Accredited Exercise Physiology in Canberra.
Clinical exercise prescription for chronic disease, injury rehabilitation, mental health, and whole-person wellbeing. ESSA-accredited. NDIS, DVA, Medicare CDM, and private health accepted. 1:1 with James, always.
- ESSA-accredited practitioner
- Mental health & complex MSK specialty
- NDIS, DVA & Medicare CDM
- 1:1 every session, never groups
What is Exercise Physiology?
An Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) is a university-trained allied health professional who uses exercise as a clinical intervention for injury, disease, and disability. Unlike a personal trainer, an AEP can claim Medicare, NDIS, DVA, and Workers Compensation, and is qualified to assess, prescribe, and monitor therapeutic exercise for complex medical presentations.
At Fitness & Wellbeing Physiology, exercise physiology means 1:1 clinical assessment and program design, not group classes or supervision of generic programs. James assesses your specific presentation, reviews the clinical evidence for your condition, and builds a structured program around your goals.
Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP)
4-year university degree + ESSA accreditation. Allied health professional eligible for Medicare, NDIS, DVA, and Workers Comp.
Personal Trainer (PT)
Certificate III/IV level. Not eligible for health fund, Medicare, NDIS, or DVA rebates. Not a clinical role.
What James specialises in.
Mental Health
PTSD, anxiety, depression, and psychosocial NDIS, one of Canberra's only EPs with mental health as a primary speciality. DVA and NDIS accepted.
Mental health →Musculoskeletal Rehab
Complex knee, hip, ankle, shoulder, and spine conditions. Post-surgical rehabilitation and objective return-to-sport testing.
MSK conditions →Cardiovascular & Metabolic
T2DM, heart disease, hypertension, and obesity. Medicare CDM rebates with GP referral. Clinical marker monitoring and GP coordination.
Cardio & metabolic →Neurological
Stroke, MS, Parkinson's, and ABI rehabilitation. Ground floor access available. NDIS and DVA funded for eligible participants.
Neurological →Functional Capacity Assessment
Independent FCAs for Workers Comp, Comcare, CTP, and NDIS plan review. Reports within 10 business days.
FCA →Remedial Massage
Clinical remedial massage, MMA accredited, HICAPS rebates on-the-spot. Also available as NDIS therapeutic support.
Remedial massage →Consultation fees.
Private rates for Exercise Physiology sessions at Fitness & Wellbeing Physiology. NDIS, DVA, Medicare CDM, and Workers Comp clients are billed at schedule rates with no out-of-pocket cost.
Why people choose me.
Canberra has plenty of exercise physiologists. Most of my clients arrive after trying somewhere else, and the reasons they stay are consistent. Every session is one on one with me, never handed to a screen or a gym floor rotation. I am also a qualified remedial massage therapist, so hands on treatment and exercise live in the same plan instead of in two different buildings. And I built this practice around the cases others find inconvenient: complex injuries that have already failed physio, mental health referrals, older adults who want strength rather than supervision.
My background is the sharp end of sport and rehabilitation, professional work with the AIS and the AIS Basketball program, clinical years at Clinic 88 under some of the best hands in the industry, and a placement with the Belconnen Magpies. That standard of reasoning comes with me into every suburban knee, back and shoulder that walks in.
What you can expect.
- An assessment that actually looks for the cause, not a template
- A program built for your body, goals and funding pathway
- Progress measured with real numbers you can see move
- Straight answers, including when something is outside my lane
Every funding pathway is handled here: Medicare care plans, NDIS, DVA, workers compensation and private, with prices published openly because you should not need to phone around to learn what health care costs.
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Same-week availability for NDIS, DVA, CDM, CTP and private clients.
Prefer to call? 0418 153 608 · or email admin@fwphysiology.com