As you read this, preparations for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics are still powering ahead. If everything goes to plan, BallaratOSM will be there!

In March this year Australia’s most decorated male track and field athlete and Ballarat legend Jared Tallent announced his retirement from competitive athletics.

After what seems like the longest pre-season ever, local netball and football are finally back! With competition getting going, it means our Sports Medicine team

A New Year in Ballarat usually brings the buzz of the Federation University Australian Cycling Road Nationals.

Sport is back on! That’s the latest from the federal and state governing bodies.

In the wake of the unprecedented pandemic, Australia has been a world leader in flattening the curve.

You may have noticed this week that I have been performing Physiotherapy with Telehealth using telephone and zoom as a way of exercising social distancing but still continuing essential care for patients.

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.”

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.

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….