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Imaging in Musculoskeletal Assessment https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/imaging.jpg 364 200 admin admin https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/84a55800462e69ba9f8f610c113a3478?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 1, 2022 March 1, 2022

Imaging in Musculoskeletal Assessment

The topic of imaging in musculoskeletal medicine is vast and not likely to be fully covered in this article. It is however important to discuss the various indications for modalities…

Exercise Prescription https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ep.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 8, 2019 August 3, 2020

Exercise Prescription

A presentation I made to Physiotherapists regarding Exercise Prescription.

groin

Groin Pain 101 https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/groin101.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 7, 2019 August 3, 2020

Groin Pain 101

Introduction: Groin pain is viewed as a difficult entity. There are multiple diagnostic terms, which can lead to confusion. Groin pain makes up 5% of all athletic injuries. It is…

sciatica

Sciatica https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sciatica.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 7, 2019 April 7, 2019

Sciatica

Introduction: Sciatica is a common and often disabling condition. It has an annual incidence of 1-5%, and a lifetime incidence of 15-40%. There is no sex difference, is rare under…

Plantar Fasciitis https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/strasss.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 1, 2015 April 4, 2019

Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar Fasciitis Introduction: Plantar fasciitis is an extremely common and often disabling condition of the foot. It occurs in around 10% of the population, in all ages, but is…

Platelet Rich Plasma Protein Injection https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/prp.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 1, 2015 April 5, 2019

Platelet Rich Plasma Protein Injection

PRPP Injection Dr Paul Annett MBBS, FACSP Introduction: Plasama rich platelet protein (PRPP) injections are becoming a more widely accepted treatment alternative for managing chronic tendinopathy and also degenerative…

Lumbar Stress Fracture https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/stress.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 11, 2013 April 5, 2019

Lumbar Stress Fracture

Lumbar Stress Fractures Introduction: Lumbar stress fractures are a common cause of lower back pain in adolescence. Up to 30% of athletes between 11-17 may have lower back pain, and…

Exercise as Medicine https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ex.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 3, 2012 April 4, 2019

Exercise as Medicine

A great video on the benefits of exercise for improving health. Exercise is the magic bullet for many health concerns, including hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease, depression and various…

concussion

The Concussion Debate https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/s_0015_rugby.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 30, 2012 April 4, 2019

The Concussion Debate

Sports related concussion has been very topical over the last few weeks. This has been highlighted by the recent ‘Four Corners’ program on the ABC. This outlined a condition know…

Shoulder Instability https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/sh.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 2, 2012 April 4, 2019

Shoulder Instability

It was disappointing to hear that Kurt Gidley had succumbed to an unstable shoulder, sustaining a second dislocation of his shoulder this season. His shoulder had been unstable last season…

Acute Injury Management https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/acute.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 29, 2012 April 5, 2019

Acute Injury Management

The methods of acute injury management are generally well known in the community, but I feel an overview of these will never go astray. This became even more relevant to…

AC Joint Injury https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/s_0006_x-ray-chest.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 20, 2012 April 4, 2019

AC Joint Injury

I see Josh Dugan of the Canberra Raiders has succumbed to an AC joint injury of his shoulder, reported as being grade 3 injury. The AC joint is formed between…

Rehabilitation of Adductor Related Groin Pain https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/s_0021_medically-accurate-muscle-illustration-of-the-adductor-magnus.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 15, 2012 April 5, 2019

Rehabilitation of Adductor Related Groin Pain

Chronic groin pain is a common injury in sports, especially in games such as soccer and hockey. The groin is a complex area involving the soft tissues of the inner…

ACL Injuries in the Knee https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/acl.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 14, 2012 April 5, 2019

ACL Injuries in the Knee

Unfortunately the start of the season has come with the first bout of ACL tears – James Tedesco from the Wests Tigers and a few in the AFL pre-season games,…

Exertional Lower Leg Pain – Compartment Syndrome and Popliteal Artery Entrapment https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/s_0022_masseuse-massaging-athlete-s-Achilles-tendon-after-running.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 5, 2012 April 5, 2019

Exertional Lower Leg Pain – Compartment Syndrome and Popliteal Artery Entrapment

Exercise related lower leg pain is a common complaint in athletes. It is second only to the knee in overuse injuries to the lower limb in runners, and makes up…

