User:Tarina van der Stockt

About Tarina van der Stockt[edit | edit source]

Tarina graduated as a Physiotherapist from the University of Pretoria, South Africa in 2005 and completed her transitional Doctorate of Physical Therapy at the University of St Augustine in 2021, with a Specialisation in Education. She is the Education Director at Physiopedia Plus (Plus) and is responsible for the development, review, renewal and accreditation of Plus online continuing education courses as well as training and managing the course creation team and instructors.

Tarina also completed post-graduate training in Orthopaedic Manual Physiotherapy, Sports Physiotherapy, and Dry Needling. She has clinical experience in musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction, manual therapy, sports injuries, amputee rehabilitation, and reintegration into sport for people with disabilities. She also lectured part-time on some of these topics at various South African universities, post-graduate courses and Baylor University's DPT program.

Throughout her career, Tarina has worked as a physiotherapist for Team South Africa during large international sporting events, which includes 2 Paralympic Games, 2 Commonwealth Games and the 2022 World Games. She has worked with different sporting codes including athletics, weight lifting, cycling, triathlon, swimming, and rowing. She is passionate about helping other people continue or return to doing what they love doing. She is also an International Para Rowing Classifier for World Rowing.

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Education[edit | edit source]

tDPT, University of St Augustine for Health Sciences

BPhysT (Physiotherapy), University of Pretoria, South Africa

Orthopaedic Manipulative Physiotherapy Certificate

Sport Physiotherapy Certificate

Professional Affiliations[edit | edit source]

  • Licensed Physical Therapist in the state of Texas
  • Registered Physiotherapist at the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)

Book Reviews and Physiospot Posts[edit | edit source]