Nicole Hart (she/her)
Registered Physiotherapist and Certified Hand Therapist
Nicole is a Certified Hand Therapist with over 20 years of physiotherapy experience. She obtained her Bachelor of Human Kinetics in Exercise Science from the University of British Columbia in 2001, and went on to receive a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of British Columbia in 2005. Since 2006, Nicole has worked in private practice in Victoria, specializing in upper extremity rehabilitation. Nicole is an active member in the hand therapy community both locally and nationally, serving as Treasurer with the Canadian Society of Hand Therapists (CSHT) and participating annually in the BC Hand Society Conference and CSHT Conferences.
Nicole founded Active Recovery in 2017 with the goal of providing exemplary care to all her clients with Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist and Hand injuries. Since then, the clinic has expanded to include other Certified Hand Therapists, Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists with specialization in hand therapy that share her philosophy of providing excellent clinical care with an active approach to rehabilitation. Nicole continues to mentor the team at Active Recovery to provide excellence in care and the latest in hand therapy techniques and splinting. She enjoys teaching and mentoring and regularly invites OT/PT students and practitioners keen to learn about hand therapy to shadow and learn at the clinic.
Nicole loves building strong therapeutic relationships with her clients, providing them the education, splints, treatment and home exercises they need after an injury or surgery to return to what they love doing. She believes her clients deserve to be well-informed about their injuries and empowered with treatments they can use to help themselves heal and strengthen. Nicole’s clients appreciate the detailed assessment and treatment planning, informative education, attention to detail in their custom splints, and personalized home exercise programs she provides.
When she’s not in the clinic, Nicole is often still working on the business or she's reading, drinking coffee, playing board games, weight training, or spending time outdoors with her husband, teens and puppy.
Trained at
Bachelor of Human Kinetics in Exercise Science · Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy
Member of
University of British Columbia · Physiotherapist Association of British Columbia · Canadian Society of Hand Therapists · American Society of Hand Therapists
Hand Therapy Assessment **Short Reassessment for Only**
Returning clients: Please book this appointment if you have seen Nicole Hart, PT, CHT previously for this same injury, have a single area of injury you are looking to quickly reassess and have a…
$13025 min
Hand Therapy Assessment **Referred by Community Physician or Health Practitioner for Splinting**
Please select this appointment for a hand therapy assessment with Nicole Hart, PT, CHT requiring splinting if you have not recently had surgery and have been referred by a community physician or…
$19540 min
Hand Therapy Non-Surgical Assessment **Referred by Hand Surgeon or Specialist**
Please select this appointment for a hand therapy assessment with Nicole Hart, PT, CHT if you have not recently had surgery and have been referred by one of our local hand surgeons. For additional…
$19540 min
Session - Certified Hand Therapist Consultation
Please book this appointment prior to any in person assessment with Nicole Hart, PT, CHT. This session is appropriate for injuries and conditions of the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand. For this…
$19530 min
Hand Therapy Assessment **Surgical Assessment Only**
Please select this appointment for assessment following your hand or wrist surgery with Nicole Hart, PT, CHT. Please note that if the full 60 minutes is not required we will shorten your appointment…
$22050 min
Physiotherapy Assessment - Only
Physiotherapy assessment of injuries or conditions of the shoulder, spine (neck or back), pelvis, hip, lower extremity (knee, ankle, or foot) if it has been longer than 3 months since your last…
$22050 min
Been before
Hand Therapy
This appointment is for Nicole Hart, PT, CHT's *current clients* requiring a 20 minute subsequent session. Please select a 30 or 45 minute session length if you have complex or bilateral conditions…
3 options
$90–$195· 15–40 minFrom $90 to $195 for 15–40 min — the cheapest and the dearest physiotherapy appointments this clinic charges for.
Session - Hand Therapy
Please select this treatment if you are a current client requiring an online hand therapy subsequent session for your elbow, wrist or hand. In online sessions, our therapists can discuss your injury…
$9020 min
Physiotherapy
3 options
$130–$195· 25–40 minFrom $130 to $195 for 25–40 min — the cheapest and the dearest physiotherapy appointments this clinic charges for.
Session - Physiotherapy
Please select this treatment if you are a current client requiring a virtual physiotherapy follow-up for your neck, shoulder, back, pelvis, hip, knee ankle or foot. In online sessions, our therapists…
