Our Tarragindi physiotherapy, massage and Pilates team.

Clinical Director.
​Principal physiotherapist & exercise physiologist.

Mauricio Bara.

articulate. was founded by Mauricio Bara - Exercise Physiologist and Physiotherapist. With over 10 years clinical experience and a passion for complex cases and performance enhancement, he's the person to figure out whatever is going on. He's a lover of movement in all it's forms - he runs, swims, rock-climbs, practices yoga and Pilates and walks his cheeky pup daily.  Mauricio is renowned for his sense of humour, ability to explain things well and his belief that you have the ability to fix yourself with the right prescription of movement. He'll make you work hard, but you'll thank him for it in the end!

His special interest areas include:
  • Complex musculoskeletal cases
  • Performance enhancement for athletes
  • Lower limb injuries
  • Tendinopathy
  • Women’s health at a performance level (return to run | return to sport)
  • Yoga injuries and return to practice
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Mauricio is a firm believer in evidence-based practice and continues to invest time in PD and research. He guest lectures in the Exercise Physiology program at QUT and teaches anatomy and biomechanics to yoga teachers at Stretch Academy. Mauricio is a Spanish speaking Physiotherapist in Brisbane.

Mauricio currently treats on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays  and Sundays at our Tarragindi clinic.

Women's Health Director.
Titled women's health physiotherapist.

Melissa Harris.

Melissa is a titled women's health physiotherapist (as awarded by the Australian Physiotherapy Association in 2011) and a member of the Australian College of Physiotherapists.
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Her special interest areas include:
  • Women's and men's pelvic health including long-term and complex conditions
  • Chronic pelvic pain
  • Prolapse treatment and management
  • Pessary fitting
  • Diastasis recti treatment and management
  • Prenatal physiotherapy
  • Postnatal physiotherapy
  • Post-surgical management of gynaecological surgery

She is a warm and genuinely caring physiotherapist with a focus on consent focused treatment. She is currently accepting new patients including CDMPs.

​Melissa currently treats on Mondays from our Tarragindi clinic, and Wednesdays from our Coorparoo clinic.​

Senior Physiotherapist.
Yulia Khasyanova.

Coming from a background in IT, Yulia completed her Bachelor of Physiotherapy in New Zealand before moving to Melbourne and then Brisbane where she now calls home. She grew up in Russia and worked for 6 years in IT/Telecommunications in New Zealand before switching her career to healthcare, inspired by her grandma who was a cardiologist. She strives to provide a holistic approach to her clients treating not only an injured body part but seeing the whole person attached to it. 

Her special interest areas include:
  • Hypermobility
  • Headaches
  • Dizziness
  • Running
  • Dry needling
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She enjoys working with injuries from ballet, swimming, mountain biking, roller-skating and snowboarding, all of which she enjoys and understands.

She is fluent in English, Russian and French and is able to treat in all three languages.

Yulia currently works Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursday  mornings and Friday mornings at Coorparoo, and Thursday and Friday evenings at Tarragindi.

Physiotherapist.

Monica Hanna.

Monica is a passionate and dedicated physiotherapist who graduated from Griffith University with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours Class I).  

​Her special interest areas include:
  • Neck pain
  • Headaches and migraines
  • TMJ and jaw pain and dysfunction
  • Shoulder injuries
  • Back pain
  • Neurological conditions
  • Vertigo
  • Pilates & exercise prescription

Monica currently treats on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at our Tarragindi clinic.

Senior physiotherapist.
​Exercise scientist.

Daniel Heazlewood-Ross

Dan has been practicing physiotherapy for over 10 years in both Australia and the UK. He loves working with clients to understand what their issue is and to form a plan to achieve the desired result. He’s a strong believer in educating his clients so that they have a great understanding of their issue and the best way to achieve their goals. Always one to practice what he preaches, Dan loves being outdoors; surfing, mountain biking and playing golf. Dan also has a passion for utilising exercise to get the most out of life. 

His special interests areas include;

  • Shoulder injuries 
  • ​Spinal injuries
  • Pre and Post operative rehabilitation  
  • Lower limb injuries 
  • Occupational health
  • Breath training for injury management and performance 
  • Exercise prescription for management of chronic conditions ​

Dan is a scientist at heart. He is constantly keeping up to date with the latest evidence based practice and regularly undertakes continued professional development. He is a proud father to two young boys, and lives nearby with his beautiful wife Melissa.

