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Hi, I’m Rebekah McIvor.

I’m a Physiotherapist with over 20 years of clinical experience across musculoskeletal rehabilitation, complex multi-system conditions, and persistent symptoms that don’t resolve with standard care.

My work now focuses on the intersection of structural health, nervous system regulation, and how the body responds to load over time.

Many of the people I work with are doing everything they can to get better—but still feel stuck, or like their body isn’t responding as it should.

Over the years, I’ve seen—and experienced firsthand—the impact of pushing harder to try to overcome symptoms. While this can work short term, it rarely leads to lasting stability or resilience.

There is a more sustainable and effective way to restore health and capacity.

Regulation is not something you “do” to the body. It is a capacity that develops when systems are working together and load is managed appropriately.

If this resonates with you, you’re welcome to get in touch.

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Clinical Focus

My clinical background is grounded in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and exercise-based rehabilitation.

Over time, this has expanded to include:

  • Autonomic nervous system regulation

  • Load intolerance and energy impairment

  • Central sensitisation

  • Somatic integration and stabilisation

  • Trauma-informed, physiology-based care

  • Complex, multi-system presentations.

This work brings together structural assessment, physiological regulation, and graded capacity building.

Approach

Assessment is structured and grounded in how your body is currently functioning.
Intervention is sequenced and based on your current capacity.

This often means working at a pace your system can tolerate, rather than pushing beyond it.

Structural integrity, nervous system stability, and load are addressed together - not in isolation.

The aim is to reduce reactivity, improve system organisation, and build sustainable capacity over time.

Work is time-bound and goal-directed. Independence is always the intended outcome.

Professional Standards

Registered Physiotherapist (New Zealand)

Ongoing advanced training in musculoskeletal, somatic, and autonomic rehabilitation

Committed to research-informed practice and interdisciplinary collaboration

My work has also been shaped by advanced training in breathing and respiratory physiotherapy, which informs how I assess and work with the body as an integrated system.

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Rehabilitation of the human system - structured and integrated.