'You just adapt': Sask. physiotherapist keeping Canadian women's Olympic basketball squad healthy

2021-06-16

'You just adapt': Sask. physiotherapist keeping Canadian women's Olympic basketball squad healthy

by Jason Warick · CBC News

The Canadian women's basketball team has just completed a perfect four-win sweep of opponents in the opening round of the FIBA Women's Americup under coach Lisa Thomaidis.

The squad has steadily risen to fourth in the world rankings, but Thomaidis isn't the only Saskatoon product responsible for the team's success.

As the team prepares for next month's Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Saskatoon physiotherapist Rhonda Shishkin is helping the injured athletes heal and ensuring the healthy ones stay that way.

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