Sport Medicine

Chief : Chanin Lamsam, MD.      Email: chanin.lam@mahidol.ac.th

Attending staff :
Ekavit Keyurapan, MD.,
Bavornrit Chuckpaiwong, MD.,
Bavornrat Vanadurongwan, MD.,
Pisit Lertwanich, MD.

Honorary advisors :
Atirek  Chivabongs, MD.
Prasit  Gonggetyai, MD.
Vichai  Vanadurongwan, MD.
Teerawat  Kulthanan, MD.
Vatanachai Rojvanit, MD.

Introduction
Sports Medicine Unit, Labor and Sports Medicine Division, was established as part of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital in 1969 when Professor Natee Rakpolamuang was the department head and Associate Professor Vichai Vanadurongwan as the head of Labor and Sports Medicine Division. The objectives of the unit are as follows:

  1. To promote health among the general public
  2. To provide examination service to patients with injury or pain from exercise and sports and to provide advice on appropriate exercise for different age and physical condition
  3. To prevent diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, etc. through appropriate exercise
  4. To cure some diseases, such as paralysis
  5. To conduct research on Sports medicine

To educate and train physicians, medical teams, physical education masters, the general public as well as public and private organizations on sports medicine

Clinical service:

Major tasks are

  1. Treat patients with injury from sports or problems with exercise at the Government Lottery Office Building, 3rd Floor, every day during work hours
  2. Provide consultative physician at the Sports Clinic, Sports Science Center, the Sports Authority of Thailand, Indoor Stadium Hua Mark and Sports Clinic at the Department of Physical Education, Pathumwan district
  3. Provide rehabilitation service for patients with problems related to sports and exercise before and provide minimally invasive surgery
  4. Provide regular health check up for the general public and students.
  5. Train and educate medical students, physical education students, coaches and trainers on first aid during athletes’ training. The fellowship program has also been established since 2005 and produced 13 sports medicine specialists.

Conduct study and researches and publishes such research work to promote good understanding of related diseases, which will bring greater benefits in terms of prevention, treatment, health promotion and general public’s health.