The first specialised Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital in the Gulf region, Aspetar said it is ready to receive the world’s elite athletes as the FIFA World Cup Qatar begins in November.
Thirty-two teams — divided into eight groups — will compete in the tournament.
“Our orthopaedic surgeons, cardiologists, sports medicine physicians, sports dentists, sports psychologists, physiotherapists, massage therapists, nurses, scientific researchers, radiologists, physical coaches, pharmacists, sports nutritionists, sports podiatrists, biomedical engineers, are ready, and waiting to welcome elite athletes from around the world,” Aspetar said on a video posted on its social media pages.
In 2009, Aspetar was accredited as a “FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence” by F-MARC and “IOC Research Centre for Prevention of Injury and Protection of Athlete Health” in 2014. A year after, it was recognised as the “IHF Reference Centre for Athlete and Referee Health.”
As a FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Aspetar is the region’s first Sports Medicine Centre to receive the accreditation, and joins a prestigious list of 49 medical centres and clinics worldwide.
It also provides medical services to over 100 national and international sporting events in the country annually. And has screened medically over 18,000 athletes from all around the world.
Aspetar provides a full service offering from injury prevention to injury management and performance improvement. Its aims to provide sportspeople with the clinical support, knowledge and facilities to maximise their training and competitive potential. This is achieved through tailored education programmes and support in areas of health, including fitness assessment, nutrition, psychology, physiology and physical training.
The Sports Medicine Hospital has 16 facilities, including Movement Assessment Lab, Sports Surgery Training Centre, Hydrotherapy Pools, Altitude Dormitory, Climate Chamber, Warm up Track, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Fitness Area, Athletes Screening Unit, Digital Orthotic Laboratory, Virtual Reality, Operating Theatres and Post-Surgery Ward, Sports Dentistry Area, Medical Imaging, Laboratory, and Pharmacy.
