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Where can I study sports medicine?

Q.I am a student of final year medical. I would like to specialise in the field of Sports Medicine. Could you please suggest some institutes in India that offering courses in this field? Does this field offer good scope?

Where can I study sports medicine?


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Q.I am a student of final year medical. I would like to specialise in the field of Sports Medicine. Could you please suggest some institutes in India that offering courses in this field? Does this field offer good scope? Janaki Saraf

A.Yes, Sports medicine which focuses on the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of sport-related injuries may be a great option to look at.

The country’s collective sigh of relief upon a star cricketer’s bouncing back onto the pitch (pun intended) after weeks of nail biting “will-he..? won’t-he..?” uncertainty only serves to highlight the importance and shortage of highly trained professionals in sports medicine. What with sports becoming increasingly competitive and the stakes increasingly higher, nothing short of 200 per cent fitness can give the player the crucial winning edge. A simple swelling on the wrist may not only result in a dropped catch but could well cause the World Cup to slip from your hands!

Besides the huge vacuum in sports science and medicine, India also needs top-flight sports trainers, sports physiotherapists, nutritionists, psychologists, physiologists, masseurs and biomechanists to keep our athletes and sportspersons fighting fit. 

Sports physiologists objectively assess the athlete’s physiological condition and capacity through various tests and regularly monitor their progress. These findings help the coach devise an appropriate training and remedial exercise programme to improve the athlete’s strength and optimize his physical potential.

Now that sports is a BIG business, with celebrity players grossing megabucks, the need for sports medicine is being acutely realised.

Specialists in sports medicine are hired by the Sports Authority of India, and that of respective states, sports federations and large private hospitals and sports clubs and institutes.

You can do a full-fledged MSc in Sports Physiotherapy or shorter duration courses offered by some institutes in this part of the country such as:

Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
Courses: MD in Sports Medicine (3 year).

Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
Courses: MD in Sports Medicine (3 year)
MSc Sports Physiotherapy
MSc Sports Nutrition

Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 
(www.jamiahamdard.edu): 
Course: M Physiotherapy in Sports Medicine

Sri Ramachandran Medical College & Research Institute (Deemed Univ), Porur, Chennai (TN)  
www.sriramachandra.edu.in
Course: MD in Sports Med (3-yrs)

Medvarsity Online Ltd (www.medvarsity.com) 
Course: Fellowship in Sports Sciences (6 months)
(Certification from Apollo Hospitals Education & Research Foundation & Medvarsity)

Apart from these, there are yet others that you could also check out: 

Alagappa University, Karaikudi & University of Madras (TN), Hospital for Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine, Arthritis & Accident-Trauma (HOSMAT), Bangalore, All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health, Kolkata, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, University of Pune, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, Vidya Sagar Technological Institute of Physical Education & Sports, Nazir Bazar (WB)

Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports, Motibagh, Patiala-147001 (Under SAI). 
Course: PG Diploma for Medical Graduates. Duration: 2 years. Affiliated to the Baba Farid University, this is the only course recognised by the Medical Council of India. Selection: Interview (July). Boarding & Lodging: Free. 

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