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Sep 19, 2014 Sports
Approximately three weeks following the conclusion of a workshop by the
Caribbean arm of the World Anti-Doping Organization (CRADO), local sports administrators were taken to another level when the Guyana Physiotherapy Association (GPA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health staged a seminar that dealt with the intricacies associated with sports medicine and proper diet.
Activities were conducted at the Resource Centre, Woolford Avenue and got underway at 08:30hrs with Director of Sports, Neil Kumar, delivering brief remarks. He congratulated the organizers for the initiative and said that he was delighted with the partnership between the two entities while pointing out the importance of such initiatives which served to inform the participants of the many constraints and injuries that could be incurred during training sessions. The Director of Sports further urged the participants to share their newly acquired knowledge with their respective charges.
President of the GPA, Ariane Mangar, delivered welcoming remarks even as she gave an overview of the programme. Secretary of the GPA, Beverly Nelson, explained that the forum was planned in collaboration with the World Physiotherapy Day, September 8 last, and is aimed at raising awareness of the detriments of improper eating habits and the benefits of exercise.
She said that her executives are concerned with the high incidence of obesity. “This seminar also aims to sensitize coaches on techniques associated with the prevention and management of sports injuries even as we attempt to foster good relations with our stakeholders,” explained Ms Nelson.
Consequently, several facilitators, through the use of power point presentations, imparted relevant information on issues such as the importance of fitness, nutrition and supplements, the intricacies of hydration recovery in sports and maximizing sports performance among others. Those of the differently able clan were also catered for when Physiotherapist, Barbara Lawrence spoke extensively on athletes with disabilities.
Other facilitators included Abigail Caleb, Dexter George, John Campbell, Jason Johnny, Aruni Shamnarine, Mellissa Corlette and Gloria Garraway. The session lasted all day and was highly interactive with each participant elaborating on aspects of the sessions.
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