Dan currently treats Monday, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at our Tarragindi clinic.
Physiotherapist.
​Exercise scientist.
Emma Cameron.
Coming from a background in ballet, Emma has always had an interest in health and movement. She studied a Bachelor of Science - Psychology (Honors) before moving on to a Masters of Sport and Exercise and Masters of Physiotherapy. She is trained in Pilates and has a strong interest in exercise prescription for performance enhancement and injury prevention, and a particular interest in working with dancers.

Her special interest areas include:

  • Dancers (including Pointe and shoe fitting)
  • Women's health including prenatal and early postnatal
  • Lower limb injuries (foot injuries, ankle injuries, knee injuries and hip injuries)
  • Exercise prescription
  • Pilates

Emma loves combining holistic patient care with skilled exercise prescription for a variety of conditions. She is a proud new homeowner and has recent completed extensive renovations with her partner at their beautiful new house nearby.

Emma currently treats Tuesday through Saturday at our Tarragindi clinic.
Senior Pilates teacher.
​Remedial massage therapist.
Isabel Viegas Schonhofen Maurer.
As well as being an internationally qualified physiotherapist (Australian registration pending) Isabel is Pilates instructor certified through the Pilates Method Alliance (PMA) since 2014, as well as a certified Remedial Massage Therapist who has been a member of the Australian Natural Therapy Association (ANTA) since 2020. She has a Diploma and Cert IV of Contemporary Pilates Teaching Methodology by Tensegrity training, as well as specialty training in a variety of conditions and styles.

Isabel is originally from Brazil and is bi-lingual being both English and Portuguese speaking.

​Isabel currently teaches our Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 6:00am + 7:00am classes.

​Isabel offers remedial massages Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at our Tarragindi clinic, and Thursday and Saturday mornings at Coorparoo.

Exercise physiologist.
​Pilates teacher.

Sarah Jeffery.

Sarah has always been interested in physical activity - from sport as a kid to that amazing feeling you get when connected with nature and getting your hike, swim or ride on!! She decided to study a Bachelor of Applied Science-Human Movements and this led her to understand more about health and the fascinating ways individuals can be supported to work through challenges and improve outcomes using exercise as medicine. Sarah graduated from The University of Queensland in 2010 and have been an Accredited Exercise Physiologist for 10yrs, working in various health settings in Australia and the UK. She is passionate about empowering individuals to be informed and educated about their health and actively participate in their health care experience. Sarah loves to work with clients to improve their quality of life through optimising their participation in daily activities. 

SJ currently teaches our Thursday evening 5:30pm and 6:30pm classes.
Senior Pilates teacher.
Pip Wright.
Pip was only 11 years old when her love affair with Pilates started. As a full-time ballerina Pilates supported her body and was a life-saver for injury prevention.

Pilates instruction became a natural career progression for her. As a former classical dancer, Pilates has enabled her love of movement, symmetry, posture and alignment to continue.

Philippa has been using the Pilates method to enhance the lives of many individuals for well over 20 years. She has worked with clients aged 3 to 93 and is yet to meet two bodies that function exactly the same way. Pip remains fascinated by the human body and how it operates. This inspires her to constantly expand her knowledge, adding to the classical Pilates repertoire with new dynamic and contemporary techniques.

Philippa is extremely well respected in her field and enjoys the support of physiotherapists, physicians and surgeons. Philippa is passionate about educating people on the benefits of the Pilates method and recommends it as the ideal movement and physique management option.​

(Pip credits the Pilates method for holding her body together, after carrying three 9 ½ lb babies caused her to have a severe rectus diastasis. To date, her greatest achievements are keeping her 3 children alive!)

Pip currently teaches 9:30am on Monday, 8:30am + 9:30am on Wednesday and Thursdays at 4:00pm.

Senior Pilates teacher.
Poornima Muthukrishnan.

Poornima is a Diploma qualified Pilates teacher since 2016, completing her Diploma in Pilates instruction with PITC. She is also a qualified Barre instructor and is a registered Pilates for neurological condition Instructor since 2019.

Poornima found Pilates after her chronic neck injury diagnosis (Cervical Spondylosis). It has been 12 years, and she hasn't looked back. Poornima finds Pilates relaxing, stress-relieving and a place where she could connect her mind and body. Pilates challenges her body from inside and out, helps build her strength, balance, control, mobility and flexibility.

​As an instructor, 'I love teaching Pilates because it gives me the satisfaction that I can bring a positive difference to the way my clients feel about their body'.

​Poornima currently teaches our 5:30pm and 6:30pm Tuesday evening classes.

Senior Pilates teacher.
Leah Harden.

