BallaratOSM Acute Clinic

Sport is back on! That’s the latest from the federal and state governing bodies. In the wake of the unprecedented pandemic, Australia has been a world leader in flattening the curve.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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.

In Sports medicine we very commonly treat painful, inflamed tissues such as joints, bursas, tendons or tendon attachments to bones

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, [...]

We are very pleased to introduce the latest member of the BallaratOSM team, and announce the expansion of our services to provide patients of Ballarat and surrounding districts with the highest [...]

Tendon pain is one of the most frustrating conditions to treat: it is persistent, pervasive and sometimes seems unresponsive to any treatment.