Will is a Specialist Sport and Exercise Physician (Consultant Specialist Sports Doctor) who has completed his training on the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians (ACSEP) Specialist Training Program
Dr Will Craddock
Will is the first full-time Sport and Exercise Physician working on the Sunshine Coast since 2009. He has been practicing at SportsMed Sunshine Coast since it opened in April, 2017.
Will graduated from the University of Sydney in 1997 and started work in Sport and Exercise Medicine in 2006 after working for five years at registrar level in Sydney and regional New South Wales, Australia, and London, England, in the field of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Qualifications
MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery)
University of Sydney, Australia, 1997
FACSEP (Fellow of Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians), 2018
Team associations
2018-current
Australian Cycling Academy (ACA) Team Doctor
2018
Bennelong Swisswellness Team Doctor
2017
IsoWhey Sports Swisswellness Team Doctor
2016 - 2017
AMR Renault Racing Team Doctor
2013
Greater Western Sydney Giants Football Club (AFL) Club Doctor
2011-2012
Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union Club Doctor, Sydney NSW
2010
Sydney Swans Football Club (AFL) Assistant Doctor
2009
Hawthorn Football Club (AFL) Assistant Doctor and Box Hill Hawks (VFL) Club Doctor
2007-2008
NSW/ACT AFL Program Doctor
2006-2008
Sydney Swans Football Club (AFL) Assistant Doctor
2006
Australian Schools Rugby Union Team Doctor
2006
Northern Suburbs Rugby Union Club Doctor, Sydney NSW
2005
Warringah Rugby Union Club Doctor, Sydney NSW
Major Event Coverage
November, 2009
World Cup Track Cycling, Melbourne, Event Doctor
Kona 24 Hour (MTB), Event Doctor
December, 2009
Revolution 5 (Track Cycling), Melbourne, Event Doctor
2017-2018
Ironman Oceania
Noosa and Mooloolaba Triathlons, Event Doctor
Noosa Marathon, Event Lead Doctor
April, 2018
XXI Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Track Cycling, Boxing, Closing Ceremony, and Athlete Village Polyclinic Doctor
Professional INterests
Working with both elite and recreational athletes to help them to return to sport from injury.
Exercise and dietary manipulation in the treatment of overweight, obesity, and chronic disease including metabolic syndrome and osteoarthritis
Medical treatment of osteoarthritis and tendinopathy.
Ultrasound in the diagnosis and treatment, through the guidance of injection therapies, of musculoskeletal injuries.
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP), Autologous Conditioned Serum (ACS, Orthokine), and Autologous Tenocytes (Ortho-ATI) in the treatment of joint, muscle, and tendon injury.
RESEARCH
"Characterisation of a simple method of platelet-rich plasma production and activation with autologous thrombin" (submitted, American Journal of Sports Medicine)
"Magnetic resonance imaging of the posterior cruciate ligament in flexion" (article in press, The Knee)
Personal sporting interests
Mountain Biking
Road Cycling - Road and Criterium Racing, qualified for Gran Fondo UCI World Championships in Albi, France (August, 2017)
Alpine Skiing