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Australian Doctor, January, 2007 by Saunders, Cathy
. By Cathy Saunders.
Patients obsessed with sport and exercise need marathon consultation efforts
SPORT-obsessed patients can test the patience and advice skills of most registrars and GPs. The last piece of advice they usually want to hear from their GP is that they need to rest.
Sports medicine specialists say the recreational athlete can be the most difficult patient to treat because they believe taking time off will affect their fitness.
Dr Rod Moore, a WA GP who specialises in sports medicine, says sport- and exercise-obsessed patients who are injured or fatigued ...
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