News & Information
BallaratOSM Covid-19 Management
BallaratOSM has instituted ‘Social Distancing” rules as part of the response to the developing coronavirus spread. We are still open and consulting as usual.
BallaratOSM/ Federation University / AFL Goldfields Sports Medicine Symposium
February 15th saw our first Sports Medicine Symposium, held in the Geoffrey Blainey Auditorium at Federation University, Mt Helen. Over 40 participants joined us for what was a very successful and enjoyable day.
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.
Arthroplasty for Fractures
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.
Smoke Pollution and Exercise
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.
To Ice or not to Ice?
Recent newspaper articles discussed whether using ice for acute ankle sprains was actually useful for recovery. The article suggested that all we thought about using RICE (“Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation”) was wrong, or at least not really helpful.