Helen Duong - Advanced Sports Dietitian

02/09/2026

30/08/2026

Injured? Recovering from surgery? Working towards getting back to play? 🦴🏃🏻‍♀️
Nutrition can be a powerful part of the rehabilitation process.

I support athletes navigating:

🦴 Bone stress injuries & stress fractures
🩼 ACL pre-surgery preparation
🔄 Post-surgery rehabilitation
🏏 Return-to-play nutrition

With over 18 years experience in performance nutrition across high performance programs in cricket, AFL, A-League Football , and alongside my current work with elite gymnastics and AFLW, I have a particular interest in bone healing, stress fracture rehabilitation and nutrition through injury.

My aim? To give you a space to land, strategise and move forward — with practical, individualised nutrition support to help you through every stage of rehab.

Know someone who could benefit? Send this their way. 🙋🏻‍♀️ https://www.halaxy.com/profile/ms-helen-duong/dietitian/652111?clinic=617651

📍 In-person: Tuesdays
1141 Dandenong Rd, Malvern East VIC 3145 ( within Malvern East Psychology)

💻 Online: Wednesdays

Reach out to book or find out more. 🤍

19/08/2026

10/08/2026

What I’m noticing in my clinic…..

🦴 Bone injury- particularly, pars stress fractures (spondylolysis) - a hairline ‘crack’ or overuse injury in the spine 🥺

08/08/2026

Melbourne Football Club Round 22 AFLM ❤️💙
Nice to be a spectator

03/08/2026

ROKEBY BEST day of the week : Delivery day!!!

15/06/2026

Monday Fuelling Food Service

- prep the Breakfast bar
- prep pre-fuelling fruit
- stock trackside fuelling - sweet and savoury
- stock hydration options
- observe athlete utilisation from a distance (the property golf cart is a great hang out spot) - take note and adjust for next time
- chat to operations & property manger about logistics
- chat to chef before lunch service : discuss seasonal produce, cooking techniques, food cost/budget landscape, brain storm upcoming winter menu (want to include more soups), collaboration and exchange of knowledge eg. Soups encourage hydration during winter months.
- stocktake pantry inventory to determine next online food order

A lot that isn’t Inta-sexy…. But its performance nutrition in a team environment: Making the optimal choice, the easy choice

Oh…. And Always cut the watermelon 🍉…..

09/06/2026

🦴 90% days of a Gymnast’s Bone density is laid down in the teen years !
🤸🏻‍♀️Underfuelling is one of the main drivers of bone injury like stress fractures

Gymnasts, please fuel frequently , fuel adequately, fuel with confidence. Plain ‘Healthy Eating’ is just not good enough for you!!

08/06/2026

Elite AFL/W Trackside Fuelling is not fancy.

It needs to be

✅ Consistent
✅ Accessible
✅ Easily tolerated and digestible
✅ Adequate in Carbohydrate
✅ Enjoyable !!!!!

We NEED to make Carbs King 👑 when it comes to Performance!!! ⛽️

08/06/2026