Social distancing is the rule, but people’s need for orthopaedics goes on! Here is our response.

Our world is changing rapidly at the moment. Given some of the news coverage, it
would be hard not to worry about what it all means for yourself, and for those you love.

Feelings of worry and unease can be expected following a stressful event, such as the recent declaration of a global pandemic, however, it is important that we learn to manage our stress before it turns to more severe anxiety and panic.

At some stage in the next weeks to months, it is likely that some or all of us will be confined to home as part of the management of the COVID-19 outbreak.

BallaratOSM has instituted ‘Social Distancing” rules as part of the response to the developing coronavirus spread. We are still open and consulting as usual.

The role of joint replacement for fractures continues to expand.

Old hat now is hemiarthroplasty for neck of femur fractures. Initially a prosthesis designed by Austin Moore in the 1940’s was the first off the shelf body replacement part in the world. Now, the more common approach is to do a bipolar or even a total hip replacement, the arguments are about surgical approaches that modify the risk required ratio.

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.

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

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