Introduction to the BET PhysioPilates Treatment System

Rochenda is a Physiotherapist and graduated from the University of Toronto.  Additionally, she holds a B.A. in Physical Education (University of Western Ontario) and an M.Sc. Research degree in Rehabilitation Therapy (Queens University, Canada).  

Rochenda has a special interest in muscle function and motor learning and in how biomechanical and muscle / movement imbalances contribute to painful conditions.  She has continued to pursue this passion for more than 25 years, focusing exclusively on the development of a PILATES–based Physiotherapy treatment system. While living in Hong Kong Rochenda had the privilege to work extensively with Julia Ellis (RBS (TTC), FISTD, ARAD), a gifted ballet teacher, choreographer and Pilates ‘guru’ and together they founded the successful BET Pilates Centre in 1994. They were the first to introduce Pilates in Hong Kong and East Asia and the first in the region to offer an exclusively Pilates –based Physiotherapy approach.  In 2013, Rochenda returned to her native Toronto and established a small PhysioPilates clinic in the West- end where she continues to maintain a full-time practice. In 2006, Rochenda published the first rigorously designed research study on a Pilates - based physiotherapy intervention, the results of this study presented at several conferences internationally. 

Rochenda is a passionate educator having co-developed the BET Pilates training curriculum and she has been active internationally teaching and mentoring Physiotherapists in this system since 1996.

In her spare time, Rochenda enjoys competitive swimming, outdoor activities, cycling, travel, spending time with her two daughters and a good espresso.

Contact Information: betphysiopilates.com; (647) 748-1889; rochenda@betphysiopilates.com

Trained in Sydney, Australia, Susan Ting began her physiotherapy practice in Asia. There she gained clinical experience, ranging from inpatient neuro-rehab and the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions in private practice to sports physiotherapy at both national and international level events in Singapore and Hong Kong.

In 1998 Susan met Canadian physiotherapist Rochenda Howard and Julia Ellis on her first BET course. The duo had pioneered the development of Biokinetik Exercise Technique (B.E.T.), a Pilates-based physiotherapy treatment model. In 2005 Susan began formal training and mentorship under Rochenda. After being certified, Susan opened her B.E.T. practice in Vancouver. With Toronto-based Rochenda, she teaches B.E.T. Physio-Pilates as advanced clinical practice to fellow clinicians.

For the last fourteen years, Susan has also integrated the B.E.T. PhysioPilates approach into her work with both the osteoarthritis and autoimmune inflammatory arthritis population at the Mary Pack Arthritis Program (MPAP) at Vancouver Coastal Health, where she also works. She is instrumental in introducing B.E.T. rehabilitation concepts into exercise programs and guidelines for post-hip and -knee replacement rehabilitation. Susan is part of the education faculty at MPAP. She teaches the "Managing Osteoarthritis" component of their Advanced Continuing Education (ACE) program. She also teaches a new course she and her colleagues developed in fall 2017 under ACE: "Advanced Total Joint Arthroplasty Rehabilitation".