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Stuart Sports Medicine
Private Service, Sports Medicine
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Description
Dr Caroline Stuart is a Sport and Exercise Physician, and is also vocationally trained in Urgent Care. She is excited to return to her home city Whangārei to open Stuart Sports Medicine after completing her Sport & Exercise Physician training at Axis Sports Medicine Specialists and High Performance Sport New Zealand.
Caroline is particularly passionate about women’s health and female athletes and enjoys delivering high quality care and empowering her patients to improve their outcomes through exercise.
What is Sports Medicine?
Sports Medicine is the medical specialty that includes the treatment and prevention of sport- and exercise-related injuries, the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal injury (due to overuse or trauma) and the prescription of exercise programmes to manage musculoskeletal pain and medical conditions such as osteoarthritis, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and diabetes.
Staff
Jasmine is the friendly PA for Stuart Sports Medicine.
Her hours are usually 9am-12noon Monday-Friday excluding Wednesdays.
Consultants
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Dr Caroline Stuart
Sport & Exercise Physician
Ages
Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke
How do I access this service?
Make an appointment
Once we have received your referral, a member of our team will be in touch to schedule your appointment. If you believe a referral has been sent and wish to enquire, please contact us.
Referral
Sport and Exercise Physicians are recognised specialists by ACC and most major insurance companies. Your GP, physiotherapist or other ACC-approved practitioner needs to refer you to be seen. Your treatment will usually be fully funded and there is no co-payment or ACC surcharge.
Referrals can be made to:
Email:
Healthlink/EDI: stuartsm
Contact us
Phone: 09 601 3355
Email:
Healthlink/EDI: stuartsm
Referral Expectations
Your GP, physiotherapist or other ACC-approved practitioner needs to refer you to be seen. Please include the ACC45 number, date of injury (or private insurer details) and current contact details for your patient, along with a brief description of their problem or your clinical question or concern. It is useful to include any imaging results (and which imaging provider was used) in your referral.
Stuart Sports Medicine is a Careway approved provider, an Affiliated Provider to Southern Cross and a First Choice provider for NIB.
Please let us know if your patient requires a translator, this can be provided at no charge to the patient, but is best arranged in advance.
Fees and Charges Categorisation
Fees apply
Fees and Charges Description
Sport and Exercise Physicians are recognised specialists by ACC and most major insurance companies. Your treatment will usually be fully funded and there is no co-payment or ACC surcharge. If you are not covered by ACC or private insurance, please contact us to discuss fees for your care.
Hours
Mon – Thu | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM |
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Languages Spoken
English
Procedures / Treatments
Specialist diagnosis and management of sport-related concussion, including safe graduated return to learning, work, sport and exercise. Please Note: Concussion referrals will only be accepted if they are sports-related and referred within 3 months of injury.
Specialist diagnosis and management of sport-related concussion, including safe graduated return to learning, work, sport and exercise. Please Note: Concussion referrals will only be accepted if they are sports-related and referred within 3 months of injury.
Please Note: Concussion referrals will only be accepted if they are sports-related and referred within 3 months of injury.
Contact us for urgent assessment of acute injuries in your active patients, including acute knee, ankle and shoulder injuries, patella and shoulder dislocations, non-surgical management of Achilles ruptures and non-surgical fracture care (please note casting services are not available in our clinic).
Contact us for urgent assessment of acute injuries in your active patients, including acute knee, ankle and shoulder injuries, patella and shoulder dislocations, non-surgical management of Achilles ruptures and non-surgical fracture care (please note casting services are not available in our clinic).
Specialist diagnosis and management of chronic musculoskeletal pain such as osteoarthritis and tendinopathy including evidence-based adjuvant treatments like shockwave therapy.
Specialist diagnosis and management of chronic musculoskeletal pain such as osteoarthritis and tendinopathy including evidence-based adjuvant treatments like shockwave therapy.
Sports Physician care of lumbar radiculopathy, shoulder, knee and ankle injuries under the Careway ACC funded program for optimal outcomes.
Sports Physician care of lumbar radiculopathy, shoulder, knee and ankle injuries under the Careway ACC funded program for optimal outcomes.
Disability Assistance
Wheelchair access, Mobility parking space, Wheelchair accessible toilet, A longer appointment time
Additional Details
Face to face / Kanohi ki te Kanohi, Online / virtual / app, Speak with women / wahine, Child / Tamariki friendly, LGBTQIA+ friendly
Parking
Free parking is available. Mobility and Injury Parking is available in front of the clinic, further parking can be found behind the clinic building.
Contact Details
51 Commerce Street, Whangārei
Northland
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Phone
09 601 3355
Healthlink EDI
stuartsm
Email
Website
51 Commerce Street
Whangarei
Northland 0110
Street Address
51 Commerce Street
Whangārei
Northland 0110
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This page was last updated at 2:02PM on September 11, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by Stuart Sports Medicine.