Niche Physio and Pilates
What we’re all about!
Niche Physio and Pilates is a Physiotherapy Clinic run by experienced Clinicians, Alexia Catenacci and Carly Macfarlane. We wanted to create a safe and supportive environment where people feel as though they are treated like family. We want patients to walk through our door knowing they are not just a number. We are not your usual ‘one in one out’ physio clinic. We care about empowering individuals to live their best life in their best bodies. We are a boutique, bespoke clinic offering world-class services next to none. Our vision is to build and grow with you!
Our ‘Niche’ physio clinic is located in the heart of Mount Hawthorn. We offer a supportive, wellness environment for people to feel motivated and empowered to get better and to be better. We hope to provide a rehabilitative space that you just want to be a part of, whilst still providing clinical and professional advice.
We can also help you with acute and chronic injury diagnosis and management, post-op surgical protocols, injuries at work with compensable claims and motor vehicle injuries. We offer a unique combination of Pilates, a well-known exercise therapy, with a physiotherapist's medical and injury background knowledge. Combining these two approaches ensures people that who are recovering from injuries begin to move safely again.
Our practice is located on the corner of Hobart St & Fairfield St – Entrance is on Fairfield St
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Acute & Post-Surgical Care
Acute injury management and post-surgical management (e.g., orthopaedics).
Manual Therapy Techniques
Deep tissue therapy, dry needling and joint mobilisation and manipulation.
Exercise & Rehabilitation Programs
Exercise prescription and education. Utilisation of Pilates equipment for rehabilitation and ongoing injury maintenance.
Pilates-Based Classes
Semi-private Clinical Pilates classes (3:1) and small group reformer exercise classes (6:1).
Chronic Condition Support
Chronic pain and injury management.
Patient & Claim Services
Private patients, Workers Compensation claims, Motor Vehicle claims, DVA patients, NDIS patients and EPC patients.
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Kaitlyn is a Remedial Therapist who uses a combination of movement and soft tissue therapy to allow patients to excel after treatment. Kaitlyn has experience in treating a variety of patients from elite athletes, the elderly, chronic pain sufferers and people with disabilities. Coming from an elite sporting background of athletics, volleyball and now football, Kaitlyn understands how important it is to maintain the body. Whether you’re putting your body through strenuous exercise continuously, or you have back pain, Kaitlyn enjoys helping everyone get to the next level.
Not only having a sporting background, Kaitlyn has also taken a great interest in Barefoot Training and myofascial release. Myofascial release is a type of physical therapy, often used to treat myofascial pain syndrome. Dry needling, muscle energy techniques & proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching are also among the other techniques Kaitlyn uses throughout her treatments.
Away from the clinic, Kaitlyn is always active! If she’s not in the clinic or at footy, you’ll find her down the coast swimming, running, or drinking a good coffee!
QUALIFICATIONS
Diploma of Remedial Massage Therapy: Australian Institute of Fitness, Functional Movement Therapist. Certificate IV in Massage Therapy: Central Institute of Technology.
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CO-FOUNDER / DIRECTOR / PRINCIPAL PHYSIOTHERAPIST / STOTT PILATES® CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR
Director and Co-Founder of Niche Physio and Pilates, Alexia enjoys rehabilitating her clients to bring out their absolute best and help them to achieve their goals! She enjoys diagnosing problem areas and takes great pride in seeing results. Her focus is on fixing problems in a timely manner and not over-treating without resolution. She uses a wide range of treatment skills in her practise such as dry needling, mobilisation, and manipulation to enhance the recovery of her patients.
Alexia is also trained in a rehabilitation program specifically for licensed health care professionals through STOTT Pilates® - both mat and reformer. As a Clinical Pilates Instructor, she uses her exercise knowledge to leverage her ability in rehabilitating her clients more effectively. Alexia enjoys up-skilling her knowledge wherever possible and will ensure she provides a solid service to her patients from start to finish on their road to recovery.
Her interests are in post-operative rehabilitation, neuromuscular gait retraining, hyper-mobility disorders and all things sports - particularly in the field of soccer. She strongly believes in addressing the whole biopsychosocial model and will work closely with a range of colleagues to ensure her patients get “back on track” - pun unintended.
Outside of work, Alexia loves exploring Perth’s food and coffee scene, practising yoga and spending quality time with her family and friends. She’s a keen traveller and enjoys getting creative, trying new things, and being pushed outside of her comfort zone!
QUALIFICATIONS
BSc (Physiotherapy) - Curtin University, STOTT Pilates® Clinical Instructor, APAM
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CO-FOUNDER / DIRECTOR / PRINCIPAL PHYSIOTHERAPIST / POLESTAR PILATES® CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR
Director and Co-Founder of Niche Physio and Pilates, Carly has a passion for helping people get better and to achieve their goals. She believes we can always be better than what we are.
20 years ago, Carly began her movement journey working with inpatient stroke and head injury patients. She analysed movement and used different therapy techniques to normalise malfunctioning patterns. Venturing back into private practice, she saw similarities in abnormal movement patterns generated from people being in pain or following injury. Even when the pain stimulus has resolved, often movement patterns do not normalise, triggering ongoing pain and dysfunction.
Carly underwent her Polestar Pilates training in 2007 and now uses the Pilates method with the Pilates equipment to assist in normal movement. Carly has set up two Clinical Pilates studios attached to physiotherapy clinics, one in Sydney, and one in North Perth.
Carly uses a combination of ‘hands-on’ and exercise therapy to help her clients, also having completed a certificate in Orthopaedic Manual Therapy. She has a vast range of clinical experience treating chronic back and neck pain, post-operative patients, workers compensation and whiplash. if you are suffering from chronic pain or are seeking to begin your rehabilitation journey, book in to see Carly!
If you get her talking (which is not hard!), you’ll find she has two young boys with a constant flow of stories about their latest antics. She also loves to trail run and surf in her spare time.
QUALIFICATIONS
BSc (Physiotherapy) - Curtin University, Polestar Pilates® Clinical Instructor, APAM