Sport and Exercise Physician
MBBS, GCSpMed, FACSEP
Dr Brendon Aubrey completed his specialist training as a Sport and Exercise Physician in 2024, and is the current Team Doctor for the Australian Mens Basketball Team (Boomers). Dr Aubrey has worked with elite athletes in teams across a wide variety of sports including basketball, rugby league, soccer, Aussie rules, rowing, volleyball and athletics.
Aside from treating elite athletes, Dr Aubrey also treats all acute or overuse musculoskeletal conditions that may affect recreational or non-athletes, including osteoarthritis, neck and back pain, Work Cover injuries, concussion, and adolescent sports medicine. Dr Aubrey also performs a wide variety of injection therapies when clinically indicated, as well as other procedures such as compartment pressure testing.
Dr Aubrey requires a GP or Specialist referral for all patients in order to claim a Medicare rebate.
A Sport and Exercise Physician is a specialist medical practitioner who provides skill and expertise in:
- providing an accurate diagnosis of musculoskeletal injuries;
- addressing the causes, treatment and prevention of musculoskeletal injury and medical problems related to physical activity and sport;
- leadership for multidisciplinary teams and organisations dealing with athletes and those wishing to exercise;
- promotion of health for all stages of life through suitable use of exercise and physical activity;
- safe and effective use of physical activity in the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries and many chronic diseases such as osteoarthritis, heart disease, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, mental illness and cancer;
- sport and exercise issues with adolescents, younger people, pregnancy and those with a disability; and
- the appropriate use of medications and supplements in sport.
A Sport and Exercise Physician possesses specialist expertise in general medicine, orthopaedics, radiology and rehabilitation plus allied sport sciences including nutrition, biomechanics, exercise physiology and sports psychology.
All Sport and Exercise Physicians have experience looking after elite athletes and apply these principles to the management of all patients, whether they are recreational athletes, manual workers or those with chronic diseases simply wanting to safely increase their activity levels.