Sometimes building a business starts with a gut feeling – and for Jacci Allanson, founder of Transcend Health, it started with the simple pull of home. After beginning her career as an Accredited Exercise Physiologist in Brisbane, she found herself longing for beachside mornings and a lifestyle that made more sense.
“I’d cancel full days of clients just to drive to Noosa for a surf and a coffee with friends. I knew I needed to be in Newcastle if I was going to build something sustainable,” says Jacci.
Fast forward to 2025, and Transcend Health has just celebrated its 9th birthday. The Newcastle-based clinic offers a movement-first, evidence-based approach to healthcare – combining exercise physiology and physiotherapy in a collaborative, community-focused setting.
From day one, Jacci’s goal was to deliver care differently. That meant education over quick fixes, movement over passive treatment and collaboration over competition. The result? A practice designed to help people achieve things they didn’t think possible – like recovering from injury, avoiding surgery or living pain-free.
The Newcastle-based clinic offers a movement-first, evidence-based approach to healthcare – combining exercise physiology and physiotherapy in a collaborative, community-focused setting.
“Exercise is powerful. It can improve outcomes for everything from pain and injury to cancer, osteoporosis, and heart disease. We tailor it to the person – not just the condition,” says Jacci.
One of Transcend Health’s most unique offerings is its individualised small-group training. Each client follows their own program in a supportive, supervised environment – whether they’re attending privately or through WorkCover, DVA, or the NDIS.
But beyond the programs and credentials, it’s the people – clients and team alike – that keep Jacci going.
“Helping someone run a marathon again or increase their bone density without drugs – that’s what keeps us going. And as a business owner, I love mentoring my team and watching them grow in confidence,” says Jacci.
Right now, Transcend Health has just moved to a brand-new location, and they were a finalist in PHN Quality & Innovation Awards for their STRONG Bones Osteoporosis program, making it to the top 5 out of 100 applicants across the region.
And through it all, Newcastle remains the heart of it.
“There’s something special about this place – the lifestyle, the people, the community. It’s why I came home, and why I stayed,” says Jacci.
Whether you’re recovering from injury, living with a chronic condition, or just want to feel stronger, Transcend Health offers a new way forward – rooted in science, delivered with care and shaped by the Newcastle way of life.
