A physiotherapist supporting an older woman's shoulder as she raises her arm during a range-of-motion assessment

Get your movement back.

Physiotherapy inside your own GP clinic. Four medical centres across Southeast Melbourne, from Keysborough to Cranbourne West.

  • 18 years in practice
  • AHPRA registered
  • APAM member
  • Medicare · NDIS · WorkCover · TAC
  • English · Hindi · Malayalam
  • Home visits available

Nobody comes here for physio.

They come to get something back. The garden, the grandkids, the walk to the shops, the ride on a Sunday. That's the actual goal, and it's the one we plan around.

A woman kneeling in her backyard vegetable garden, planting seedlings
Back in the garden
A grandfather lifting his young grandchild up in a backyard, both laughing
Able to pick up the grandkids
A woman carrying shopping bags up her front steps without difficulty
Carrying the shopping in
A man riding a bicycle along a suburban bike path in the morning
On the bike again
A physiotherapist assessing a seated patient's mid-back and spine
Hands-on treatment

Your physiotherapist.

Eighteen years across private practice, community health and aged care. Manual therapy and exercise rehabilitation, with time taken to explain what is happening in your body.

  • AHPRA registered · APAM, Australian Physiotherapy Association
  • Grad Cert Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy · La Trobe University
  • Orthopaedic Manual Therapy · Curtin University
  • McKenzie · dry needling · GLA:D · Pilates-based rehab
  • English, Hindi and Malayalam

Assessed, treated, explained.

Physiotherapy can help manage symptoms commonly associated with these problems. What suits you depends on an assessment.

A physiotherapist assessing a seated patient's mid-back and spine

Back & neck pain

A physiotherapist testing a patient's sciatic nerve mobility

Sciatica & nerve pain

Joint mobilisation of a patient's knee

Knee pain & arthritis

A physiotherapist mobilising a patient's shoulder

Shoulder pain

An older man practising standing from a chair with a physiotherapist

After surgery

A woman balancing on one leg on a foam balance pad

Balance & dizziness

A physiotherapist strapping a patient's ankle with sports tape

Sports injuries

  • TMJ (jaw) pain
  • Frozen shoulder
  • Osteoporosis
  • Chronic pain
  • Women's health
  • Pregnancy & postnatal

Hands on, then a plan you can do.

Manual therapy, joint mobilisation, dry needling and taping in the room. Bands, balance work and graded strength for the weeks in between.

Dry needling applied to a patient's upper shoulder muscle

Dry needling

Fine needles into tight muscle bands to release them.

Kinesiology tape applied in a fan pattern around a patient's knee

Taping

Kinesiology and rigid strapping to offload a painful joint.

A physiotherapist mobilising a patient's ankle joint

Joint mobilisation

Shoulder, knee, ankle and spine — restoring the glide that's been lost.

A woman performing a seated resistance band shoulder exercise

Band & strength work

TheraBand progressions you take home and actually keep doing.

Resistance bands, a foam roller, a massage ball, a balance cushion and rolls of kinesiology tape laid out on a pale wooden surface

Everything you need fits in a drawer.

An older man walking confidently along a tree-lined suburban footpath in the morning

Back to the walk to the shops. That's the goal.

The calm waiting area of a suburban Australian general practice in morning light

Already at your doctor's.

We consult inside the medical centres patients already attend. Your GP, your care plan and your rehabilitation stay in one place, and notes go straight back to your doctor.

No referral is needed for a private visit. If you have a chronic condition, ask your GP about a care plan.

See the clinics

Four clinics. One physio you know.

Not sure which is closest? Tap your suburb.

Cranbourne West

Duff Street Medical Clinic

3 Pearl Court (03) 5995 4988 Request a booking
Hampton Park

Southern Cross Medical Centre

36–40 Stuart Avenue Send a request
Keysborough

Parkmore Medical Centre

323 Cheltenham Road (03) 9791 0777 Request a booking
Suburb to confirm

St Mark's Medical Centre

Starting soon Consulting days to be announced Register interest

Most people don't pay full price.

Medicare care plans

A GP care plan for a chronic condition covers Medicare-rebated visits each year. Ask the clinic about fees and rebates when you book.

NDIS, self & plan-managed

Goal-based therapy and progress reports. Support coordinators and plan managers are welcome to make contact directly.

WorkCover & TAC

Work injury and transport accident claims accepted. Private health fund rebates are available at participating clinics.

Aged care, Support at Home

Physiotherapy for older Australians can be funded through aged care programs. Providers seeking a visiting physio can get in touch.

Questions people ask first.

Do you bulk bill?

Bulk billing means a provider accepts the Medicare rebate as the full payment, so you pay nothing on the day. It works differently for physiotherapy than at your GP: Medicare does not cover standard physiotherapy the way it covers a doctor's visit.

Where Medicare does contribute is through a GP chronic disease management care plan, which covers a set number of allied health visits each calendar year. Some clinics accept that rebate as full payment for care plan patients; others charge a gap. Pensioners and Health Care Card holders often pay a reduced rate. DVA cardholders are generally covered in full on referral.

Fees are set and charged by each medical centre, not by us, so the clinic is the right place to ask. Ring them and they'll tell you exactly what you'll pay and what you'll get back. The longer explanation of how the funding works is here.

Do I need a referral?

No. Physiotherapy is a primary contact profession in Australia, so you can book directly without seeing a doctor first.

A referral only matters when someone else is paying part of the bill — a Medicare care plan, DVA, or an accepted WorkCover or TAC claim. More on referrals here.

Can I claim on private health?

Yes, if your policy includes physiotherapy in its extras cover. At clinics with HICAPS you claim on the spot and pay only the difference. Bring your fund card.

What should I bring and wear?

Your Medicare card, any referral or care plan, your private health card if you're claiming, and any scan or X-ray reports.

Wear something you can move in. Shorts for a knee, a loose top or singlet for a shoulder. If you'd rather bring a family member to help with English, that's completely fine and very common here.

Can someone come to me?

Yes. Home visits are available across Southeast Melbourne for people who find travel difficult.

Telehealth appointments can also be arranged by video when an in-person visit isn't practical — useful for reviewing your exercises, progressing a program, or a follow-up you'd otherwise travel for. Mention it when you send your request and we'll set up the link.

I'm an NDIS participant — can I book?

Yes, if you're self-managed or plan-managed. Goal-based therapy and progress reports are provided. Support coordinators and plan managers are welcome to make contact directly.

Why are there no patient reviews on this site?

Australian law prohibits testimonials about the clinical side of care in advertising for regulated health services, under section 133 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law. Anything about a symptom, a diagnosis, a treatment or a result can't be used. Every registered physiotherapist, doctor and dentist works under the same rule.

So the absence of reviews here isn't a signal about quality, it's a legal requirement. What we show instead is registration, qualifications and exactly how treatment works, which you can check independently.

Book in.

Send your details and the clinic you'd like. Reception at that clinic will ring you to confirm a time that suits, and you'll get an email confirming we've received the request.

Your name, phone and email go to the clinic you choose so their reception can call you back, and to Physio Spirit. They aren't shared with anyone else. If it's urgent, please phone the clinic directly.