Ascend Health was founded by Joe Yetman in 2023. Joe was born and raised in St. John’s, Newfoundland. He graduated from Memorial University with a Bachelor of Kinesiology (Honours) in 2016. He then went on to pursue a Masters of Science Physiotherapy, from Dalhousie University graduating in 2018. Since then, Joe has been working as a private practice physiotherapist in St. John’s.

In addition to being a physiotherapist, Joe is a certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist with high-performance specialization through the Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology and is one of only a few physiotherapists in Newfoundland with this designation.

Joe’s clinical focus is musculoskeletal injury rehabilitation and concussion management. He is committed to determining the underlying factors to an injury and applies the most evidence- based patient-centered approach to treatment.

Joe is committed to determining the underlying factors to an injury, and applies the most evidence-based patient-centered approach to treatment clinical focus is in treating musculoskeletal injury and concussion management. He has advanced training in manual/manipulative therapy, soft tissue techniques, concussion management acupuncture and dry needling. Outside of the clinic, Joe volunteers as the head therapist and team trainer for the East Coast Blizzard U18 AAA hockey team.