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Our Director - About Natan Gendelman
A born healer: The early years
Natan Gendelman was born to heal. As a child in Tallin in the former Soviet Union, he spent hours playing with his favourite toy: a make-believe doctor’s kit. But while he dreamt about becoming a doctor, Natan was developing as an athlete. By the mid-1980s he had become an elite boxer and a member of the National Team of the Russian Federation. He also earned a diploma as a physical therapy instructor from the College of Physical Culture and Sports in St. Petersburg. Shortly after he was conscripted into the Russian Army, which sent him to fight in Afghanistan.
Discovering manual manipulation and ancient herbal remedies
Two years later, Natan was discharged with serious injuries and told by army doctors he would need a cane for life. But a friend took him near the Chinese border to a Dungan village, where the residents practice an ancient type of medicine using manual manipulations and herbal recipes. Under the care of his Dungan friend’s grandfather, Natan recovered in three months and was soon walking -- without a cane. This experience rekindled his interest in healing. He enrolled in the faculty of remedial gymnastics at St. Petersburg’s Herzen Pedagogical University and, together with his friends, formed a cooperative that organized sport events and provided rehabilitation and treatment for disabled adults, children and athletes.
From physiotherapy to kinesiology and osteopathy
Natan moved to Israel in 1989 and enrolled in a physiotherapy program. After graduation he worked for seven years in various hospitals and clinics in Jerusalem while building a private practice. He also continued to build his knowledge, studying neurology to gain a better understanding of spinal cord injuries and conditions such as multiple sclerosis and stroke. In 1997 he moved to Canada and established Health in Motion after becoming a certified kinesiologist in 1999. In 2006, after completing the five-year program at the Canadian College of Osteopathy, Natan became certified as an osteopathy manual practitioner. Learn more about osteopathy at Health in Motion.
Learn more about Natan
Natan is a recognized expert who has been featured over the years in local newspapers as well as on the air in radio and TV. View Natan’s interviews.
If you are a member of the media who would like to interview Natan, please contact our office at 416 250 1904. Or send an email to info@healthinmotionrehab.com.
