0418 153 608 · Griffith, Canberra ACT GP & NDIS referrals →
NDIS Provider · Canberra ACT

NDIS exercise physiology in Canberra.

I take self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants for exercise physiology and remedial massage. I handle the service agreements, the progress reports and the plan-review FCAs, so you can focus on your goals.

  • Self-managed & plan-managed
  • Exercise Physiology & Remedial Massage
  • Progress reports within 2 weeks
  • NDIS referral form online

"As much as I'd love to get you into the gym and lifting, we don't have to start there." Everyone's needs are different. For some people the best session is a quiet gym with just us in it. For others it's learning to play soccer, a walk on a sunny day, or kicking a ball around the oval. Capacity building doesn't need to be about coming into a gym and lifting weights, and it should never be a mentally or emotionally stressful event. Anything that improves your health, gets you active and fills your battery counts. The support exists to help you reach your goals, not mine.

NDIS Exercise Physiology

How NDIS funds exercise physiology in Canberra.

Exercise physiology is a funded NDIS support under the Capacity Building and Core Supports budgets, depending on your plan goals and the nature of the support. Fitness & Wellbeing Physiology is an unregistered NDIS provider, which means we work with self-managed and plan-managed participants only. We cannot accept agency-managed (NDIA-managed) participants at this stage.

James bills exercise physiology under the Improved Daily Living support category (15_056_0128_1_3 for initial assessments and 15_056_0128_1_3 for follow-ups, or 07_002_0126_6_3 for Capacity Building depending on plan structure). Remedial massage for NDIS participants is billed under Improved Daily Living therapeutic supports. All invoicing is handled through Clinic1 with appropriate NDIS line items and clear descriptions.

NDIS line items

NDIS support categories and line items for exercise physiology.

Line ItemDescriptionRate
15_056_0128_1_3 Exercise Physiology Assessment – Initial, up to 60 min. Includes functional assessment, goal setting, and program design. $166.99
15_056_0128_1_3 Exercise Physiology Follow-up, up to 60 min. Ongoing supervision, program progression, and review. $166.99
12_027_0126_6_3 Exercise Physiology – Capacity Building (Improved Daily Living). Used for NDIS participants with CB budgets. $166.99
Travel Provider travel billed per NDIS travel rules (time + km rate where applicable for home visits within approved distance). Per policy

Rates are reviewed against the NDIS Price Guide annually. Current rates effective from the 2024–25 NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits.

What's covered

What NDIS exercise physiology sessions include.

NDIS exercise physiology sessions at Fitness & Wellbeing Physiology are 1:1 with James, always. Sessions include functional assessment and monitoring, individualised exercise prescription, hands-on technique coaching, progress reporting, and goal review. James writes NDIS-compliant progress notes and provides formal written reports for plan reviews on request.

Conditions commonly supported through NDIS exercise physiology include psychosocial disabilities (PTSD, anxiety, depression), neurological conditions (acquired brain injury, MS, stroke, Parkinson's disease), musculoskeletal conditions (complex injuries, chronic pain), and intellectual and developmental disabilities. Exercise physiology is particularly effective for NDIS participants where improved physical function, community participation, and independence are key plan goals.

NDIS Progress Reports

Formal written reports for plan reviews, support coordinators, and LACs on request.

Goal-Aligned Programming

Exercise programs explicitly linked to your NDIS plan goals and support category outcomes.

Outcome Tracking

Validated outcome measures at 6-weekly reviews to demonstrate functional change for plan reviews.

Why participants and families choose me.

NDIS services can feel like being processed. This is the opposite. Every session here is one on one with the same clinician, me, every single time. No rotating staff, no support worker with a program written by someone you never met. I learn how you communicate, what a good day looks like, what a hard week means, and the program flexes around the person rather than the other way round.

Goals here get translated into things that matter: getting on and off the floor to play with your kids, walking the school pickup without the wheelchair, a body that lets you say yes to the sunny day. Progress gets measured and reported in plain language your planner and plan manager can actually use at review time.

Practical and easy to work with.

  • Service agreements signed digitally in the room, five minutes, no paperwork chase
  • Invoices to your plan manager the same day, correctly coded, every time
  • Reports written for plan reviews that actually support your funding case
  • Support coordinators: one phone call gets a straight answer on fit and availability

I work with self managed and plan managed participants at the current NDIS rate of $161.99 per hour, GST free, with no travel charges for clinic sessions. If I am not the right fit for a participant, I will say so on the first call and save everyone a plan's worth of wasted funding.

NDIS questions

Common NDIS exercise physiology questions.

No. Fitness & Wellbeing Physiology is an unregistered NDIS provider. This means we can only work with self-managed and plan-managed participants. Agency-managed (NDIA-managed) participants need to access registered providers. If you're self-managed or plan-managed, there is no difference in service quality, just a different invoicing pathway.
Exercise physiology is most commonly funded under Capacity Building – Improved Daily Living (Category 15), with line item 15_056_0128_1_3. It can also be funded under Capacity Building – Improved Living Arrangements, Support Coordination budgets (for service coordination), and in some cases under Core Supports depending on plan structure and stated goals. James can advise which categories apply based on your specific plan.
James invoices your plan management provider directly via Clinic1. You receive a copy of each invoice. There is no out-of-pocket cost unless you have used your plan funding allocation. I include all the NDIS line item codes and descriptions on every invoice.
Yes. James can provide supporting documentation for NDIS plans, including functional assessment reports, goal-aligned progress reports, and letters supporting exercise physiology in a participant's plan. See the NDIS Referral page for the referral form for support coordinators and LACs.
The current NDIS rate for exercise physiology under Improved Daily Living (15_056_0128_1_3) is $166.99 per hour, in line with the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits. This rate applies to self-managed and plan-managed participants billed by Fitness & Wellbeing Physiology.
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Prefer to call? 0418 153 608 · or email admin@fwphysiology.com