Founder’s profile
Joe Zhao
Chief Rehabilitation Consultant
B.AppSci (Physio) University of Sydney
From the time Joe wasn’t much taller than a patello-femoral joint(that’s physio-speak for knee cap), he’s been fascinated with how the human body moves and works. This innate curiosity, combined with a deeply caring nature and joy for working with people, meant rehabilitation was his calling. He grew up fighting against a chronic respiratory disease. He wanted to help himself and the people around him to achieve optimal health in life through physiotherapy and rehabilitation.
In the past decade since Joe earned his physiotherapy degree in Physiotherapy at Sydney University, he’s built a:
– vast knowledge and expertise in rehabilitation and patient care
– deep understanding of things that cause people’s pain and suffering
Getting people back to business and life post COVID infection
As consultant physiotherapist for several large healthcare practices in different regions of Sydney in the past, he successfully guided thousands of people through in-room consultations, as well as video conferences. During his work, He also established one of the first community Pulmonary Rehabilitation groups in Sydney, which allowed people with chronic lung conditions to participate in personalised rehabilitation without a long waiting list.
At COVID REHAB, he now helps people with all types and severity of conditions, including returning to the jobs and exercises they love, whilst enjoying the best possible quality of life. He provides tailored rehabilitation programs that blend education, exercise therapy and self-management via the use of current technology.
The alchemist of Western and Oriental medicine
He was the founding member and former Vice-Chair of the NSW Acupuncture and Dry Needling Committee of the Australia Physiotherapy Association (APA). He has developed and lectured physiotherapists on the topic of acupuncture and dry needling. He is also a clinical educator for several universities and a mentor for his peers at APA.
Joe has also been nominated as one of the ten NSW state branch council member of APA for a three-year term (2023-2025). He is passionate about advocating for the profession and improving the quality of healthcare.
He was a medallist in the Australia Open Tai Chi Competition. Joe volunteers to teach Tai Chi in Chatswood as well as Ethics at a local primary school. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing and bushwalking with his children.