Post-Injury Rehabilitation

Exercise physiology in Guildford for soft tissue injury recovery, improved mobility and safe return to activity.

If your injury is improving but you are not yet back to full strength, a progressive exercise plan can help bridge that gap. The goal is to restore movement, rebuild strength, and help you return to activity at the right pace.

Why Exercise Physiology Matters in Post-Injury Rehabilitation

After an injury, it’s common for symptoms to settle before your strength, control, and tissue capacity fully return. That’s when progress can plateau, or flare up again when you try to lift, run, return to sport, or cope with physical work.

Exercise Physiology provides the structure that makes recovery progress. Through evidence-based exercise therapy, our Exercise Physiologist guides the right loading, technique, and progression for your injury and goals, so you rebuild capacity safely and return to everyday activity with fewer setbacks. 

Your plan is tailored to your current stage and functional needs, supporting sustainable recovery.

How Exercise Physiology can support you

Your exercise physiologist works with you to restore confidence in movement while ensuring your program aligns with your overall care plan and recovery goals.

Strength Restoration
Targeted exercise to rebuild muscle capacity and support injured areas safely.
Mobility Improvement

Guided movement to improve range of motion and support freer, more efficient movement.

Joint Stability & Control
Structured exercises to enhance joint support and reduce unnecessary strain.
Load Management & Progression
Graduated loading to ensure safe adaptation as your body rebuilds capacity.
Return-to-Function Training
Individualised preparation to support confident return to work, sport, and everyday activity.

Who can benefit from Post-Injury Rehabilitation?

Post-injury rehabilitation is ideal for anyone recovering from soft tissue or joint injuries. Through safe, guided exercise, we focus on restoring mobility, strength, and everyday function.

Our Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Scott, delivers tailored support to individuals across a wide range of injuries, activity levels, and recovery needs.

Muscle strains and tears
Targeted exercise to safely rebuild strength and restore tissue capacity after soft tissue injury.
Joint injuries

Rehabilitation to improve stability, mobility, and joint control after acute or ongoing joint issues.

Back and spinal injuries
Progressive movement programs designed to restore spinal strength, mobility, and functional capacity.
Rotator cuff strains

Structured recovery plan to rebuild strength and control, so you can lift, reach, and train comfortably again.

Work-related injuries
Rehabilitation focused on restoring the physical demands required for safe and confident return to work.
Sports injuries
Exercise-based recovery programs aimed at rebuilding performance, strength, and resilience for return to sport.
Ongoing discomfort

Evidence-based support to address underlying strength and movement limitations when recovery has plateaued.

Loss of confidence
Progressive exercise to rebuild trust in your body and support safe return to everyday activities.

Meet your Exercise Physiologist Scott

Scott leads Exercise Physiology at Wellstrong. An Accredited Exercise Scientist (AES) and Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) with a background in Exercise and Sports Science and High-Performance Strength and Conditioning, he combines clinical expertise with a practical, supportive approach to help clients achieve lasting results.

Scott has worked with a diverse range of clients, from semi-elite and youth athletes to retirees and recreational exercisers, and understands how to adapt exercise to every ability level. Scott’s expertise in human movement, anatomy, and physiology enables him to design programs that bridge the gap between rehabilitation and performance.

Whether you’re rebuilding strength, managing a condition, or simply ready to move better, Scott will guide you through a program that’s safe, personalised, and built around your goals.

Everyone’s body and recovery journey is different, but the right support and guidance can benefit everyone.

Supporting Post-Injury Rehabilitation for NDIS Participants

Wellstrong is a registered NDIS provider delivering personalised post-injury rehabilitation through Exercise Physiology. Our Accredited Exercise Physiologist works closely with other allied health professionals to ensure your rehabilitation program aligns with your health and recovery goals.

Exercise Physiology sessions are available to participants with self-managed and plan-managed NDIS plans.

Common questions about Post-Injury Rehabilitation

How Long Does Post-Injury Rehabilitation Take?

How long rehabilitation takes depends on several factors, including the type of injury, its severity, whether you’ve had previous rehab attempts, and how consistent you’re able to be with your program. Some people notice improvements within weeks, while others may require a longer, more gradual approach, particularly after surgery or with long-standing injuries. The aim is to progress safely and steadily in a way that supports long-term recovery.

No referral is required to start post-injury rehabilitation with an exercise physiologist. However, if you’ve seen a GP, specialist, or surgeon, we’re happy to work alongside them to ensure your program aligns with your medical care and recovery plan.

Many people seek rehabilitation after an injury hasn’t fully resolved or continues to cause discomfort months or even years later. Ongoing pain or limitation is often linked to strength, movement, or load tolerance issues rather than the original injury alone.

A tailored rehabilitation program can help address these underlying factors and improve how your body moves and functions.

Post-injury rehabilitation is designed to help you safely return to the demands of work, sport, or daily life. Programs are tailored to the specific movements, loads, and physical requirements relevant to what you’re returning to. The focus is on building the strength, resilience, and confidence needed to perform safely and reduce the risk of re-injury.

Rest can be helpful in the early stages of injury, but too much rest can lead to stiffness, weakness, and loss of confidence in movement. Rehabilitation focuses on appropriate movement at the right time, helping your body adapt, rebuild, and recover to restore physical condition.

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About Scott Fielding

Accredited Exercise Scientist, Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Personal trainer, strength & conditioning coach

Scott brings a strong foundation in human movement, anatomy and physiology, along with a passion for evidence based exercise therapy. He has experience working with a wide range of clients including athletes, retirees, clinical populations and people returning to exercise.

He is skilled in supporting neurological conditions such as stroke, Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis, and has experience delivering structured cardiac rehabilitation programs. Scott also helps clients manage musculoskeletal injuries, chronic pain and post operative recovery through functional movement and strength based training. His work extends to chronic conditions including Type 2 diabetes, arthritis, PCOS and osteoporosis, ensuring each client receives safe and personalised exercise programming.

Originally from Albany, Scott’s active upbringing and competitive sporting background drive his commitment to helping people improve their health, movement and everyday function. He enjoys turning clinical knowledge into practical programs that build confidence and meaningful progress.

Scott believes movement is medicine and is dedicated to holistic, client centred care. He focuses on education, sustainable lifestyle change and realistic, tailored exercise to support long term independence and wellbeing.

About Louis Dunstan

Owner, Personal trainer, strength & conditioning coach​

As an accomplished strength athlete and conditioning coach, Louis’ focus is to apply his knowledge and experience to enact a lasting positive impact on your health and wellness journey.

Louis hasn’t always worked in the health and fitness industry. In 2017, he found himself in a very poor state of physical and mental health brought on by the stress of his job as a logistics professional in Melbourne.

Having experienced the passing of his brother due to poor health choices, Louis decided to make the difficult decision to move back to Perth to be closer to his family and to facilitate the necessary change in careers for the sustainability of his long term health.

Louis brings his understanding and experience of both manual labour and corporate office environments into his coaching style when considering what his clients long term health and wellbeing outcomes are.

Working with a wide variety of clients ranging from beginners to professional athletes through to the elderly, Louis coaches from the perspective that everybody is different and every, body, is different. Louis can help formulate a bespoke plan to help you reach and exceed your goals.

By mentoring with a focus on mental health, wellness in both mind and body become equally vital to overcoming obstacles and reaching your true potential.