Balmain Sports Medicine

Balmain Sports Medicine provides a highly specialised service allowing you to benefit from a skilled assessment, an accurate diagnosis and the latest evidence-based ‘hands on’ management techniques, required to ensure (i) a minimal recovery time and (ii) enable you to maximize your sporting performance, whether at a recreational or elite sporting level. Balmain Sports Medicine offers physiotherapy services, massage therapy, bike fitting assessments, and podiatry (both sports specific and general podiatry services.) Trent and Emily provide a unique experience for their patients by ensuring attention to detail, comprehensive assessment, gait & running analysis, a clear diagnosis and a confident management plan. Due to their clinical experience and commitment to problem- solving lower limb injuries, naturally Trent and Emily have expertise in all areas of podiatric management including flexible orthotics, exercise and footwear prescription.Please see: http://www.sportspodiatrists.com.au/ for further information on our podiatrists Emily and Trent and the services they provide. Naturopathy services are provided by Emma Sutherland, who specialises in detox diets and has pioneered a program that is proving extremely effective in alleviating infertility and miscarriage, by using an innovative combination of organic food, herbal medicine and online resources. Balmain Sports Medicine pilates studio offers group mat classes throughout the week, and equipment private/semi-private classes, all of which are run by our pilates-trained physiotherapists. Please see: http://www.balmainsportsmed.com.au/images/ptt.pdf for our pilates timetable. Sports doctors and and orthopaedic specialists consult from our practice. Dr Jonathan Mulford is an orthopaedic specialist, specialising in knee and wrist surgery. Please see http://www.myorthopod.com.au/ for further information on Dr Mulford. Dr John Trantalis is an orthopaedic surgeon, specialising in shoulder and elbow surgery. Please see Dr Trantalis' website: http://www.shoulderandelbow.com.au/ for further information. Dr Scott Burne is a specialist sports physician, and manages all acute and chronic musculoskeletal injuries, as well as all medical problems that arise from (or are complicated by) exercise. Workplace injuries and illnesses form a regular aspect to his work. To maintain excellence in our practice, each practitioner participates in continuing professional sports development, as well as strictly adhering to the codes of practice established by his / her professional body. Please contact our reception staff for any further details, or to organise an appointment for any of the above services.