Ortho-One launches ‘Halt Sports Injuries’ movement to educate athletes prevent sports injuries
The HinduCoimbatore-based Ortho-One Orthopaedic Speciality Centre on Sunday launched the ‘Halt Sports Injuries’ movement to sensitise athletes to sports injuries, and educate them on preventing injuries. Olympic gold-medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra launched the movement at the ‘The Athletic Knee’ symposium, on the last day of Ortho-One Academy Series-4 symposia, held at the Gee Dee Auditorium here. Sridharan, former Indian volleyball player; John Gloster, former physiotherapist of the Indian Cricket Team; Herman Liebenberg, strength and conditioning coach; C. Sylendra Babu, former DGP of Tamil Nadu; R. Natarajan IRS; Joel Sundaram, national cyclist; and Muneer Sait, former Indian hockey player, were among the dignitaries. Organised in collaboration with Sports Science India and Abhinav Bindra Targeting Performance, the first two days of the symposia, which began on June 14, was held under the title ‘The Aging Knee’.