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Unfortunately we are no longer offering our Sport & Exercise Physician Service at Warringal Medical Centre.

Why you ask?

Because Dr David Bolzonello will now be spending his Monday mornings with the players at the Melbourne Football Club where he's been appointed as a Senior Club Doctor!

But don't worry - appointments are still available with him at our Clinic on Mondays (pm), Tuesdays (pm), alternate Thursdays (pm) and Fridays.

Accredited Exercise Physiologists may seem relatively new on the Allied Health scene, but they've been around for a while now. Whilst the profession is becoming more familiar, there is still a lot that people aren't aware of.

So here's a few things that you may not know about what an Exercise Physiologists can offer.

At Alphington Sports Medicine Clinic we understand that your pain and movement is as unique as your fingerprint, and have therefore embraced cutting edge clinical technology - ViMove.

Kristen Papathanasiou is our Accredited Practising Dietitian and an Accredited Sports Dietitian.

Kristen Papathanasiou is our Accredited Practising Dietitian and an Accredited Sports Dietitian.

Easy Homemade Kebabs with Spring Salad

Healthy and kebab are words we don't offer hear in the same sentence. But these fresh, veggie packed wraps are the perfect healthy alternative to the much loved greasy weekend kebab.

My top tip: add grated zucchini to the lamb mixture. It's a great way to sneak in extra vegetables plus it helps to keep the meat juicy!

INGREDIENTS

Kofta (lamb meatballs)

Introducing THE ALPHINGTON HUDDLE, our new quarterly eNewsletter.

Its our way of keeping you up to date with what's going on at / with our clinic and practitioners as well as providing you with useful and interesting information.

Check out the Winter 2017 issue now - Happy reading everyone!

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Kristen Papathanasiou is our Accredited Practising Dietitian and an Accredited Sports Dietitian.

Vegetable Frittata

Eggs aren't just for breakfast.

Frittatas are great for when you're pressed for time. Pair it with a fresh salad for a quick and easy meal, or portion it up for a high protein, super-satisfying snack.

Leftover vegetables works well in this dish so get creative!

INGREDIENTS

Makes 3 main meals or 6 snacks

6 whole eggs

Alphington Sports Medicine Physiotherapists Karina Chilman and Madeleine Ellis have just returned from Townsville where they got the sweet taste of success in the form of Australian U18 Basketball Championships gold with the Vic Metro Mens and Vic Country Womens teams.

For a full list of the results check out Basketball Australia's website: http://twitter.com/BasketballAus/status/853401302553944064

Karina Chilman: 2nd from the right, back row with the mens team.

5th International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport

Berlin, Germany. 27-28 October 2016

A summary from Sport and Exercise Physician Dr David Bolzonello

"The main value was reassurance that we here in Melbourne are using best practice principles and that we do manage our athletes well."

Australians were well represented from all our key sports and four of the seven sessions were moderated by Australians, Sport and Exercise Physicians Michael Makdissi, Martin Raftery, and Paul McCrory, who is also a neurologist, and Gavin Davis, Neurosurgeon.

REMINDER: We're not going anywhere . . . yet!

Even though this (see image above) happened last week, nothing is changing - at least not for a while.

We have an ongoing lease in the building & the sale is simply phase 1 of our plan to bring the entire business together.

While we search for a suitable new building we will continue to offer our services as per usual - both at Alphington Sports Medicine Clinic, 339 Heidelberg Rd AND via the Exercise + Rehabilitation Centre at no. 376.

Don't panic if you notice a For Sale sign out the front of our Exercise + Rehabilitation Centre building - we're not going anywhere . . . yet.

We have an ongoing lease in the building and the sale is simply phase one of a plan to bring our entire business together under one roof.

While we search for a suitable new building we will continue to offer our services as per usual - both at the Alphington Sports Medicine Clinic, 339 Heidelberg Road, and via the Exercise + Rehabilitation Centre at number 376.

A highly experienced sports physiotherapist with a passion for basketball, Steve Evans was one of the founders of Alphington Sports Medicine Clinic. He sadly passed away last year after a long and courageous battle with his health.

Steve was a crucial part of the clinic growing to what it is today. He bought a wealth of knowledge and friendship along the journey and he fostered a culture of caring for everyone around him.