A doctor who has spent his career treating sports injuries has visited Monash University to incorporate more prevention strategies into his repertoire.
Australia’s premier sports injury prevention centre has attracted the attention of Canadian academic Professor Claude Goulet, who has spent more than 15 years researching safety promotion in sport and physical activities.
We’ve heard a lot about concussion this AFL season. So, have they got their policy right?
A comprehensive analysis has shown that hospitalisation rates for community sports such as hockey, basketball, cricket, netball, soccer and football have remained more-or-less constant over the past decade.
Australia's premier sports injury prevention research centre is one of four worldwide to be chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to help keep athletes injury-free.
A major survey by Monash researchers will delve into the brains of community football club coaches and trainers, looking into their knowledge of concussion management.
A Monash researcher will be playing hardball when she tackles sports injury prevention at an upcoming seminar.
Despite increased research into injury prevention, the rate of hospitalisations from sport has not decreased, with more than 12,000 Victorian adults admitted over the three years to June 2010.
An international collaboration between sports safety research organisations is working to make the world safer for sports participants.
A program developed to reduce the sports injuries suffered by amateur Australian Rules players has drawn a Swedish medical student to Melbourne to study.
A collection of sporting greats, researchers and health authorities will work to make sport safer for all Victorians whether they're playing at the local oval or the MCG.
Participating in sport is only good for us, and for the nation, provided we don’t suffer long-term injuries in the process.