February 15th saw our first Sports Medicine Symposium, held in the Geoffrey Blainey Auditorium at Federation University, Mt Helen. Over 40 participants joined us for what was a very successful and enjoyable day.
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One of the most common questions we hear in our practice is “Why should I see a Sports Physician? I walk the dog and do the gardening”, or “I’m 70 and haven’t played sport since I was 16.”
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Last week you may have spotted Dr Greg Harris and Luke Blunden from the Sports Medicine team at Ballarat OSM supporting the Road Cycling National Championships.
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With the horrific bushfires currently burning in New South Wales and Victoria many athletes and sporting organisations have been monitoring the smoke and air conditions and considering if athletes should be training or competing.
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It had felt a long time coming, but here we were in Wellington, New Zealand, moments away from kick off in our round 1 opener. Western United Football Club was about to be inaugurated into the A-League….
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At BallaratOSM we are keen to see you fit, well, healthy and active. Part of that involves being at a healthy weight, which means less load on your joints, less stress on your heart and lungs and better for your mind.
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A new study published demonstrates hip replacement surgery fixes pain and improves walking both in obese and non obese patients, but the obese group are more likely to need walking aids at ten years.
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Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries can be catastrophic in pivoting sports such as AFL, soccer and netball.
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In sport, we know that a perfect preparation often equals a perfect performance. Unfortunately poor preparation usually equals poor performance and injury often stands in the way of things in sport.
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A bone stress injury (BSI) is typically an overuse injury associated with repetitive loading of bone by vigorous weight-bearing activity.
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