Vekaash Arulrasan Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

St Albans, England, United Kingdom

Volunteer student working alongside experienced physiotherapists and athletic therapists with the academy U9’s - U16’s. Valuable experience working with a multidisciplinary team, collaborating to provide the highest quality of care for players. Shadowed assessment, rehabilitation and on-field response of academy players. Involved with exercise prescription, including injury specific rehabilitation aswell as pitch-based rehabilitation, incorporating my own personal playing experience from years of academy football. Involved with rehabilitation of ankle inversion/eversion sprains, hip injuries (gracilis/rectus femoris), knee synovitis, lower back pathologies, Osgood-Schlatter syndrome, concussions/seizures, etc.

Harrow, England, United Kingdom

Provided testing and education for acute injuries for athletes. Aided players with follow-up advice and exercise prescriptions for pain management as well as rehabilitation. Involved with ankle inversion sprains, ACL/meniscus injuries, tendinopathies (patellar, Achilles), shoulder dislocations, AC joint injuries and muscle sprains (hip flexors, hamstring).

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Worked along side experienced physiotherapists in providing subjective and objective assessments as well as treatment for patients with musculoskeletal injuries. Oversaw a personal caseload, working independently with patients post ACL/meniscal surgery, rotator cuff tears, lower back injuries with radiculopathies and a variety of other injuries. Responsible for prescribing rehabilitation exercises to supplement hands-on treatment. Treatment included manual therapy, soft tissue release and joint mobilization’s.

London Area, United Kingdom

Placement position at Lambeth and Maudsley psychiatric hospitals. Supported physical needs of service users admitted to acute psychiatric wards. Also involved in outpatient services for service users with persistent symptoms. Experience working with patients with complex mental health needs and supporting their efforts to recover from falls and mobility issues. Patients include those with severe mental illnesses such as paranoid schizophrenia, severe depression, dementia, autism, psychosis, etc. Also dealing with fatigue related conditions including chronic fatigue syndrome and fatigue related to long Covid and how physiotherapy interventions can be applied to treatment of said conditions. Involved in the initial assessment, diagnosis and management of these conditions.

Whitby, Ontario, Canada

Shadowed experienced physiotherapists and assisted in exercise prescription. Gained valuable knowledge and work experience in populations with musculoskeletal injuries (patello-femoral pain, inversion ankle sprain, rotator cuff repair).

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Door-to-door sales for a window cleaning company. Learned critical skills in sales, from experience of cold approaching homes. Responsible for sales of over $1000 per day. Sales required a charismatic and trustworthy approach, which led to the successes of the business and also client retention.

Whitby, Ontario, Canada

Server at Smash Kitchen and Bar, an upscale eating and drinks establishment. Built rapport quickly with clients, establishing an enjoyable atmosphere, helping improve their dining experiences. Maintained customer satisfaction amidst a stressful environment, multitasking and working multiple roles during 1 shift (bar, serving, food expo). Simultaneously responsible for taking orders, running food, clearing tables, seating guests, working the bar and taking payment.

Markham, Ontario

Encouraged the sales of Adidas products – joint at the top of sales per week on numerous occasions (i.e. sold over $2500 in 5-hour shifts) Operated and managed the cash register regularlyOrganized new inventory in the store-front and back-office Greeted customers and provided assistance on existing and future product offerings

Master Of Science - Ms, Physiotherapy

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Kinesiology

Bmos, Finance, General

Activities and Societies: Investment club, intramural soccer, Tamil Students Association member

High School Diploma, 86%

Activities and Societies: Captain of the Varsity Soccer team, top goal scorer league-wide, lead the team to winning the league Championship