SSA partner with Peak Sports Medicine
Published Wed 06 Dec 2017
SSA is proud to announce our partnership with Peak Sports Medicine, providing tailored sports-specific medical services for the Ski and Snowboard community.
SSA has formed a close relationship with Peak Sports Medicine - their rooms are right next door to our office in O'Brien Group Arena, Docklands & we go straight to them for advice on injured athletes, as well as planning for prevention strategies & managing issues that frequently pop up, like concussion.
Peak Sports Medicine have three experienced Sport & Exercise Medicine Physicians: Peter Braun, Judith May and Greg Harris. They also have a sports physician registrar, who is available at short notice on Mondays for prompt attention.
Many of you are already familiar with Dr Peter Braun and Dr Greg Harris at Peak Sports Medicine; Doc Braun has been looking after Australian winter sport athletes for over 30 years, and has been joined by Greg, who covered last season's World Championships and is also working with PyeongChang 2018 Team. Peter and Greg can help with acute injuries such as knee, shoulder, hip or ankle problems as well as problematic "overuse" type injuries such as tendinitis and stress fractures.
Peak Sports Medicine also provide specialised services to endurance athletes. Dr Judith May treats various sports injuries and has special expertise with paediatric and adolescent musculoskeletal problems, She is also an internationally recognised authority on energy deficiency (RED-S) which can cause female athlete triad, with menstrual disturbances, stress fractures or simply impaired performance or reduced response to training.
Dietitian services are also available from Peak, with Andrew Ho-Peng helping to optimise diet so you can achieve your goals. Andrew works closely with Dr Judith May, and is also a partner at DEXA Melbourne, where he provides body composition analysis so that you can track your progress.
We have organised special deals for SSA members, with all the practitioners at Peak Sports Medicine. By quoting your active SnowID, SSA Members receive a 10% discount on all services. This benefit applies to all SSA members regardless of whether your concern has arisen from snow-sports, training, recreational activities or other sports.
We look forward to deepening our relationship with Peak Sports Medicine, and we will keep you informed of further developments to assist our members' health and performance.