‘Stem Cell’ Therapy for Osteoarthritis https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/s_0001_Blue-cell-background.-Life-and-biology-medicine-scientific-molecular-research-dna.-3d-rendering.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 1, 2012 April 4, 2019

‘Stem Cell’ Therapy for Osteoarthritis

I was interested to hear the glowing report from Anthony Toupou of the Sharks after an injection of ‘stem cells’ into what I can assume is an arthritic knee complaint…

The Sports Doctor https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/sd.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 29, 2012 April 5, 2019

The Sports Doctor

Welcome to the Sports Doctor column. With the winter upon us we will be starting to see a steady stream of injuries in the various football codes. As usual they…

The over 35’s Soccer Player https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/s_0020_Muscular-Strong-Adult-Male-Soccer-Player.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 11, 2012 April 4, 2019

The over 35’s Soccer Player

I have been prompted to write this article after many years of treating the ‘over 35’s’ soccer player in my clinic. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at…

Acute Lateral Ligament Sprain https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/s_0029_Layer-2.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 2, 2012 April 4, 2019

Acute Lateral Ligament Sprain

This video graphically demonstated the mechanism of an acute lateral ligament injury Tennis ankle

Acute Ankle sprains https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/s_0000_Ankle-sprain.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 2, 2012 April 4, 2019

Acute Ankle sprains

Management of Acute Ankle Sprains Acute ankle sprains are an extremely common injury in both sport and the general community. The ‘garden variety’ ankle sprain involves the lateral ligament…

Non-contact ACL Injury in a rugby league footballer https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/s_0028_Layer-3.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g January 20, 2012 April 4, 2019

Non-contact ACL Injury in a rugby league footballer

Syndesmosis Injury https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/s_0031_Layer-1.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g January 15, 2012 April 4, 2019

Syndesmosis Injury

Frozen Shoulder https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/fr.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g January 15, 2012 April 7, 2019

Frozen Shoulder

Slides from presentation: Frozen Shoulder Presentation Slides More information on: Frozen Shoulder

Injections In The Shoulder https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/inj.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g January 15, 2012 April 5, 2019

Injections In The Shoulder

This powerpoint presentation outlines the indications and methods for cortisone injections in the shoulder ShoulderInjection

Autologous Blood Injections, PRPP and Prolotherapy https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/auto.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g January 15, 2012 April 5, 2019

Autologous Blood Injections, PRPP and Prolotherapy

The treatments being discussed in this discussion paper are recommended in the management of chronic tendinopathy. The general consensus in sports medicine is that the pathology of tendon conditions is…

Lower Leg Pain & Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/run.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g December 11, 2011 April 4, 2019

Lower Leg Pain & Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome

Introduction Lower leg pain is relatively common in the running athlete. Studies have shown that it is second only to the knee in causing lower leg pain, and makes up…

Chronic Groin Pain in the Athlete https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/gr.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g December 11, 2011 April 5, 2019

Chronic Groin Pain in the Athlete

Introduction Groin pain is viewed as a difficult entity. Groin pain makes up 5% of all athletic injuries. It is common in direction change sports such as soccer and AFL, …

Acute Tear of the Medial Head of Gastrocnemius https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/s_0003_Detail-of-feet-of-young-man-participating-in-a-trail-race-through-the-forest.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g December 11, 2011 April 5, 2019

Acute Tear of the Medial Head of Gastrocnemius

Introduction Tears of the medial head of gastrocnemius are common, especially in the older or intermittent athlete – the so called ‘weekend warriors’. Males are more commonly implicated between their…

Anterior knee pain https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/s_0026_feet-athlete-man-in-kinesiotape-knee-running-wet-road.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g December 11, 2011 April 5, 2019

Anterior knee pain

Introduction Anterior knee pain is a very common complaint. The most common diagnosis is that of patellofemoral joint pain syndrome (PFJPS), which may affect up to 25% of the population…

Compartment pressure testing https://southernsportsmedicineclinic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cpt.jpg 364 200 Dr Paul Annett Dr Paul Annett https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a56ef76483e44a712d2648bbb8f38bb9?s=96&d=mm&r=g December 8, 2011 April 5, 2019

Compartment pressure testing

A movie detailing Compartment Pressure Testing