About
Sports Medicine Doctor
MB BS FACSEP
Trained in Perth as a Sports Medicine Physician, and became one of the inaugural Fellows of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians in 1991.
His expertise covers injuries and the usual disorders of athletic medicine. Having worked in multidisciplinary clinics, and provided medical cover for World Championships in Triathlon, Cycling, and Swimming, and for WAFL football and fun runs, Duncan has acquired various practical treatment skills and strategies. These include manual therapy, trigger point injections and dry needling, taping, exercise prescription and joint injections. He can advise on bicycle set up, foot mechanics and orthotic correction, and prolotherapy for the Sacro-Iliac joint. He performs measurement of compartment pressures, and cortisone iontophoresis for the treatment of tendinosis and superficial inflammatory conditions. More recently he has acquired diagnostic ultrasound skills and performs injections under US guidance when required.
He has been Australian Junior cross country champion, WA state champion in running (800m, 1500m, 5000m), orienteering, mountain bike orienteering, and mountain bike XC racing (Super Masters), and competed at a high level in Triathlon and Windsurfer course racing. He understands the needs and demands of athletes and those who exercise.
Dr Sullivan also consults at Sports Medicine Glengarry.