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GALS or How to Perform a Rapid and Reliable Musculoskeletal Screen

The GALS screening examination is a fast and effective way to assess the integrity of the MSK system. GALS is not a new concept, it was originally described by Doherty et al in 1992 (1) and its use has been validated by Beattie et al in 2008 (2), it has been taught and used throughout the world since the mid 1990s.There are several modified version of the GALS screen used throughout the world, the one described here is yet another version of the original.

This is an excellent paper, presented by Associate Professor Shane Brun (SDrA President). Click to access the article ......

 

President's Report - First Quarter 2010

2010 has started off a very busy year for SDrA. Members and Fellows of SDrA will be aware of the establishing links with both the RACGP and the University of Queensland. The Special Interest Group (SIG) in Sports Medicine within the RACGP (http://www.racgp.org.au/) is well underway and led by SDrA. The establishment of a SIG within this well established College, will assist sports medicine at the primary care front, to have a stronger voice and more influence in the provision of care to this group of society as well as a more structured pathway to the practice of sports medicine in primary care.

SDrA in its capacity as the sports medicine SIG of RACGP has joined forces with the University of Queensland (UQ) Sports Medicine programs (http://www.uq.edu.au/study/program.html?acad_prog=5420). Courses offered are from Graduate Certificate to Masters level and are geared towards the needs of the GP with a special interest in sports medicine. The course is recognized for CPD with both RACGP and SDrA and fulfills the academic requirements for the Fellowship of SDrA. The SDrA website is in the process of being completely redeveloped and will be packed with useful information so please take the time to visit http://www.sportsdoctors.com.au/. SDrA is committed to providing its members with sports medicine information and resources at the highest level, please let us you’re your needs. If you are a doctor in any field and at any level and not yet a member of SDrA please consider joining this dedicated group