Strengthen & rebalance
May help strengthen, rehabilitate and rebalance the body after injury, working muscles in functional patterns.
Clinical Pilates · Yagoona NSW
Strength,
Strength,
built with control.
Delivered by our AHPRA-registered physiotherapists, Clinical Pilates is a therapeutic form of exercise that's tailored to your injury or goals — aiming to build core stability, strength, balance and control, so your rehab is built to last.
Ryan Tamerji
Leena Salameh
444 Hume HwyYagoona · parking at rear
No referralneeded to book
How Clinical Pilates may help
Built around
Built around
your body's needs.
Clinical Pilates is based on the original form of Pilates, but it's therapeutic exercise — focused on posture, core stability, balance, control, strength, flexibility and breathing, working muscle groups in functional patterns rather than raw strength alone. Because it's designed and supervised by a physiotherapist, it aims to target your specific areas of concern while minimising the risk of aggravating symptoms.
Support injury prevention
Building core control and stability aims to support injury prevention alongside your other training or daily activity.
Pelvic floor support
Programs can be tailored to help strengthen the pelvic floor, including before and after pregnancy.
Relieve chronic pain
May help relieve chronic pain, especially in the lower back, through graded, controlled movement.
Support performance
Used alongside your training, it may help support sports performance and reduce the risk of sports injuries.
Posture correction
Postural retraining is a core part of Clinical Pilates, aiming to improve alignment and how you move day to day.
What we support
Common reasons
Common reasons
people start.
/ LOWER BACK & CORE
When core control feels out of reach
Persistent lower back pain and a core that feels hard to engage or trust.
/ POST-INJURY REHAB
When you're ready to rebuild strength
Getting back to full strength and confidence after an injury or a period of reduced activity.
/ POSTURE & PELVIC FLOOR
When posture and pelvic floor need attention
Supporting posture correction and pelvic floor strength, including before and after pregnancy.
ALSO SUPPORTED REGULARLY
- Core stability & control
- Balance & coordination
- Flexibility & breathing patterns
- Pelvic floor strength (pre & post-pregnancy)
- Posture correction
- Return-to-sport conditioning
- General strength & conditioning
- Persistent lower back pain
- Post-surgical rehabilitation support
- Injury prevention
Not sure if Clinical Pilates is the right fit? Every program starts with a full musculoskeletal assessment — if it isn't the right approach, your physiotherapist will point you toward what is, including our physiotherapy and chiropractic services under the same roof.
Meet your physiotherapists
The people behind
The people behind
your program.
Clinical Pilates at Next Phase Injury Therapy is delivered by our AHPRA-registered physiotherapists, using it as one of the tools in their broader rehab toolkit, alongside hands-on treatment and exercise-based rehabilitation.
Leena Salameh
Physiotherapist · B HSc, M PhysioLeena completed her Masters of Physiotherapy at the University of Sydney. She uses Clinical Pilates as part of a broader rehab approach — helping people regain independence through movement, with a particular focus on lower back pain, strength and conditioning, sports performance and knee injuries.
Book with LeenaRyan Tamerji
Physiotherapist · Western Sydney UniversityRyan has a particular interest in return-to-sport rehabilitation. He draws on evidence-based exercise prescription, movement analysis and graded loading — often using Clinical Pilates as one of the tools to rebuild strength and control safely.
Book with Ryan
Rosa Park
Physiotherapist · Women's Health & Fitness CoachRosa holds postgraduate physiotherapy qualifications from the University of Technology Sydney and Macquarie University, along with additional dry needling certification. A late-diagnosed AuDHDer with a genuine passion for mental health, trauma and neurodiversity, she brings a whole-person, neurodivergent-affirming lens to her care — helping clients build movement and fitness habits that are enjoyable, empowering and actually sustainable, not just another box to tick.
Book with Rosa
Your first session
Know exactly
Know exactly
what to expect.
We assess
Your physiotherapist completes a full musculoskeletal assessment — understanding your injury, goals and current ability before your program is designed.
We design your program
A program built around your specific areas of concern, aiming for good gains while minimising the risk of aggravating symptoms.
We guide you through it
Hands-on guidance through reformer and mat-based work, adjusted for you at each session — you may also be given exercises to do at home.
Do you need a GP referral? No — you can book directly with a physiotherapist for Clinical Pilates. If you're claiming through WorkCover, CTP, DVA or a Medicare Chronic Disease Management plan, bring your GP referral to your first appointment.
Your program
Weeks that
Weeks that
build on each other.
