Had a great start to the #Pediatric #Sports #Injury Clinic at Rajiv Gandhi Co-Operative Hospital, #Palakkad #Kerala.
It was inaugurated as a combined event conducted by the Olympic Athletic Club of Palakkad and Palakkad District Cooperative Hospital, Palakkad. The event was organized at the Athletic Track at Government Medical College Palakkad on 15th May 2019.
It was attended by Mr Haridas the coach of the Olympic Athletic Club , Mr. Ashraf the Vice President of the Cooperative Hospital Palakkad, Sports Council of India-Palakkad dignitaries , Athletes who have participated in Olympics, Asian, Special Olympics or National Games.
The Pediatric Orthopedic and Sports Injury team from Palakkad comprising of Senior Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Ravi G Nair, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Easwar T.R (myself !) , Dr. Nishanth V.S (Orthopedic Surgeon Fellowship trained in Arthroscopic Surgery ) and Physiotherapists Mr. Biju Bhaskar and Mr. Sivadas were present.
#Olympic, Asian, Special Olympic and National Game stars were a special attraction in the event, needless to say. Athelete stars Sree Shankar, Gokul, Abdul Rahman, Vishu Priya were honored for their achievements.
There is wonderful potential in the district and great coaching going on.
Had an excellent integration with the sports champions and kids there. It is wonderful that these athletes from very humble background are able to achieve so much from simple facilities provided to them. Gokul a Special Olympics Star and medal winner come from such a humble family that it is so awe inspiring.
The parents, coaches and athletes thought it was a wonderful initiative to set up this clinic. These children did not have such treatment facilities here at Palakkad till now and after injury have to travel long distances to other cities to get treated. The treatment is also very expensive in bigger cities.
Importance if #InjuryPrevention, early rehabilitation, sports specific physiotherapy and the difference of pediatric sports injuries from other types of injuries were counselled to these children. Impirtance of early injury detection, injury prevention and rehabilitation we’re stressed up on.
Children like Aniruddhan V (Roller Skater) who’s hard at practice with his cast on after fracturing his wrist is an inspiration to everyone. His father , Advocate Vinod , gave the introductory talk and introduced all the young athlete stars to the crowd and doctors. This was followed by talk by the other distinguished guests, athletes and Doctors.
We will be plunging into further activities soon to get the rehabilitation centre equipped for these pediatric athletes and organising camps, talks ….
Watch this space.
Meanwhile enjoy the scenes of the event ..
Dr. Easwar TR , Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon speaking at the eventMr. Ashraf ,Vice President Co-operative Hospital at the inaugurationDr Ravi G Nair , Senior Orthopedic Surgeon, speaking at the event
Anirudhan V, Roller Skater National Junior Champion prospect ~ an inspiration !
Anirudhan V, Roller Skater National Junior Champion prospect ~ an inspiration !
Am writing below the inspiring story of Anirudhan V, studying in the 6th class at Bhavans Vidya Mandir, Chithali, Palakkad, Kerala.
Am writing below the inspiring story of Anirudhan V, studying in the 6th class at Bhavans Vidya Mandir, Chithali, Palakkad, Kerala.
He is the son of Advocate S. Vinod and Advocate M. Deepa of Kuzhalmannam, a sub-urb of Palakkad in Kerala State.
He is the son of Advocate S. Vinod and Advocate M. Deepa of Kuzhalmannam, a sub-urb of Palakkad in Kerala State.
