Authors

Shane P Brun

Email: shane.brun@jcu.edu.au

MBBS, FFSEM (UK), FASMF, FACRRM, FRACGP, FARGP, MTrauma (Distinction), MSpMed, MEd, BAppSc, DCH, Associate Professor, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, QLD; Visiting Professor, Sports Medicine Unit, University of Malaysia, MY; Senior Medical Officer and Instructor, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA); CH; Senior Medical Officer and Instructor, Asian Football Confederation (AFC), MY

Some current challenges facing the athlete and their doctor

Issues confronting the athlete and their primary care physician are the potentially serious risks, responsibilities and challenges facing those involved with sport and physical activity.


Idiopathic frozen shoulder

The primary care physician plays a pivotal part in the identification and management of idiopathic frozen shoulder, with the vast majority of patients responding to conservative management.