PhD (Stroke Rehabilitation), Exercise Physiologist. Love spending time with family, playing soccer, running and being outdoors.

Melbourne, Victoria
Joined August 2018
📸 of our @ProsperRehab team presenting @apaphysio conference #APASC25 on stroke-integrated cardiac rehabilitation (Dr @TashMachado), strength testing (Renée Gill), spasticity assessment (Dr Megan Banky) and the Specialist Research Physiotherapist Fellowship (Prof @GavinWPhysio)
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🎓👏 Many Congratulations @ProsperRehab Dr Megan Banky who received a Certificate of Fellowship by Specialisation, and was admitted as a Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists @apaphysio conference. Proud Prosper !
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📸 @ProsperRehab Researchers presenting clinical research findings this week at the @apaphysio scientific conference with the theme of leading the physiotherapy evolution 🔬📰 #APASC25 #Adelaide #physiotherapy #prosperresearch
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🆕📰New systematic review led by PhD Candidate @UniMelb Renée Gill, evaluated the relationship between muscle strength and active function following botulinum neurotoxin-A injections @GavinWPhysio #botulinumtoxin #systematicreview Read our paper here🖱️: mdpi.com/2072-6651/17/8/362
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🆕📰New Paper led by Dr @TashMachado capturing clinician perspectives about a Stroke-Integrated Cardiac Rehabilitation Research Programme in subacute hospital care @GavinWPhysio @liamgjohnson @belinda_lawford Article: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.… #prosperresearch #stroke #cardiac
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🆕📰New Publication led by @TashMachado evaluating the agreement between direct and estimate measures of max oxygen consumption (VO2max) after stroke. Find our manuscript here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… @GavinWPhysio @liamgjohnson #prosperresearch #stroke #Vo2max #gradedexercise
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🎓 Many Congratulations to @ProsperRehab Researcher, Dr Natasha Machado @TashMachado who graduated with a PhD @UniMelb! Writing your thesis of 5 papers + 2 children + steps 🪜 into an bright future career in cardiovascular rehabilitation. So proud! @GavinWPhysio @liamgjohnson
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It’s official… I have completed my PhD. So thankful to my supervisors, family, and friends for your support. Officially Dr Machado. @liamgjohnson @GavinWPhysio John Olver @Epworth @UniMelb @ProsperRehab
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Just accepted, my 3rd paper from my PhD 'Is early initiated cardiorespiratory fitness training within a model of stroke-integrated cardiac rehabilitation safe and feasible?' Big thank you to my supervisors @liamgjohnson, @GavinWPhysio & John Olver. kor01.safelinks.protection.o…
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Natasha Machado retweeted
Here're three nice articles on #stroke rehabilitation published @ArchivesPMR 1. cardiorespiratory fitness interventions sciencedirect.com/science/ar… 2. Physical performance & cognition as predictors of ADL sciencedirect.com/science/ar… 3. Apraxia rehabilitation linkinghub.elsevier.com/retr…
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Natasha Machado retweeted
This was a great job by Natasha - her first PhD publication! Many thanks to co-authors @SharonFKramer @MattJWingfield @GavinWPhysio & Prof John Olver for their outstanding contribution. @PhysioUnimelb @Epworth
Newly posted In Press in the Archives of PM&R Maintenance of #cardiorespiratory #fitness in people with #stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis from Natasha Machado et al. At archives-pmr.org/article/S00… #systematicreview #research
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