Aniruddhan with his father. His latest fracture a minor blow in his quest
Aniruddhan with his father. His latest fracture a minor blow in his quest
Aniruddhan with his father. His latest fracture a minor blow in his quest
How I met Aniruddhan and his father He came in to my Outpatient Paediatric Orthopedic Clinic at Palak kad, Kerala, brought by a common friend who’s son is also a roller skater. Aniruddhan suffered a fall while practicing and had fractured his right wrist. With a competitive sports time away from tracks and practice is time somebody else could spend to improve and get ahead of you. I advised his father that since the fracture could be immobilised in a cast with artificial material giving it some strength that a regular plaster of paris would, he could get back to practice with his cast on the same day. We could always do weekly check-ups to see whether the cast is becoming loose or if the fracture is moving and alter treatment plans accordingly. Aniruddhan’s dedication is so much that he jumped at the idea. His father, who has been encouraging him also advised him to do the same. This simple act of dedication and ability to tolerate an adverse event inspired me to ask more about him. What I heard from his father about him merited a small story. I cannot divulge many of his early struggles because of patient confidentiality, but what ever his father found non-sensitive I am sharing with the world to inspire other kids (and parents) who dream. Hopefully it would make them dream bigger and reach higher.
His story, a simple inspiration
His story of how he overcame hurdles in his early education and learning difficulty by complete dedication to his sports and earned peer recognition is wonderful to hear. Not only did it help him achieve laurels in sports it also helped him overcome his difficulty in learning and progress there too. I suppose sports does that to people. With intense training in balance, coordination, fitness, struggle against odds, facing the exhilaration of success and depths of failure character builds.
Doubtlessly.
Tough Life of practice, dedication to sports and educationAniruddhan is now 11 years, in 6th class has been religiously getting up at 3 am every morning for the past 4 years. His father accompanies him to Coimbatore, a nearby town about one and half hour by road, where there are facilities for roller skating practice. After practicing for 2 hours he returns at 8 am and then does his full days school and then in the evening does his road practice on Roller Skates. It is no wonder then that Anirrudh is a National Level Skater and deserves every bit of encouragement he can get. He sustained an unfortunate accident and fractured his wrist last week. Aniruddhan has a cast on him now, but his spirit has not been dampened. I have recommended to practice roller skating with his cast on !Aniruddhan’s story has just begun. He is at the Junior National level now with mile of hard training struggle ahead of him to get ahead of the tough competition. However, if what I have seen is the attitude he keeps then his success is sure, in time. He has now moved to inline skates and is entering the world of elder children with some tough competition ahead of him. I am sure that with his dedication to the sport and will to practice in spite of odds he will shine through and bring laurels to his loved ones and country !The story of Aniruddhan is one among the many who have come out of all odds and made it to the top. Watch this space for more inspiring stories of child athletes, their battle against sports injuries towards victory.How I met Aniruddhan and his father He came in to my Outpatient Paediatric Orthopedic Clinic at Palak kad, Kerala, brought by a common friend who’s son is also a roller skater. Aniruddhan suffered a fall while practicing and had fractured his right wrist. With a competitive sports time away from tracks and practice is time somebody else could spend to improve and get ahead of you. I advised his father that since the fracture could be immobilised in a cast with artificial material giving it some strength that a regular plaster of paris would, he could get back to practice with his cast on the same day. We could always do weekly check-ups to see whether the cast is becoming loose or if the fracture is moving and alter treatment plans accordingly. Aniruddhan’s dedication is so much that he jumped at the idea. His father, who has been encouraging him also advised him to do the same. This simple act of dedication and ability to tolerate an adverse event inspired me to ask more about him. What I heard from his father about him merited a small story. I cannot divulge many of his early struggles because of patient confidentiality, but what ever his father found non-sensitive I am sharing with the world to inspire other kids (and parents) who dream. Hopefully it would make them dream bigger and reach higher.
His story, a simple inspiration
His story of how he overcame hurdles in his early education and learning difficulty by complete dedication to his sports and earned peer recognition is wonderful to hear. Not only did it help him achieve laurels in sports it also helped him overcome his difficulty in learning and progress there too. I suppose sports does that to people. With intense training in balance, coordination, fitness, struggle against odds, facing the exhilaration of success and depths of failure character builds.
Doubtlessly.
