Care built for the way you served.
Gold and White Card holders receive fully funded chiropractic and rehabilitation at INVICTUS. We bulk bill the Department of Veterans’ Affairs directly, zero out-of-pocket.
Book your consultationWhat most DVA patients come in with
Military service leaves a physical record. These are the patterns we see most often.
Chronic spinal & joint pain
Years of service accumulate. Disc injuries, facet dysfunction, sacroiliac problems and referred nerve pain are among the most common presentations we see.
Old injuries that never fully healed
A shoulder separation from a fall. A knee that came good enough. Soft tissue injuries that were managed through service and still affect your movement every day.
Lost strength and function
Pain limits movement. Limited movement stops training. That cycle compounds quickly without structured rehabilitation to interrupt it.
Pain that keeps coming back
You’ve had treatment before and it helped for a while. If previous treatment hasn’t produced lasting results, a more thorough clinical assessment may identify factors that haven’t yet been addressed.
Treatment and rehab.
Under one roof.
At INVICTUS, the goal extends beyond pain reduction: the aim is to support the restoration of strength and function, not just symptom management.
At INVICTUS, exercise rehabilitation is part of your chiropractic treatment, so it’s covered under your Department of Veterans’ Affairs billing. Treatment and rehab run together in one plan, aimed at reducing pain and rebuilding strength so you can handle the load of daily life and training.
Services covered under DVA
Gold Card covers all conditions. White Card covers DVA-accepted conditions only. All services are billed directly, no gap.
Chiropractic assessment
Comprehensive spinal and musculoskeletal assessment. We identify what’s driving the problem, not just where it hurts.
View service →Chiropractic treatment
Spinal manipulation, joint mobilisation, soft tissue therapy and dry needling, all covered under DVA for musculoskeletal conditions.
View service →Rehabilitation training
Structured rehabilitation built into your chiropractic treatment, aimed at rebuilding strength and capacity alongside pain reduction.
View service →As with any manual therapy or dry needling, there are potential risks and benefits. Rudy will assess your suitability and discuss all options, risks, and expected outcomes before treatment begins.
How DVA billing works
We handle everything. You bring your Veteran Card. We invoice DVA. No upfront costs, no gap fee, no paperwork for you to manage.
Gold Card
Covers all clinically necessary chiropractic, regardless of whether the condition is service-related. No gap. No approval needed for standard items.
White Card
Covers treatment for DVA-accepted conditions only. Your GP referral must specify the accepted condition. Call us if you’re unsure whether yours applies.
Treatment cycle
A GP referral covers up to 12 sessions or one year, whichever comes first. Once complete, a new referral starts the next cycle. TPI Gold Card holders have different arrangements. Ask us.
How to get started
Get a referral from your GP
Your GP writes a referral for chiropractic specifying the condition to be treated. This opens your treatment cycle.
Book at INVICTUS
Call or book online. Let us know you hold a Department of Veterans’ Affairs Gold or White Card when you book so we can confirm your coverage and set up billing before your first appointment.
We bill DVA directly
Bring your Veteran Card to your first appointment. We invoice the Department of Veterans’ Affairs directly. You pay nothing: no gap payment, no upfront cost, no admin on your end.
Rudy Smith
Chiropractor, MSc Chiropractic (AECC)
18 years of clinical experience working with athletes, active individuals and complex musculoskeletal cases. Rudy works with the injury patterns that the physical demands of service and training can leave.
His approach combines clinical assessment and chiropractic treatment with structured exercise rehabilitation, so DVA patients get both under one practitioner, one roof, one integrated plan.
About Rudy →
Your initial consultation
Your first appointment is 45 minutes.
We start with your history: what’s happening, when it started, what makes it better or worse, and what you’re working towards.
From there, Rudy moves into a physical and orthopaedic examination to identify what’s driving the issue and what’s contributing to it.
Where appropriate, initial treatment follows, and you leave with a clear plan for next steps.
Some presentations need urgent or specialist assessment. Rudy screens for these at your first visit and refers you to your GP or a specialist where it’s indicated.
Book your appointment
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DVA bulk billed · Bundall, Gold Coast
Start with a consult.
Bring your Gold or White Card. We’ll handle everything else.