14 November 2024

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.

 

Specialising in musculoskeletal injuries and sports medicine, a Specialist Sport & Exercise Physicians is highly skilled in the diagnosis, prognosis, and the coordination and management of treatment of injuries, whether they are from sport, or day to day activities.

 

If you’re in Melbourne's outer north-west suburbs or surrounding regional areas, Dr May can assist you with:

  • Management of acute or chronic musculoskeletal conditions e.g. osteoarthritis, tendinopathy, sprains, dislocations
  • Return to sport or work following injury
  • Athletes with acute or chronic illness (including diabetes and asthma)
  • Injury prevention
  • Concussion – diagnosis & management
  • Bone Health
  • Female athlete health
  • Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport syndrome (RED-S)
  • Performance Optimisation - nutrition & supplements
  • Preventative health.

 

A Referral Form for our Sunbury Specialist Sport & Exercise Physician service is available here
Get your GP to fill this out then you can book an appointment with Dr May by contacting:

Sunbury Physiotherapy

20 Horne St, Sunbury VIC 3429

Phone: 9744 5066

info@sunbury.physio


Online bookings through our website will also be available in the near future.

 

Please Note: A referral from a GP is preferred for an appointment with Dr Samantha May. To receive the maximum Medicare rebate a patient must have a GP referral, without it the rebate will be lower.

 

 

Specialist Sport & Exercise Physician
Dr Samantha May

 

Dr Samantha May headshot

 

An experienced Specialist Sport & Exercise Physician, Dr Samantha May has a specific interest in female athlete health (RED-S), concussion management, running injuries, osteoarthritis and tendinopathy. She is the Head Doctor for the Melbourne Vixens Netball Club at the Victorian Institute of Sport, the Australian Diamonds Team Doctor, Head Doctor to the AFL Umpires, and consults for the Essendon Football Club’s AFLW team.

Read her full bio here.