Newcastle Sports Medicine

Sports and Exercise Physicians and Sports Physiotherapists with decades of experience with elite and recreational athletes.

[Newcastle Sports Medicine @NewcSportsMed]

Just posted a photo https://t.co/tKwsMKQyxg

[Newcastle Sports Medicine @NewcSportsMed]

Doc Cairns is off to Sapporo 🇯🇵 today, the 1st Olympics venue with the Olyroos. Great build up with the team so far. Time to go for gold 🥇. #GoOlyroos #Tokyo2020 #Olympics

[Newcastle Sports Medicine @NewcSportsMed]

Congratulations guys. See you in Tokyo soon!

[AUS Olympic Team @AUSOlympicTeam]

@FootballAUS Here's your #Olyroos Olympic Team for #Tokyo2020 🔒

#TokyoTogether @FootballAUS @Socceroos

[Newcastle Sports Medicine @NewcSportsMed]

Top performance 🏆 & low injury rates are linked. But how do you stay injury free? 🤷‍♂️

The best program to REDUCE INJURIES BY 50% is the 11+ warm-up which is successful for both men's and women's football. We have… https://t.co/kdXfK2bJOt

[Newcastle Sports Medicine @NewcSportsMed]

BACK PAIN has so many myths that unfortunately are often reinforced by media and even other health professionals. These back facts from the @bjsm_bmj address some of these myths nicely.👏👏👏👏
Persistent back pain… https://t.co/Z3UtKUKuYo

[Newcastle Sports Medicine @NewcSportsMed]

Great summary from @AmerAcadPeds on benefits & safety of strength training for kids. Benefits incl;
💥 ⬆️musce fitness, coordination & function
💥 ⬆️self-esteem
💥 Low injury rates (performed appropriately)

Gains from neuro adaptation not hypertrophy.

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[Newcastle Sports Medicine @NewcSportsMed]

I'm sure our #Olyroos #Socceroos who play at @AarhusGF_BR Zach Duncan, Alex Gersbach and Mustafa Amini will love this initiative! Fantastic idea.
Playing in front of Zoom screens so fans can watch and provide an atmosphere when football returns.
https://t.co/nG8lJhadSi

[Newcastle Sports Medicine @NewcSportsMed]

CONSTANT SHOULDER PAIN? CONSIDERING SURGERY?
A new open access review from the very influential British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) reports that surgery for bursitis/impingement/rotator cuff pain is NOT better… https://t.co/hPSNm41Olb

[Newcastle Sports Medicine @NewcSportsMed]

Our newest team member! Dr Andriy Boyko. He's a fully qualified GP already and following his passion to become a Sports and Exercise Physician. He's talented and a great guy too. To book to see Dr Boyko, call the clinic on 4910 0805.
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[Newcastle Sports Medicine @NewcSportsMed]

💔Sudden Cardiac Death 💔 is a terrible condition that affects athletes with no previous warning. Prof Kim Harmon delivered an excellent presentation on this @ACSEP_ 2019 conference. Here's the best bits & our view! https://t.co/fhZvoev8dy

[Newcastle Sports Medicine @NewcSportsMed]

Love these stories. Great to see someone who has received such unreasonable criticism previously, maintains his humility, remembers his roots & stands against racism. Well done @sterling7 You are a fantastic role model as well as a superb footballer 👏👏👏 https://t.co/eaX5WtsGMU

[Newcastle Sports Medicine @NewcSportsMed]

How much of our athletic capacity is genetic? Here we discuss the generic influence on baseline fitness and the capacity to improve

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[Newcastle Sports Medicine @NewcSportsMed]

Here's out most recent piece on treatment of lateral hip pain. There are many unknowns in the treatment of this condition but Tim Schneider and myself share our thoughts and treatment paradigm.
#hip #trochantericbursitis #GTPS #exerciseismedicine

https://t.co/Ho86u8sBzb

[Newcastle Sports Medicine @NewcSportsMed]

Brief piece on hydration 4 Lake Mac Run Festival in @newcastleherald. Remember hydration is simple. Hydrate pre-exercise. Have fluid (H20 is perfect) available during exercise. No need to use pre-prepared drink plan. If run >60mins, add glucose too.
https://t.co/AkmbpVtnId

[Newcastle Sports Medicine @NewcSportsMed]

Did you know the extent of physio specialisation that occurs after they graduate? Did you know there's guidelines recommending against many treatments incl US, TENS, acupuncture etc
Read about your physio & learn about high value care in our blog.
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[Newcastle Sports Medicine @NewcSportsMed]

🇵🇪 star striker Guerrero nearly missed the #FIFAworldcup from inadvertent doping. The resources in this article would've helped him avoid a lot of issues! Read this @ make sure you play clean #GoSocceroos
#cleansport #globaldro
https://t.co/6hWMhHDJFk

[Newcastle Sports Medicine @NewcSportsMed]

Return to sport after an ACL reconstruction is not a foregone conclusion. Optimise your chances of successful outcomes and return to the sport you love!

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[Jørgen Jevne @jevnehelse]

What are actual ‘findings’ and what do we have to consider to be ‘part of life’? 🤔 #HardQuestion #NotAnEasyAnswer

[Newcastle Sports Medicine @NewcSportsMed]

Everything meniscus related you could want to know. From what a meniscus is and how it functions to the latest science on surgical and non-surgical treatment #knee #injury #exerciseISmedicine https://t.co/zM1UHTrHhJ

[Newcastle Sports Medicine @NewcSportsMed]

All the hard work and preparation is done. We're ready to go. Last training before the tournament starts. Australia 🇦🇺 vs Syria 🇸🇾 @ Asian Cup #AFCU23 AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE