Kent Sweeting

At Performance Podiatry & Physiotherapy, we understand that when you’re injured or in pain, you want to return to sport or work pain-free quickly.

• Performance Podiatry & Physiotherapy
• Address90 Vulture Street, West End, Queensland, 4101
• Telephone07 3846 4800
• Fax07 3846 4500
• Emailinfo@performancepodiatry.com.au.
• Websitewww.performancepodiatry.com.au

We are a multidisciplinary clinic offering podiatry, physiotherapy and sports dietetics in West End – just 5 minutes from the Brisbane CBD.

All of our clinicians are highly skilled and experienced. Our podiatrists, physiotherapists and sports dietitians have presented at conferences, published in medical journals and lectured at university.

At Performance Podiatry & Physiotherapy, we keep you moving.

Kent graduated from QUT in 2004 with first class honours.  During his studies, he was awarded the Leonard K Claxton award for excellence in clinical studies and the Texas Peak Brooks award for sports medicine.  He has worked predominantly in private practice since graduating with a clinical interest in tendinopathies and sports medicine.  He also worked at the School of Medicine, Griffith University, conducting research into treatments for Achilles tendon pain for 4 years.  Kent was awarded for this work at the national Sports Medicine Australia conference in 2008 with the Asics award for the best new investigator (lower limb).  He has published his work in international peer-reviewed medical journals and presented at conferences both locally and internationally.  Kent is a contributor to Bruckner and Khan’s “Clinical Sports Medicine” textbook.  He is the current president of the Australasian Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine.  Together with his brother, Kent owns both Performance Podiatry & Physiotherapy and Queensland Orthotic Laboratory.

 

Resume

Bachelor of Health Science (Podiatry) (1st Class Honours) – QLD University of Technology

•     Member – Australian Podiatry Association
•     Member – Sports Medicine Australia
•     President – Australasian Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine
•     Accredited Podiatrist
•     Lecturer – Queensland University of Technology
•     Podiatrist - Queensland Ballet

Awards

2009 - SPQ Podiatrist of the Year   

2008 - Asics Award for Best New Investigator – Lower Limb: National Sports Medicine Australia Conference: ‘Achilles tendionsis: How does prolotherapy compare to eccentric loading exercises?

2007 - Queensland Sports Podiatry Conference Best New Speaker: ‘Achilles tendinopathy: Clinical implications of recent research’  

2006 & 2008 - Primary Health Care Research, Evaluation and Development (PHCRED) Research Fellow: School of Medicine, Griffith University

2004 - Texas Peak Brooks Award: Awarded to a final year Podiatry student who gains the greatest distinction in sports medicine

2002 - Australian Podiatry Association Lenard K Claxton Award: Awarded to a second year Podiatry student who demonstrates excellence in clinical studies

Book Contribution:

• Sweeting, K. Plantar plate tear. In: Bruckner, P & Khan, K (editors). Bruckner and Khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine. 4th edition. Sydney: McGraw Hill; 2012. pp. 870-2.

Publications:

• Yelland M, Sweeting K, Lyftogt J, Ng S, Scuffham P, Evans K. Prolotherapy injections and eccentric loading exercises for painful Achilles tendinosis: a randomised trial. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2011; 45: 421-8.
• Sweeting K, Whitty J, Scuffham P, Yelland M. Patient preferences for treatment of Achilles tendon pain: Results from a discrete choice experiment. The Patient – Patient-Centered Outcomes Research 2011; 4(1): 45-54.
• Sweeting, K. Conservative care for mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy. Podiatry Today (Online edition) 2011; 23(11).
• Masters S, Yelland M, Sweeting K, Schluter P, Harding G. The Ausback study: Low back pain outcomes in Australian musculoskeletal medicine practices. International Musculoskeletal Medicine 2010; 32(3): 103-9.
• Sweeting K, Mock M. Gait and posture: Assessment in general practice. Australian Family Physician 2007; 36(6): 398-405.

Conference Presentations:
    2013 – Tasmanian Podiatry Association Sports Medicine Seminar:

• Achilles Tendinopathy & Advanced Orthotic Prescription

    2013 – Sports Medicine Australia National Conference (Phuket)

• Foot and ankle taping for a purpose.
• Mix up your training with ASICS.

    2012 – Victorian State Podiatry Conference:

• Treating Achilles tendinopathy in 2012
• Advanced orthotic prescription

    2012 – New South Wales State Podiatry Conference

• Treating Achilles tendinopathy in 2012

    2010 - Queensland State Podiatry Conference

• Prolotherapy injections and eccentric loading exercises for painful Achilles tendinosis: a randomised trial.
• Patient preferences for treatment of Achilles tendon pain: Results from a discrete choice experiment.

    2009 - American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting

• Prolotherapy injections and eccentric loading exercises for painful Achilles tendinosis: a randomised trial.

    2009 - Sports Medicine Australia National Conference

• Patient preferences for treatment of Achilles tendon pain: Results from a discrete choice experiment. (Poster presentation)

    2008 - Sports Medicine Australia National Conference

• Prolotherapy injections and eccentric loading exercises for painful Achilles tendinosis: a randomised trial.

    2008 - Queensland State Podiatry Conference

• Prolotherapy in podiatry

    2006 - Sports Podiatry Queensland

• Achilles tendinopathy: Clinical implications of recent research