Sports medicine is a branch that deals with assessing a patient’s physical condition in order to provide indications on starting, continuing or returning to sports practice. Its purpose is to assess an individual’s medical conditions and rule out any pathological conditions that may be aggravated by physical activity or that make practising competitive sport inadvisable.
Paideia International Hospital’s sports medicine unit assesses athletes for competitive, non-competitive and recreationalsports fitness.
Sports Medicine at Paideia International Hospital: our specialist assessments
In particular, our specialists carry out first-level assessments (competitive sport fitness assessments) and second-level cardiological assessments (M-B mode and colour Doppler echocardiograms, maximal exercise electrocardiogram on a cycloergometer, 24-hour blood pressure monitoring, 24-hour ECG (Holter monitoring)).
Cardiological and sports medicine assessments can also be performed to assess the state of health in persons leading a sedentary life and amateur athletes. We also offer nutritional, orthopaedic and physiatric examinations.
Sports medicine and competitive sports fitness tests
The competitive sports medical assessment is a compulsory medical assessment for competitive sporting activity and can only be performed by a specialist Sports Medicine physician.
- General clinical examination
- Basic ECG
- Simple spirometry
- Exertion test (type according to age: athletes under 35 step test - athletes over 35 cycle ergometer or treadmill)
- Complete urinalysis
- Measurement of blood pressure at rest and during the exertion test
Non-competitive sports fitness tests
- General clinical examination
- Basic ECG
- Measurement of blood pressure at rest
Sports Medicine: diagnostic procedures
- Resting electrocardiogram
- 24-hour dynamic ECG (Holter monitoring)
- Holter monitoring of blood pressure
- Exercise test on a cycle ergometer or treadmill with continuous ECG stress monitoring
- Step test
- Colour Doppler echocardiogram
- Body composition analysis (whole body DEXA)
