FNQ Sports Medicine

17/03/2026

15/03/2026

I love that I have the ability to teach (and hopefully inspire) the new generation of Sport & Exercise Physicians - at the earliest levels at JCU: James Cook University, Australia in medical school and as junior doctors at Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service 🥰😎👩‍⚕️

You can't be what you can't see! And why not train where you can swim with Wally🐠 (local star - maori wrasse)
ACSEP Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians

Sport and an active lifestyle have been central to Dr Monet Visser’s life from the start. From years spent as a competitive gymnast to competing in athletics, touch football and later rugby sevens at university, active competition has long been second nature for the Cairns local.

09/03/2026

Spending the weekend in Townsville with completing the World Rugby Level 3 Advanced Immediate Care in Rugby (AICIR).

Yes, practicing needle chest decompressions in some ribs (thankful dogs and no, patients will normally be supine but where’s the fun in that?) - now how many acronyms were there in the end?! 👩🏼‍⚕️💉🩻🩺

Whilst this is run by World Rugby, these on-field (and getting off-field) medical skills translate to any sport, including rugby league and will help to elevate our local sideline practices to the same used at the highest level in the world. It’s an international & cross-code language.

Hopefully, our next step is to organise a level 2 course for our physios and trainers in FNQ & NQ. But grateful to have 4x Cairns-based doctors all trained this weekend, including the FNQSM team 💪🏻🙌🏻

05/03/2026

Northern Pride Medical Team representing at the 2026 Season Launch 🔥

We cannot wait for (hopefully) a successful 2026 season (…and to be honest, with minimal medical work 🤞🏻🤕) But, regardless, and are with you all the way! 💪🏻

01/03/2026

Dr Will Stockley, accredited Sport and Exercise Physician Registrar, is now consulting in Cairns 🏝️👨🏻‍⚕️.

Dr Stockley does not require a GP or medical referral, and private acute injury appointments are available each week🤕☎️

With strong local roots and a deep commitment to the Far North Queensland community. Dr Stockley completed his high school education, medical degree, and junior medical training locally, giving him aunique understanding of the health needs and active lifestyle of the region.
 
Dr Stockley is passionate about preventative medicine, performance optimisation, and supporting patients of all activity levels, from elite athletes to recreational movers, through all stages of injury and recovery.
 
Dr Stockley is proud to live and work in Cairns and is actively involved in the local sporting community. He has worked with the 🏀Cairns Taipans NBL team🏀, supported major endurance events including the Cairns Ironman 🏊🏼‍♂️🚴🏼‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️ and will serve as Team Doctor for the and their six squads this year 🙌🏻🏉💪🏻

 

21/02/2026

Tropics can’t stop us 💚🇦🇺💛⛷️❄️

As world winter sports afficionados scratch their heads over Australia’s most successful run at the Winter Olympics, Cairns can throw yet another spanner in the irony works by laying claim to Australian freestyle skier, Jakara Anthony.

13/02/2026

JCU talent on the world stage ❄️

We’re incredibly proud of Cairns‑based Sport and Exercise Physician Dr Kira James, who is currently supporting the Australian Winter Olympic Team in Italy!

Alongside her vital work on the world stage, Kira is a Senior Lecturer at JCU, contributing her expertise to musculoskeletal teaching.

Well done Kira, the JCU community is cheering you on!

10/02/2026

Love our athletes, they build them tough in Australia 💚🇦🇺💛🏂🎿🤞🏻

Games-ending injuries to Cam Bolton and Misaki Vaughan have emphasised the dangers of winter sport as the Australian team copes with issues early in the Milano Cortina Games.

05/02/2026

Game on 💚🇦🇺💛🏂🎿☃️👩🏼‍⚕️🏔️

22/01/2026

Cannot wait!! Bring on Italy 💚🇦🇺💛👩🏼‍⚕️🎿

21/01/2026

Cairns represent!!! Go get ‘em Bree 💪🏻🇦🇺💚💛⛄️🏝️

A Cairns bobsledder in the best form of her career is pining for an Olympic medal with just 17 days to go before opening of the Milan games ➡️ https://bit.ly/49KErfD

21/01/2026

Can’t wait to see this debut event go off in a few weeks!!🎿💚💛🇦🇺⛄️👩🏼‍⚕️

Skimo is the newest sport at the Winter Olympics, but what is it? And who are the Aussies that will take on the challenge on the slopes of the infamous Stelvio climb?