Helping you perform at your best

Dominic Cadden,
Accredited Exercise Physiologist

Dominic (Dom) provides personalised rehabilitation, chronic disease management and performance services for professionals, athletes and families requiring precision, discretion and real-world outcomes.
Dom brings a long background in health communications and writing, plus the analysis and insights of an elite athlete who has competed internationally in both peak strength and endurance sports.

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But first, a little about accredited exercise physiologists…

Exercise Physiologists are allied health professionals who are part of the Australian healthcare system through Medicare, NDIS, DVA, State work safety/ compensation insurance schemes, and private health insurance.
Their scope of practice includes, but is not limited to, treating 9 of the 10 most common chronic health conditions, as well as using exercise therapy as a preventative health measure for circumstances such as work, pregnancy, menopause and healthy ageing.

See more about what EPs do
The athlete’s advantage

A lived understanding of performance standards

Dom has competed at an elite level in both strength and endurance sports, well into his 40s. Consequently, Dom has first-hand experience of training with or around injury, travel, workload management, mental resilience, and breaking down tasks into their components for a needs analysis.  
In powerlifting, Dom is a 5X all-ages Australian champion (66kg class), Commonwealth champion and bench press record-holder, and World Masters (age 40-50) champion. He is also NSW under-80kg Strongman champion, and an alpine trail ultramarathon runner.

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Unique insights as writer & sports information specialist

As a writer working with elite sports, health & medical, and researchers, Dom is in a unique position to:

Interpret and explain evidence

Dom can translate complex information to clients – a vital part of the service, since Your Best Performance follows the principle that clients who know and understand more are able to do better and are more motivated.

Communicate clearly with medical professionals

Dom is well-accustomed to reporting to the needs of the target readership in a succinct manner with keen observations, and only relevant details.

Analyse the needs and demands of job tasks

Just like sports, job tasks can be broken down into their components, analysed, and carefully constructed, progressive training plans can be prepared, leading to better performance or a return to performance, or adjusted to suit the limitations of the worker.

The Your best performance difference

our philosophy

A foundation
built on strength

Forging a resilient body

Making stronger muscles and bones for better performance, healthy ageing and reduction of injury risk. Relevant strength training pre- and post-surgery is vital for better recovery, and for management of chronic disease, including cardio-respiratory diseases, cancer, and diabetes.

Improving biomechanics

Helping to train the brain and body to move in a more efficient way for pain reduction, better endurance, reduced injury risk, and better management of quality of life with chronic illness.

Return-to-performance /
work progressions

We help you get back to where you expect to be. We make sure that your body has the strength to withstand the loads required for your work or goal activities, and help to guard against future injury.

looking after your whole health

Working with referrers

  • Collaborative communication with primary healthcare providers or other relevant healthcare professionals, and insurance agents
  • Client education – including addressing misconceptions and misinformation – leading to better adherence to HCP guidelines and improved motivation for change
  • Functional capacity documentation and Return-to-work progressions
  • Counselling regarding motivation, movement hesitation or reluctance, and lifestyle factors

Your Best Performance
works best for individuals and workplaces with higher-performance &/or very specific movement needs, even while navigating chronic health conditions and injury.

  • Clients requiring or wanting a home-based, discreet service.
  • Professionals with higher-performance or very specific physical demands – especially those in the entertainment industry, emergency services, nursing / medical, constructions, etc.
  • Athletes & those with other specific activity goals, e.g. travel adventures.
  • Individuals with chronic conditions seeking new strategies and structured management to continue the activities they need and want to do.  
  • Workplaces and industry groups – especially emergency services & entertainment.

Checks and accreditations

  • Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) member – dual-accredited as exercise scientist and exercise physiologist
  • Current First Aid & CPR
  • Insured to meet requirements of SIRA, My Aged Care, NDIS and DVA
  • Registered to work outdoors in North Sydney Council area.
  • Member, Australian Medical Writers Association.
  • Up-to-date Working With Children Check
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