Rise Rehab Group provides accredited exercise physiology services in Burleigh Heads, Oxenford and Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Our ESSA-registered Exercise Physiologists, Zak Bowdler and Isabelle McMullen, offer expert clinical exercise prescription for individuals living with chronic illness, disability, injury, and mental health conditions.
We provide NDIS exercise physiology on the Gold Coast for self-managed and plan-managed participants. Our NDIS exercise physiology services are tailored to each participant's goals, building independence, functional capacity, and quality of life.
Our exercise physiologists specialise in chronic disease management including Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer rehabilitation, arthritis, fibromyalgia, lupus, autoimmune conditions, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, osteoporosis, and mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, and PTSD.
We provide DVA exercise physiology services on the Gold Coast for Gold Card and White Card holders through the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Medicare chronic disease management plan exercise physiology is also available with a GP referral through a Team Care Arrangement or GP Management Plan.
Rise Rehab Group offers home visit exercise physiology on the Gold Coast and surrounding Queensland communities for clients who are unable to attend our clinic. Community-based exercise physiology sessions are also available for NDIS participants.
Our Burleigh Heads clinic is located at Shed 1/16 Hutchinson Street, Burleigh Heads QLD 4220, operating out of Health Phyx with dedicated onsite parking. Rise Rehab Group also operates from ifeelgood Oxenford at 9/160 Old Pacific Highway, Oxenford QLD 4210, and from Palm Beach Aquatic Centre at 1 Thrower Drive, Palm Beach QLD 4221. We serve clients across Burleigh Heads, Oxenford, Palm Beach, Burleigh Waters, Miami, Currumbin, Varsity Lakes, Robina, Mudgeeraba, Nerang, Southport, Broadbeach, Surfers Paradise, and the broader Gold Coast region.
Rise Rehab Group offers strength and conditioning programs, injury rehabilitation, post-surgical recovery, cardiac rehabilitation, fall prevention for older adults, and exercise programs for people living with disability. We accept Medicare, NDIS, DVA, WorkCover, private health insurance, and private self-funded clients.
We help people recover from injury, manage chronic conditions, and rebuild trust in their body through personalised, compassionate care that meets you exactly where you are.
No referral needed · Same-day bookings available · All major funding accepted
Real feedback from people who wanted to feel stronger, safer, and more confident in their body.
Who We Help
If you're ready for something to actually work, you're in the right place.
Whether you've been dealing with pain for years, just received a diagnosis, or simply want to get stronger, we're here. No judgement. No complicated systems. Just real support.
The common things people want to know before their first appointment.
No referral is needed if you are booking privately. Referrals may be needed for Medicare, DVA, WorkCover, or some funded pathways.
We talk through your health history, goals, current capacity, and what you want life to feel like. Any movement assessment is matched to what feels safe for you.
Yes. We support self-managed and plan-managed NDIS participants, and eligible DVA Gold and White Card holders.
That is completely normal. We start where you are, explain each step clearly, and build confidence at a pace that feels manageable.
Choose the clinic that is easiest for you to attend. We operate from Burleigh Heads, Oxenford, and Palm Beach.
Yes. You can book a free discovery call if you want to ask questions before committing to an appointment.
Ready to meet us?
Your initial consultation is just a conversation. No pressure. No commitment.
Our Services
Evidence-based care. Human-centred delivery.
Whatever brought you here, there's a service built for you.
What We Do
Everything you need to move, recover, and thrive.
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Injury Rehabilitation
Get back to doing what you love. Stage-based programs that rebuild strength, restore movement, and prevent re-injury while working alongside your existing care team.
Build real strength and confidence, whether you're starting from scratch, returning after a break, or wanting structured guidance from someone who knows what they're doing.
Dedicated support for DVA Gold and White Card holders. We work directly with the Department of Veterans' Affairs so you can focus on your health, not the paperwork.
✓Gold Card holders, funded for clinically indicated services
✓White Card holders, funded for accepted conditions
✓No out-of-pocket fees for eligible card holders
✓We handle all referrals and DVA paperwork for you
Book a no-pressure initial consultation and we'll work out the best path forward together.
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Funding & Payments
We accept all major funding.
Not sure what applies to you? We'll help you figure it out.
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Medicare
GP Management Plans & Team Care Arrangements
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NDIS
Self-managed and plan-managed participants welcome
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DVA
Gold and White Card holders, funded where eligible
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WorkCover
QLD and NSW WorkCover accepted
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Private Health Insurance
Extras cover through most major providers
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Private (Self-Funded)
Pay directly with no referral required
Not sure if your funding applies?
Team
Clinical care with real human understanding.
Two Accredited Exercise Physiologists ready to help you move forward. Evidence-based care, honest conversations, and programs that meet people where they are.
Zak grew up in the circus. That unique background gave him an unmatched understanding of movement, body control, and what the human body is truly capable of.
He completed his Exercise & Sports Science degree and became an Accredited Exercise Physiologist to put that knowledge to work for real people. Not just athletes. Everyone.
"Movement is the most human thing we do. When you can't move freely, everything else suffers."
