There are a broad range of reasons as to why someone may seek the professional services of an accredited exercise physiologist to improve their health. These include but are not limited to:
Musculoskeletal disease or dysfunction (including tendinitis, muscle strain, muscle weakness, deterioration)
Bone Health ( including osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, surgical pre/rehabilitation)
Cancer
Women’s health issues (including osteoporosis/osteopenia, pelvic floor, endometriosis)
Neurological disorders (such as Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis)
Mental health conditions (including depression)
Pain relief
Cardiovascular disease
Pulmonary disease (including asthma, COPD)
Learning difficulties
Cognitive disorders
Weight control
Diabetes
Metabolic disorders
At Atkins Health, we work with only the best accredited exercise physiologists Gold Coast has to offer. As a business, we put a lot of focus on allowing our team members to be in their “Genius Mode,” which allows our practitioners to focus solely on building meaningful relationships with our clients to better serve them and get results. We pay particular attention to the client as a person, not a condition, and we set up treatment plans that are specific to their individual needs. We use movement and exercise as our tools.
We conduct six-weekly reviews with every client to ensure that we adapt to their changing requirements and expectations, and to ensure that our clients are indeed reaching their goals. On average based on these frequent reviews, over 90% of tested clients achieve or exceed their health, wellbeing and fitness goals.
With a choice of four exercise physiology Gold Coast clinics, home visits, online classes and telephone consultations, our clients have a wide choice of where and how they receive their exercise physiology treatments. In addition, we also offer Gold Coast physio services to provide a more holistic solution across the two complimentary disciplines.
Atkins Health is a pioneer in exercise physiology. We are consistently challenging best practice to progressively improve. Through joint ventures with varying tertiary education institutions, medical specialists and pharmaceutical and technology companies, Atkins Health is designing and implementing new and innovative ways of practicing whilst all the while researching and analysing the data for viable progressions to modern day “best practice”.
As with all other Allied Health services, exercise physiology is covered through a Medicare chronic disease management plan (CDMP). A CDMP can be issued by your G.P when you have been suffering from a condition or pain for longer than three months. This plan gives you a rebate for a total of five visits in a calendar year across all Allied Health professions. Each session must go for a total of 20 mins in duration however many practices provide longer sessions, and charge a small gap.
Holders of a Department of Veteran Affairs (DVA) Gold or White Card will incur no charge for their exercise physiology sessions.
Learn more about funding your health care.
Exercise physiology is covered by the NDIS, falling under two categories within the scheme, Improved Daily Living Skills and Improved Health and Well-being, giving greater opportunities for participants to get care under an exercise physiologist.
Exercise physiologists study the bio-mechanics, anatomy and physiology to prescribe appropriate movements and exercises to improve performance. Exercise physiology in sport assesses the movement profiles of the athletes to ensure they are performing in the most efficient and effective ways whilst avoiding the risk of injury.
You may well wonder, and it’s a common question! There are two major differences between exercise physiology and physiotherapy:
Physiotherapists do hands on therapy, diagnostics and exercise rehabilitation whereas an exercise physiologist solely focuses on and specialises in exercise rehabilitation.
Exercise physiologists primarily focus on chronic conditions that have been long developing like osteoporosis or a neurological condition for example, whereas physiotherapists are more heavily involved in the acute phase of treatment, where the onset may be more severe and sudden, like a fracture or an asthmatic attack.
Let’s tackle this one too! There are four main differences between an exercise physiologist (EP) and a personal trainer (PT) :
Scope – whilst both professions can provide services to the general healthy population, only an EP is qualified to provide professional advice specific to medical conditions.
Approach – an EP works “inside-out”, applying knowledge of the human anatomy and its systems for exercise selection in order to get a desired response, while a PT works “outside-in’, applying exercises to muscle groups to get a desired response.
Funding – Exercise physiology can be funded through Medicare, DVA, NDIS, and private health funds. The costs of personal training are usually met entirely by the client. In limited cases, PT sessions may be available through private health funds and NDIS.
Qualification – Exercise Physiologists require a relevant degree with a minimum 4 years of study from an accredited university. Personal trainers require only a four-week certificate course.
Despite the differences both professions can often be seen to be charging the same amount per service!
With the flexibility of four exercise physiology Gold Coast clinics located at Runaway Bay, Varsity Lakes, Pimpama and Canungra, plus home visits available from Tweed Heads/Coolangatta to Beenleigh, give us a call today on (07) 3177 7779 or contact us by email to learn how we can help with your specific needs.
Our exercise physiology Gold Coast services are located at Runaway Bay, Varsity Lakes, Canungra and Pimpama, plus we offer home visits from Tweed Heads to Beenleigh, plus telehealth appointments.
The opening hours of our exercise physiology Gold Coast clinics do vary from one clinic to the next, follow the link above for opening hours specific to one location.
We accept payments through private health cover as well as private paying patients, plus NDIS, DVA and Medicare approved referrals.
New clients must first book an initial assessment, so that your practitioner can create a tailored treatment path for you. These initial assessments can be requested online using the button below.
If you have completed an initial assessment with our team, please use the button below to request an ongoing appointment.
Introducing Brock, our newest team member and Gold Coast physio at our Runaway Bay clinic
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Atkins Health is passionate about promoting Parkinson’s Awareness Month, and helping those impacted with Parkinson’s Disease through our tailored individual and group exercise programs.