Axis Sports Medicine Specialists

20/03/2025

🧠 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 🧠
We're excited to announce the launch of online baseline testing. Now anyone can complete a simple 20-minute assessment from home, on their own schedule. No appointments, no travel, no hassle.

Parents, coaches, sports administrators - this is the protection your athletes deserve.

Check it out https://www.axissportsmedicine.co.nz/services/concussion-baseline-screening

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗗𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲?
Because 1 in 3 athletes with concussion still have cognitive impairment even after symptoms disappear?
Without knowing a person’s baseline cognitive function (their brain's normal state), it's very hard for doctors to know when someone has completely recovered and is safe to return to play. Knowing your baseline enables:
✅ Personalised treatment plans
✅ Precise recovery tracking
✅ Confident return-to-play decisions

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀
✅ Expert-Backed Technology: Developed by cognitive healthcare leader Cogstate (trusted by pro teams across NZ and Australia)
✅ Provided by NZ's Concussion Experts: Axis is New Zealand's leading Sport & Exercise Medicine provider and concussion experts.
✅ Unlimited repeat testing: For 1 year + preferential treatment with our concussion experts
✅ Just $99 per person

𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱
Share this with team members, parents, coaches, anyone involved in sport. Every baseline test completed is an athlete better protected.

Ready to elevate your team's concussion safety? Get started here → https://www.axissportsmedicine.co.nz/services/concussion-baseline-screening

15/09/2024

We are incredibly excited to let you know that we have acquired the highly regarded fortéSports clinic in Christchurch. It is our 2nd clinic outside of Auckland (after Queenstown), and means we can serve and support patients across the South Island.

The new Axis clinic will consist of some familiar faces from the fortéSports team, and some new faces who will be shifting to Christchurch from our Auckland clinics.

The existing team includes:
- Dr Tony Page - Sport and Exercise Physician
- Dr Hamish Love - Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Dr Phil Fletcher - Sport and Exercise Medicine Registrar
- Dr Michael Tombros, FAFOEM(RACP) - Occupational & Environmental Physician

Joining the team from Axis in Auckland are:
- Dr Noah Whitehead - Sport and Exercise Physician
- Dr Samantha Wong - Sport and Exercise Medicine Registrar (joining in March 2025)

We're really looking forward to building on the great reputation fortéSports has built, and continuing to support the local community across Canterbury and beyond.

You can read more here https://www.axissportsmedicine.co.nz/blog/axis-christchurch-is-now-open

If you're a fellow clinician in the region and are keen to discuss how we can work together, we'd love to chat.

10/09/2024

We’re thrilled to let you know that our new clinic in Mt Roskill is now open. Focussing exclusively on physiotherapy, with 3 physios available to see you for all your niggles and injuries.
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Situated at Keith Hay Park, 53 Arundel Street, Mount Roskill it’s perfectly located for those living or working in the Mt Roskill, Hillsborough, Three Kings, New Windsor and Lynfield areas.

The clinic is located at Auckland United Football Club, an organisation we’ve been working with for a while, so when the opportunity came along to open a clinic not only for their club members but the wider community as well, we jumped at the chance.‍

More info is here https://www.axissportsmedicine.co.nz/locations/mt-roskill-clinic

You can now access our unrivalled co-ordinated care at 5 clinics across Auckland.

Stay tuned for another new clinic announcement coming early next week.

25/07/2024

We are excited to let you know of the launch of our Podiatry service, and welcome Keegan Pook to the Axis team as our Clinical Director of Podiatry.

Many of the musculoskeletal issues we see in patients stem from foot problems, and it's not uncommon for active people to suffer through ongoing foot pain, hampering their performance and enjoyment. So, it makes sense to be able to offer podiatry within our suite of services.

Just like our other services, with podiatry we're here to help all active people from professional athletes to anyone wanting to get back into regular exercise. And that's why we've brought on Keegan whose area of focus is sports podiatry.

It means patients are supported by someone who understands the demands of their sport or regular exercise routine and can design a comprehensive, evidence-based treatment plan, including technique adjustments to support recovery and prevent secondary and recurring injuries.

You can learn more about our podiatry service here https://www.axissportsmedicine.co.nz/services/podiatry

We're open for new patients and referrals now.

30/06/2024

We are thrilled to announce our 4th clinic in Auckland is now open at 18 Triton Drive, Rosedale.

This new clinic will serve as the hub for all our concussion services on the North Shore (St Johns will continue as our hub for those south of the bridge), while also offering, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and of course specialist medical support from our Sport and Exercise Physicians.

“Over the past few years at Axis, we have grown our concussion capability and we believe that we now offer the most comprehensive concussion service in the New Zealand, from baseline testing through to our concussion rehabilitation services, as well as the ongoing research conducted by our clinicians. Today we are seeing more than double the concussion patients than we did two years ago, so it makes sense to add a new location and centralise a lot of the services that our North Shore patients need in Rosedale”, says Dr Mark Fulcher, Managing Director at Axis.

You can read more on the new clinic here https://www.axissportsmedicine.co.nz/blog/our-new-rosedale-clinic-is-now-open

06/06/2024

The Olympic Games kick off in just a few weeks time, and our very own Dr Sarah Beable will be attending as the deputy health lead, it will be her 2nd Olympics after attending Rio in 2016.

Sarah , along with others in the team, discuss the health and wellbeing challenges the team will face in this great article by Suzanne McFadden at Newsroom.

It takes a village to raise an athlete to a medal-winning performance, so NZ is taking a 20-strong performance support team to the Paris Olympics

04/06/2024

Dr Stephen Kara was recently featured on the Goodfellow Unit podcast talking about the newly introduced New Zealand 2024 concussion guidelines, including recognizing diverse signs and symptoms. The recovery phase is detailed, encompassing rest, reintroduction, and clearance, featuring a graduated return protocol.

It also Includes is the use of BIST (https://tbin.aut.ac.nz/support-and-resources/brain-injury-screening-tool-bist).

You can check out the episode here https://www.goodfellowunit.org/podcast/concussion-guidelines-2024

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0HkfBbz5tEQO1CU1ebizJc?si=494bdad2a57a49e3

Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/concussion-guidelines-2024/id990811964?i=1000657087286

04/04/2024

The KidsCan 24 Hour Handball-athon is on now, and we're stoked to be lending our support (and medical advice) to help these crazy handballers get through their 24 hours.

Check out the live stream here https://youtu.be/YRpVH_nv04Q

Or, you can donate here https://www.kidscanball.org.nz/donate

17/03/2024

Reminder for those in and around Queenstown on Weds, March 27th (from 5:30pm), to register now for an evening of talks and discussion on some of the latest updates in Sport and Exercise Medicine.

Register here https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/an-evening-of-sports-medicine-with-axis-tickets-837004652447

Topics we'll be covering include:

New ACC concussion guidelines - Dr Dan Exeter will be giving an overview of the guidelines and their implications for patients and our practices.

Performance Health - Dr Sarah Beable and Performance Dietitian Dane Baker will be giving an update on the new RED-S consensus, and discussing the pitfalls of not fueling correctly to performance and health.

Acute ACL Management - With the winter sports season fast approaching Dr Adam Castricum will discuss injury prevention on the mountain and how to best manage those acute ACL injuries.

We can't wait to see you.

Join the team at Axis for an evening of talks and discussion on some of the latest updates in Sports Medicine.