Isabelle McMullenAccredited Exercise Physiologist
Chronic DiseaseNDISDVAWomen's Health
Isabelle has lived experience with chronic illness, which means she doesn't just understand your challenges from a textbook. She's been there.
She asks about your life, not just your diagnosis. Clients often describe leaving their first appointment feeling genuinely understood for the first time.
"I became an Exercise Physiologist because I wish I'd had one. Someone who understood the bad days, but still helped me move forward."
Our Values
What Rise Rehab Group stands for.
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People Over Protocols
Evidence is the foundation, but you are not a study. Every recommendation starts with who you are.
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Honest Progress
We don't promise miracles. We promise consistent, supported effort and the real results that come from it.
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Safety Always
Our first job is to make sure you feel physically and emotionally safe in our care.
Want to meet us?
Your initial consultation is just a conversation. No pressure. No commitment.
Our Story
We built the care we wished existed.
Two Accredited Exercise Physiologists who know exactly what it feels like to need this kind of care, long before they ever provided it.
Before Rise Rehab Group had a name, it was two separate stories moving toward the same question: what would care look like if people felt truly seen, understood, and capable?
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More Than a Diagnosis
Isabelle grew up in competitive sport, swimming and running beach flags before her body ever became something she had to explain. She now lives with lupus, cystic fibrosis, type 1 diabetes and endometriosis, and received a kidney transplant at 21. Through all of it, movement has remained part of how she stays connected to herself. She knows what it feels like to be treated like a diagnosis instead of a whole person. She became an Exercise Physiologist because she wished she had someone like that beside her.
Someone who understood the hard days, still helped her move forward, and saw capability where others saw limitation.
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Confidence Is Built
Zak grew up performing in the circus, where movement was more than exercise. It was trust, timing, courage, and learning what your body could do before your mind fully believed it. That shaped the way he sees rehab today: confidence is not something people arrive with. It is something good care helps them build.
Confidence does not come first. It grows through small wins, repeated often enough to believe in them.
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A Pattern They Couldn't Ignore
Between them, they kept meeting the same person in different bodies. People who wanted to move, get stronger, manage a health condition, or feel safe in their own body again, but had been rushed through care, felt out of place in gyms, or lost trust in what their body could do.
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Evidence Meets Empathy
So they set out to build something different. Exercise physiology grounded in evidence, but delivered with the time, care, and humanity people often feel is missing. A place safe enough to be honest, personal enough to fit real life, and hopeful enough to make the first step feel possible.
Our Why
Rise Rehab Group was never meant to be another name on a list. It was built for people who want to feel safe in their body again, move with more trust, and leave with a plan they can carry into life.
For Zak, that means helping people rebuild confidence after fear, pain, or care that left them feeling let down.
For Izzy, it means becoming the person she once needed through her own chronic illness.
However hesitant you feel walking in, that is exactly where we meet you. And that is where you rise from.
Ready to meet us?
If any part of this story sounds familiar, we'd love to meet you too. Your first conversation is just that: a conversation. No pressure, no commitment.
How It Works
Getting started is simpler than you think.
The first step should be about feeling hopeful, not anxious.
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Step One · ~60 minutes
Initial Consultation
Your first session is really just a conversation. We want to understand you, not just your condition or injury, but your life, your goals, and what's brought you to this point. Nothing to prepare. Just come as you are.
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Step Two · Same session or follow-up
Assessment & Goal Setting
We move into a functional assessment and establish your goals together, short term and long term. This is collaborative. You're not a passive participant in your own health.
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Step Three · Within 1 week
Your Personalised Plan
We design a program that fits your life, your schedule, your environment, your body, and your current capacity. Clear, practical, and fully explained. No jargon.
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Step Four · Ongoing
Ongoing Sessions & Progression
We reassess every 6 to 8 weeks and adjust as needed. Progress is tracked, celebrated, and used to keep things moving forward.
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Step Five · When you're ready
Independence & Long-Term Wellness
The end goal is that you need us less, not more. We build your knowledge, confidence, and capacity so exercise becomes a sustainable, self-directed part of your life.
Find Us
We're easy to find.
Choose Burleigh Heads at Health Phyx, ifeelgood Oxenford for the northern Gold Coast, or Palm Beach Aquatic Centre for the southern Gold Coast.
Dedicated onsite parking at Health Phyx; onsite parking at Oxenford and Palm Beach.
Still not sure?
Book a free 15-minute discovery call with Zak or Isabelle. No commitment, no paperwork, just a genuine conversation to see if we're the right fit for you.
No referral needed · Same-day bookings available
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Free 15-minute discovery call · No commitment · No referral needed
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Free Discovery Call
Let's see if we're a good fit.
Book a free 15-minute phone call with Zak or Isabelle. No pressure, no commitment, just a genuine conversation about where you're at and how we might be able to help.
Tell us what's going on and what you're hoping for
We'll let you know honestly if we're the right fit
Get answers to any questions before you commit
Takes 15 minutes, and we'll call you at a time that suits
