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Olympic Park Doctor Appointed Head of Liverpool Football Club Sports Medicine Print E-mail

Leading Australian sports physician, Dr Peter Brukner has been appointed Head of Sports Medicine and Sports Science at the Liverpool Football Club.

Dr Brukner is the current Socceroos team doctor and a founding partner at Australia’s largest sports medicine clinic, the Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre in Melbourne.

The appointment followed a global search by Liverpool and shows that Australian sports medicine is held in high regard.

“This is an exciting challenge,” Dr Brukner said. “I will be visiting Liverpool over the next few weeks and learning more about the club, prior to returning to Australia then traveling to South Africa with the Socceroos for the World Cup,”

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Fatigue and The Athlete Print E-mail

Dr Adam Castricum, Athletics Australia Chief Medical Officer and Sports and Exercise Physician at Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre explains how iron levels may contribute to fatigue and potentially affect an athlete's performance.

Fatigue and the Athlete: The Importance of Iron Studies

Fatigue is a common symptom experienced by athletes whether at the elite or recreational level. It can also manifest as lethargy, poor recovery and sleep and most notably poor performance. There are numerous causes for fatigue. The most common is not enough rest! However, where there is a pathological reason, the most common is a deficiency in iron.

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Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre has moved to the new Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Print E-mail
OPSMC to move to Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

We have moved ...

Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre is pleased to announce that we have relocated to AAMI Park (Melbourne Rectangular Stadium) ...just 300 metres away from our old clinic!

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Maximise Your Cycling Performance Print E-mail

 

Maximise your Cycling Experience
Getting the most of cycling boils down to maximizing comfort and efficiency on the bike. OPSMC Physiotherapist Gary Cairnduff explains in this article the factors affecting cycling performance.

If you aren’t performing as well as you should on the bike, or if pain is a part of your cycling then a full assessment of both cycle and cyclist may be in order.

 

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