Sports and Exercise Medicine
Dr Sriskantharajah Arun-Castro is a GP with a background in Emergency Medicine and considerable experience of medical provision at major festivals, concerts and sporting events.
He has worked as a doctor in pre-hospital care teams at Glastonbury, Reading and Download Festivals as well as London Stadium.
As a festival doctor he became more aware of the physical and mental strains experienced by performing artists ranging from fatigue to acute pain and stress reactions on tour. This experience piqued his interest in the wellbeing of performers and lead to his involvement with BAPAM.
He has experience in musculoskeletal health and continues to work in elite sport providing medical cover for professional rugby and motor racing at Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit .
He is familiar with the assessment and initial management of issues such as repetitive strain injury, carpal tunnel syndrome, upper and lower limb musculoskeletal conditions, insomnia, anxiety and depression, adjustment reactions, acute and chronic pain management and assessment of fatigue.
During lockdown 2020, Arun contributed as an editor and chapter author to the Music Industry Therapists Collective’s Touring & Mental Health Manual http://musicindustrytherapists.com .
As a hobby he hosts the The Roadie Medic Podcast that takes a look at the merging scenes of live music, festivals, pre-hospital care and public health.
He is British Asian (Sri Lankan) and is interested in diversity, world music & second and third generation migrant experiences. He is an NHS GP for patients registered at Victoria Medical Centre in Pimlico, and a BAPAM Assessing GP.
Hand and upper limb musculoskeletal expert in non-surgical management of hand, wrist and elbow pathology. Has seen many performers with problems including osteoarthritis, De Quervain’s tenosynovitis, Trigger finger, carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow, capsulitis, impingement syndromes, pain and fracture. Interest in musculoskeletal ultrasound and runs NHS diagnostic/radiology clinic at the Royal London Hospital. Ultrasound guided therapeutic injections and interventions. Private consultations: Pure Sports Medicine, Canary Wharf and Highgate Hospital. NHS: Royal London Hospital.
Dr Kal Parmar works with dancers, gymnasts and athletes at the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, Tottenham Court Road. Has previously held musculoskeletal clinics for performing artists at BAPAM and is an experienced performing arts medicine physician.
