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Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medications in Patients with RA and SLE Undergoing Elective Foot and Ankle Surgery
Historically, patients have been advised to withhold their Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) preoperatively, but the other joints suffer, and the patients struggle. Updates both in
Sports Medicine physicians can administer cortisone injections
Ballarat Sports Medicine physician can administer a range of injections to assist with pain, injury, and recovery. One of these is cortisone injections. The following
Management of concussion for AFL players
Management of concussion for AFL players Sport related concussion is a topical injury particularly at AFL and NRL elite level, but an injury that can
Return to exercise post-COVID-19 infection
Return to exercise post-COVID-19 infection: A pragmatic approach in mid-2022 Reference: D.C. Hughes, J.W. Orchard, E.M. Partridge, et al., Return to exercise post-COVID-19 infection: A
How a mother’s love and a miracle gave Xavier new life
When a car hit Xavier Mahabelo so hard it ripped the skin and muscle clean off his leg, his only shot at survival was on
World Athletics Championships Oregon 22
Ballarat Sports Medicine’s Dr Greg Harris, Sport & Exercise Medicine Physician is soon to travel to Oregon, USA to be part of the World Athletics
Perioperative Carbohydrate Loading
In our quest to improve Rapid Recovery Surgery, we’ve been carbohydrate loading our patients. Now there’s a Randomized Controlled Trial on the subject. “Don’t upset
Masters Swimming Ballarat
Do you know the most common injuries in swimming? The Masters Swimming Australia National Championships were held April 20-24th at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic
Practice Nurses here to assist
BallaratOSM employs three highly skilled nurses. Not only do our nurses frequently assist our surgeons in theatre, but they are always present in our rooms