Indian Society of Sports and Exercise Medicine

04/08/2025

5 th annual Sri Lankan Sports Medicine Association conference

28/07/2025

We are proud to announce that our Indian Society of Sports and Exercise Medicine Life member Kiran Kumar Kulkarni Sir (Vice President, ISSEM) has been invited as a resource faculty/ speaker for Anti Doping education at CMDR (Centre for Multidisciplinary Research), Dharwad, Karnataka along with SAI as a collaboration partner. Sir has been an active advocate of anti doping in India & also abroad in important confederations like AFC (Asian Football Confederation). It's a great learning opportunity for players, coaches & physicians who are involved in doping control.

27/07/2025

5th Annual Scientific Conference of Sri Lanka Sports Medicine Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Inaugration Function, 25th July 2025 at Hotel Galadari, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Left to right:
1. President, Indian Society of Sports & Exercise Medicine (ISSEM)[Dr.Dobson Dominic, Saveetha Medical College, SIMATS, Chennai];
2. General Secretary, ISSEM [Dr.H.Barun Sharma, IMS, BHU Varanasi];
3. President, Sri Lanka Sports Medicine Association (SLSMA) [Dr. Upul Madahapola];
4. Life Member, ISSEM (Founding) [Dr.Sankalp Jha, IMS, BHU, Varanasi]
#2025

27/07/2025

We are proud to announce that our ISSEM life member Prof. Joy Akoijam Sir, HOD,Sports medicine Department, RIMS, Imphal has been appointed as Dean of School of Health Sciences , Manipur University. Sir has contributed a lot to our society as a senior member & he continues to inspire us with his hard work. Wishing him best of luck for the new role.

10/07/2025

🧠💉 **"Are We Playing the Game or Is the Game Playing Us?"**
🏋️‍♂️⚡ Join us for a power-packed ISSEM webinar as we dive into a critical topic:
**"Risk of Performance Enhancing Drugs in Times of Enhanced Games"** 🧪

🗓️ **Date:** 10 July, 2025
🕓 **Time:** 4:00 PM IST
📍 **LIVE Stream**
🎓 **Speaker:** Prof Dr Dobson Dominic – President, ISSEM & HOD, Sports Medicine, SIMATS Chennai

🚨 Whether you're an athlete, coach, sports doctor, or just passionate about clean sport – this is one conversation you **can’t afford to miss**.

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# # # 🔍 Here's what you'll learn:

✅ The *evolving landscape* of doping in modern sport
✅ How advanced technology and pressures are reshaping athlete choices
✅ Common myths vs. truths about PEDs
✅ The physiological, ethical, and career risks involved
✅ Global trends, anti-doping policies, and where India stands
✅ Tools for *early detection* and *prevention strategies* in sports ecosystems

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🎫 **Register Now @ ₹100/-**

🔗https://forms.gle/HcAkKYnsSFJxFatg7 *Link* to register now and be part of the change!
Let’s protect the spirit of sport – *one informed choice at a time.*

16/06/2025

We are proud to announce that our Indian Society of Sports and Exercise Medicine Life member Laimujam Sobhasini has been appointed as Team doctor for the Indian Women's Football Senior National Team for AFC Women's Asia Cup Qualifiers 2026.
Qualifiers for the same would
be held from 23rd June to 6th July 2025 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. In preparation for the tournament, the team will travel to Thailand for an acclimatization training camp starting from 16th June 2025.

16/06/2025

Shoulder stiffness can be a very common problem esp post surgery & also post trauma/fracture Also spontaneous stiffness can become very difficult to treat esp. in cases of Adhesive capsulitis. The combo of inter linked stiffness & pain further exacerbate the problem. Hence it becomes important to timely mobilize the shoulder to prevent all sorts of complications. Here this infographic shows some common shoulder mobility technique to overcome pain & stiffness.

13/06/2025

So finally ACSM has released guidelines for physical activity just like we use plate as a gauge for food . Many people come tonus & they say they are doing exercise but im actual they touch only a small part of it. Just like your food should have more varieties similarly physical activity/ exercise must include varieties to target different aspects like flexibility, strength, endurance etc. See this infographic to learn more about the physical activity plate .

05/06/2025

We are proud to announce that our ISSEM life member Dr. Khyati Vakharia was appointed as a team doctor for recently concluded Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea where Indian contingent won an impressive tally of 24 medals. India came 2nd in the medals tally just after China . This shows India's growing sports stature.

Grateful. Inspired. Proud. 🇮🇳 Honoured to serve as the Team Doctor for the Indian contingent at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, 2025. This experience was more than just about performance—it was about character. I witnessed athletes show up with quiet resilience, fierce discipline,...

03/06/2025

🧠💉 **"Are We Playing the Game or Is the Game Playing Us?"**
🏋️‍♂️⚡ Join us for a power-packed ISSEM webinar as we dive into a critical topic:
**"Risk of Performance Enhancing Drugs in Times of Enhanced Games"** 🧪

🗓️ **Date:** 10 July, 2025
🕓 **Time:** 4:00 PM IST
📍 **LIVE Stream**
🎓 **Speaker:** Prof Dr Dobson Dominic – President, ISSEM & HOD, Sports Medicine, SIMATS Chennai

🚨 Whether you're an athlete, coach, sports doctor, or just passionate about clean sport – this is one conversation you **can’t afford to miss**.

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# # # 🔍 Here's what you'll learn:

✅ The *evolving landscape* of doping in modern sport
✅ How advanced technology and pressures are reshaping athlete choices
✅ Common myths vs. truths about PEDs
✅ The physiological, ethical, and career risks involved
✅ Global trends, anti-doping policies, and where India stands
✅ Tools for *early detection* and *prevention strategies* in sports ecosystems

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🎫 **Registration**
ISSEM Members: ₹100/-
Non-members: ₹500/-

🔗 *\[Link in bio]* to register now and be part of the change!
Let’s protect the spirit of sport – *one informed choice at a time.*

02/06/2025

Strength training is most under rated medication ever prescribed in medical practice that can fight most of problems related to age. Though one may argue that strength training increase injuries in senior people but the benefit (if done under supervision) out weigh the harms.
Hence strength training is a must for all age groups . The video shows illustration of how even in age of 93 one can be fit as a fiddle.

A 93-year-old woman lifting weights — as we all should. People don't stop exercising because they grow old. They grow old because they stop exercising. So… what's your excuse? h/t Dalyce | 17 comments on LinkedIn