Ballarat Orthopaedics Sports Medicine, Author at BallaratOSM | Ballarat Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine

What is Sports Medicine?

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.”

BallaratOSM supports Federation University Road Cycling National Championships

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.

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.

Early season remarks from the A-League

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….

Which Diet is the One?

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.

Who wants 30% fewer hamstring strains

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.

Unravelling the all too common bone stress injury

A bone stress injury (BSI) is typically an overuse injury associated with repetitive loading of bone by vigorous weight-bearing activity.

Short acting narcotics are not normally required in orthopaedics

Local Infiltration Analgesia was introduced in Ballarat by David Mitchell in 2004. We haven’t looked back.

DON’T SIT OUT IF WE CAN SORT YOU OUT!

This weekend was a lovely taste of the spring to come. I attended a local cross country race where club level athletes enjoyed a dose of exercise, fun, friendships and sunshine. Competitive children to adults hit the slopes of Mt Buninyong and raced in a local championship.