High tech sports rehabilitation centre to open at Kem Hospital in Mumbai | Mumbai News – The Times of India
Mumbai: For the first time in the city, a high-tech sports rehabilitation centre will be established in the civic-run KEM Hospital in Parel.
The 15,000-square-foot facility will have advanced machinery to help people who sustain sports-related injuries. Machines for gait analysis and training, muscle testing and training, as well as aqua treadmills, will be available for advanced rehabilitation under one roof.
“This facility will come up on the 12th floor of our high-rise building and will be a turnkey project costing approximately Rs 20 crore,” said KEM Hospital Dean Dr Sangeeta Ravat, adding that the bhoomipujan was conducted on Monday morning. The centre could be operational by Aug.
Funding for the centre came from Vijaylaxmi Poddar of Balkrishna Industries (BKT), which a couple of years back donated a robotic arm to the KEM Hospital’s orthopaedic department. “This centre will be one of its kind in western India, making Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital one of only six elite centres in the country dedicated to sports injuries and rehabilitation,” said Dr Mohan Desai, who heads the hospital’s orthopaedic department. While four of the old centres are in public hospitals, one is in a private hospital.
“The KEM centre will be a sports science laboratory allowing for motion analysis, arthroscopy, as well as rehabilitation. We will be able to conduct motion analysis for runners, cricketers, jumpers, among others,” said assistant professor and sports medicine specialist Dr Roshan Wade, who will manage the centre.
He said there are many sportsmen at the local level who cannot afford five-star hospitals and their expensive rehabilitation packages. Many have ligament tears and knee injuries that could end their careers. “Our centre will cater to such young underprivileged patients and allow them to return to sports, if possible,” added Dr Wade.
There are also plans to introduce post-graduate courses on sports medicine from KEM Hospital once the centre is fully operational.
The 15,000-square-foot facility will have advanced machinery to help people who sustain sports-related injuries. Machines for gait analysis and training, muscle testing and training, as well as aqua treadmills, will be available for advanced rehabilitation under one roof.
“This facility will come up on the 12th floor of our high-rise building and will be a turnkey project costing approximately Rs 20 crore,” said KEM Hospital Dean Dr Sangeeta Ravat, adding that the bhoomipujan was conducted on Monday morning. The centre could be operational by Aug.
Funding for the centre came from Vijaylaxmi Poddar of Balkrishna Industries (BKT), which a couple of years back donated a robotic arm to the KEM Hospital’s orthopaedic department. “This centre will be one of its kind in western India, making Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital one of only six elite centres in the country dedicated to sports injuries and rehabilitation,” said Dr Mohan Desai, who heads the hospital’s orthopaedic department. While four of the old centres are in public hospitals, one is in a private hospital.
“The KEM centre will be a sports science laboratory allowing for motion analysis, arthroscopy, as well as rehabilitation. We will be able to conduct motion analysis for runners, cricketers, jumpers, among others,” said assistant professor and sports medicine specialist Dr Roshan Wade, who will manage the centre.
He said there are many sportsmen at the local level who cannot afford five-star hospitals and their expensive rehabilitation packages. Many have ligament tears and knee injuries that could end their careers. “Our centre will cater to such young underprivileged patients and allow them to return to sports, if possible,” added Dr Wade.
There are also plans to introduce post-graduate courses on sports medicine from KEM Hospital once the centre is fully operational.
