EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY SERVICES: YOUR PATH TO WELLNESS
What is an Exercise Physiologist?
Your body’s needs are unique—injury, chronic conditions, lifestyle shifts, or simply time all affect how you move.
Exercise Physiologists are university-qualified health professionals who prescribe exercise as medicine.
They’re the bridge between your doctor and your recovery, using progressive, personalized exercise programs—from hydrotherapy to strength work—to treat chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease, rehabilitate injuries, and retrain faulty movement patterns.
The goal: keep you functional, pain-free, and do what you love, regardless of where you’re starting from.
Best part? Services are covered by Medicare and most private health funds.
What to Expect :
- Comprehensive assessment – Evaluation of your movement patterns, strength, balance, fitness, and functional capacity
- A programme designed for YOU – Evidence-based exercise tailored to your specific health conditions and goals—not one-size-fits-all
- One-on-one sessions – Personal attention focused solely on you and your progress
- Safe, supervised progression – Your programme evolves as you improve, with adjustments based on how your body responds
- Collaborative care – Working alongside your physio, GP, and other health professionals for coordinated treatment
- Educate and empower – Understand why you’re doing each exercise and how to manage your health long-term
The Key Difference
While your physiotherapist gets you back on your feet after injury through hands-on treatment and initial rehabilitation, your exercise physiologist builds the strength, fitness, and habits to keep you healthy, strong, and performing at your best for life.
Think of it this way:
Your physio gets you back on your feet. Your exercise physiologist keeps you there for life.
What Can Be Treated?
- Chronic disease management (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, respiratory conditions)
- WorkCover and workers’ compensation injury and rehabilitation
- Sports performance enhancement and injury rehabilitation
- Workplace injury and motor vehicle accident recovery
- Pre and post-surgery conditioning and cancer recovery
- Chronic pain and back pain relief
- Weight loss and fitness improvement (including pre-surgery weight loss for surgical clearance)
- Bone strengthening (osteoporosis/ osteopenia)
- Balance and fall prevention
- Pre and post-natal fitness
- NDIS participants seeking improved function, independence, and quality of life
- Mental health support (including PTSD, anxiety, and depression)
Why Choose an Exercise Physiologist Over Going It Alone?
Clinical Expertise – We understand how your specific conditions, injuries, medications, and limitations affect your exercise response and recovery. Generic gym programmes don’t account for these factors.
Safety First – Professional monitoring ensures you exercise safely with proper technique coaching, load management, and biomechanical assessment to prevent setbacks.
Medicare Rebates – Often claimable under Chronic Disease Management Plans, WorkCover, DVA, and private health insurance.
Evidence-Based – Your programme is based on clinical research and best practice guidelines, not internet advice or one-size-fits-all approaches.
Integrated Care – We work alongside your physio, doctor, employer, case manager, and broader healthcare team for seamless, coordinated care.
Personalised Progression – Regular assessments and programme adjustments based on your progress and changing needs, particularly important for injury recovery.
Accountability & Support – Ongoing guidance to keep you motivated and on track with your recovery and health goals.
Exercise Physiologist vs Personal Trainer
Exercise Physiologists can assess, diagnose, and treat medical conditions through exercise, work within healthcare teams, and are qualified to manage WorkCover and compensation claims.
Personal trainers focus on general fitness for healthy individuals. If you have an injury, chronic condition, or complex health concern, an Exercise Physiologist is your best choice.
Over the years, we’ve worked hard to meet the evolving needs of our clients, particularly those managing chronic pain and complex conditions.
Our male and female Exercise Physiologists are available at convenient locations across Brisbane, Northern NSW, Beenleigh, and the Gold Coast. Contact Core Healthcare today to book your initial consultation and take the first step towards better health.
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