Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic Administrative Officer Assoc. Dr. Ahmet YILDIRIM gave important information about correct treatment and healthy rehabilitation in order to prevent sports injuries.
Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic Administrative Officer Assoc. Dr. Ahmet YILDIRIM said that unconsciously practiced sports cause various injuries: "One of the problems that came into our lives with the pandemic is that we retreated to our homes or our own area, and together with it, obesity problem, weight problem and the fact that sports took place in our lives emerged.
People therefore do sports at home, they do sports in nature. Many of our people who do not do this professionally may encounter a sports injury because they do not warm up properly, do not prepare, or after missing the underlying joint problems. It's like the shoulder problem we have when hanging curtains on a cornice in any way. We have started to hear similar problems from many people around us. We say we have shoulder pain that increases at night. Or, as in the knee joint, it can be said that I have a meniscus, anterior cruciate ligament problem or an internal - external lateral ligament problem.
We want these problems to be done with the right warm-up, the right preparation, the right diet, and support from experts in order to prevent an injury. Suppose an injury occurred. In this case, we recommend that non-surgical treatments be given primarily by specialist physicians who are interested in the health of athletes, the correct rehabilitation program is applied to the patient, and then surgery is performed when deemed necessary.
With the support of our Provincial Health Directorate, Ministry of Health and Hospital Management, we have sports physicians in our hospital. Thanks to the sports doctors who support us before and after the surgery, we not only rehabilitate our patients, but also recommend them the right way of life afterward and face fewer injuries.” He emphasized that unconscious exercise can lead to various injuries.
Due to the fact that Konya is a very big city and a junction on the transportation axis, a large number of patients apply to our hospital, especially those injured as a result of traffic accidents, falls and work accidents. We treat trauma problems, joint problems, pediatric orthopedic and sports injuries medically and surgically.
In our hospital, the treatments of the Athlete Health Center, whose infrastructure has been prepared and will be put into service as soon as possible, have already started. Our center, which will be one of the few centers in the world, will be under the public roof with the support of our Ministry.