A Clinical Pilates program tends to progress in stages — from learning the basics to building strength and, eventually, maintaining what you've built. Here's an example of how that might look.
Learn the basics
Your physiotherapist introduces core positions, breathing patterns and basic reformer or mat set-up, matched to your current ability.
Build strength & control
Exercises progress in load and complexity as your control improves, with your program adjusted session to session.
Progress & maintain
Sessions continue to evolve to support your goals — whether that's ongoing pain management, performance or simply staying strong.
Every person and every program is different — timeframes shown are an example only. Your physiotherapist will map out a program specific to you.
Funding & fees
Understanding the
Understanding the
cost of Clinical Pilates.
Funding for Clinical Pilates works a little differently to physiotherapy. Since April 2019, private health insurers no longer cover a range of natural therapies under extras cover — physiotherapy is excluded from that change, but standalone Pilates generally is not covered. Here's how that plays out for our clients.
NDIS
Clinical Pilates can be part of a participant's NDIS plan when it supports their stated goals and is delivered by a registered provider — such as our physiotherapists.
- Aligned to your plan goals
- Delivered by a registered NDIS provider
- Progress reports for plan reviews
- We liaise with support coordinators
Private health & billing
Because Clinical Pilates at NPIT is delivered by physiotherapists, sessions may sometimes be billed as a physiotherapy consultation — in which case usual physiotherapy private health rebates may apply. Standalone Pilates is generally not covered by private health extras since the April 2019 changes.
- Delivered & billed by physiotherapists
- May be billed as a physio consultation
- Standalone Pilates generally not covered since April 2019
- Always check with your fund and ask us about billing
Important: rebate rules vary by fund and by how a session is billed. Please check directly with your private health fund and ask our reception team how your Clinical Pilates sessions will be billed before you rely on any rebate.
How your Clinical Pilates program is built
Assess
A full musculoskeletal assessment of your injury, goals and current ability.
Design your program
Your physiotherapist builds a program around your specific needs.
Guided sessions
Hands-on guidance through reformer and mat-based work, adjusted in real time.
Progress & review
Your program evolves as you get stronger, with home exercises where appropriate.
How sessions run
Reformer, mat
Reformer, mat
& everything between.
Depending on your assessment and goals, your Clinical Pilates program may include:
Full musculoskeletal assessment
Clinical reformer exercises
Full trapeze table work
Mat-based core & control work
Individualised home exercises
Posture & movement retraining
Physiotherapy →
Chiropractic →
Techniques with an arrow link to their own service page — Clinical Pilates is often used alongside these.
Exercise library
A look inside
A look inside
your program.
Every Clinical Pilates program is individual, but here's a preview of common reformer, trapeze table and mat-based work:
General exercise guidance only, for education purposes — not a substitute for individual assessment. These are illustrative examples; your physiotherapist will confirm which exercises, equipment and progressions are right for you, as well as reps, sets and spring or resistance load. Stop and speak with your physiotherapist if you feel pain, dizziness or discomfort.
Good to know
Questions we hear
Questions we hear
every week.
What's the difference between Clinical Pilates and a regular Pilates class? +
Clinical Pilates is customised to your injury or goals. Your physiotherapist carries out a full musculoskeletal assessment first, then designs and adjusts your program around your specific needs — unlike a general Pilates class, which follows a standard format for a group.
What equipment is used? +
Depending on your injury and fitness level, your program may use the clinical reformer, the full trapeze table, or simply mat-based work. Your physiotherapist will choose what's appropriate for you.
Is Clinical Pilates covered by private health insurance? +
Since April 2019, private health insurers no longer cover a range of natural therapies under extras cover (physiotherapy is excluded from that change), so standalone Clinical Pilates is generally not rebatable. Because our sessions are delivered by physiotherapists, they may sometimes be billed as a physiotherapy consultation, in which case usual physiotherapy rebates may apply. Always check with your fund and ask our team about billing — see our private health page.
Do I need to be fit or experienced to start? +
No. Your program is tailored to your current ability and adjusted as you progress, whatever your starting point.
How many sessions will I need? +
It varies from person to person, depending on your goals and how you respond. Your physiotherapist will discuss an appropriate plan with you at your assessment.
Your next phase
Ready to
Ready to
move with control?
Slide the meter to match your pain — and make a booking whenever you’re ready. Open 8am–8pm at 444 Hume Hwy, Yagoona. Parking at the rear.
Prefer to talk it through first? Call (02) 9791 9599