Sorensen Method™ · Your Journey
Back to Function A DIY Rehabilitation Guide
Your diagnosis is a starting point, not a sentence. 23 lessons to help you understand your body and move forward.
The program
Move beyond the diagnosis
Most people are given a diagnosis — disc bulge, bursitis, sacroiliac dysfunction — and then left to manage it. The label explains what is happening structurally but rarely explains why, and almost never gives you a clear path back to function.
Back to Function is a practical, self-directed rehabilitation program built on the same principles used with elite athletes and chronic pain patients at Heal Hub, Cronulla. It teaches you how the body actually works — as an integrated system rather than a collection of parts — and gives you the tools to address what's keeping you stuck.
"The spot that hurts is rarely where the problem is coming from. The body has a hierarchy of survival reflexes that, when under threat, produces compensations and symptoms throughout the system."
Past injuries and accidents
Physical trauma doesn't just damage tissue — it consolidates a neural pattern. The nervous system rebuilds itself around the original threat even after the tissue has healed. This is why whiplash presentations persist for years after the accident, why post-surgical pain continues despite successful surgery, and why old sporting injuries keep loading adjacent structures long after the event.
The body is not being difficult. It is being protective. Back to Function addresses the maintaining mechanisms behind these persistent post-injury patterns — not just the structural surface where they show up. Your scan shows the structure. It doesn’t show what’s maintaining the symptom. Two people with the same disc bulge on MRI can have completely different presentations — because the scan is the same but the pattern behind it isn’t.
Your scan shows the structure. It doesn’t show what’s maintaining the symptom. Two people with the same disc bulge on MRI can have completely different presentations — because the scan is the same but the pattern behind it isn’t.
Twenty-three lessons covering the most common presentations — from back pain and disc bulges to shoulder problems, balance, and squatting mechanics. Each lesson is practical, evidence-informed, and designed for real bodies in real life.
What's covered
23 lessons across common presentations
Who it's for
Real people with real pain
This program is for anyone who is dealing with recurring pain, recovering from injury, or trying to understand why the same issues keep coming back. It's also useful for practitioners and trainers who want a clearer framework for working with common musculoskeletal presentations.
No equipment required. No prior training knowledge assumed. Just 23 practical lessons that give you the understanding and tools to work with your body rather than against it.
Enrolment
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Back to Function: A DIY Rehabilitation Guide
AUD · one-time payment · lifetime access
- 23 video lessons
- Lifetime access — no expiry
- Fully self-directed — start immediately
- Access delivered within 24 hours of payment
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About the author
Matthew Sorensen
Matthew Sorensen has spent over 20 years working with athletes, high-performance professionals, and people dealing with complex pain and injury at Heal Hub, Cronulla. His work sits at the intersection of corrective exercise, manual therapy, and the whole-person approach to rehabilitation.
Back to Function distils the practical rehabilitation framework he uses in clinic — the understanding of how the body compensates, why symptoms return, and what actually produces durable recovery — into a self-directed program anyone can work through independently.
Common questions
FAQ
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