APPI Courses : Matwork Level One

Rodrigo Bernardes is a Brazilian physiotherapist with a Master’s degree in Health Sciences and a specialist qualification in Orthopaedics and Traumatology from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP). He integrates Classical and Modified Pilates with contemporary manual therapy concepts developed through the Manual Concepts Institute (Australia). His clinical practice focuses on movement quality, postural control, musculoskeletal rehabilitation and clinical reasoning. He has worked as a presenter and translator at professional Pilates and rehabilitation conferences in Brazil. Alongside private practice, he coordinates advanced professional education in rehabilitation and is the author of a Pilates-based clinical book on Parkinson’s disease, with a focus on balance and fall risk. Rodrigo is an international member of APPI.