SSKM Hospital sports medicine unit gets equipment worth Rs 19 crore
Kolkata: One of the oldest medical institutes in Kolkata, Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial (SSKM) Hospital, recently received high-end equipment worth around Rs 19 crore from the state government for the newly set up sports medicine unit of the hospital.
This unit is the first such sports medicine unit in the state, while very few institutes in the county have such a facility. The high-end equipment for the unit includes USG machines with musculoskeletal probe, complete cardiopulmonary stress testing in a metabolic cart, speed, jump and turn analyser, and extremity MRI machines.
Sports medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with not only sports and physical exercise-related injury but also physical fitness and prevention from a sports injury. This department will not only treat sports injuries but will also teach this specialized subject to those medical students interested in pursuing a career in this field, mp reports.
The unit is run by a multidisciplinary team of faculty members, including those from physical medicine and rehabilitation, Orthopaedic and Physiology. The unit is equipped to treat various types of injuries the players often suffer from in the course of the game or during practices.
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