Physiotherapy Ballarat
Ballarat Sports Medicine Physiotherapy
The Ballarat Sports Medicine Physiotherapy team are experts in Musculoskeletal, Sports and Orthopaedic care.
We are a private physiotherapy clinic, part of Ballarat Sports Medicine, located in the Novar building. You do not need a referral to access our service. Our Physiotherapists work collaboratively with the wider team at Ballarat Sports Medicine and BallaratOSM to achieve high quality and efficient results for clients.
Our team assess acute injuries and have a clear understanding of what is required to avoid surgery or what to do before and after surgery.
- Sporting injuries
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Workplace injuries
- Ligament injuries
- Muscular injuries
- Tendon injuries
- Bone injuries
- Joint injuries
- Acute injury assessment
- Exercise prescription
- Rehabilitation programs
- Strength and conditioning
- Massage
- Mobilisation and manipulation techniques
- Spinal manipulation
- Dry needling
- Cupping
- Taping
- Telehealth
- Hydrotherapy
- Muscle STIMS, TENS
- Shockwave
- Pre-operative planning
- Gait aid prescription
- Brace fitting
- Athlete screening
- Biochemical assessment
- Athlete testing
- Injury prevention programs
- ACL rehabilitation and return to sport testing
You can read about our treatment options below.
Physiotherapy Resources
- Footy First: A training program to prevent leg injuries in community Australian Football
- The Knee Program Recreational Manual (Netball Australia)
- The Knee Program Junior Manual 11 - 14 Years (Netball Australia)
- The Knee Program Elite Manual (Netball Australia)
- The 11+ Complete Warm-up Programme to prevent injuries manual (FIFA Football for Health)
Useful Information
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Novar Specialist Healthcare
109 Webster Street
Lake Wendouree VIC 3350 - T | 03 5332 2969
- F | 03 5332 2003
- admin@ballaratosm.com.au

Luke Blunden
APA Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist, Advanced Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist. B Physio, M Sports, MACP.

Luke Blunden is a highly qualified and experienced Physiotherapist.
He comes to us with a long history of working in both private practice and at the Ballarat Base Hospital, where he has worked closely with our orthopaedic surgeons for many years in senior orthopaedic and advanced musculoskeletal roles. He brings a clear sense of what is needed both pre- and post-operatively to get the best outcome from your surgery, or to do what may be needed to avoid surgery where possible.
He also has a strong sporting background. He has been an athlete himself and completed additional qualifications as a Master of Sports Physiotherapy, during which he worked at the Australian Institute of Sport and the Western Bulldogs. He is an accredited Athletics Coach and a level 1 strength and conditioning coach. Luke has been a key treating Physiotherapist for Australian Olympic Gold medallist Jared Tallent and many other elite Australian and international athletes. He has gained the advanced status of APA Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist, a title that requires many years of extra study and work in the sporting field.
Luke will be consulting in our Sports Medicine Department 5 days a week from June 11 2019. You can book to see him through our on-line booking system, or call us.
Peta Johnston
Physiotherapist, B Physio, Member Australian Physiotherapy Association
