Neurological

Skilled, evidenced-based neuro-rehab focuses on optimising your neuro-motor recovery and functional movement — encompassing neuromuscular re-education, coordination and balance training, task-specific, functional, high-repetition training for neuroplasticity gains, and cardio, strength and conditioning training. Education addresses optimising recovery through facilitating neuromotor strength gains through daily life, safe return to hobbies and activities, and ways to maintain gains made. Sonia has a strong relationship with Momentum Orthotics (Canberra) and Neuromuscular Orthotics (Melbourne) that can help you with any adaptive tech needs.

• Stroke

• Parkinson’s Disease

• Cerebellar Ataxia

• Multiple Sclerosis

• Brain Injury

• Spinal Cord Injury

• Cerebral Palsy

• Motor Neuron Disease

• Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Women’s Wellness

Sonia has a particular interest in supporting women back to health. She enjoys helping women manage health issues and support their health through the stages of life. Women’s Health Rehabilitation at Strive Rehab focuses on safe return to exercise and progression of conditioning, often integrating evidence-based treatment with the Pilates method to return you to your best health. Education addresses biomechanics and posture, exercise prescription specific to your condition, and holistic strategies to optimise your health and wellness. She has a close working relationship with a pelvic floor physiotherapist, and an interdisciplinary team to support your holistic needs.

• Post injury or illness

• Pregnancy | Postpartum Recovery

• Hip & Pelvic Pain | Pelvic floor dysfunction

• Return to running assessments

• Maintaining wellness through infertility

• Autoimmune conditions

• Peri-Menopause & Menopause

• Maintaining health into age

Amputation

One of Sonia’s passions is helping her clients with amputation regain their fitness post surgery, learn how to walk with their new prosthetic, and assist those who’ve had updates or changes to their prosthesis. Sonia has established relationships with Albury Prosthetics & Orthotics and Canberra’s Momentum Prosthetics. By working with you and your prosthetist, Sonia strives to help you achieve a comfortable and efficient walking pattern, reducing effort to maximise energy, and prevent long-term secondary problems like back pain and arthritis. She loves helping her clients return to sport and hobbies after amputation. Education addresses skin integrity, long-term use of your prosthesis, biomechanics of prosthetic gait, gait re-training, and safe return to hobbies, daily activities, and sport. Sonia actively participates in amputee professional groups, and can help connect you to peer support & social engagement.

• Trans-tibial (below-knee) amputation

• Trans-femoral (above-knee) amputation

• Bilateral amputation (both legs)

• Triple and quadrilateral amputation (arms & legs)

• Upper limb amputation

Balance & Falls

Are you fearful of falling? Have you noticed that your balance is not what it used to be?

Sonia’s skilled physiotherapy assessment can identify the cause of your falls – and, once identified, improvements can be made with proper treatment. Screening for other risk factors that may be contributing to your falls can help determine whether further investigations are required.  

Evidence-based physiotherapy intervention and gentle, functional exercise can help restore your ability to participate in exercise and activity and reduce the risk of falls.

Fear of falling is a significant contributor — building your confidence back up so you can return to activities you love is so important. Education addresses Falls Prevention, Fall Recovery strategies, and specific exercise to improve flexibility, balance, and coordination.

Vertigo & Dizziness

Vestibular rehabilitation is a specialised form of therapy that can alleviate vertigo and dizziness and help improve overall health and function. A thorough vestibular assessment, and proper treatment, can often bring relief.

Vestibular rehabilitation can be effective in improving:

• Vertigo / Dizziness

• Visual disturbance

• Imbalance, Veering, or Staggering

• Nausea and/or vomiting with dizziness/vertigo

• Reduced concentration / fatigue

These symptoms can diminish quality of life and impact all aspects of daily living. One of the consequences of vestibular dysfunction is that you may be limiting your daily activity to avoid worsening your symptoms. As a result, you may have decreased muscle strength and flexibility, increased joint stiffness, and reduced stamina. Skilled, effective vestibular rehab can significantly improve your quality of life!

Musculoskeletal

Musculoskeletal rehab starts with skilful assessment to target the root of dysfunction. Once identified, treatment often consists of hands-on techniques and manual therapy to treat restrictions. Therapeutic and corrective exercise focused on your rehab goals, and often integrating physiotherapy with the Pilates method to progress your abilities. Education addresses postural alignment, biomechanics in daily life, and home exercises to optimise gains.

• Chronic and Acute Pain

• Joint Instability

• Special interest in pelvic and hip dysfunction

• Special interest in neck & shoulder

• Osteoporosis / Osteoarthritis

• Deconditioning after Injury or Illness

• Surgical & Trauma Rehab

• Gait Analysis & Gait Re-training