Information for Doctors

For referring practitioners, the conditions I am most expert in treating, and therefore for which referrals to me are most appropriate, are as follows:

• Achilles, patellar, hamstring and other tendinopathies such as tennis elbow and Plantar fasciitis
  
• Lumbar stress fractures in cricket fast bowlers and other athletes
  
• Degenerative joint conditions such as knee and hip osteoarthritis
  
• Helping all patients tailor exercise for enjoyment, health benefit and avoiding injury, including those recovering from health conditions such as heart disease and cancer
  
• Sports which I have particular interest in include cricket, golf, football (all codes), running, swimming, hiking/bushwalking

Medicare requires that all patients to sports physicians have a referral from another medical practitioner (usually a GP). A return letter is always provided back to the referring doctor. Sport & Exercise medicine practitioners are now able to receive Chronic Condition referrals from GPs.