Our People / Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine is that field of medicine encompassing the health of the athlete, but more importantly also covering all aspects of exercise medicine. Most people can and should exercise. However, there are individuals who should get their doctor's permission prior to beginning an exercise program, especially back pain patients. Anyone with an unstable medical condition will want to seek an exercise prescription from their doctor. Injury may also require an individual to wait for the healing to be complete prior to beginning exercise. If you have cardiac, pulmonary, or metabolic disease, you should begin your exercise in a medically supervised environment. Sports Medicine doctors also specialise and treat joint injuries, such as elbow, knee, shoulder, foot and ankle injuries.
| Dr Kal Fried |
Sports Medicine Physician |
Kal has specialised in Sports Medicine and has practiced full time in the area of sporting injuries for 12 years.
He is club doctor for the Melbourne Football club. His areas of special interest include joint problems, in particular the shoulder and knees. |