DR PETER JOHN FULLER MBBS FASMF FACSEPSPORT & EXERCISE MEDICINE PHYSICIAN3 McAnally Drive, Sunshine Beach, Qld 4567Mob: 0419 004 789 Fax: 07 5447 5756 E-Mail: pfuller0@icloud.comWebsite: www.drpeterfuller.com.auAPHRA Reg No: MED 0001027415 MEDICAL DEFENCE: Avant Pty Ltd Member No 16576

Education

MBBS (Monash University, Melb) 1973Internship Box Hill & District Hospital, Melb 1974-1975

Australasian College of Sports Physicians (ACSP) involvement

Australasian College of Sport & Exercise Physicians 1985The Australasian College of Sports Physicians (ACSP) was founded in 1985 and became the Australasian College of Sport & Exercise Physicians (ACSEP) in 2016. The Fellowship of the ACSEP is regarded internationally as being the gold standard of achievement in the field of clinical sports medicine.

Membership of ACSP 1985-presentJoined the ACSP in 1985 as one of 15 founding members & Director of the College accepting nomination as Vice President until 1989.

Awarded Fellowship of ACSP 1991

Registrar Mentorship Program 1992 - presentClinical Supervisor and Mentor of trainee registrars on the Training Program of the ACSP since 1992. Includes tutorial presentations, practice case-based teaching/assessment in consultation sessions; performing clinical evaluation and assessment.

Examiner 2000 - presentMember of Board of Examiners since 2000, contributes to preparation and conduct of College’s Fellowship examinations. Regularly acts as Examiner at annual clinical examinations. Also attends workshops for College Examiners to help improve the conduct of examination system.

Medical Specialist recognition 2010

Australian Medical Council (AMC) officially recognised Fellows of ACSP as medical specialists in November 2010.

Skills & Expertise

Over 35 years' experience working with Australian elite athletes (track and field), professional cyclists, triathletes, footballers, cricketers and motor sport professionals. 

Highly-regarded physician well-known for managing acute injuries and also dealing with complex, hard-to-diagnose musculoskeletal pain problems.

Special interest in young athletes and their joint pains, growth plate inflammation and spinal/back pain related to their immaturity, growth spurts, poor coordination, tightness of specific muscle groups and overuse.

Treats many recreational sports people of all ages involved in various physical activities such as golf, football, basketball, soccer, tennis, squash, cricket, swimming, surfing, running, gym, Pilates, yoga, weight/resistance training.  

Specialising in:

Non-surgical and surgical management of muscle, tendon, bone and joint injuries such as fractures, subluxations and dislocations of the knee, ankle and foot. Has a special interest in running-related injuries including back-related hamstring pain/"Runner's sciatica", "Runner's Knee", foot & Achilles pain

Stress-related injuries including bone stress reactions and stress fractures, etc.

Tendinopathies - patellar, Achilles, elbow and hip (including tensor fascia lata, gluteus medius / minimus), hamstring origin, plantar fascia.  Offers expertise in exercise programs, shockwave therapy and various injection therapies (ultrasound-guided corticosteroid/PRP; hydrodilatation of shoulder and Achilles tendon sheath)

ITB (iliotibial band) friction syndrome of the knee – Peter developed and performs a unique in-room percutaneous tenotomy procedure under local anaesthetic for treatment of recalcitrant ITB pain and receives many referrals for this procedure

Assessment and management of underperformance, overtraining syndrome and chronic fatigue.

Assessment and management of chronic pain, neuropathic pain, centrally mediated pain and central sensitization.

Treatment of spinal pain and sciatica with specific exercises, braces, taping and where necessary organising and/or performing fluoroscopic or CT-guided injections into facet joints, sacroiliac joints, nerve root sheaths (transforaminal epidural injections), caudal epidural injections.

FAI (femoro-acetabular impingement) of the hip joint – a recently-recognised condition requiring experienced assessment of hip joint range of movement and interpretation of x-rays, MRI & CT scans.

Postural and biomechanical abnormalities - determines the relationship of these to musculoskeletal pain and/or injuries and performance.

Medical Specialist and Allied Health liaison - liaises with and refers to orthopaedic (and other) surgeons and medical specialists including rheumatologists, neurologists, haematologists, pathologists, respiratory physicians and pain medicine physicians.  Also refers to

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physiotherapists, podiatrists, remedial masseurs, strength and conditioning coaches and sports psychologists.  Has an interest in prescribing his own strengthening programs and stretching and has expertise in fitting padding, orthotics, taping, braces.

Skills & Expertise (cont’d)

Musculoskeletal Surgical Treatments - has relationships and works with leading Australian orthopaedic surgeons including Mr David Young, Mr Greg Hoy, A/Prof Elton Edwards and others. Has extensive first-hand knowledge of the most up-to-date and innovative surgical treatments for many musculoskeletal problems.  These include tendon repair, joint stabilisation and replacement, nerve release procedures and joint arthroscopic procedures (knee, shoulder, hip).

LCHF (Banting, Paleo) Diets - has developed an interest in the value of a LCHF (low carbohydrate/healthy fat) diet to treat people with difficult-to-manage obesity and insulin resistance.  Associated with this new approach to a healthy diet Peter has developed an interest in the importance of gut health including the concept of Leaky Gut Syndrome and its possible relationship to many autoimmune and inflammatory conditions.

Speaking Engagements and Articles – Presents on sports medicine topics to many different audiences and has also published articles in medical journals and sports and health magazines.

