My Quick Backstory…
Hi, I’m Tracy Cooke — an injury and rehab podiatrist and teacher with 29 years of clinical and teaching experience.
So, what made me change the way I approached exercise prescription, rehab, and even how I teach movement?
It came down to one simple (but frustrating) reality:
I was seeing clients who were doing everything “right” — they were compliant, following the programs exactly as I taught them, sticking to the gold-standard orthotics, calf raises, short foot exercises, even the alphabet drills.
And yet… some of them still weren’t improving.
They’d follow the plan, come back for check-ins, but progress stalled. Eventually, they’d move on to the next health professional, still searching for answers to the same question I was asking myself:
Why weren’t they getting better?
That frustration is what pushed me to rethink everything.
I realized that one-size-fits-all protocols weren’t enough — that I needed to look beyond just the foot and into the whole movement system, including the nervous system’s role in stability, balance, and control.
Over the past two decades, I’ve dedicated myself to exploring more dynamic, brain-based, and movement-integrated approaches that help both clients and clinicians see the bigger picture.
Now, through The Stabilisation Academy, I’m here to help you navigate these challenges too — so you can work with more clarity, more confidence, and more effective strategies, whether you’re helping clients or working on your own movement journey.
I Found the Answers — and They May Help You Too
I decided to explore treatment approaches across multiple disciplines, determined to uncover methods that were simpler, more adaptable, and potentially more effective for the people I work with.
Over time, my clinical and educational experiences have allowed me to develop a range of valuable assessment tools, treatment strategies, and exercise approaches to help address simple and complex issues related to balance, stability, mobility, and strength in the foot, ankle, and lower extremity.
Through The Stabilisation Academy, I now share these insights with others — so whether you’re a health professional or someone on your own movement journey, you can access research-informed strategies that support thoughtful, whole-body care.
I am really passionate about whole body health and movement.
I do not believe in band-aid fixes, short term treatment and a one sized fits all approach to rehabilitation.
What makes me so unique and special is that I have a good understanding of global movement, kinematics and biomechanics, basically - how the rest of the body moves in relation to the foot.
I have applied all of these processes day in and day out, seeing what works, what doesn't work, seeking feedback from my clients on all aspects of their experiences, so now I can pass this all on to you :)
Experience and Qualifications ...
Here's a summary of my health and teaching experience and qualifications:
- 29 years working in private practice, community health, hospitals and aged care.
- 30 + years of teaching primary, secondary and adult education, classroom, small group and individuals.
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Podiatry)
- Diploma of Education
- Postgraduate Diploma in Health Promotion
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment - Adult Esucation
- Certified Clinical Practitioner in Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization
- Certified Exercise Trainer in Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization
- GRIP Approach (Global Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention) Upper and Lower Global Performance
- Fascial Manipulation Level One and Two
- Loves – My family, friends, dog, coffee, distilling, BBQing, gardening, AFL, laughing, learning, and enabling active people to remain active throughout life, for life.
Enjoy taking a look around my site, or book a time and let's start talking.
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