Dr. Stephan Praet
MD PhD FEBSM FACSEP
Sport & Exercise Physician / Adj. Assoc. Professor UCRISE
Sport & Exercise Physician / Adj. Assoc. Professor UCRISE
Evidence-based and state-of-the-art Sports Rehabilitation and Exercise Medicine services for all levels and all age categories to accelerate recovery after injury or illness
As a Sport and Exercise Physician Dr. Praet possesses Specialist expertise in Healthy Ageing (Medicine 3.0), general medicine, orthopaedics, radiology and rehabilitation plus allied sport sciences including nutrition, biomechanics, exercise physiology and sports psychology. Dr. Praet also has a special interest in (neural) prolotherapy through Lyftogt Perineural Injection Treatment (P.I.T.) to treat chronic myofascial (nerve) pain, tendinopathies and TMJ-dysfunction.
Both at Ochre Medical Centre, Bruce & Kingston, ACT, at Ochre Health Medical Practice,Thirroul, NSW and at PHYTNESS Healthcare, Fairy Meadow, NSW, Dr. Praet is offering the complete array of sports medicine services and tests to athletes with musculoskeletal injuries or concussion symptoms, those who are intolerant to exercise due to a chronic disease or cancer treatment, those seeking a pre-participation screening before starting high-intensity or competitive sport activities, as well as developing or high-performance athletes.
Australian residents will need a referral from a medical practitioner (e.g. your GP) if you wish to claim a Medicare rebate, as Medicare will not pay rebates without a valid referral. The referral needs to indicate the problem you are being referred for. You can also attend appointments without a referral but may not get any money refunded from Medicare.
If you have encountered an injury or concussion over the weekend, you can request and book in an urgent appointment on Monday morning (Fairy Meadow/Thirroul) or Tuesday morning (Kingston) through our reception to assess your injury and organize medical imaging if needed…
Having a chronic disease or undergoing cancer treatment can not only be disabilitating, but also have a major impact on your general fitness level and well-being…
Recurrent injuries and illnesses often result in lost training time and have been shown to impair performance in competitive and high-performance athletes…
Are you over 35 years old, a current or previous smoker or overweight, but considering to start training for a sports event that definitely will push your borders? In that case or if you are unsure about your fitness level, it may be wise to undergo a physical examination and exercise stress test first…
For those who believe that their health and well-being are the most valuable assets to live an active and productive lifestyle, you may benefit from the most comprehensive health check up and screening currently available. The health check-up involves an intake and extensive physical examination by a specialist sport & exercise physician…
