Lucknow/New

Delhi, 18 Feb (HS): The first ever Inter-Command Conference on Musculoskeletal

Rehab & Sports Injury was hosted at Army Hospital (Research &

Referral), Delhi Cantt by Department of

Sports Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The theme of the

conference was global best practices and advancements in muscluosketal rehab

and sports injury and was attended by more than 200 national delegates and 39

speakers from various commands and renounced civil institute like AIIMS Delhi,

AIIMS Patna, Safdarjung Hospital, Lady Harding Medical College, Fortis

hospital(Mohali), KGMU( Lucknow).

During

the inauguration ceremony, Director General Armed Forces and Medical Services

Surg Vice Admiral Arti Sarin highlighted the need of rehabilitation and pain

management and interdisciplinary approach to ensure holistic rehabilitation and

patient satisfaction. She also mentioned that continuous academic and

research-oriented evidence-based approach along with optimal skill enhancement

and utilization of technology driven musculosketal rehab and management option

will remain the corner stone to achieve holistic health.

Director

& Commandant of Army Hospital Research and Referral and Chief Patron of

Armed Forces Physiatry ANS Sports Injury Conference 2025 (AFPSICON 25) Lt Gen

Shankar Narayan emphasized during his welcome note that exchange of knowledge

and acquisition of technical as well as soft skill in the field of sports

medicine and rehabilitation is the need of the hour and Army Hospital Research

and Referral will take the leadership to bring the specialists and institutes

across the country to introspect and identify the best solution suitable for

India.

The

conference was also attended by Air Marshal M.S Shridhar, DCIDS (Medical

Services) Air marshal Sandeep Dherja, DGMS (AIR) & Dr. R k Shrivastava,

former Director General Health Services and former head of Medical Council of India

among many other distinguished delegates.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi