Clinic News
Thunderstorm Asthma and Hay Fever by RN Robyn Holmes
Grass pollen season (October- December) brings the chance of thunderstorm asthma and hay fever. If you suffer from hay fever or asthma, it can be serious and life threatening, if not managed well. Although it does not happen every year, we must prepare ourselves for...
Rotator Cuff Injuries
The rotator cuff is the name used to describe the group of muscles and tendons that surround and support the shoulder joint and allow movement in different directions. There are four muscles that make up the rotator cuff. These are the supraspinatus, subscapularis,...
Common Issues in General Practice: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a condition that affects the wrist, causing numbness, tingling and pain in the affected hand. It can affect one hand only or occur bilaterally. It seems to affect women more frequently than men. In order to understand how carpal tunnel...
HealthEngine Medical Booking Platform
Firstly, we would like to reassure our patients that Glen Iris Medical Group withdrew all association with HealthEngine over a year ago, when it was revealed patient's had unknowingly consented to their 3rd party referral process. The only booking platform now run by...
Victorian Flu Season Update
This year’s influenza season is well and truly underway, with many thousands of confirmed reports of flu virus being made early as March. As at 24th June 2019, there were over 21,500 lab-confirmed, reported cases of flu. This figure represents only cases where a test...
Foot care for people with Diabetes
Foot and leg problems are very common for people with Diabetes. Problems with the feet and legs can be very difficult to treat if they are not detected and managed early. Diabetes can cause decrease circulation in the feet and lower legs which means any wounds...