Yves Charette is a full-time faculty professor at Collège Boréal in Sudbury Ontario, where he teaches in the massage therapy program. Over and above his teaching responsibilities, Yves also operates an Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy practice that focuses on sports and low back injuries. Among other distinctions in the fields of Massage Therapy and Osteopathy, Yves is also McGill Method certified, Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) certified as well precision nutrition (Pn) Level 1 certified.
Between teaching massage therapy and running a successful practice, Yves also trained and taught martial arts. During his 30+ year career in the martial arts, he served as a National Kickboxing Team Coach, head trainer for mixed martial arts Team Shredder and traveled the world coaching elite athletes at world championships. Recently retiring from the martial arts, Yves now focuses his time treating PGA Tour and LPGA tour athletes and Caddies, Varsity sports athletes as well as Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) competitors.
Collège Boréal, Sudbury, (1997-present)Services de Santé ELITE Health Services, Sudbury, ON (2001-present)
Owner
Offering osteopathic manipulative treatment
Apex Martial Arts Academy, Sudbury, ON (1995-2020)
Martial Arts Instructor
Founder of Yu Shin Do
Curriculum developer
Team Shredder MMA, Sudbury, ON (2006-2020)
Martial Arts Instructor
Head Coach
Corner man
WAKO Canada, Burlington, ON (2011- 2016)
National Team Coach
Education
2005 - Teaching Institute of Osteopathy of Canada
Diploma of Osteopathy
2004 - Ontario College of Osteopathy
Diplomat in Osteopathic Manipulative Theory and Practice
1995 - Canadian College of Massage and Hydrotherapy
Massage Therapy Diploma
Extra-curricular Training:
Cranio-Structural Integrations
North York, Ontario
Dallas Hancock, D.C. LMT
June 1998
Advanced Soft Tissue Manipulations of the Cervical Region
Toronto, Ontario
Grace Chan, B.Sc., RMT, DOMP
November 1998
Advanced Soft Tissue Manipulations of the Shoulder
Toronto, Ontario
Grace Chan, B.Sc., RMT, DOMP
February 1999
Advanced Soft Tissue Manipulations of the Thoracic Region
Toronto, Ontario
Grace Chan, B.Sc., RMT, DOMP
June 1999
Advanced Soft Tissue Manipulations of the Lower Limb 1
Toronto, Ontario
Grace Chan, B.Sc., RMT, DOMP
October 2000
Advanced Soft Tissue Manipulations of the Lower Limb 2
Toronto, Ontario
Grace Chan, B.Sc., RMT, DOMP
November 2000
Strain/Counterstrain 1&2
Toronto, Ontario
Glen Sprague, B.Sc. Bio, B.Sc. P.T., DO, MCPA
February 2001
Strain/Counterstrain 3&4
Toronto, Ontario
Glen Sprague, B.Sc. Bio, B.Sc. P.T., DO, MCPA
June 2001
Muscle Energy Techniques
Sudbury, Ontario
Glen Sprague, B.Sc. Bio, B.Sc. P.T., DO, MCPA
October 2001
Muscle Energy Diagnosis and Treatment of the Lumbar Spine
Hamilton, Ontario
Dr. Steven Sanet, DO and Dr. Thomas Sabalaske, D.O.
November 2001
Visceral Osteopathy Diagnosis & Treatment of the Small Intestine
Hamilton, Ontario
Dr. Steven Sanet, DO
January 2002
Cranial Temporal Dysfunction
Hamilton, Ontario
Dr. Todd Bezilla, DO, M.Ed., CSCS
February, 2002
Countersrtain technique and Facilitated Positional Release for Lumbar Strain
Hamilton, Ontario
Dr. Steven Sanet, DO
March 2002
Pelvic & Abdominal Diaphragms Clinical Pearls
Hamilton, Ontario
Dr. Steven Sanet, DO
April, 2002
Osteopathy and Dentistry / Visceral Manipulation
Sudbury, Ontario
Dr. Steven Sanet, DO
February 2002
Tempromandibular Joint Disorder
Sudbury, Ontario
Dr. Bohdan Kryshtalskyj, Dr Jacques Thibault
April 2002
Introduction to Cranio-Sacral Manipulations
Sudbury, Ontario
Dr. Todd Bezilla, DO, M.Ed., CSCS
August 2002
PRECISION NUTRITION CERTIFICATION
Toronto, Ontario
Dr. John Berardi
December 2015
McGill Method Level 2 Master course
Gravenhurst, Ontario
Dr. Stuart McGill, PHD
October 2017
ELDOA (Étirements Longitudinaux avec Decoaptation Ostéo Articulaire) et étirements myofasciaux
L'Académie Sutherland d'ostéopathie du Québec
Renaud Duguay-Lefebvre
Montréal, Québec
January 2018
McGill Method Level 1 – Foundation for the pain free back
Montreal, Québec
Dr. Edward Cambridge, D.C.
December 2018
McGill Method Level 3 – High Performance training: Progressing backs from pain to performance
Montreal, Québec
Joel Proskewitz
December 2018
McGill Method Level 2 – Converging on a precise diagnosis
Montreal, Québec
Dr. Edward Cambridge, D.C.
April 2019
McGill Method Level 4 – Back Mechanic : working with the back pained client
Montreal, Québec
Dr. Edward Cambridge, D.C.
April 2019
McGill Method Level 2 the detailed back assessment
Gravenhurst, Ontario
Dr. Stuart McGill, PHD
August 2019
Low Back Disorders
ONLINE COURSE
Human Kinetics
February 2020
McGill Method Level 2 the detailed back assessment
ONLINE COURSE
Dr. Stuart McGill, PHD
May 2020
Virtual ACTIVATE conference
Evaluation & Treatment of Weightlifting Shoulder Injuries
Find it, Fix It! For the Feet
Pain Redefined
May 2020
TITLEIST PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE (TPI) LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATION
WEBINAR
Dr. Greg Rose & Dave Phillips
June 2020
MCGILL METHOD CERTIFICATION
Certification Exam
Dr. Stuart McGill, PHD
December 2020