I'm a physiotherapist and rehabilitation specialist focused on turning pain, stiffness and post-injury uncertainty into confident movement, one measurable ripple at a time.
PT · Sports & Orthopaedic Rehab
The body gives signals. My job is to translate them into a clear plan, build capacity progressively, and make the next step feel achievable.
Small, intentional changes compound: understand the load, restore the range, rebuild strength, rehearse the real-world task, then return with confidence.
Active adults, recreational athletes and post-operative clients navigating orthopaedic recovery, recurring pain, movement limitations and return-to-sport goals.
History, movement and load context.
Mobility, control and symptom confidence.
Strength and capacity for your demands.
Task-specific progressions and autonomy.
A practical toolkit shaped around function rather than labels.
Post-op progression, joint recovery and graded loading.
Strength, change-of-direction and sport-specific exposure.
Education, pacing and progressive confidence with activity.
Capacity building for everyday and athletic demands.
Load management, running mechanics and gradual exposure.
Clear explanations that turn rehab into something you can own.
Selected case stories showing how assessment, loading and real-life practice connect.
Reframed pain around training load, restored calf capacity and layered running exposure over eight weeks.
A progressive strength ladder rebuilt trust in single-leg loading before return to court drills.
Education plus graded movement helped make daily activity predictable again.
Selected professional milestones across clinical rehabilitation and performance environments.
Owns complex MSK caseloads, return-to-sport pathways and clinician mentoring.
Delivered individual rehab plans for runners, field athletes and active adults.
Built foundations in post-operative rehabilitation and patient education.
Tell me what movement you want back, what is getting in the way, and where you want to go next.
✉ maya.rao@example.com
◈ Seattle, WA