LITTLE CHRIS

1980s

Christina was born in Edmonton, Canada to a loving mum, dad, and two brothers. She dreamed of one day becoming a super hero.

TEEN CHRIS

1990s

After hanging up her cape and retiring from crime fighting, Christina decided the next big step was to be a professional soccer player.

PANDA CHRIS

2007-2010

Okay, so Christina didn't come close to making it to the pros but she did play for the University of Alberta Pandas Soccer team and graduated with a BSc in Kinesiology in 2008.

PHYSIO CHRIS

2011-PRESENT

Christina put her sport injury experiences to use and pursued her (third) dream job of being a physiotherapist. In 2011, she collected her MSc in Physical Therapy and has been working ever since.

ACL

CHRIS

2017

After years of primarily treating individuals with ACL injuries, Christina ruptured her own ACL playing soccer - the irony! She rehabbed without surgery and is back to lifting, hockey, and snowboarding!

PHD

CHRIS

2017-PRESENT

Treating patients with knee or ACL injuries and going through her own ACL journey inspired Christina to start her PhD. She wants to understand how health-related quality of life changes after a knee injury.