Physiotherapists in South West Brisbane: AI search visibility ranking (2026)
How AI search engines rank physiotherapists in south west brisbane by visibility and citations. 20 brands measured monthly across Google AI Mode: which brands the AI names in answers, which domains it cites as sources, and how the leaders compare. Physiotherapy clinics serving South West Brisbane patients with sports rehab, musculoskeletal treatment, injury recovery, chronic pain management, and mobility-focused care across Brisbane's south-west suburbs. Composite score: 70% visibility (% of AI answers naming the brand) + 30% citation rate (% citing the brand's domain). Full methodology →
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At a glance
What we observed in this categoryauto-generated
Healthstin is the only brand in this category with any measurable AI presence, holding a composite score of 3.8 and a citation rate of 12.5%, while every other ranked brand sits at 0.0 across all metrics. The gap is not marginal. It is absolute. All 19 other tracked brands, including national chains like Back In Motion, Kieser, and Lifecare, register zero visibility and zero citations in Google AI Mode. This means a single local brand currently owns the entire AI-generated conversation for physiotherapists in South West Brisbane.
The category average citation rate is just 0.6%, which is itself pulled up solely by Healthstin's 12.5%. Every other brand contributes nothing to that average. This creates a stark divergence between market presence and AI presence. Well-known brands such as Allsports Physiotherapy, Physio Inq, and Back In Motion may have strong offline or traditional search footprints, but Google AI Mode does not appear to name or cite them at all when generating answers about this category.
The top cited sources list reveals that Google AI Mode is anchoring heavily on directory and aggregator domains, with google.com and myhealth1st.com.au both appearing, alongside a cluster of independent practice websites including barefootphysiotherapy.com.au, sportsandspinalphysio.com.au, and elitehp.com.au. Notably, healthstin.com.au appears directly in this source list, confirming its citation activity. None of the other top-ranked brand domains appear in the cited sources, suggesting the AI is drawing on content outside the tracked brand set for most of its responses.
The ranking
| # | Brand | Visibility | Citation | Top engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
healthstin.com.au
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
Healthstin is the sole brand with any AI presence, posting a 12.5% citation rate and a composite score of 3.8 against a category average of 0.0 for both metrics. |
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| 2 |
kieser.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Kieser holds rank 2 but records zero visibility, zero citations, and a composite score of 0.0, meaning its ranking reflects non-AI signals only, with no measurable Google AI Mode presence. |
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| 3 |
allsportsphysio.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Allsports Physiotherapy sits at rank 3 with a composite score of 0.0, identical to 18 other brands, indicating no differentiation from the pack in Google AI Mode responses. |
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| 4 |
backinmotion.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Back In Motion is a nationally recognised chain but scores 0.0 on all AI metrics, showing that brand scale alone does not translate into Google AI Mode citation or visibility in this local category. |
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| 5 |
physioinq.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Physio Inq records zero citation and zero visibility, matching ranks 2 through 20 exactly, and its domain does not appear among the top cited sources driving this category's AI responses. |
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| 6 |
lifecare.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 7 |
sportsmed.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 8 |
thephysio.co
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 9 |
moveforwardphysio.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 10 |
corephysio.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 11 |
pivotalmotion.physio
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 12 |
flexrehab.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 13 |
performancephysio.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 14 |
bodyset.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 15 |
bjchealth.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 16 |
sydneysportsmedicine.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 17 |
melbournesportsphysiotherapy.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 18 |
qsmc.net.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 19 |
movement101.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 20 |
physiochoice.com.au
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Sources AI engines trust in this category
Across the 8 buyer-intent queries we ran on physiotherapists in south west brisbane, these are the domains Google AI Mode cited most often. If you're not on this list — or if your competitors are — that's a concrete PR / linkbuilding target.
How to read this ranking
Four things worth knowing before you act on the numbers above. These are the same definitions across every industry page — for category-specific observations, see the What we observed section above (where available) and the per-brand insights inline in the ranking.
Visibility = being named
A brand's visibility % is the share of AI answers that mention it by name in the response prose. This is who AI engines actively recommend to the buyer.
Citation rate = being trusted
Citation rate is the share of AI answers that include the brand's domain as a clickable source link. This is what the AI treats as authoritative evidence — different from being named.
Top engine differs by brand
The "top engine" column shows which AI surface each brand performs best on. Big gaps between a brand's score across engines usually points to specific content or schema gaps.
Rankings move month to month
AI engines re-crawl and re-rank on shorter cycles than classical search. We re-audit every brand on this list at least every 30 days and refresh this page automatically.
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Frequently asked about physiotherapists in south west brisbane AI visibility
Who leads AI visibility in the Physiotherapists in South West Brisbane category?
Healthstin leads with the only non-zero composite score (3.8) and the only citation activity (12.5%) in the category. Every other tracked brand scores 0.0 on both metrics.
What is the overall level of AI visibility across this category?
The category average visibility is 0.0% and the average citation rate is just 0.6%, making this one of the least AI-visible local healthcare categories in the audit data.
What sources does Google AI Mode cite most for Physiotherapists in South West Brisbane research?
The top cited sources include google.com, myhealth1st.com.au, barefootphysiotherapy.com.au, sportsandspinalphysio.com.au, and healthstin.com.au. None of the other top-ranked brand domains appear in this source list.
Do large national physiotherapy chains perform better in AI visibility for this local category?
No. Kieser, Back In Motion, Lifecare, and Physio Inq all record zero visibility and zero citations, indicating that national brand size provides no advantage in Google AI Mode responses for this specific local category.
Is there any brand gaining or losing AI visibility momentum in this category?
The audit data shows no biggest visibility risers and no biggest visibility fallers, indicating the category is largely static with no brand currently building or losing AI presence at a measurable rate.
Which engine drives AI citations in this category, and is there any cross-engine variation?
Google AI Mode is the only engine recorded in this audit, and all ten top brands list it as their top engine, so no cross-engine comparison is possible from the available data.