific knowledge with traditional and natural forms of medicine. By maintaining a constant knowledge of the latest and advanced scientific research, she is able to confidently prescribe specific individualized treatment plans that will be most effective for her patients. By treating the whole individual, and not just disease and dysfunction, Teresa can establish long-term health benefits.
After graduating with High Honours in the Physical Education and Health, Kinesiology and Exercise Science program at The University of Toronto, Teresa went on to complete a four-year medical program in Naturopathic Medicine at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM). During her time at CCNM, Teresa treated patients at the Robert Schad Naturopathic Clinic and was chosen for a position in the Sports Medicine specialty program, as well as concurrently working on general naturopathic medical shifts.