What is Sport and Exercise Medicine?
Sport and exercise medicine (SEM) encapsulates the medical care of any individual engaged in physical activity who sustains an injury or those who wish to obtain advice about starting an exercise program. A rapid and accurate diagnosis of any sports injury is important to enable an appropriate rehabilitation program to be planned and carried out. This allows a safe return to sport, physical activity and well being.
Physical inactivity is a major cause of illness and disease in Western Societies today. Obesity, diabetes, heart disease, osteoarthritis, mental illness and a number of cancers have a strong association with physical inactivity. SEM also promotes safe ways in which individuals can undertake physical activity to assist in the management or prevention of any of these conditions.
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That is why we did the hard work for you by recruiting talented Osteopaths with years of experience who would love to help you achieve better health and happiness.
Call or make an appointment at our Barwon Heads Osteopath Clinic to have your questions answered by our friendly team.
Sport and Exercise Medicine can help people like you
Dr Wood sees a broad range of sporting and non-sporting injuries affecting all parts of the body. He has a particular interest in acute sports injuries. Through his sixteen year involvement at the Australian Open and Tennis Australia, he has expertise in managing tennis injuries. He also sees injuries involving the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand, the spine including neck and lower back, hips, groin, knee, shin, ankle and foot. Finally Dr Wood can assist those individuals with chronic conditions, e.g. diabetes, asthma, or osteoarthritis, who wish to engage in an exercise program.
Choose your Sports and Exercise Doctor
Our Sports and Exercise Doctor located in Barwon Heads, will use his skill, knowledge and experience during a treatment to help you return to normal healthy function.  EachSports and Exercise Doctor has different areas of interest and expertise, please read about Timothy.
What’s Next?
Now that you have chosen your Sports and Exercise Doctor you might like to see why not call or book online and discover for yourself why our patients love us?
Our practitioners treat locals from Barwon Heads, Greater Geelong and the entire Bellarine Peninsula. If we can’t help you we promise to help find someone who can, we hope to see you soon.
