Dr Daniel Geilings
Sports & Musculoskeletal Medicine GP
MBBS (Medicine), FRACGP, B.Phty
Appointments with Dr Dan at Reload Physio
Dr Dan consults directly from Reload providing dedicated, extended consultation times to ensure comprehensive assessment and clear, actionable treatment plans.
Location: Reload Physio, 789 Sydney Road, Brunswick VIC 3056 (upstairs)
Consultations: Private GP consultations with Medicare rebates available for eligible patients.
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays 8am - 5pm
If your condition prevents you from climbing stairs, please advise us ahead of time so we can ensure you can be seen downstairs.
About Dr Dan
Dr Dan Geilings offers a practical, whole-person approach at Reload Physio. As both a GP and a physiotherapist, he combines medical diagnosis with movement-based care. Whether you’re recovering from a sports injury, managing ongoing joint or muscle pain, or dealing with a complex condition, Dan coordinates medical treatment and rehab. He was Head Team Doctor for the Western Bulldogs AFLW for five years and works with elite youth athletes preparing for the AFL draft, bringing elite-performance methods and clear communication to patients of all ages.
Clinical Approach
Having worked as both a clinician in primary medical care and a hands-on physiotherapist, Dan understands that recovery rarely happens in a silo.
Thorough Diagnostic & Movement Assessment: Combining precise medical evaluation with a deep understanding of joint mechanics, movement patterns, and load management.
Collaborative & Coordinated Care: Working closely with the Reload clinical team so your care plan is completely aligned.
Whole-Person Strategy: Combining medical interventions where appropriate with practical lifestyle strategies spanning exercise, sleep, diet, and recovery.
Special Interests
Sports Injuries & Acute Musculoskeletal Conditions: Tendinopathies, ligament sprains, muscle strains, joint overloads, and return-to-sport planning.
Complex Musculoskeletal & Joint Conditions: Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD) and Ehlers–Danlos Syndromes (EDS).
Persistent Pain & Fatigue: Chronic pain management, post-viral fatigue, and integrated care for multi-system conditions (including POTS/dysautonomia and ME/CFS).
Performance & Preventative Health: Biomechanical optimisation, load management, and lifestyle medicine.
Interventional Therapies: Diagnostic investigations, medical prescribing, dry needling, and targeted interdisciplinary management protocols.
Qualifications & Professional Credentials
FRACGP – Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
MBBS – Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
B.Phty – Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Head Doctor – Western Bulldogs AFLW (2017–2022)