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Sports Physician

Exercise and Sports Physicians are Medical Practitioners with additional specialist education in Sports and Exercise Medicine. To be professionally recognised as an Exercise and Sports Physician, practitioners must also complete a fellowship at the Australasian College of Sports Physicians. At Sydney West Sports Medicine, our highly expert Sports Physicians provide non surgical sports medicine treatments to athletes, sports teams and everyday individuals to treat sports related injuries, manage musculoskeletal conditions or maintain optimal health. These treatments can help to prevent illness and injury which could impede participation in work, life and physical activity.

With extensive experience working with various elite athletes, our Sports Physicians have the practical knowledge to treat all patients with a vast range of concerns. Our team adopts a universal approach to manage acute and overuse injuries and can provide Diagnostic Injection therapies for joint pain and Osteoarthritis. Sports Medicine Physicians are also qualified to provide effective treatments to manage chronic or acute illness or provide advice on injury prevention. The highly trained Sports Physicians at Sydney West Sports Medicine also aim to promote healthy lifestyles through exercise prescription suited to individual requirements.

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For any queries or for further information on our range of Sports Performance & Testing services please contact Sydney West Sports Medicine on 1300 13 SWSM.

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Your Sports Physicians

Sydney West Sports Medicine is owned and operated by a team of high profile sports medicine professionals. Our practitioners at Sydney West Sports Medicine are recognised as leaders in their field across many different sports. The team possesses an extensive client network at an elite and amateur sporting level, while also working with the general community on their health, disability, chronic conditions, and rehabilitation.

Dr Corey Cunningham

Director & Sports & Exercise Physician

Dr Corey Cunningham is a fellow of the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Medicine Physicians (ACSEP), having completed specialty training in Sport and Exercise Medicine. He is the current Censor in Chief, overseeing the ACSEP examination process.

He is also a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and holds a postgraduate Masters in Sports Medicine from the University of NSW.

Dr Cunningham’s experience includes working with elite teams across many sports, including rugby, soccer, rugby league, paralympic sport, rowing, sailing and golf.

He is currently Chief Medical Officer for the NSW Institute of Sport, the Australasian PGA Golf Tour, Football NSW and Western Sydney Wanderers FC.

He is part of the Tokyo 2020 Australian Olympic Games Team, having previously fulfilled medical roles in the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Team as well as Rio 2016 and London 2012 Paralympic Teams.

His interests include the management and prevention of injuries in all active people – from recreational to elite.

Dr Corey Cunningham

Are there common injuries to AFL?

Are there common injuries to AFL?

Demonstrated each Saturday at football grounds across the city, AFL is a team contact sport which carries a high risk of injury. The most common type of injury results from contact between players through tackling, bumping and jostling.

November 20, 2023