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Sofia is an experienced Physiotherapist who loves working with a variety of clients who wish to achieve their personal goals. She is highly skilled in a range of hands-on treatments, exercise prescription and holistic management. Since graduating with a Bachelors’ Degree in Physiotherapy from Trinity College Dublin back in 2020, Sofia has worked in various sectors such as private practice, public and private hospital settings. She has also worked in the sports industry to broaden her skillset and bring a variety of approaches to her client treatment. Since moving to Australia, Sofia has gained an interest in the specialty of workplace wellbeing, ergonomics and injury prevention, and continues to aid injured workers return to work in a safe and timely manner.

Farah graduated from Cairo University with a bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy in 2014. She has a special interest in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy and believes in providing a holistic, functional, trauma-informed approach to her treatment. After having received a scholarship to practice some advanced manual therapy techniques in the UK, her interest in helping people move better began to grow. Farah has since taken various courses and workshops and is a certified clinical Pilates instructor. Farah has a special interest in holistic care, patient education, and providing diverse exercises to suit the patient’s needs, as well as manual therapy techniques to help aid pain reduction and optimize recovery. Having been through multiple surgeries in adolescence due to congenital conditions, Farah’s passion lies in helping you overcome any physical obstacles standing in your way. Outside of work, Farah enjoys weightlifting, meditation, creative writing, and dancing.

Özlem graduated from the University of Sydney with a Master of Physiotherapy degree in 2014 and has a key focus in workplace injury prevention and safety. Within her new graduate year, she created in-house prevention programs with Ikea Rhodes to review worker’s duties, complete task analysis and mitigate preventable injuries. Özlem commenced working with Ergoworks Physiotherapy and Consulting from 2015 to grow within the ergonomic prevention arena and support staff within corporate workspace. Noticing that safety needs to extend beyond corporate workspace, Özlem as a senior rehabilitation consultant, transitioned into Occupational Rehabilitation 2018 to gain a further depth in experience in Workers Compensation (SIRA). With further study and on-field experience, Özlem commenced her Return to Work Coordinator role for several National and International companies to support large corporate and industrial organisations. This role was to identify workplace incidence, complete workplace assessments and support workers back to a safe and durable environment with graded return to work plans. Özlem has re-joined Ergoworks Physiotherapy and Consulting (Biosymm) in 2024 to continue her growth in supporting worker’s and advocates taking a preventative role in minimising daily office and workplace injuries. She is the current NSW Professional Development committee member of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society of Australia (HFESA).

Michelle graduated from Bond University with a Doctor of Physiotherapy degree having previously completed a specialised undergraduate degree in Kinesiology and Health Science. Throughout her career, she has gained diverse clinical experiences in areas such as acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions, orthopaedics, neurological rehabilitation, women’s health, and chronic disease and disability. Michelle has a patient focused approach to treatment and incorporates ‘hands-on’ therapy and active rehabilitation to help clients achieve their goals, optimise their level of functioning, and prevent re-injury. She values the importance of educating her patients and ensures they have a good understanding of their condition. This empowers the patient to take an active role in their rehabilitation process. Michelle enjoys being physically active and is experienced in treating a wide variety of musculoskeletal and sports injuries. She also has a special interest in neck, back and pelvic conditions. Recently she has furthered her knowledge in advanced rehabilitation of the pelvic region.