Week 1 — we talk before we move
History, goals, what’s changed and what you’re finding hard. Then gentle baseline measures — standing up from a chair, walking distance, balance, grip. Nothing you can fail.
For injured workers, case managers & treating doctors
Injury rehabilitation and return-to-work programs.
Once your claim is accepted, exercise physiology is commonly funded for rehabilitation and return to work. I agree the program with your case manager before it starts, and report on it with numbers rather than impressions.
Usually yes — once your claim is approved.
Exercise physiology is commonly funded for injury rehabilitation and return-to-work programs.
You’ll need an accepted claim and a referral from your treating doctor. From there I liaise with your case manager, agree the program up front so there’s no argument later about what’s funded, and report on your progress as required.
Include your claim number and insurer when you enquire and I’ll check the specifics for you before you commit to anything.
Return-to-work programs work best when they start early, so it’s worth asking even if your claim is still being processed.
How it runs
Agreed up front, measured throughout
The program is agreed before it starts
Scope, duration and review points go to your case manager in writing before the first session. It takes an extra day at the start and removes the single most common reason these programs stall — a disagreement halfway through about what was approved.
Capacity is measured, not estimated
Strength, endurance, tolerance and the specific tasks your role demands, measured with validated tools under repeatable conditions. In a claim where capacity is contested, a number taken the same way every time carries weight that a clinical impression does not.
Rehearsed where the work happens
Because I’m mobile, a graded return can be practised at your home or, where it suits everyone, at the workplace — the actual lift, the actual bench height, the actual shift length. That is a considerably better predictor of whether a return will hold than the same task approximated on gym equipment.
One clinician, start to finish
You see me every session. No rotating roster, no re-explaining your injury to someone new, no handover notes losing the detail that mattered.
Case manager or treating doctor? The one-page service profile has credentials, insurance and reporting commitments in a form you can file.
What actually happens
Once the funding is sorted
I come to you, with the equipment. You need about two square metres of floor and nothing else.
Week 2 — your program, in your space
Built around your kitchen bench, your hallway, your back step. Written up in plain language with photos so you’re never guessing between sessions.
Week 4 — measured, in writing
The week-one baselines repeated under the same conditions, so the change is a number rather than an impression.
The longer version — how sessions work, why I come to you, and what’s in the car.
Good to know
WorkCover questions
Is exercise physiology covered by WorkCover?
Usually yes, once your claim is accepted. Exercise physiology is commonly funded for injury rehabilitation and return-to-work programs, with a referral from your treating doctor.
What do I need before I can start?
An accepted claim and a referral from your treating doctor. Send me your claim number and insurer when you enquire and I'll check the specifics for you before you commit to anything.
My claim is still being processed. Should I wait?
Ask anyway. Return-to-work programs work best when they start early, and knowing what's available — and what it would cost privately in the meantime — puts you in a better position than waiting in the dark.
Who do you deal with — me, or my case manager?
Both. I agree the program with your case manager up front so there's no dispute about what's funded, then report on progress as required. You shouldn't have to broker that conversation yourself.
Will you talk to my employer?
Only with your consent, and only about what's relevant to your capacity for work. Where a graded return is part of the plan, having the employer informed usually makes it go better — but that's your call, not mine.
What if my capacity is disputed?
I report what I measure. Objective, repeatable measures taken under the same conditions each time are worth considerably more in a disputed claim than a clinical impression, which is part of why I take them from day one.
Do you come to me, or do I travel?
I come to you — home or workplace — across Brisbane, within about 12 km of Paddington, plus telehealth. For a return-to-work program that's often the point: we can rehearse the actual task in the actual place.
What happens when the claim closes?
Most people continue privately, often with a private health extras rebate, to hold onto what they rebuilt. I'll be straight with you about whether that's worth it in your case.
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Enquire about a place
Include your claim number and insurer if you have them and I’ll check the specifics before you commit to anything. If your claim is still being processed, ask anyway.