Professional Positions Held

Consultant SEM Physician June 2016-present Coast Joint Care, Maroochydore, Qld (2+ sessions pw)

Senior SEM Physician 1980-2016 Lifecare Ashburton Sports Medicine (5-7 sessions pw) SEM Physician 1984 – 2001 Croydon Sports Medicine & Health Centre (3 sessions pw)

Surgical Assistant to Orthopaedic Surgeons 1985 – present Mr David Young, The Avenue Hospital, Windsor (Ramsay Health) since 1985 A/Prof Elton Edwards, Masada Hosp (Ramsay Health) since 2006

ACSEP Clinical Supervisor of Trainee Registrars 1992 – presentACSEP Examiner for Part 2 Exam 2000 - current

Team Doctor Drapac Pro Cycling pro-Continental Team 2008 – presentMember of “Movement for Credible Cycling” (MPCC) 2013 – present A group of team doctors committed to the elimination of doping in professional cycling

Musculoskeletal Physician 2004 – 2005 Metro Spinal Clinic (2 sessions pw) Doctor for ACT Junior Basketball Team, China Tour 2000

Doctor for Melbourne Track Club 2000 – present Includes many of Australia’s middle and long-distance runners

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ACSP, Vice President 1985 – 1988

Honorary Medical Officer to the Victorian Athletics Assoc 1984 – 1990

Medical Editor of Australian Runner Magazine 1981

Personal Achievements / Awards

Awarded Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal February 2007

For service as part of medical team working with Sri Lankan communities affected by the Boxing Day Tsunami Dec 2004-Jan 2005

Sporting Achievements 1970s

Previous competitive middle distance runner with a personal best time of 3 minutes 56.8 secs for the one-mile run (Victorian Championship 1974). Won the Victorian 1500-metre title in 1969, 1972, 1976, and the Victorian 800 metre title in 1972 and 1974. Australian 1500-metre Champion in 1976.

Contributions to Sports Medicine

(a) Articles Published “Exercise for the Older Obese Adult” (DVA Magazine) July 2014, co-

author “Back Pain In Runners”, Australian Runner September 1997 “Hamstring Pain in Runners: Is it Sciatica”, October 1997 “The Bipartite Tarsal Navicular Bone: Radiographic and Computer

Temographic Findings”, A Shawdon, ZS Kiss, PJ Fuller, Australasian Radiology 1995.

“The Use of Anti-inflammatory Medicine in Sports Injuries”, Australian Runner, June 1994

“Tarsal Navicular Stress Fracture in Athletes”, KM Khan, PJ Fuller et al, Sports Med. (1994) 17:65.

“Stress Fractures of the Tarsal Navicular Bone: CT Findings in 55 Cases”, ZS Kiss, KM Khan, PJ Fuller, American Journal of Roentgenology, Vol 160: I1: 111-115, Jan 1993.

“Outcome of Conservative and Surgical Management of Navicular Stress Fracture in Athletes, 86 Cases Proven with Computerised Tomography”, KM Khan, PJ Fuller et al, American Journal of Sports Med, Dec 1992

“Echocardiographic Dimensions in Trained and Untrained 12 year-old Boys and Girls”, RD Telford, PJ Fuller, Journal of Sports Sciences 1988; 6: 49-57.

“Structural and Functional Characteristics of Twelve Year Old Athletes and Untrained Children”, International Journal of Physical Education, RD Telford, PJ Fuller et al (1986.)

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“Knee’s Up Mother Brown”, Sportsworld Australia”, September 1985 “Musculotendinous Leg Injuries”, Australian Family Physician, July

1984. “ Back Pain – Factors and Fallacies”, Sports World Australia, October

1984 “The Icing on that Ache”, Australian Runner, May – June 1983 “Injury Prevention”, Nature’s Doctor, November 1982

Contributions to Sports Medicine (contd)

(b) Book publishedCo-author of the Pitman Publication “Sports Injuries”, published in December 1984

(c) Papers Presented / Workshops Hosted

“Diagnosis & Medical Management of Tired & Under-performing Athletes”, National Institute of Integrative Medicine (NIIM), May 2016.

“Examination & Common Conditions of the Hip Joint”, General Practice Convention and Exhibition (GPCE), Oct 2012.

“Iliotibial Band Syndrome: A Retrospective Study of 86 Cases including the Value of Percutaneous Release”. Presented at the ASMF Annual Meeting in Perth November 1984 and abstracts published in the “Book of Abstracts” for that Conference.

“The Sinus Tarsi Syndrome as a Factor in Chronic Ankle Pain”. Presented at the ASMF Annual Meeting in Perth November 1984 and abstracts published in the “Book of Abstracts” for that Conference.

Presented at the ASMF Annual Meeting in Perth November 1984 and abstracts published in the “Book of Abstracts” for that Conference.

“Stress on the Athlete”, ASMF Meeting, Adelaide, June 1983. “Health Studios – Medical Viewpoint”, Ballarat Regional ASMF

Meeting, November 1983. “Biomechanical aspects of shoulder and elbow injuries”, Hobart

Hospital, December 1983. “Runners Knee” At the “Running for Health-Medical & Scientific

Seminar”, Sydney November 1982. “Overtraining in Athletes” Ballarat Regional ASMF Meeting, November

1980.

Referees

Dr A Stuart Watson Medical Director & OwnerNarabeen Sports & Exercise Medicine Centre

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Sydney Academy of Sport & Recreation Wakehurst Parkway, Narabeen NSWPH: (02) 9971 1188Mob: 0412 675 559

Mr David A Young Orthopaedic Surgeon33 The AvenueWindsor VicPh: (03) 9510 6828Mob: 0412 687 603

Dr Richard Telford Adj Prof Exercise ScienceGriffith UniversityCanberra ACT

Consultant Coach & ScientistAustralian Institute of SportBelconnen ACTPh: (02) 62144 1569

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