Shilpa Kumar, Physiotherapist
Christine MacSween, Physiotherapist
  • Pelvic Health & Orthopaedic Physiotherapist

    Shilpa is passionate about helping women and men in their journey towards achieving their health and wellness goals. She has received continued training in Endometriosis rehabilitation, pelvic floor rehabilitation, persistent pain management and lactation support.

    Shilpa has special interest in working with clients with pelvic pain conditions, pain with physical intimacy, pelvic organ prolapse, incontinence and constipation. She loves working with clients through their journey around pregnancy and postpartum supporting them in the prenatal period with management of pregnancy related pelvic pain, preparation for labour and delivery along with support with postpartum recovery and safe return to activities. She provides support for moms and infants with breastfeeding concerns and torticollis.

    She has 15+ years of experience working with clients with Orthopedic conditions such as low back pain, shoulder pain, arthritic conditions, hypermobility and sports injuries. Her practice revolves around integrating Orthopedic and pelvic health rehabilitation principles to facilitate a whole person approach to rehabilitation.

    Her focus is on providing a safe space for clients to tell their story, understand the root cause of their problem, learn about their body and take an active role in their treatment plan. She incorporates trauma informed care in her practice and believes in empowering clients with education, manual therapy, movement-based strategies and self help techniques for their health.

    Outside clinic, Shilpa is a mom and enjoys spending quality time with her family. Her motto is living life to the fullest by maintaining a healthy balance of the body, mind and soul.

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  • Physiotherapist & Clinic Director

    Christine took a different path to physiotherapy that has provided a broad foundation and many opportunities to develop her skills. She received a Bachelor of Arts Joint Major with Distinction in Religious Studies and Economics from St. Francis Xavier University and completed courses in Kinesiology with a focus in biomechanics at the University of Calgary. Christine has been a yoga teacher since 2011, and it was through a desire to provide better care and to expand her scope of practice that Christine chose to obtain a Master of Science in Physical Therapy at the University of Alberta.

    Over the years, Christine has received training in movement modalities such as Restorative Exercise (Nutritious Movement®), Restore Your Core® and numerous workshops and trainings within the yoga community.

    Christine trained at the Alberta Children’s Hospital where she was mentored in infant physiotherapy for torticollis, head shape and development before mentoring with Mercedes at Vida Health & Wellness in breastfeeding support and pelvic health.

    Christine has taken continued education in pelvic health, chronic pain, cancer and gastrointestinal diagnoses and treatment. She has also taken the Ehlers-Danlos Society ECHO program for Allied Health Professionals.

    Her prior education in Religious Studies, Economics, and Kinesiology prepared her to look at PT and pelvic health in a larger context of culture, society, belief and perspectives of the human body. She provides a safe space for people to learn about their bodies and health while seeking to understand and help them begin or get back to the activities that are meaningful to them.

    Outside her clinical roles, Christine is a watercolour artist, poet, enjoys tea with friends, and loves to walk the paths of Calgary and the surrounding area. She is a storyteller at heart, whether with pen or paintbrush and loves getting to know her patient’s stories.

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  • Clinic Administrator

    Catharine is your first point of contact with the clinic and you will often see her smiling face around mid-day.

    Catharine is a proud new grandmother! She is a lover of yoga, pottery, and of course her dog, Shanti.

A thank you to our Founder


Mercedes Eustergerling Physiotherapist, IBCLC

Vida Health & Wellness was founded in 2017 by Mercedes Eustergerling and her passion for providing health care to people with complex health needs who are often left out by the system. She built the foundation and provided mentorship for Christine and Shilpa to learn and provide care within this model of individualized, research-informed care. She values the human first, both professionals and patients, and we will continue this legacy moving forward.

Although Mercedes is no longer seeing patients, she teaches fellow physiotherapists and allied health professionals across Canada and Internationally with her courses on Physiotherapy for Breastfeeding - Maternal and Infant Factors.