FM DECEMBER 2018 ISSUE - digital edition

PHOTOS: RAVI KUMAR
a sports medicine specialist at
CSS, the centre currently offers a
host of multidisciplinary services to
sportspersons through a team of
professionals and international experts
in various areas like sports medicine,
physiotherapy, biokinetics, biomechanics,
nutrition and sports psychology.
Since the centre is located alongside
Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre and
Hospital, which offers medical care
such as minimally invasive arthroscopy
surgery for sportspersons, rehabilitation
of injured athletes is provided by an
expert team led by Prof Arumugam
himself.
Besides, the infrastructure includes
exercise physiology labs, an isokinetic
testing and training lab, a biomechanical
lab, a sports rehabilitation
unit with physiotherapy and
hydrotherapy, a multi-sports testing and
training hall, a high performance centre,
a fitness centre with an indoor running
track, an indoor swimming pool, a sport
shooting facility with 10m, 25m and
50m ranges, a video and game analysis
room, a sports cafeteria, a turf sport
ground, boarding and lodging facilities,
specialist consultation suites, board
rooms, classrooms, a library, a sports
museum, an environmental chamber
and a large aerobics and yoga hall.
Education in sports medicine
CSS, as a part of SRMC Hospital, has also
conceptualised and developed a twoyear
postgraduate degree programme in
sports medicine — MD Sports Medicine,
adhering to the curriculum of leading
universities worldwide. It was the first
of its kind in the country, which was
recently approved by Medical Council of
India.
Recently, the centre has initiated an
undergraduate course — B.Sc. Sports
and Exercise Sciences - in academic
collaboration with the University of Cape
Town, and is currently planning a few
more allied courses in the field of sports
science, including Sports Nutrition,
Sports Physiotherapy, Biokinetics, Sports
Psychology and Biomechanics as twoyear
master programmes.
“We are also planning to introduce
programmes for practising clinicians and
sports medicine graduates to specialise
on various disciplines in sports science.
This will not only help them seek
opportunities in this emerging field, but
also create better awareness on such
subjects among the medical fraternity,”
said Dr Arumugam.
“Coaches and trainers play a crucial
role in building and shaping the career
of any sportsperson. A thorough
knowledge of the basics of sports
sciences and an understanding of the
principles behind modern scientific
training of players will be a huge
advantage for them,” he said, adding
that CSS is now partnering with Exercise
& Training Academy (ETA), Cape Town,
for providing education and training
certification for coaches and trainers.
This will indirectly but definitely help the
athletes, he added.
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