Sports Medicine: The Road Ahead Dixit Apoorv Dept. of Sports & Exercise Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra Online published on 28 September, 2015. Abstract Despite being conceived over eight decades back with the pioneering work at Harvard Fatigue Laboratory1[], Sports & Exercise Medicine has unenviably carried its infancy for too long, as the world of medicine was far too busy concentrating on the treatment aspect of debilities (injuries/illnesses). However, sudden mushrooming of lifestyle ailments, primarily emanating from a sedentary predisposition, physical inactivity & less than healthy eating habits became a cause for concern when this disease & debility burden started assuming demonic proportions. The above led to the specialty seeing a lot of interest, primarily because of the usefulness of exercise medicine in warding off the onslaught of "Lifestyle Diseases", the inherent untapped potential of addressing the accrual & maintenance of "Ergonomic Fitness", as also the increasing reliance on sports sciences support for excelling in competitive sport at all levels. The rudimentary framework of academic training available in the country until the recent past hence becomes a liability and needs to be re-invigorated so as to lay the foundation for a quality academic & clinical program, at par with global standards. Top Keywords MD Sports Medicine, Active Rehabilitation, Development National Sports. Top |