News & Information
Lateral Hip Pain Research at Ballarat OSM
Ballarat Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine keenly supports and participates in a number of medical research projects.
Revision Hip Surgery
Revision hip replacement surgery can be complex surgery. Due to its nature it can be difficult to get “just right”.
Bilateral Joint Replacements
Having bilateral joint replacement surgery (i.e. having both hips, or both knees, replaced at the same time) has been advocated as a safe way of curing the “whole patient” in one operation.
What is a Sports Medicine & Exercise Physician?
Ballarat Orthopaedics is changing. Building on the excellent service we have proudly delivered, we are now providing a more comprehensive approach to the management of musculoskeletal injuries.
Driving Restrictions after Joint Replacement Surgery
The Arthroplasty Society of Australia & the Australian Orthopaedic Association have updated their driving advice following orthopaedic surgery.
Plantar Fasciitis
Not all heel pains are caused by plantar fasciitis. It refers to a very specific, localised pain under the heel, in the absence of other pathology.
Hamstring Avulsion in Teenagers
The majority of hamstring injuries are in the muscle, and the treatment is rest, anti-inflammatories & physiotherapy. A small proportion involve pulling the hamstring tendons directly off the bone at the pelvis.
Radial Shockwave Therapy (RSWT)
Radial shockwave treatment (RSWT) is a non-invasive means of treating painful soft tissue conditions. It has been widely used both worldwide and in Australia for many years by elite sporting teams and in Sports Medicine clinics.
Iron Infusions
Blood transfusion after surgery is something to avoid where possible. One factor that has been identified is that some patients start from a low point, and it doesn’t take much to push them over the edge.