Are you moving poorly because you are in pain,

or are you in pain because you are moving poorly?

Learning how to move correctly is a key step in regaining beautiful pain free movement. 


Understanding the “why” of your exercises is a vital step in this process

While we are no longer offering classes or studio pilates at this stage,

I remain connected to the pilates principles and incorporate many exercises into your personalised treatment plan.

A mix of pilates , gym style and rehab exercises targeting your specific drivers is my focus as part of your physiotherapy treatment.

As I say to all my clients “ any muscle that I can release to improve your movement, then we can find an exercise to do the same thing so you can do it at home”

Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy is the heart of the Radiant Studio. I am one of only a few physiotherapists in Perth who have studied the ConnectTherapy method and completed the ConnectTherapy Series incl the current Part 4 in 2024 with Dr Linda Joy Lee. I have explained ConnectTherapy more below.

I use a variety of unique physiotherapy assessment techniques and methodology during your sessions. These aim to find not only the body region driving your pain but also how this affects your movement across all areas of your life.

Treatment techniques incorporating the ConnectTherapy techniques along with traditional manual therapy, muscle energy techniques, muscle releases, dry needling and Kinesio Taping are all available.

Extended consults may be required to be assessed using the ConnectTherapy TM methodology.

The goals of my physiotherapy treatment and exercise programs are:

  • Provide a supportive and encouraging environment with open communication, so you can discuss any of your concerns with me.

  • Provide transition from hands on physiotherapy into a home-based exercise program.

Our focus will be on:

  • Correct breathing awareness

  • Control of your Drivers in neutral and then in a range of different movements to challenge your ability to maintain control around your Drivers as you move

  • Movement re-education into more complex activities and patterns that challenge control of your Driver Profile

  • Correct technique of all exercises with appropriate variations depending on need , whether these be PIlates repertoire or rehab exercises or variations of that we need to ‘invent’ to target your specific need

  • Correct prescription of exercises for your level of experience and endurance

  • Facilitate Endurance and confidence in your ability to move and re-ignite your joy

What are the benefits of a ConnectTherapy Approach?

  • Dr Linda-Joy Lee , a Canadian Physiotherapist with Australian roots both family and also in Qld where she studied her PhD, has been treating and researching the pelvis for many years and then was instrumental in the establishment of the Integrated Systems Model or ISM. While still teaching this model she realised the importance of the thorax and developed her own model she called The Thoracic Ring Approach TM. This has received global status and she now has combined her own physiotherapy clinic with a Worldwide teaching career with her ConnectTherapy model

  • ConnectTherapy is a True Whole Body approach and has specific techniques along with algorithms to help assess which region of the body is the true Driver of the other regions

  • Finding your Driver eliminated the guesswork out of treating symptoms and following the pain - as you all know with bodies that have a long movement or injury history this can be confusing and often sporadic with it success in reducing pain and improving quality of movement and quality of life.

  • ConnectTherapy may be a slower approach at the start but once we have your Driver’s figured out we can really start you on a path of learning how to assist your body to heal itself.

  • Here is a link to the ConnectTherapy explanations that LJ uses in her clinic in Canada

Polestar Pilates

Sarah is trained in and draws from the Polestar Pilates curriculum, which has been designed by a Physiotherapist and Orthopaedic Certified Specialist in the US. The standard Pilates' principles have been expanded upon by adding manual skills, advanced body awareness and principles from motor control theories.

The Polestar method draws on the sciences of anatomy, physiology, biomechanics and motor control. It integrates scientific research findings in areas of orthopaedics, sports medicine and movement science. The course takes 18-24 months to complete, with many assistant teaching and self-mastery hours involved in qualification. This makes your Polestar instructor very highly and extensively trained. Practitioners are then eligible for PAA membership. 

Core Exercise Solutions

I have also recently finished 3 of the many courses offered by these amazing physiotherapists - Dr Sarah Duvall and Dr Anna Hammond - Pelvis Pro 1.0 and 2.0 and also their Learning Through Application Course - which involved many webinars and teleconferences for self assessment and teachings. This has been a valuable resource in particularly for developing specific home programs. Combining this knowledge with PIlates with ConnectTherapy is a valuable tool to help guide your treatment programs.