DrNatasha Machado

Dr Machado is a lecturer in the Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology post-graduate degree. She is a clinical researcher who specialises in exercise rehabilitation and secondary prevention in people with stroke. Her research investigated the safety and feasibility of cardiorespiratory fitness testing and training within a model of stroke-adapted cardiac rehabilitation to improve the long-term health of people living with stroke and provide evidence to increase the accessibility of post-stroke secondary prevention programs. Dr Machado is an experienced clinician with over 15 years private rehabilitation hospital experience in neurological, cardiorespiratory, orthopaedic, and oncology populations.