The orthopedic surgeon Dr Edward Lanz was born on 10.12.1950. He is in private practice and also the medical director of the Institute for Movement Therapy. As a member of the Sports Committee of the Medical Council, he was responsible for the training and education of Sports Physicians. He trained as a specialist in orthopedics and orthopedic Surgery at the Stolzalpe regional hospital, and further in the internal department of the Voitsberg regional hospital, in the neurological-psychiatric department of the of the Barmherzigen Brüder (“merciful brothers”) in Graz-Eggenberg , the accident  and emergency hospital in Graz and  the 3rd Surgical Department of the Graz regional hospital.
 

• Specialist in orthopedics and orthopedic surgery
• Training as sports physician
• Specialist in sports orthopedics
• Manual medicine
• Specialist in arthroscopic surgical techniques for the knee, shoulder, elbow and ankle
• State-certified coach for figure skating
• Many years of teaching at the Federal Institute for Physical Education and in the Therme (Spa) Loipersdorf with Baldur Preiml within the framework of manager seminars
• Former athlete
• Trainer of the 1978 Austrian figure skating champion
• Team physician for several national teams (alpine skiing, ice hockey, tennis, etc.)
• Training and presentations for coaches and sports teachers
• As a specialist for the musculoskeletal system, an advisor to the automobile industry, well-known sporting goods companies, mattress manufacturers, manufacturers of medical aids and several ORF broadcasts
• Medical Director of the Institute for Movement Therapy in Graz

 

to the picture gallery of sports physician Dr Lanz as a tennis team and tournament physician