Tough Life of practice, dedication to sports and educationAniruddhan is now 11 years, in 6th class has been religiously getting up at 3 am every morning for the past 4 years. His father accompanies him to Coimbatore, a nearby town about one and half hour by road, where there are facilities for roller skating practice. After practicing for 2 hours he returns at 8 am and then does his full days school and then in the evening does his road practice on Roller Skates. It is no wonder then that Anirrudh is a National Level Skater and deserves every bit of encouragement he can get. He sustained an unfortunate accident and fractured his wrist last week. Aniruddhan has a cast on him now, but his spirit has not been dampened. I have recommended to practice roller skating with his cast on !Aniruddhan’s story has just begun. He is at the Junior National level now with mile of hard training struggle ahead of him to get ahead of the tough competition. However, if what I have seen is the attitude he keeps then his success is sure, in time. He has now moved to inline skates and is entering the world of elder children with some tough competition ahead of him. I am sure that with his dedication to the sport and will to practice in spite of odds he will shine through and bring laurels to his loved ones and country !The story of Aniruddhan is one among the many who have come out of all odds and made it to the top. Watch this space for more inspiring stories of child athletes, their battle against sports injuries towards victory.
How I met Aniruddhan and his father
He came in to my Outpatient Paediatric Orthopedic Clinic at Palak kar, Kerala, brought by a common friend who’s son is also a roller skater. Aniruddhan suffered a fall while practicing and had fractured his right wrist. With a competitive sports time away from tracks and practice is time somebody else could spend to improve and get ahead of you. I advised his father that since the fracture could be immobilised in a cast with artificial material giving it some strength that a regular plaster of paris would, he could get back to practice with his cast on the same day. We could always do weekly check-ups to see whether the cast is becoming loose or if the fracture is moving and alter treatment plans accordingly. Aniruddhan’s dedication is so much that he jumped at the idea. His father, who has been encouraging him also advised him to do the same.
This simple act of dedication and ability to tolerate an adverse event inspired me to ask more about him. What I heard from his father about him merited a small story. I cannot divulge many of his early struggles because of patient confidentiality, but what ever his father found non-sensitive I am sharing with the world to inspire other kids (and parents) who dream. Hopefully it would make them dream bigger and reach higher.
His story, a simple inspiration
His story of how he overcame hurdles in his early education and learning difficulty by complete dedication to his sports and earned peer recognition is wonderful to hear. Not only did it help him achieve laurels in sports it also helped him overcome his difficulty in learning and progress there too. I suppose sports does that to people. With intense training in balance, coordination, fitness, struggle against odds, facing the exhilaration of success and depths of failure character builds.
Doubtlessly.
Tough Life of practice, dedication to sports and education
Aniruddhan is now 11 years, in 6th class has been religiously getting up at 3 am every morning for the past 4 years. His father accompanies him to Coimbatore, a nearby town about one and half hour by road, where there are facilities for roller skating practice. After practicing for 2 hours he returns at 8 am and then does his full days school and then in the evening does his road practice on Roller Skates.
It is no wonder then that Anirrudh is a National Level Skater and deserves every bit of encouragement he can get. He sustained an unfortunate accident and fractured his wrist last week. Aniruddhan has a cast on him now, but his spirit has not been dampened. I have recommended to practice roller skating with his cast on !
Aniruddhan’s story has just begun. He is at the Junior National level now with mile of hard training struggle ahead of him to get ahead of the tough competition. However, if what I have seen is the attitude he keeps then his success is sure, in time.
He has now moved to inline skates and is entering the world of elder children with some tough competition ahead of him. I am sure that with his dedication to the sport and will to practice in spite of odds he will shine through and bring laurels to his loved ones and country !
The story of Aniruddhan is one among the many who have come out of all odds and made it to the top. Watch this space for more inspiring stories of child athletes, their battle against sports injuries towards victory.
Aniruddhan with his father. His latest fracture a minor blow in his quest 
Aniruddhan V , on Roller Skates
Dr. Easwar T.R 