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What to expect at a consultation |
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You should be able to give an account of the problem - the circumstances relating to the onset, as well associated factors.
Be prepared to have a physical examination of the affected part of the body. Please wear appropriate clothing - e.g. wear shorts if you have a sore knee, a singlet if you have a sore shoulder.
Management may include referral for investigations e.g. X ray, CT scan, Bone scan, MRI scan, or blood tests. |
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What is a Sports Physician? |
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A Sports Physician is a Medical Practitioner who is committed to excellence in the practice of medicine as it applies to all aspects of physical activity.
On 17 May 2007 the Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon Tony Abbott MHR, has decided that a case has been made for recognising the discipline of Sport and Exercise Medicine as a medical specialty. This follows advice on the matter from the Australian Medical Council. This completes Stage 1 of the AMC recognition process. The next stage is for the AMC to determine whether the Australasian College of Sports Physicians has an appropriate education programme for Sports Physicians. |
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Treatment Includes: |
Advice regarding specific exercises to hasten healing of an injured joint, muscle or tendon.
Discussion about various options to manage a specific problem or injury.
Discussion with other stakeholders e.g. Physiotherapist, your coach, your employer.
Manual Treatments:
Dry needling.
Administering medication to an inflamed area by iontophoresis (a painless way of administering corticosteroid).
Fitting of orthotics if indicated for lower limb problems.
Injection of corticosteroid to inflamed joints or around an inflamed tendon.
If more treatment is indicated you may be referred to:
Podiatrist, Physiotherapist, Orthopaedic Surgeon, etc.
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Fees |
A referral letter is not necessary but is helpful (to provide information) if you have been to your General Practitioner or Physiotherapist prior to the consultation.
Appropriate clothes for the part of the body to be examined. Sports shoes or other footwear if you have a lower limb problem. X rays or other scans relating to the injured area. Medicare or Veterans Affairs card or number. If you have a work injury, the claim number and contact details of the insurer and employer. |
Initial consultation: $95.00
Subsequent consultation: $50.00
Comprehensive Consultation: $110.00
Medicare card holders are eligible to receive a rebate for the consultation. |
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