Exercise Physiology
Move with freedom!
We will help you improve function, reduce your sensitivity to
pain, and get you back to doing what you love.
Are We The Right Fit?
Don't know where to start?
Fearful that exercise may make your condition worse?
Dealing with an old or persistent injury?
Accredited Exercise Physiologists in Melbourne CBD, Armadale and surrounding suburbs specialise in understanding how exercise can help rehabilitation & chronic health management. We gauge where your starting point is through the initial consultation process then build you towards a plan that helps you achieve your goals.
Individual 1 on 1 sessions provided by our Accredited Exercise Physiologists allow for a better understanding of the internal and external factors that impact your health condition so that we can implement and guide you through a safe and effective rehabilitation program.
Whether you are new to exercise, rehabilitating an old or new injury/health condition, our Accredited Exercise Physiologists in Melbourne CBD, Armadale and surrounding suburbs will provide another strategy to help manage your symptoms and the confidence to move you from pain to performance.
How we work
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1. Assess
Our Accredited Exercise Physiologists understand your health condition and how it has effected you, along with your exercise history, to create a personalised exercise solution.
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2. Apply
Our Accredited Exercise Physiologists combine education and experience to help you understand what benefits exercise can give you.
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3. Accelerate
Our Accredited Exercise Physiologists monitor your symptoms, assess how you are responding, and continue to educate you on the ins and outs of your exercise program.
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4. Accomplish
Our Accredited Exercise Physiologists undertake regular assessments to assess your change, and help you design a long term plan for continued success.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Exercise Physiologists are university qualified health practitioners recognised by Medicare. We work with a variety of clientele that have been diagnosed with a chronic health condition.
Our goal, through the use of exercise as our intervention, is to help you better manage your health condition.
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We train with a range of chronic health conditions including:
Musculoskeletal: e.g. arthritis, osteoporosis
Neurological: e.g. stroke
Metabolic: e.g. diabetes, high blood pressure, weight management
Cardiopulmonary: e.g. asthma, COPD
Cancer recovery
Injury rehabilitation: e.g. sporting or workplace injuries
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EPC (Enhanced Primary Care) or CDM (Chronic Disease Management) enables GPs to plan and coordinate the health care of patients with chronic or terminal medical conditions. This plan comes under the Medicare Benefits Scheme.
Eligibility is determined via your GP. If eligible, you are allowed a maximum of 5 sessions to use with your allocated allied health practitioner.
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Through the use of your EPC plan, we recommend you call our team and talk to one of our Exercise Physiologists.
You don’t have to book an initial consultation straight away. We have our “Absolute Tour” where we have a 15 minute discussion at one of our locations to see if we are the right fit for you.
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No. You have 1 year from the referral date to use your 5 sessions. We recommend consulting with your assigned Exercise Physiologist to see what is the best way to maximize these sessions for you.
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We have a number of payment options that can be utilised after your EPC sessions have been used up. Exercise Physiologists are also eligible for a private health rebate (please consult your health fund to see whether Exercise Physiology is included).
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Exercise can be one of the safest practices to undertake. Improving some exercise related outcomes e.g. getting stronger can have beneficial short and long term health outcomes. Our Exercise Physiologists will assist in providing a safe environment for you to exercise so that we can help you achieve your goal.
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No. However, the sessions you undertake after your EPC sessions with our Exercise Physiologist are eligible for private health rebates.
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NDIS approval for Exercise Physiology services at Absolute Health & Performance are case dependent. For more information, call our reception team and talk to one of our Accredited Exercise Physiologists.
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Hugh Mason
Accredited Exercise Physiologist
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Josh Martin
Accredited Exercise Physiologist
By Appointment Only
Crowded, loud generic gyms not your thing? No problem. You'll train in our state-of-the-art facilities and your program will also include activity plans to continue your progress in your everyday life. our facilities are located:
📍 199 William Street, Melbourne, 3000
📍 948 High St, Armadale, 3143
📍 138 Little Collins St, Melbourne, 3000
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Would you like to know more about how to start you Exercise Physiology journey?
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