Joe Yetman is the founder and owner of Ascend Health. Born and raised in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Joe completed a Bachelor of Kinesiology (Honours) at Memorial University before earning a Master of Science in Physiotherapy from Dalhousie University in 2018.

In addition to his physiotherapy training, Joe is a Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist with High Performance Specialization through the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP), a designation held by only a small number of physiotherapists in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Joe serves as the Director of Sport Performance for the Newfoundland Regiment, where he oversees athlete  performance testing and integrated sport performance services.

His clinical focus is musculoskeletal injury rehabilitation, sport injury management, and concussion care. Joe is committed to identifying the underlying factors contributing to injury and delivering individualized, evidence-based treatment plans that help patients return to the activities that matter most to them.

Joe has completed advanced training in manual therapy, manipulative therapy, soft tissue techniques, concussion management, acupuncture, dry needling, and exercise-based rehabilitation. His treatment philosophy emphasizes active recovery, patient education, and long-term solutions that empower individuals to move and perform at their best.