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 2025! PLEASE NOTE: 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 be closed
Liver is one of the most nutritious foods you can eat. It contains significantly more iron, b12, vitamin a, and choline than any other red meat. These nutrients help to prevent iron deficiency, boost energy levels, and support brain and hormone health. The liver is strategically hidden in the mince
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
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
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
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 . . . . How did your involvement with the 2024
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
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
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 1kg chicken drumsticks (skin removed) 1 brown onion 2 cloves garlic Small
Do you have low bone mass? Are you at risk of falls? If so, we can help! Our Osteoporosis/Osteopenia and Falls Program is a high intensity resistance and impact program aimed at strengthening bone and muscle. It also works on balance, which can reduce your risk of falls. Our Exercise
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? Over the past
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
he 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
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
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? I have
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! You’ll see this being rolled out gradually, but its already on our Social Media channels and website, plus
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 Gifts for
Physiotherapist Brandon Lowe has just completed the season as Team Physiotherapist for the Avondale FC. The club took out the 2023 NPL VIC Men’s Championship, Premiership and also achieved a points record and goals record in NPL1 for the season. We asked him to tell us a bit about working with the players and
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