Linda-joy Lee PhD, BSc, FCAMPT, MCPA, MAPA

Dr. Linda-Joy (LJ) Lee is recognized internationally as a skilled Educator, Clinician & Researcher. She is the creator of ConnectTherapy and the innovative Thoracic Ring Approach, to assess and train the integrated function of the thoracic spine-ribcage complex. Through her Education Company (Dr. Linda-Joy Lee International/LJLI), LJ teaches courses based on her models around the globe.

Inspired by Connectedness throughout the body, LJ is known for her unique way of looking at total body function, integrating specific manual assessment into functional, meaningful task assessment, and retraining optimal strategies for movement and performance with prescriptive exercise programs. Finding the Driver and Meaningful Task Analysis are key developments from LJ’s Thoracic Ring Approach that became part of The Integrated Systems Model (ISM, Lee & Lee), and LJ’s ConnectTherapy model.

In addition to mentoring her clinical team and treating patients at her clinic (Synergy Physiotherapy located in North Vancouver, Canada), LJ is an Associate Editor for the BJSM, an Honorary Senior Fellow at The University of Melbourne, and an Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct) at McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada). She completed her PhD on Motor Control & Kinematics of the Thorax at The University of Queensland.