Craig Purdam - Second Opinion Cases
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Specialist Sports Physiotherapist & Ex Head Physical Therapy – AIS.
Craig was the Deputy Director of Athlete Services for 3 years and the Head of Physical Therapies at the Australian Institute of Sport for 35 years. He has worked as a clinician for elite sport for over 40 years and has been a physiotherapist to five Olympic Games (1984-2000) and a longstanding physiotherapist to the Australian National Men's Basketball team over that period. He has worked with the Australia national track and field, rowing and swimming teams along with AFL football. Craig was awarded the Australian Sports medal in 2000. In 2009 he was appointed as adjunct Professor to the University of Canberra and La Trobe University in 2018.
In this Sports MAP Masterclass Craig talks us through a range of second opinion cases that are often referred to him for his expert advice. Some of the topics he covers are:
- Hamstring tendinopathy
- The difficult calves
- Gastronemius Insertion tears
- Intra muscular Tendon Injuries
- T- Junction Injuries of the Biceps Femoris
- Differential Diagnosis around the knee: The Saphenous nerve
Masterclass Outline
Second Opinion Cases
Hamstring Tendinopathy
The Difficult Calves
Gostrocnemius Insertional Tears
Intramuscular Tendon Injuries
T-Junction Injuries of the Biceps Femoris
Differential Diagnosis Around the Knee: The Saphenous Nerve
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Professor Craig Purdam
Ex Head Physical Therapy - AIS
Craig Purdam was the Deputy Director of Athlete Services for 3 years and the Head of Physical Therapies at the Australian Institute of Sport for 35 years. He has worked as a clinician for elite sport for over 40 years and has been a physiotherapist to five Olympic Games (1984-2000) and a longstanding physiotherapist to the Australian National Men's Basketball team over that period. He has worked with the Australia national track and field, rowing and swimming teams along with AFL football. Craig was awarded the Australian Sports medal in 2000. In 2009 he was appointed as adjunct Professor to the University of Canberra and La Trobe University in 2018. Qualifications:
- Undergraduate (1975)
- Postgraduate diploma in Sports (1992)
- Master in Sports (2000)
- Specialist Sports Physiotherapy following his Fellowship of the Australian College of Physiotherapists (2009)
- Honorary Doctor of Science from La Trobe University (2018)
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