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Danièle Gervais is bound for Pan Am 2015

Behind the scenes of every major athletic event, there is a crew of people who many would argue are nearly as important to athletic success as the athletes themselves. These are not coaches or trainers.
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Danièle Gervais, owner and operator of Optimum Health Centre, is working at the 2015 Pan Am Games, which hit Toronto from July 10 to 26. Photo supplied
Behind the scenes of every major athletic event, there is a crew of people who many would argue are nearly as important to athletic success as the athletes themselves.

These are not coaches or trainers. These are the health professionals who ensure that, when it comes to compete, the athletes are firing on all cylinders.

And among those health professionals is Sudbury’s Danièle Gervais, owner and operator of the Optimum Health Center.

Danièle is a certified athletic therapist, registered massage therapist and a sport massage therapist certification candidate.

Optimum Health Center specialises in rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries, which will certainly come in hand at the Pan Am Games.

And it isn’t Gervais’ first kick at the can either. In fact, this will be her third major games experience. She lent her skills to athletes at the Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke, Que., in 2013 and the Canada Winter Games in Prince George, B.C. this past winter.

Closer to home, Gervais helps keep Collège Boréal’s Vipère volleyball team in top form, and has helped athletes in sports from gymnastics (OFSAA) to badminton (OFSAA) to soccer (OFSAA).

Even sports like roller derby and events like the Miner’s Mayhem have benefited from Gervais’ expertise.

During the Pan Am Games, she will be working with international soccer athletes, coaches and health professionals. Optimum Health Center has been around for nearly four years and was the winner of the Sudbury Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2015.

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