Sports medicine
Sports medicine by Phytness HealthCare
Our sports medicine healthcare providers have special training to restore function to injured patients so they can get moving again as soon as possible. Our sports physicians have multiple decades’ experience working with professional athletes, sports teams as well as amateur athletes.
Sports Medicine Benefits
Specialised Care: Sports medicine physicians are specially trained to care for athletes, fitness professionals, and active individuals. They understand the impacts of sports and exercise on their patients’ bodies, such as concussions and repetitive motion injuries, and they work closely with orthopedic surgeons and physical therapists to develop tailored treatment plans that suit each patient’s specific needs.
Enhanced Injury and Reinjury Prevention: Sports medicine physicians have an in-depth understanding of how athletes use their bodies during practice and play; as such, they provide patients with expert advice and instructions on preventing injuries and avoiding re-injuring a previously damaged area. They help professional and novice athletes alike make important “return to play” decisions, conducting pre-participation physical exams to ensure their patients are ready to resume activities.
Enhanced Athletic Performance: Sports medicine specialists often play a role in developing tailored training programs constructed around an athlete’s individual needs, strengths, and weaknesses. These experts have the knowledge and tools to evaluate an athlete’s anatomical strengths and weaknesses, make training regimen recommendations, and identify areas for improvement.
Meet the Team
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Sports & Exercise Physician
MD, PhD, FEBSM, FACSEP
As a Sport & Exercise Physician Dr. Praet possesses specialist expertise in general medicine, orthopaedics, radiology & rehabilitation plus allied sport sciences including nutrition, biomechanics, exercise physiology & sports psychology.
Dr. Praet also has a special interest in (neural) prolotherapy through Lyftogt Perineural Injection Treatment (P.I.T.) to treat chronic myofascial (nerve) pain, osteoarthritis, tendinopathies, ligament injuries & TMJ-dysfunction.
Dr. Praet covers most sports medicine related problems, but has a special interest in:
Running injuries to the foot, lower limb, groin, pelvis and lower back.
Concussion management.
Bone stress injuries and Relative Energy Deficiency Syndrome (RED-S).
Sports nutrition and Nutraceuticals.
Medical imaging and treatment of Tendinopathies.
Treatment of Myofascial trigger points, and Lyftogt P.I.T (neuro)prolotherapy (dextrose injections) for chronic myofascial (nerve) pain, osteoarthritis, ligament injuries and TMJ dysfunction.
Muscle deconditioning and exercise prescription in chronic illnesses, such as cancer, heart failure, COPD, Long COVID-19, mitochondrial myopathies and type 2 diabetes.
Cardiovascular risk assessment, heart rate variability and cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET).
Dr. Praet has a strong scientific background and has co-authored over 40 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters. He has been involved in a wide array of research projects on the clinical application of exercise testing and exercise prescription in Metabolic Syndrome, Type 2 diabetes, Cancer cachexia and Mitochondrial myopathy patients.
To learn more about Dr Praet, visit his website here.
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Dr Mark Jones graduated from Sydney University in1984 and became a consultant Doctor specialising in sporting and musculoskeletal injuries. He won the Australasian College of Sports Physicians Medal in obtaining Sports Medicine Specialty Fellowship in 1994.
Dr Jones’ own sporting background involved distance running at an international level, including representing Australia at the World University Cross-Country Championships in Italy, 1988. His passion for track field followed him during his early career where he was the team doctor for a number of representative State and National Track and Field teams, including the Oceania (Australia/New Zealand) team at the 1998 Athletics World Cup, South Africa.
In 1987, Dr Jones was appointed the Team Doctor to the former Illawarra Steelers and went on to continue his role with the St. George Illawarra Dragons in National Rugby League competition until 2002.
In 1998 he became Team Doctor to the Wollongong Wolves in the National Soccer League for 7 years, assisting them to 2 NSL championship titles.
Dr Jones was appointed Team Doctor to the Australian Senior Men's Football Team ('The Socceroos') in 2006, a role which continues to involve his attendance at all matches and training sessions, both domestic and internationally. This included the 2014 Football World Cup in Brazil, and the Socceroos' 2015 Asian Cup Finals tournament win.
He was club doctor to the Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club in 2012 for their initial 2 A-League seasons and subsequent inaugural Asian Champions League (ACL) campaign. Wanderers won the premiership in their inaugural season, were Grand Finalists those first 2 years, and won the 2014 ACL title.
In 2014, Dr Jones was appointed Head of Medical Services at Football Federation Australia (FFA) to oversee and manage all medical/sports science matters pertaining to all Australian national football teams, the National Football Leagues, and football at a community level throughout Australia.visit his website here
To learn more about Dr Jones, visit his website here.
