Meet The Team
Clinical Director
Leon Chung, RMT
Leon chose to become an RMT, in the hopes of being able to help others achieve optimal health. He acquired his RMT license upon graduation from Vancouver Career College. He was inspired to go into this field while working as a trainer and listening to his clients and people around him talk about their chronic injuries. He is very passionate in terms of maintaining quality health. He believes postural correction and proper exercise mechanics can help improves one’s overall health. Living a healthy active lifestyle himself lead him to want to work with patients who have sports related injuries. His goals are to help patients achieve this with a proper assessment and treatment plan followed by a tailored home care regimen. Leon has worked with aiding others in their rehabilitation process through his experience as a trainer.
Prior to becoming a massage therapist, he has worked as a trainer to help improve the physical condition of LPGA professional golfers and baseball players. He has a lot of experience as a semi-professional athlete in Korea, and has continued his interests in sports in the U.S. and Canada. In his spare time, Leon enjoys playing golf with his friends, spending time and exploring Vancouver’s food culture.
Kinesiology / Active Rehab
Xiaoyong Ted Zhu, BCAK member
Ted graduated with his Bachelor of Human Kinetics in Kinesiology from Trinity Western University and has a certificate of personal training license from National Strength and Conditioning Association. He enjoys expanding his practical skills and knowledge by constantly learning new treatment methods and techniques to further benefit his clients. He enjoys prescribing and directing specific exercise programs in the pursuit of helping a client reach their goals. He believes in constantly learning and bettering himself so aspires to learn about new treatment methods and philosophies to further aid his clients.
Kinesiology / Active Rehab
Edmar Canlas, BCAK member
Edmar is passionate about both health and physical activity & pursuing Kinesiology satisfied both passions. He helped individuals recover from their injury so that they can get back to doing the things they love to do a lot sooner. He will help you prevent and rehabilitate your injuries and illnesses through appropriate exercise prescription. As well, he will help you improve your physical performance at work, in the activities of your daily life, and performance in sports.
He likes to create an environment where individuals are understood, motivated, and empowered. He has vast experience working with many individuals from people with physical disabilities, to individuals in both rehabilitation and hospital settings. Currently, he also helps older adults suffering from chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, etc. improve their overall health.
Edmar loves to improve himself professionally and personally such as learning new treatments methods.
Registered Acupuncturist
Andy Chien
Andy is a registered acupuncturist of CTCMA. He graduated from the PCU College of Holistic Medicine’s
Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner program. Fluent both in Mandarin and English, his treatment
helps patients feel relief from pain and imbalance of the body. He continues to learn new techniques and improves his knowledge in the field.
Andy also has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of British Columbia. While working as a lab technician, he was also an onsite first aid attendant for 3+ years where he acquired a passion for helping patients recover from injury by providing patient-centered treatments.
Registered Acupuncturist
Joonsoo Lee
Joonsoo is a registered acupuncturist in Traditional Chinese Medicine of CTCMA & Doctor in China. He obtained bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Changchun China Traditional Chinese Medicine University, specializing in chronic pain relief.
Joonsoo is a registered BC Acupuncturist and has treated patients in gastroenterology, respiratory system, neuropsychiatry, etc. for over 20 years. Joonsoo has successfully built his career as an acupuncturist in China and BC gaining lots of fame, and finally, he is with Life Balance Wellness to serve patients with his professional skills and passion. He is fluent in Korean and Mandarin.
His goal is to provide the best customized treatment to each patient and achieve excellent outcomes for all.
Chiropractor
Dr. Fez Moussavi, CSCS, TSCA-F
Dr. Fez’s chiropractic philosophy has roots in the principle of no pain, MORE gain. His treatments consider how the whole body is connected, and that the body compensates for imbalances. His treatment strategy is to find the source of the pain, and apply very specific adjustments in needed areas to relieve discomfort. He treats all conditions and fitness levels across the life span, from children to athletes to seniors.
Dr. Fez started his journey in body healing with a Bachelor’s in Biomedical Physiology from SFU. He was a kinesiologist for four years, simultaneously working at a physiotherapy clinic and running his own successful business (Kinex Active Rehab). Interested in advancing his scope of practice, he graduated with honours from the Doctor of Chiropractic program at Northwestern Health Sciences University in Minnesota. Dr. Fez is also a professional member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), and Is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist as well as Tactical Strength and Conditioning Facilitator. He has attained over 30 certifications in manual therapy and exercise prescription. He synthesizes his credentials to provide immediate pain relief, optimize recovery, and enhance performance, allowing people to live life to its full potential.
Registered Massage Therapist
Wilson Hsu
Wilson has experience in massage treatment since 2003 and became a RMT in 2022.
Wilson has a strong medical background and many years of clinical experience.
Wilson is specializing in pain management, nerve pain / discomfort, and relaxation.
Registered Massage Therapist
Hyeryeon Leanne Hwang
Hyeryeon graduated from Vancouver Career College. Throughout her education, she quickly developed a passion for learning and understanding the complexity of the human body. Previously she has worked as
a non-registered massage therapist for 4 years in Korea, Australia and Canada. The experience of meeting patients in the healthcare industry and two years of high-quality educaion made her better understand of patients’ conditions and help them effectively.
She believes that patients’ active intervention in treatment is important. Hyeryeon will make a treatment plan reflecting the patient’s opinions, suggest remedial exercise after treatment, and encourage them to abandon bad habits that ruin body alignment.
Registered Physiotherapist
Christopher Wong, MPhty, ACC, CGIMS
Chris completed his Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology at Simon Fraser University in 2007 and continued his education at the University of Sydney in Australia by completing his Masters in Physiotherapy in 2011. He was recently awarded Best Acupuncture by the Burnaby Now A-List for 2021.
He has 10+ years of experience working in private physiotherapy clinics in the Metro Vancouver area and is well versed with covering a wide range of acute and chronic conditions which include post-operative surgeries, chronic myofascial syndromes, motor vehicle related injuries, sports injuries and workplace injuries.
Chris utilizes Gunn IMS dry needling, which can assist individuals with restoring dysfunction in patients with chronic nagging issues that do not seem to improve, even with exercises. As well, Chris has completed his acupuncture certification with Acupuncture Canada and is certified to provide medical acupuncture to help treat his patients’ various symptoms. He also completed the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) certification course which helps him thoroughly assess and treat patients with a wide range of muscle and joint injuries.
In his spare time, Chris likes to play basketball, hockey, and go snowboarding. He also enjoys travelling and camping with his wife and 3 young kids.
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