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Serves:  1

As the weather warms up, this noodle salad bowl is an easy meal prep recipe for lunch or dinner. Change up your favourite vegetables, dressing and protein source (beef/chicken/tofu/fish) for endless variety. 

Meal prep tip - cooking the protein source earlier in the week means this noodle salad bowl can be made in a few minutes on busy days.

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Are you a skier or snowboarder?

Do you want to enhance your performance and / or enjoy your time on the snow more?

We’ve introduced a specialist Snow Physiotherapy service to help!

This service is suitable for all skill levels, recreational through to elite, and ages, youth to adult/master athletes, of participants in:

• Alpine/Ski Cross
• Freestyle (ex. Aerial Skiing)
• Ski Moguls
• Park & Pipe, and
• Snowboarding.

Serves:  5

There's nothing like a warm bowl of chicken soup in this Melbourne weather!

Simple to make and versatile.

You can add any vegetables you like, make a big batch for meal prep or freeze for another day.

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Broth

Do you have low bone mass?

Are you at risk of falls?

If so, we can help!

Physiotherapist Katharine Wrobel has just returned from working at the Brisbane round of the 2024 UCI BMX Racing World Cup. 

We asked her to tell us a bit about the experience . . . . 

How and when did you become involved with the BMX World Cup? 

Ricotta Gnocchi

Serves:  5

There is something about preparing your own gnocchi that makes it taste so good!

You can add any favourite sauce to change up the recipe.

These also freeze really well if you want to save some to cook another day.

INGREDIENTS:

Gnocchi

• 500g ricotta cheese
• 2 cups 00 (pasta) flour
• 3 eggs
• ¾ cup grated parmesan
• Salt, pepper, garlic powder to taste

The festive season is fast approaching, so we wanted to take this chance to say:

Season's Greetings to all - we wish you a happy & healthy 2024! 

REMINDER

Our standard hours over the Christmas and New Year period are: 
Monday to Friday: 8.00am - 8.00pm** 
Saturdays: 8:30am - 12.00pm 

**We will also be closed on the following Public Holidays: 
Monday 25 & Tuesday 26 December 2023 + Monday 1 & Friday 26 January 2024.

Mango Bliss Balls

A nourishing pick-me-up snack!

These bitesize snacks can be enjoyed as a fuel source before training, added to kids lunchboxes (if allowed nuts), or for when that 3pm slump calls for a sugar hit. Because they contain natural sugars and are loaded with healthy fats and fibre they won’t spike your blood sugars leaving you feeling energised and satisfied for longer.

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*rough estimates - no need to be exact with measurements

Physiotherapist Fiona Jacobs has recently returned from Bulgaria, where she supported Gymnastics Australia’s 5 Trampoline athletes competing at the World Cup in Varna.

We asked her to tell us a bit about the experience . . . .

How and when did you become involved with Gymnastics Australia?

With the majority of our building redevelopment work done & (hopefully) the worst of COVID-19 in the past, we've given ourselves a belated 40th Birthday present - a brand refresh, including a new logo!

Alphington Sports Medicine has signed up to be an official Collection Point for Friends with Dignity's Christmas Appeal and Back to School Drive (1 November - 12 December).

Friends with Dignity is a not-for-profit organisation providing assistance to adults and children who have been impacted by domestic violence.

Christmas Appeal

Physiotherapist Brandon Lowe has just completed the season as Team Physiotherapist for the Avondale FC. The club took out the 2023 NPL VIC Men's Championship, Premiership and also achieved a points record and goals record in NPL1 for the season.

We asked him to tell us a bit about working with the players and club. . . .  

How and when did you become involved with Football (Soccer) and the Avondale FC?  

More Pregnancy Workshops at Alphington Sports Medicine
 

Our Pregnancy Inmotion Workshops are designed to give you timely access and expert advice on a more personal level.

These supportive and educational workshops were created to assist you through the entirety of your pregnancy and postnatal period. 

This is a unique program in that it combines medical, physiotherapy, exercise and nutrition care for pregnant patients.   

Sausage And Lentil Tray Bake
 

Who doesn’t love a one-pan meal!

In this nourishing, balanced meal, you’ll get a serve of protein, veggies, and whole grains. Lentils are a fantastic source of low GI fibre, plant-based iron and protein, and B-vitamins like folate.

Whip up this hearty-winter meal in less than 30 minutes. The perfect mid-week family dinner.

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Sport & Exercise Medicine Registrar Dr Carlee Van Dyk has just returned from Bulgaria, where she was working at the U23 World Rowing Championships.

We asked her to tell us a bit about the experience . . . . 

When and how did you become involved with the Rowing & the U23 World Championships?