Body Reform

Physiotherapists at Bodyreform

SARAH TALYANCICH

Physiotherapist & Clinical Pilates Instructor

Sarah is a highly experienced and qualified physiotherapist and clinical pilates clinician, with over 14 years' hospital and private clinic experience both in New Zealand and overseas. She graduated from the Auckland University of Technology School of Physiotherapy in 1996 and later completed her pilates training with the highly-regarded Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute (APPI) in London.

She worked as a travelling course presenter with APPI throughout the UK and Ireland and founded and established the pilates department at one of London's top private orthopaedic hospitals, where she was Superintendent of Physiotherapy.

Sarah passion for rehabilitation, both in the Neurological and Musculoskeletal field inspired her to continue postgraduate training in Clinical Pilates in London and New Zealand. She is a certified Polestar Pilates Clinician, with international renowned Polestar Pilates. Sarah has developed a special interest and particular success with clients who suffer from spine pain and acute and chronic shoulder injuries. Sarah also specializes in pregnancy physiotherapy, pregnancy pilates.

Sarah returned from London in 2003, and has founded and is the Director of Bodyreform since August 2005.

BHSc(Physiotherapy)1996
Australian Physiotherapy & Pilates Certified Instructor (2002)
Polestar Pilates Certified Instructor (2004)
MAPPI,NZSP

Louise Sawers

Physiotherapist and Clinical Pilates Instructor

Louise Sawers graduated from Auckland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) and currently works in both hospital and private practice. Louise received extensive training at Nelson Hospital, under the guidance of expert physiotherapists, allied health professionals, nurses, doctors and surgeons, while being exposed to a huge variety of medical cases. Her comprehensive hospital experience has helped Louise to better understand other health conditions that exist in individuals in the community. Louise has an avid interest in Women's Health , pregnancy, and gained expert training in this specialty area while working at Nelson Hospital.

Louise has a strong interest in clinical pilates and understands the vast benefits that pilates can provide to individuals. Whether they are recovering from an acute injury, needing rehabilitation from a more long term chronic condition or wanting to improve their posture by building their core strength, muscle stability and physical and emotional well-being.

Louise wholly enjoys incorporating her knowledge base of women's health specifically the anti and post-natal periods with her skill base in clinical pilates. She understands the importance of developing individualised programs that are tailored to each person in order help support them through their pregnancy and enabling them to optimise their recovery after pregnancy.

BHsc (Physiotherapy)2009
MNZSP
Polestar Pilates

Helen Dudley

Physiotherapist and Pilates Instructor

Helen graduated from Northumbria University, England in 2005 with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Hons). Since then she has had extensive experience in both the public and private sector.

Helen moved to New Zealand in 2008 and worked as a senior physiotherapist at Middlemore Hospital where she supervised students and new graduates. During this time, Helen gained a wealth of experience in orthopaedic management, seeing a multitude of different surgical patients from pre-op to post-op to home rehabilitation. This has allowed Helen to understand the entire continuum of care and the importance of a holistic approach in returning people to work and sport.

As a high-level hockey player and an avid fitness junkie, Helen understands sports injuries. This was cemented with working in busy outpatient clinics, the army and for a Premier rugby team. Helen feels through biomechanical assessment you can get to the route cause of peoples problem, such as the involvement of the lumbo-pelvic region in lower limb injures .Experience has proven to her that Physiotherapy in conjunction with Clinical Pilates is an excellent and efficient way of getting people back to the sports they love.
Since working at Body Reform she has seen the amazing effects clinical Pilates has had on herself and her clients. She believes it allows people to take control of their bodies to gain enduring strength, well-being and resolution from their pain. Helen has completed a variety of Clinical Pilates Instructor training schemes and is currently gaining certification from the international, certified Rehabilitation Polestar Pilates.

Helen specialises in lower limb sports injuries, orthopaedic rehabilitation, spine rehabilitation and occupational postural correction/ workplace injuries. She combines her skills in exercise rehabilitation, manual therapy and Clinical Pilates to create individualised treatment programs, progressing to pilates classes in Auckland that will assist a safe return to daily activities and sporting commitments. Helen is a strong advocate of education to self-empower patients in their recovery and puts a strong focus on prevention of injury recurrence.