Zika Virus – are Aussie athletes at risk in Rio 2016?

06.07.2016 Filed in: Sports Medicine

by Corey Cunningham

The Zika virus, transmitted by mosquitoes, was first identified in Africa and has been present in Brazil for a number of years, but there has been a recent significant increase in the number of infections during 2015, prompting the involvement of the World Health Organisation, where it is now listed as their major priority.

Tags: zika virus, olympics

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Beware when buying new running shoes

06.06.2016 Filed in: Footwear | Podiatry

by Philip Perry

Do you know the difference between technical sports shoes & lifestyle sports shoes?

A lot of people are currently into active wear as their choice of casual attire. This extends to footwear & sports shoe companies are responding through the range of “lifestyle” footwear.

Tags: footwear, running, podiatry

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What is Sport Psychology and how will it assist my performance?

27.05.2016 Filed in: Sports Psychology

by Paul Penna

Sport psychology is, quite simply, the study of psychological and mental factors that influence performance and participation in sport. While there are many factors that contribute to the overall performance, at an elite level most sports rely significantly on mental functioning and processing of the individual athlete.

Tags: performance, elite athelete

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Sugars in the Australian Diet... Not so Sweet!

23.05.2016 Filed in: Nutrition | Health & Fitness

By Nicole Dynan

Did you know that the average Australian consumes 27 teaspoons of total sugars (added and naturally occurring sugar) per day? (1) The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendation for sugar intake is less than 10% of our total daily energy intake or approximately 6 teaspoons of sugar per day for normal weight adults (Note: 1 teaspoon is equivalent to ~4g sugar).

Tags: healthy living, dietary intake

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Breakthrough year for Platelet Rich Plasma use in osteoarthritis

13.05.2016 Filed in: Injury Management | Sports Medicine

By Dr Donald Kuah

Platelet rich Plasma (PRP) has been used for well over 10 years for treatment of symptoms of osteoarthritis (OA), particularly for knees. The use of PRP for OA knees has remained somewhat controversial, with sub standard evidence and a lack of uniform treatment protocols and PRP preparations/kits. PRP is essentially a preparation of concentrated platelets from a patients’ own blood (autologous) to harness the healing/anti-inflammatory properties found in platelets.

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I Don’t Play Sport, Why have I Been Referred to a Sports Physician?

06.05.2016 Filed in: Injury Management | Sports Medicine

By Dr Scott Burne

Sports Physicians, now referred to as Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) Physicians, are medical specialists with training to manage all clinical issues that may relate to physical activity. They undertake an intense 4 years on-the-job training after their university and hospital experience, with the Australian program one of the longest and challenging Sports Medicine Programs in the world.

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Zika Virus – are Aussie athletes at risk in Rio 2016?

Beware when buying new running shoes

What is Sport Psychology and how will it assist my performance?

Sugars in the Australian Diet... Not so Sweet!

Breakthrough year for Platelet Rich Plasma use in osteoarthritis

I Don’t Play Sport, Why have I Been Referred to a Sports Physician?