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Physiotherapy and osteopathy · Montreal NDG

Optimize your health.

Physiotherapist and osteopath in one person, Alida Farrell sees you in a private one-hour session at the NDG Health Clinic.

Book an appointment Call 514 805-3516

From newborns to seniorsReceipts for your insuranceFrench, English, Spanish

Our mission: your well-being

The best of two professions, in one person.

Three trainings

Alida Farrell is a physiotherapist, a member of the Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec, and an osteopath trained at the Centre Ostéopathique du Québec. She assesses your condition and treats it with her hands. When needed, exercises and coaching round it out for a more lasting well-being.

Why choose Vitalida

Our purpose is to get to the root of your problem, not just the symptom. We refuse the assembly-line approach: one hour, a private room, a single therapist.

Who it's for

A gentle approach, from newborns to seniors. You can receive your care in French, English or Spanish.

Where

Inside the NDG Health Clinic, 3792 Décarie Blvd., steps from Villa-Maria metro. By bus 24 or 105, or by car via the 15 and the 720.

The team, one page per person

The sea at dusk, palm trees in silhouette and an island in the distance — Body and mind, in balance.

Physiotherapist in Montreal

since2000

PhysiotherapyMcGill University, 2000

OsteopathyCentre Ostéopathique du Québec, D.O. in 2013

Life coachingHeroic, 2025

MemberOPPQ and Ostéopathie Québec, receipts for your insurance

Services

Six ways to take care of yourself, in one hour, or more.

Individual, private sessions at the NDG Health Clinic. We see private clients and SAAQ clients.

Our clinic is not set up for CNESST files.

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Fees in effect in 2026. The details of each fee are on the service page.

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Vitalida's purpose

Getting to the root of the problem, not just the symptom.

How it works

One hour, a private room, and someone who stays with you.

The front of the NDG Health Clinic, grey stone and turquoise stairs in the greenery

You arrive.

At the NDG Health Clinic, 3792 Décarie Boulevard. On foot from Villa-Maria or Vendôme metro, on the 24 or 105 bus, or by car by highway 15 or the 720. The clinic has a calm, private and comfortable atmosphere.

A person lying on the treatment table, the door open onto the garden

We assess, then we treat.

First, a detailed questionnaire on your history: we look for the cause, not just the symptom. Then plenty of hands-on techniques rather than machines, so your therapist stays with you for the whole session.

The clinic's back garden, an iron staircase and stepping stones in the greenery

The movement continues at home.

Exercises are prescribed and taught to complete the work, sometimes using McKenzie technique or global postural re-education. As needed, we work with other professionals at the NDG Health Clinic.

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Our team

Three women, three complementary approaches.

Not sure whether you should see a physiotherapist or an osteopath? With Alida, you don't have to choose. And for life's big transitions, Nicole and Sharonne are there.

Physiotherapist · osteopath D.O. · life coach

Alida Farrell

A physiotherapist since 2000 and an osteopath since 2013, she brings both approaches into a single session: assess, treat, then teach you the exercises that are yours. In French, English or Spanish.

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Life coach · life transitions and grief

Nicole Defoy

A graduate in professional coaching from the École de Formation Syma in 2025, she supports life's big transitions: retirement, career change, grief, moving, caregiving. A humanistic approach, complementing the clinic's care.

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Health and life coach · Qi Gong

Sharonne Cohen

Certified by the Health Coach Institute, a Chinese body work practitioner and a Qi Gong instructor, Sharonne supports people ready to take an active part in their health and their life. Coaching in English, bodywork at the clinic on Mondays and online Qi Gong on Tuesdays at noon.

Her page

Why consult

What brings someone through the door.

The list is long. Here is what we hear most often, and what physiotherapy and osteopathy can look at together.

The Why consult page

At any age, treatments are also useful as prevention: easing tensions before they cause pain.

What people say about Alida

5.0 on Google, 28 reviews.

Excerpts from her public Google reviews, in French and in English. The wall scrolls on its own, and you can pause it to read at your own pace.

Read the 28 reviews on Google

« Je consulte Alida occasionnellement depuis plus d'une dizaine d'années lorsque je me blesse en pratiquant un sport. Plutôt que de mettre des barrières à certains sports que je pratique, elle adapte les traitements qu'elle me donne. »

« Alida has an exceptional gift for understanding how the body moves. She brings her physio and osteo perspectives to every situation. »

« Excellente ostéopathe qui comprend bien les besoins. »

« Alida est une perle rare d'ostéopathie. Elle connaît extrêmement bien l'anatomie et la physiologie du corps. »

« She was thorough in her assessment, took the time to answer my questions… She also was incredible in her followup after the treatment via emails and phone calls. »

« Very knowledgeable with both physio and Osteopath. »

« Toujours à l'écoute et professionnelle. Alida démontre par son expérience des outils et exercices très utiles. »

« Alida has been treating me for 7 years… She was able to assess the problem and point out exactly where it is coming from. »

« She is a very attentive therapist… she does spend the time to listen. »

Excerpts from public reviews left on the Google listing of Vitalida Physio & Ostéo.

A health you cultivate

Body, mind, and what we build around them.

“For a few years now, I have been studying longevity and thinking a lot about the components of overall health. In particular, the relationship between body and mind, the importance of our connection with Nature, and our relationships with food, movement, rest and other people.”
Alida Farrell, physiotherapist and osteopath

That is the spirit in which life coaching joined the clinic: personalized support through a period of transition or major challenge, combining body and mind.

The life coaching page

Alida Farrell in her garden, a basket of tomatoes and beans in her arms — Alida, in her garden.

The NDG Health Clinic

A neighbourhood clinic, steps from the metro.

Vitalida Physio & Ostéo is located inside the NDG Health Clinic, in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, on the edge of Westmount.

Address3792 Décarie Blvd., Suite 8, Montreal H4A 3J7

Monday8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Tuesday8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Thursday8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Friday8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

MetroVilla-Maria or Vendôme

Bus24 and 105

By carHighways 15 and 720

LanguagesFrench, English, Spanish

ClientsPrivate and SAAQ, no CNESST files

ReceiptsFor your insurance

The clinic page The NDG Health Clinic website

Alida's office: turquoise wall, wooden desk, framed diplomas and the treatment table — Alida's office and a treatment room, at the clinic.

A bright treatment room: the table, a canvas on the wall and the glass door onto the greenery — Alida's office and a treatment room, at the clinic.

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