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Lateral Ankle Pain
The most satisfying part of working as a Sports and Exercise Medicine Registrar is that I can help people find a pathway to becoming more physically active. Often times, an injury or a medical condition is getting in the way.
Ballarat OSM supports local national basketball tournament
The team at Ballarat OSM have been out supporting Ballarat Basketball this week and providing Sports Medicine coverage at the Australian under 14 national club
Who wants 30% fewer hamstring strains
In sport, we know that a perfect preparation often equals a perfect performance. Unfortunately poor preparation usually equals poor performance and injury often stands in the way of things in sport.
Unravelling the all too common bone stress injury
A bone stress injury (BSI) is typically an overuse injury associated with repetitive loading of bone by vigorous weight-bearing activity.
No Needles!
In Sports medicine we very commonly treat painful, inflamed tissues such as joints, bursas, tendons or tendon attachments to bones
Short acting narcotics are not normally required in orthopaedics
Local Infiltration Analgesia was introduced in Ballarat by David Mitchell in 2004. We haven’t looked back.
DON’T SIT OUT IF WE CAN SORT YOU OUT!
This weekend was a lovely taste of the spring to come. I attended a local cross country race where club level athletes enjoyed a dose of exercise, fun, friendships and sunshine. Competitive children to adults hit the slopes of Mt Buninyong and raced in a local championship.
Supplements Beware
You only have to walk down the aisle of any local pharmacy to notice the plethora of supplements on offer. Vitamins, minerals, high-protein, herbals, weight loss, weight gain, metabolism, energy, recovery… the marketplace supplies thousands of supplements claiming to provide benefits for Australians.
Travelling with an elite sporting team
Insights from the U19 FIBA World Cup Basketball with Ballarat OSM Sports and Exercise Medicine Registrar, Dr. Anthony Hipsley One day before we leave Melbourne