Diploma of Professional Pilates Instruction, Polestar Pilates
Accredited PNF Trainer
Co-Director Pilates Power & Physiotherapy Cronulla
Karina is a German trained Physiotherapist who graduated in 1999 and has been living and working in Australia for the past 15 years. During her 20 year professional career as a Physiotherapist she gained experience in numerous settings which include rehabilitation hospitals, private physiotherapy practices and pilates studios.
Working in the latter she fell in love with the Polestar Pilates Method as it proved to be extremely complementary to her Physiotherapy treatments especially following the acute phase and as a perfect preparation and transition to sport specific movements and return to functional and pain free motor patterns.
Karina holds a Diploma of Professional Pilates Instruction, both mat & studio, through Polestar Pilates. Karina is also a certified PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation) trainer, a method that has strong parallels to the Pilates concept/approach. PNF aims to restore functional 3 dimensional movement patterns by improving the balance and the coordination of the nerve and muscle units.
Additionally, she holds postgraduate Muscle Energy Technique (MET) qualifications.
Karina’s special interests include clinical Pilates for musculoskeletal alignments and injuries, neurological rehabilitation and women’s health. Karina is passionate about the combination of Physiotherapy and the studio Pilates repertoire and has implemented this shift in the focus of the business since taking on the role of Co-Director at Pilates Power and Physiotherapy in 2009.
Biography
Karina holds a Diploma of Professional Pilates Instruction, both mat & studio, through Polestar Pilates. Karina is also a certified PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation) trainer, a method that has strong parallels to the Pilates concept/approach. PNF aims to restore functional 3 dimensional movement patterns by improving the balance and the coordination of the nerve and muscle units.
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