Sport & Exercise Medicine

Services at Specialist Sports Medicine

A full specialist sport and exercise medicine clinic on the Sunshine Coast (Noosa & Maroochydore). Diagnostic assessment, evidence-based non-surgical treatment, injection therapies, structured rehabilitation, and exercise prescription, all delivered by a specialist sports doctor.

Many musculoskeletal problems can be managed without surgery when the diagnosis is correct and the plan is right. Specialist sport and exercise medicine focuses on accurate diagnosis, structured non-surgical care, and clear coordination with the rest of your team.

Assessment and diagnosis

The foundation of every appointment. A careful history, a targeted examination, and a review of your imaging build a clear picture of what is going on.

As a specialist service, we can request the imaging and pathology that GPs are not always able to access under Medicare, including bulk-billed MRI where eligible. See What to Expect for a full walkthrough of a new patient appointment.

Acute injuries

New sprains, strains, knocks, and tears. Rapid assessment, imaging where indicated, and a clear early plan to protect recovery.

Browse injuries

Imaging and investigations

X-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI, bone scan, EOS imaging, and pathology requested under specialist Medicare rebates where indicated.

How imaging works

Medical conditions

Medical conditions in active people

Cardiovascular and metabolic risk, low energy availability, bone health, anaemia, and other medical conditions affecting active people.

Joint and condition clinics

Structured, multi-step pathways for conditions that benefit from a staged plan and timed reviews rather than a single appointment.

Acute knee clinic

Rapid assessment of acute knee injuries, including suspected ACL, meniscus, and ligament injuries, with imaging and onward pathways.

Osteoarthritis clinic

Non-surgical management of joint osteoarthritis, including the GLA:D programme principles, exercise prescription, and joint-targeted therapies where appropriate.

Tendinopathy clinic

Achilles, patellar, gluteal, hamstring, and rotator cuff tendinopathy assessment and structured loading programmes.

Bone stress injuries

Stress reactions and stress fractures in runners, dancers, and other endurance athletes, with attention to the underlying drivers.

Exercise as medicine

Exercise is one of the most evidence-supported interventions in modern medicine. For people living with cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, persistent pain, mental health conditions, or who simply want to age well, structured exercise prescription can be a highly effective treatment in its own right, and is often well tolerated.

Lifestyle medicine

Exercise prescription

Individualised, evidence-based exercise prescription for chronic disease, healthy ageing, and rehabilitation.

Chronic disease

Cardiovascular & metabolic health

Exercise input for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and weight-related conditions.

Bone health and osteoporosis

Exercise prescription for osteopenia and osteoporosis, including impact and resistance training principles.

Performance and screening

For athletes, active workers, and people preparing for a season or a major event. The aim is to identify modifiable risk factors and put a structured plan around them.

High performance screenings

Pre-participation and pre-season screenings for athletes and active populations, covering musculoskeletal, cardiac, and medical risk.

For athletes

Specialist care designed around training and competition cycles, with input on load management, recovery, and return-to-play.

Return to sport

Return to sport assessment

Structured criteria-based return-to-sport reviews after injury, surgery, or concussion.

Concussion services

Concussion is a brain injury and benefits from specialist sports medicine input. Care follows the current Concussion in Sport Group consensus statement and Australian sport-specific protocols, with structured return-to-learn, return-to-work, and return-to-sport pathways.

Concussion baseline screening

Pre-season baseline cognitive and balance testing for athletes in collision and contact sports.

Acute and recovery

Concussion management

Acute assessment, recovery monitoring, and graduated return to sport, work, and learning.

Injection therapies

Injection therapies are not a first-line treatment for most conditions, and they are not a shortcut. They are most useful when paired with structured rehabilitation, the right load management, and a clear understanding of what each injection can and cannot do. Risks and benefits are discussed in full before any procedure.

Injection therapies overview

When injections help, when they do not, and how they fit into a wider rehabilitation plan.

Anti-inflammatory

Cortisone injections

Targeted corticosteroid injections for joint and soft tissue inflammation, with a careful conversation about evidence and limits.

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP)

Autologous PRP for selected tendon and joint conditions where the evidence supports it.

Viscosupplementation

Hyaluronic acid joint injections for knee osteoarthritis as part of a broader management plan.

Specific patient groups

Specialist sport and exercise medicine looks different at different life stages. These pages summarise the considerations that often apply to particular patient groups.

Female athlete health & RED-S

The menstrual cycle and performance, low energy availability, RED-S, bone health, and pelvic and pregnancy considerations.

Adolescent and youth athletes

Growth-related injuries, training load in young athletes, and the considerations specific to growing bodies.

Healthy ageing

Maintaining strength, balance, and confident movement through midlife and beyond.

Surgical coordination & WorkCover

Specialist sport and exercise medicine sits between primary care and surgery. A large part of the work is helping patients and referrers decide when surgery is the right step, and when a structured non-surgical pathway is more likely to deliver the outcome they want.

Surgical coordination

Working alongside your surgeon

Pre-operative optimisation, shared decision-making, and post-operative specialist review in close communication with your surgeon.

Surgical assisting

We assist in theatre with selected orthopaedic surgeons, supporting continuity of care across the surgical pathway.

WorkCover and workplace injuries

Approved WorkCover Queensland claims accepted. Specialist assessment, treatment, and return-to-work planning.

For referrers

Medical Objects is the preferred secure messaging pathway. See the referrers page for scope of practice, what to refer, imaging pathways, and surgical coordination details.

Specialist Sports Medicine, Noosa and Maroochydore

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