RAJIV
GANDHI SPORTS MEDICINE CENTRE (RGSMC)
Rajiv
Gandhi Sports Medicine Centre
(RGSMC) was established in the year 1992 by the Government
of Kerala and is functioning under the Directorate of Sports
& Youth Affairs. It is the only Sports Medicine Centre
serving the medical needs of sports persons of the entire
state.
Our
main aim is
1. Prevent sports related
injuries.
2. Rehabilitation of an
injured sports person and to restore his original physical
fitness so that he can resume sports activities at the
earliest.
3. Promote Drug free Sports.
Functions
of RGSMC
A)
Health care services
1. Provides general medical
care to sports persons free of cost.
2. Preventive clinic for
prevention of sports injuries by improving physical
fitness.
3. Rehabilitation services.
4. Treatment and of sports
injuries, including emergency and acute injury management
by Physical therapy, including Physiotherapy.
5. Consultatory and referral
services.
6. On field medical care
and sports medical aid services.
7. Providing advice regarding
general fitness and nutrition.
Target
categories are sports persons including students,
trainees, coaches, trainers, veteran sports persons, Disabled
and Handicapped sports persons, Public sector and Departmental
team members,State and National sports team members and
any one who pursues Sports, promotes sports and is
actively involved in sports.
B)
Sports Medicine promotion and awareness Generation
Creating
awareness about recent trends in Sports Medicine and related
sciences by holding seminars, workshops, training programme
etc for sports persons, coaches, Physical educationist,
sports administrators and Doctors to improve the quality
of sports and health.
C)
Certification and related services
1)
Medical certification including Post injury, sickness
layoff and fitness certificate for sports participation.
2)
Age.
3)
Sex test.
4)Obligatory
medical clearance and eligibility certification for
marathon, weightlifting etc.
5)
Compensation, pension and insurance claims of sports
persons.
Rajiv
Gandhi Sports Medicine Centre provides out patient
care on all weekdays except Sundays from 9.00 a.m. to
1.00 p.m., free of cost. RGSMC has a full-fledged physiotherapy
centre with modern equipments.
Treatment
modalities available in RGSMC
1)
LASER Therapy Unit:- Used for wound healing
and pain relief.
2)
Short Wave Diathermy (SWD):- Used for the
deep heating of tissues and is useful for the treatment
of Sports injuries and painful inflammatory conditions.
4)
Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) Apparatus:-
Used for active mobilisation of stiff joints after injury,
surgery.
5)
Ultra Sound Therapy (UST) Unit:- The machine
produces ultra sound waves which can pass through tissues
producing localised heating effect. Widely used for early
recovery of injury.
6)
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation unit
(TENS) :- Used for relieving Acute and Chronic painful
conditions.
7)
Interferential Therapy:- Used for pain relief,
muscle stimulation and is effective in chronic and acute
conditions.
8)
Muscle Stimulator:- Used for the treatment
of acute injury, helps to regain muscle power during rehabilitation
of sports injury.
9)
Infra Red lamp:- This produces Infrared rays
which causes superficial heating of body tissues. Used for
treating acute muscle cramps and for relief from painful
conditions.
10)
Traction Unit:- This is used to produce a traction
effect on the joints of the Spine in Spondylotic conditions.
11)
Wax Bath:- Uses melted paraffin wax under moderate
temperature for mobilisation of stiff joints, scars and
to relieve pain.
12)
Contrast Bath:- Used for treatment of painful
conditions of the hands and feet using cold and warmth alternatively.
13)
Spirometer :- Used for the evaluation of lung capacity.
Staff
Pattern
1) |
Two
Medical Officers |
i)Dr.
D.JAIRAM , MBBS, DPMR |
-
6 years experience in Sports Medicine
- Undergone training in Sports Medicine from Sports
Authority of India, New Delhi.
- Postgraduate holder in Rehabilitation and Physical
Medicine.
- Was team physician for Kerala State Team for National
Games at Punjab (2001) and Hyderabad (2002)
- Was the member of medical team for various state
and national level tournaments
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ii)Dr.
R.ANITHA , MBBS, DPMR |
-
3 ˝ years experience in Sports Medicine
- Postgraduate holder in Rehabilitation and
Physical Medicine.
-
Was the member of medical team for various state and
national level tournaments |
2) |
One
Staff Nurse |
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3) |
Two
Physiotherapists |
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4) |
One
Attender |
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5) |
One
Ambulance Driver |
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For
further details please contact:
Rajiv
Gandhi Sports Medicine Centre
(RGSMC)
Directorate
of Sports and Youth Affairs,
Jimmy George Stadium
Vellayambalam
Trivandrum-33
Ph.
No. :
0471 2326644
e-mail: jairamd@rediffmail.com
