Kirstin Tudin, Owner, MPT, CHT

Kirstin is a long standing member of the Ottawa South community. After growing up in the area, she completed a Bachelor of Science with honours in Human Kinetics from the University of Ottawa before going on to complete a Master’s of Physical Therapy from the University of Western Ontario. She started her career in the London area, working under a Hand Therapist, which ignited her passion for helping people recover from their upper extremity injuries. With almost two decades of experience, she has worked primarily in outpatient orthopedic settings. In 2019, she opened hulo physio Wanting to offer quality one-on-one care. In order to provide her clients the best outcomes possible, she continues to stay up to date with the latest research, reading articles and attending conferences and has continued to take several advanced courses in manual therapy, taping, acupuncture, and myofascial release. She additionally completed a one year university program in Philadelphia, where she received a post graduate Advanced Practice Certificate in Hand and Upper Quarter Rehabilitation from Drexel University. Since then, she has met the rigorous requirements and passed the examination to become a Certified Hand Therapist. Kirstin has great experience, is very knowledgeable, and is ready to help you with any of your upper extremity injuries. If she is unable to, she will certainly be able to help point you in the right direction.

Nevinn Becker, mPT

Nevinn is originally from Southwestern Ontario where he grew up on a farm. He completed a Bachelor of Science in Human Kinetics at the University of Guelph before completing a Masters in Physical Therapy from the University of Western Ontario.  During his studies, Nevinn garnered a special interest in the upper limb while completing a rotation at a hand clinic in Cambridge where he later continued to practice before relocating to the Ottawa area and joining the team at HULO Physio in 2024.

Nevinn believes in treating with evidence informed approach and takes special care to listen to his clients and fully explain his treatment rationale before providing any treatment. After a comprehensive assessment, his clients can expect individualized guidance through customized exercises, manual therapy, taping, dry needling, and/or other load management strategies.

Alexandra Desilets, RMT

Alexandra was Born and raised in the Ottawa area. she received her first diploma in Fitness and health promotion at Algonquin College in 2016. Her passion for movement and injury prevention lead her to pursue further education in the Intensive Massage therapy Program at Algonquin College, where she received her second diploma in 2020. During Alex’s schooling she acquired experience treating varsity athletes, sports injuries, prenatal, clients suffering with chronic pain or acute injuries, and helping clients with general physical discomforts.

After playing competitive soccer for 10 years and experiencing injuries requiring surgery and rehabilitation She was motivated to learn more about health, fitness and rehabilitation, in order to get back into being able to participate in things that she loves doing. This has now led Alex to be able to enjoy a variety of outdoor activities, from downhill skiing, snow shoeing and snowmobiling in the winter, to water skiing, hiking, and kayaking in the summer. She believes it is important to incorporate exercise; strength training and mobility movement into her treatment plans to help better her clients into returning what they love to do most.