Spot Dx — A post-rugby elbow injury
Josh is a 34-year-old, left-hand-dominant man who presents with right elbow pain. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If you select the…
Tag: Sports medicine
Relative energy deficiency in sport
Need to know: Exercise and sport are important and essential parts of overall health. However, there are times when they can negatively impact the health…
‘I’d work six months as a doctor then have six months off for the pro basketball season’: Dr Darren Ng’s story
Starting both medical school and his professional basketball career aged 18, Dr Darren Ng “didn’t have much of a life”. “I’d go to medical school in…
Dr Giulia Kitchin died of brain cancer before she could realise her dream — now, her husband has delivered on her legacy
GP Dr Giulia Kitchin was only part way through renovating a dilapidated cottage into a refuge for homeless women when she died of a brain…
Meet the six GPs honoured on Australia Day
Rugby doctors, rural doctors and a former deputy state premier all feature in this year’s list of GPs honoured on Australia Day. AusDoc wants to…
Medical Must-See: Gymnast’s accidental dismount causes rare dislocation
A Japanese girl’s tumble from the horizontal bars during gymnastics practice left her with a rare sternum dislocation. The girl, aged 10, reported minor anterior…
Spot Dx — Thigh mass is quite the kicker
Duncan, 43, presents with a six-week history of a soft tissue mass in the right upper thigh. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz…
Does headshaking after a collision on the sports field indicate concussion? Researchers say yes
In countless cartoons and choreographed TV wrestling, a thump to the head is inevitably followed by the victim performing a quick side-to-side recovery shake. Now,…
Dr Mackenzie Little is about 2.07 metres from Olympic glory
Dr Mackenzie Little avoids mentioning at work that she is a two-time Olympian, but sometimes colleagues and patients find out. “There have been a couple…
Cholera shots, prophylactic antibiotics and 200,000 condoms — medicine at the Olympics
Associate Professor Carolyn Broderick’s preparation for the Paris Olympics has not involved reps or running but wargaming for a gastro outbreak and river-borne Escherichia coli.…
