Describing pain in a second language costs detail, and detail is what the assessment runs on. “It hurts here” is not the sentence you would say in Farsi, and the gap between them changes the treatment plan. Five practitioners here work in Persian, across physiotherapy, massage therapy, psychotherapy, naturopathic medicine and osteopathy, at two clinics in North York and Richmond Hill.
Physiotherapy
Massage therapy
Psychotherapy
Naturopathic medicine
Osteopathy
Your practitioners
Say which practitioner you want when you book, because it decides whose schedule you go into rather than who happens to be free.
Registered Acupuncturist
Farsi
English
Supporting patients across the GTA since 2012. Persistent pain, stress and tension, and general wellness.
Physiotherapist
Farsi
English
Hindi
Urdu
Holds College authorisation for acupuncture and dry needling.
Massage therapist
Farsi
English
Chronic tension, recovery from strain, and treatment alongside a rehab plan.
Registered Psychotherapist
Farsi
English
Trained in EMDR. Anxiety, low mood, trauma, and the particular weight of rebuilding a life in a new country.
Naturopathic Doctor
Farsi
English
Nutrition, sleep, stress and lifestyle, planned around your history rather than a generic protocol.
Several other practitioners at the clinic speak Persian as well. If you want a specific service in Farsi and the person above is not the right fit for what you need, ask at the desk and you will be told honestly whether we can cover it.
People searching for Iranian healthcare services in Richmond Hill are often looking for a family doctor, a pharmacy or a specialist. This is a private rehabilitation and wellness clinic, not a walk-in clinic and not a family practice, and it is better to know that now than after a phone call.
What is here, in Farsi, is the recovery side: treatment for pain and injury, hands-on therapy, the mental health side of a hard period, and the nutrition and lifestyle side of feeling unwell without a diagnosis. Chiropractic care and acupuncture are both available, in English.
There is no separate technique called Persian massage in Toronto, and any clinic advertising one is selling you a word. What people usually mean by that search is a registered massage therapist they can talk to comfortably, which is a reasonable thing to want and a harder thing to find.
What you get here is standard massage therapy: an intake, an assessment of what is actually holding, and treatment matched to it, with the conversation in Farsi. Pressure, comfort, and anything you would rather not have touched are all easier to say in your own language, and that is most of what makes a session work.
Most people come in with back or neck pain that has run for months, a knee that never recovered from an injury, or a shoulder they can no longer sleep on. The plan comes out of the assessment, and the assessment runs on what you can describe: when it started, what provokes it, what you have stopped doing because of it.
How treatment works is on the physiotherapy page, and the common problems are grouped by body area under conditions. Home exercises are explained in Farsi where that is the language you are treated in, which matters more than it sounds: exercises done wrong at home are worse than none.
Therapy is the one service where language is not a convenience. Grief, anxiety, family conflict and the strain of starting over somewhere new are hard to say precisely in a first language and close to impossible to say honestly in a second.
Sessions run in Farsi or English, and most extended health plans cover psychotherapy under its own annual maximum, separate from physiotherapy and massage. More is on the psychotherapy page.
These two cover the complaints that do not arrive as a single injury. Naturopathic medicine works through nutrition, sleep, stress and lifestyle, and the first visit is mostly a long conversation about your history, which is exactly the kind of appointment that loses its value in a second language.
Osteopathy is gentle hands-on treatment for pain and restricted movement, often chosen by people who want manual therapy without a thrust technique. Neither is covered by OHIP, and most extended health plans treat each as its own category with its own annual limit.
Most patients use an extended health plan, and the front desk submits the claim directly where the plan allows it, so you pay only the remainder. What your plan covers and how much it pays per visit is set out in extended health benefits.
If you arrived recently and are covered by the Interim Federal Health Program, physiotherapy and counselling are both covered benefits, with the co-payment rules on the IFHP page. Car accident injuries go through accident benefits and workplace injuries through WSIB. None of them needs a referral to start.
Two clinics, one phone number, and the Farsi-speaking practitioners work across both.
The North York clinic is at 951 Wilson Ave, Unit 15, open seven days a week. The Richmond Hill clinic is at 9555 Yonge St, Unit 307, just north of Highway 7, and it is the closer one from Thornhill, Richvale and the Yonge St corridor through Vaughan. Both have free parking.
Open 7 days
951 Wilson Ave, Unit 15, North York, ON M3K 2A7
Monday to Saturday
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Free parking
9555 Yonge St, Unit 307, Richmond Hill, ON L4C 9M5
Monday to Saturday
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Sunday
Closed
Patient reviews
Google reviews from patients at both clinics, some written in Farsi.
در بخش ماساژ خانم بنفشه بسیار عالی بودند از این مجموعه و مدیریت تشکر میکنم
North York clinic · View on Google
محیط تمیز، برخورد محترمانه و درمان مؤثر. تجربه خیلی خوبی داشتم🌹
North York clinic · View on Google
I have been using Toronto Wellness physiotherapy and massage services for a year and I am very satisfied. The politeness, accuracy, skill and customer service of the staff are excellent. I congratulate the management and staff here. You are wonderful! 🌹❤️🌹
North York clinic · View on Google
I went to Mona for acupuncture because of shoulder and upper back pain, and she was amazing! She’s very gentle, professional, and really knows what she’s doing. After a few sessions, the pain was almost completely gone. Highly recommend her! 🌿💆♀️
Richmond Hill clinic · View on Google
I had an amazing experience at Toronto Wellness. Dr. Armin sahba was incredibly professional, and my lower back pain was completely treated in just three sessions. Ms. Tina, the manager, is also extremely professional and always follows up to make sure you can get an appointment at the exact time that works best for you. The whole team is very organized and friendly, and they always call a day before each session to confirm your appointment. Highly recommended
Richmond Hill clinic · View on Google
I visited this clinic for juvenile arthritis, and my physiotherapist was dear Afrouz. She is truly knowledgeable, skilled, and incredibly dedicated. She works with so much care, patience, and compassion. I had an excellent result and felt supported throughout the entire process. I would also like to thank their lovely receptionist, Sepideh, who is very warm, welcoming, and attentive. She handles requests with care and professionalism. This was honestly the best physiotherapy experience I’ve ever had. Highly recommended!
Richmond Hill clinic · View on Google
Four, before most first appointments.
Yes, and say so at booking rather than on arrival, because it decides which schedule you go into.
No, not for any of the five services in Ontario. Some insurance plans ask for one before they reimburse, which is a question for your insurer rather than the clinic.
Of course, and many people do. For psychotherapy it is worth asking yourself whether you will speak as freely with a relative in the room.
Intake forms and receipts are in English, because insurers and regulators require them in English. The conversation, your findings and your home exercises are in Farsi.
