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SPORTS MEDICINE CENTRAL COAST





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Sports Physician


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Recent News










  Jonathan King provide Medical Services for runners on the Sixfoot Track Marathon in the Blue Mountains and in the Great North Walk 100 km and 100 mile races in the Central Coast, NSW.

He also is a member of the International Triathlon Union Medical Committee.

From 1 November 2010 patients need referrals from GP's or other Specialists to access Medicare rebates relating to Sports Physician consultations.

Dr Jonathan King is a Sports Physician who practices in East Gosford, NSW. Services provided includes diagnosis and management of problems related to sports and exercise, and sporting event coverage.

Dr King has expertise in managing sporting injuries (acute and overuse), and injuries that occur at home or at the workplace. Dr King also has an interest in medical problems associated with exercise. He has been accredited to work as an Injury Management Consultant by Workcover NSW.

New treatment techniques include injection of platelet rich plasma and glucose in the management of tendon injuries.

 Ground breaking news from the Australian Medical Council :

"In November 2009, following on the advice received from the Australian Medical Council (AMC), the Commonwealth Minister for Health and Ageing announced that she has decided to recognise sport and exercise medicine as a medical specialty for the purpose of inclusion in the AMC List of Australian Recognised Medical Specialties.

The Minister’s decision does not automatically lead to the inclusion of this specialty on Schedule 4 of the Health Insurance Regulations 1975, which would grant patients access to rebates through Medicare Australia."