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Here's something athletes and fitness buffs would definitely like to hear.

 

Given that risk of injuries while playing sports is extremely high, athletes need special rehabilitation services that will help them recover and monitor their over-all fitness—something that not every hospital can provide. Which is why Far Eastern University and The Medical City teamed up to establish SPARC Sports Performance Center.

Athletes and non-athletes alike can benefit from excellent rehabilitation services provided by SPARC, which is located at the ground floor of the Technology Building of FEU along Nicanor Reyes Street in Sampaloc, Manila. As a collaboration of medical and sports science specialists, the facility houses rehabilitation medicine consultants and orthopedists who treat a variety of conditions.

SPARC's clinical services include orthopedic rehabilitation as well as occupational and functional rehabilitation that help athletes recover more quickly. "We wanted a venue where we can treat sports-related injuries using superior equipment and professionally-trained rehabilitation therapists," said FEU's Anton Montinola.

Before SPARC was established, FEU Tamaraw Mac Baracael was able to recover from punctured lungs from a shooting incident within six weeks, after undergoing cardiopulmonary rehabilitation at The Medical City. The Medical City's rehabilitation and sports enhancement programs are now also available at SPARC.

SPARC president Dr. Mikey Bengzon also emphasized that the center can help athletes gauge their physical capabilities and improve them. "While skill has an impact on athletic talent, it does not equate to overall fitness. Skill alone does not guarantee an athlete a great career in sports,” he said.

Aside from rehabilitation services, SPARC has the technology and equipment for measuring and monitoring an athlete’s performance. Sports science consultants at SPARC train athletes to regain their previous athletic performance levels or improve them through strength and conditioning, fitness and physiological screening, and body fat screening, among others.