The VIS sports medicine team includes leading experts and consultants with extensive experience in the high-performance sport environment. They deliver an innovative and proactive program of support aimed at the prevention, early detection and management of injuries and illness.
About
The VIS Sports Medicine Program consists of four Specialist Sports and Exercise Physicians and Registrars who consult with athletes across all sports. Dr. Susan White is the Chief Medical Officer and coordinates the Medical services. The Sports Medicine team play an important role in the comprehensive health management of the athlete to facilitate optimal performance, working closely with the other Performance Services teams of Physiotherapy, Soft Tissue Therapy, Nutrition, Sport Science, Strength and Conditioning and Performance Lifestyle in an interdisciplinary model.
How Sports Medicine helps our athletes
The Sports Medicine Program plays a role in illness and injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of all VIS athletes, focusing on the clinical aspects of an athletes’ physical and mental wellbeing. This is achieved by the following:
- Optimising the health of the athletes
- Managing Sport specific Illness in conjunction with other medical specialists
- Contributing to the diagnosis and management of injuries together with the inter-disciplinary team
- Providing Anti-doping information about medications and supplements in conjunction with the VIS dietitians
- Coordinating care with medical staff in the athlete’s National Sporting Organisation
VIS Fertility Series
Join VIS Sports and Exercise Medicine Physician, Dr Pip Inge, as she discusses navigating fertility for athletes.
In this video series Dr Pip Inge provides education on planning for pregnancy, training during pregnancy and postpartum, and the IVF journey.
This series is for educational purposes only. The VIS recommends speaking to your support team and healthcare professionals if you have questions and are considering having a baby in the future.
Fertility Planning
00:10 - Planning for pregnancy
01:23 - The best time to conceive
02:06 - Conceiving naturally
03:13 - The male perspective
03:56 - Timing your pregnancy
The IVF Journey
00:11 - What is IVF
00:43 - Why choose IVF
01:07 - The IVF process
02:39 - What is egg freezing?
03:42 - How many eggs are collected per cycle?
04:18 - How long can the eggs last?
04:29 - IVF expenses
05:03 - An athletes perspective
06:22 - The psychological impact
The Postpartum Athlete
00:12 - Training during pregnancy
01:21 - When you can return to training postpartum
01:58 - Mental wellbeing postpartum and breastfeeding
03:46 - Risks of returning too early
04:35 - Support when returning to work
