Our Sports Medicine & Surgery team specialises in the management and treatment of all sports-related injuries that affect the function of the muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joints. Our patients include recreational and elite athletes as well as seniors who need help in returning to their daily activities and hobbies following injuries.
Our Sports Medicine & Surgery team is multidisciplinary. It comprises of Orthopaedic Sports Surgeons, Sports Physician, Sports Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologist, Pain Specialists, Dieticians, Psychologists, and Podiatrists, ensuring a holistic approach towards patient care. Our goal is to help our patients return to their sports and daily activities safely.The Sports Medicine & Surgery Clinic (SMSC) is a one-stop centre that offers an integrated approach in sports injury treatment and injury prevention, performance enhancement and weight management. Our services include:
Sports Medicine
- Specialist consultations for all sports/exercise related injuries and musculoskeletal conditions
- Running related musculoskeletal problems and gait analysis
- Extracoporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) for painful musculoskeletal conditions such as plantar fasciitis and tennis elbow
- Ultrasound guided injections for musculoskeletal conditions such as tendinitis
- Dancers’ screening, injury management and prevention program
Sports Surgery
- Specialist consultations for all sports/exercise related injuries and degenerative musculoskeletal conditions, including shoulder, elbow and knee injuries
- Arthroscopic ("key-hole") surgery for shoulder, elbow and knee joint injuries/conditions
- Arthroscopic ("key-hole") or open surgery for ligament injuries
- Cartilage stimulation or resurfacing procedures for cartilage injuries of the knees
Sports Physiotherapy
- Physiotherapy assessment, including movement screening, functional assessment and physical examinations for sports/exercise related injuries and musculoskeletal conditions
- Physiotherapy treatments, including manual therapy, corrective exercise programs, therapeutic exercises for sports/exercise related injuries and musculoskeletal conditions
- Pre- and post-surgery rehabilitation and recovery programmes
- Dance injury management and prevention programmes
Exercise Physiology
- Strength and conditioning for occupational, sports-specific or exercise-related activities
- Individualised or group-based training program for improvement of movement/exercise techniques, fitness and sports performance
- Fitness, performance, and injury prevention assessments
- Exercise training for weight management
- Exercise training for individuals with chronic disease
Exercise Testing and Assessments
- Kinematic gait analysis
- Functional movement screening
- Knee ligamentous laxity test
- Plantar pressure and balance assessment
- Isokinetic strength test
- Metabolic tests for weight loss and fitness
- Maximal (VO2 max) and submaximal exercise test
Other Corporate Services
- Sports medicine workshops, forums and talks
- Injury prevention and management workshops, forums and talks
- Exercise classes and programmes
- Dancers’ screening, injury management, prevention programmes
- Dance medicine workshops, forums and talks