Dana earned a Bachelor of Health Sciences-Physiotherapy degree from Latrobe University in 1994 and went on to work in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia. She received comprehensive Pilates certification in the United States in early 2000 and finished her examinations at the Stott Pilates head training centre in Toronto, Canada.
Dana’s therapy approach is an integrated “Hands On” treatment and Movement Therapy Approach that considers the individual as a whole. The Body is a complex, intelligently organised network of systems that collaborate to maximise health and well-being. Clinical Pilates and Oov therapy are examples of movement therapies that may help you enhance your health, wellbeing, and capacity to function optimally. Dana’s mission is to provide individuals with the skills they need to live their best lives.
The treatment includes soft tissue mobilisation and massage, fascial release, joint mobilisation, dry needling, rehabilitation exercises, and movement therapy such as Clinical Pilates, Oov therapy, and Applied movement neurology.
Dana has visited various Pilates studios and clinics throughout the globe to learn about their approach to movement therapy, combining her passions for travel and Pilates. Dana is a local with 3 children, in different stages of education who keep her grounded and active!