27.10.2012
THRISSUR: Construction of the sports ayurveda hospital, a
first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, will begin in the first
week of November, said Thrissur MLA Therambil Ramakrishnan.
Earlier this year, an ayurveda hospital for sportsmen was proposed and
the government immediately sanctioned Rs 70 lakh for the same. "We
proposed a 50-bedded hospital which will come up in the available
one-and-a-half acres of the Thrissur government ayurveda hospital
compound. The project is included in the Twelfth Plan," said
Ramakrishnan. The project will be supervised by Dr C A Vimal, former
member, sports ayurveda team of the Commonwealth Games, New Delhi.
According to authorities, ayurveda therapy has received tremendous
response from athletes as it does not have any side-effects like
allopathy. The sports ayurveda team made available during Commonwealth
Games received good response from foreign athletes.
Focus will
be on sports school students, as the state can't cater to all the
aspirants at present. According to experts in the field, most injuries
they come across are related to bones and muscles for which ayurveda
offers cost-effective and non-invasive treatment. An ayurveda sports medicine centre
has been functioning at the Thrissur government ayurveda hospital for
the past 10 months and 200 athletes have already approached the centre
for treatment.
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