News

Great news - We’re now offering Specialist Sport & Exercise Physician consultations in Sunbury!

If you need to see a Specialist Sport & Exercise Physician but our Clinic in Northcote is too far away, there is a new option for you - Alphington Sports Medicine’s Dr Samantha May is consulting at Sunbury Physiotherapy on Wednesdays.

Alphington Sports Medicine has signed on to be an official Collection Point for Friends with Dignity's Christmas Appeal again this year.

Friends With Dignity is a not-for-profit organisation providing assistance to adults and children who have been impacted by domestic violence.

If you'd like to donate Christmas Gifts for children and adult victims/survivors of domestic violence, please drop them off at our reception any time from 1 November till 10 December.

There was a strong Alphington Sports Medicine contingent at the 2024 Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) and Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians (ACSEP) joint Conference last week at the MCG.

We’re proud to say our Practitioners and Directors were involved across all levels of the conference.

Organisers:

Dr Liam West - ACSEP Conference Committee Co-Chair

Dr Kay Copeland – SMA Chair

Presenters:

Sam Pietsch

Sports Physiotherapist Madeleine Thompson has just returned from the 2024 Paralympic Games where she was working at the Australia Physical Therapies Headquarters.

Now that she’s back from France we asked her to tell us a bit about the experience . . . .

Serves:  1

As the weather warms up, this noodle salad bowl is an easy meal prep recipe for lunch or dinner. Change up your favourite vegetables, dressing and protein source (beef/chicken/tofu/fish) for endless variety. 

Meal prep tip - cooking the protein source earlier in the week means this noodle salad bowl can be made in a few minutes on busy days.

INGREDIENTS:

Are you a skier or snowboarder?

Do you want to enhance your performance and / or enjoy your time on the snow more?

We’ve introduced a specialist Snow Physiotherapy service to help!

This service is suitable for all skill levels, recreational through to elite, and ages, youth to adult/master athletes, of participants in:

• Alpine/Ski Cross
• Freestyle (ex. Aerial Skiing)
• Ski Moguls
• Park & Pipe, and
• Snowboarding.

Serves:  5

There's nothing like a warm bowl of chicken soup in this Melbourne weather!

Simple to make and versatile.

You can add any vegetables you like, make a big batch for meal prep or freeze for another day.

INGREDIENTS:

Broth

Do you have low bone mass?

Are you at risk of falls?

If so, we can help!

Physiotherapist Katharine Wrobel has just returned from working at the Brisbane round of the 2024 UCI BMX Racing World Cup. 

We asked her to tell us a bit about the experience . . . . 

How and when did you become involved with the BMX World Cup? 

Ricotta Gnocchi

Serves:  5

There is something about preparing your own gnocchi that makes it taste so good!

You can add any favourite sauce to change up the recipe.

These also freeze really well if you want to save some to cook another day.

INGREDIENTS:

Gnocchi

• 500g ricotta cheese
• 2 cups 00 (pasta) flour
• 3 eggs
• ¾ cup grated parmesan
• Salt, pepper, garlic powder to taste

The festive season is fast approaching, so we wanted to take this chance to say:

Season's Greetings to all - we wish you a happy & healthy 2024! 

REMINDER

Our standard hours over the Christmas and New Year period are: 
Monday to Friday: 8.00am - 8.00pm** 
Saturdays: 8:30am - 12.00pm 

**We will also be closed on the following Public Holidays: 
Monday 25 & Tuesday 26 December 2023 + Monday 1 & Friday 26 January 2024.

Mango Bliss Balls

A nourishing pick-me-up snack!

These bitesize snacks can be enjoyed as a fuel source before training, added to kids lunchboxes (if allowed nuts), or for when that 3pm slump calls for a sugar hit. Because they contain natural sugars and are loaded with healthy fats and fibre they won’t spike your blood sugars leaving you feeling energised and satisfied for longer.

INGREDIENTS:

*rough estimates - no need to be exact with measurements

Physiotherapist Fiona Jacobs has recently returned from Bulgaria, where she supported Gymnastics Australia’s 5 Trampoline athletes competing at the World Cup in Varna.

We asked her to tell us a bit about the experience . . . .

How and when did you become involved with Gymnastics Australia?

With the majority of our building redevelopment work done & (hopefully) the worst of COVID-19 in the past, we've given ourselves a belated 40th Birthday present - a brand refresh, including a new logo!

Alphington Sports Medicine has signed up to be an official Collection Point for Friends with Dignity's Christmas Appeal and Back to School Drive (1 November - 12 December).

Friends with Dignity is a not-for-profit organisation providing assistance to adults and children who have been impacted by domestic violence.

Christmas Appeal