  • Pilates Mat Work Certification, Studio Pilates
  • Pilates Pregnancy and Post Pregnancy, Studio Pilates
  • Pilates Small Equipment, Studio Pilates
  • Reformer Certification, Premium Pilates
  • Wunda Chair Certification, Premium Pilates

Leah is a Pilates Instructor with 9 years of teaching experience. Leah comes from a Public Health Nutrition background where she first fell in love with Pilates through her community work as a Public Health Nutritionist running exercise and healthy eating programs in remote communities. 

Leah is a mother of 2 young children and works full time outside of the studio.  She has welcomed a new fur baby, Rune into the family.  In her spare time she loves to get to the gym and perform music with a Trio.  She loves to bake and is addicted to audible, because who has time to actually read a book.   
Leah currently teaches our Monday 5:30pm and 6:30pm, Wednesday 5:00pm, 6:00pm and 7:00pm and fortnightly Monday morning 6:00am and 7:00am and Sunday 7:00am, 8:00am and 9:00am classes.

Senior Pilates teacher.
Meegan Wiseman.

Meegan is a multi-discipline health professional whose is passionate about enhancing quality of life for those who require assistant with mobility, functionality and their mental state. She has always been interested in keeping fit and healthy, and found Pilates after her first child was born over 21 years ago. She turned her long-time passion into a career and thoroughly enjoys being able to see a change in her clients lives through the use of Pilates.

Meegan is also a counsellor and life coach and a fitness instructor.

​Meegan currently teaches our 6:00am and 7:00am Thursday classes.

Senior Pilates teacher.
Louise Alexander.

Louise is a Diploma level qualified Pilates instructor through PITC who is passionate about teaching functional movement which helps clients in their day to day life In her classes she aims to create a fun and supportive environment. She has over 1000 hours of teaching experience across group (mat, reformer, barre) and studio (Cadilliac, Wunda Chair, barrels) classes. She enjoys teaching a wide variety of people and helping them move with their various body specifications. She has recently completed additional Wunda Chair training with Blossom Leilani Crawford.

She is experienced teaching clients with spinal fusions, recovering disc pathologies, pre & postnatal, osteoporosis, scoliosis, post acute injury and surgery. She was a dance teacher for many years specialising in ballet in younger age groups and has completed her RAD Ballet Vocational syllabus (Primary – Advanced 1).

​Louise currently teaches 6:00am and 7:00am on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Exercise physiologist.
​Pilates teacher.
Zoe Harden.

Zoe is an a early career exercise physiologist with a diverse background in gymnastics, rehabilitation, group training and reformer Pilates. She graduated from a Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology at Queensland University of Technology in December 2022. She is an experienced Pilates teacher and is comfortable working with a variety of populations including rehabilitation or injuries, pregnancy and over 50s.

Exercise physiologist.
Pilates teacher.
Avery Wu.

Avery is an Exercise Physiologist and Pilates teacher who is passionate about using exercise and the Pilates method to help her clients improve their health and well-being. She is experienced in working with clients with an array of chronic conditions. Avery has a particular interest in musculoskeletal rehabilitation and active ageing. With her background in Exercise Physiology she is a firm believer in 'exercise as medicine' and using it to manage and improve one's health. As part of her work, she aims to help foster joy for movement in her clients.   

Avery began her Pilates and exercise journey through her physiotherapist as a teenager, to help manage back pain. Experiencing the long-term health benefits of exercise, it inspired her to pursue a career in exercise physiology to help others experiencing similar circumstances. In addition to her exercise physiology degree, she has also completed a Diploma of Pilates Instruction through PITC in 2019. As a Pilates teacher, she has worked in both rehabilitation and group fitness settings.

When not working you can find her doing some form of exercise, learning ballet as an adult, exploring new restaurants and starting craft projects that never get finished.

Avery currently teaches a 6pm and 7pm clinical class at our Tarragindi clinic.

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Tarragindi: Shop 3 | 48 Esher St | Tarragindi | Qld | 4121

Coorparoo: 183 Old Cleveland Rd | Coorparoo | Qld | 4005

Phone 07 3706 3407

Fax 07 3036 6644

Email info@articulatephysiotherapy.com.au

Monday - Thursday 6:00am - 7:00pm
Friday 6:00am - 6:00pm
Saturday 7:00am - 2:00pm
Sunday 7:00am - 11:00am

Areas we service

Annerley | Camp Hill | Coorparoo | Dutton Park | Ekibin | Fairfield | Greenslopes | Holland Park | Holland Park West | Macgregor | Moorooka | Mt Gravatt | Nathan | Robertson | Salisbury | Stones Corner | Tarragindi | Wellers Hill | Yeerongpilly | Yeronga

​If you are looking for a physio near me, women's health physio near me, remedial massage near me or Pilates near me we would love to help!