Sports Medicine, Fitness and Physiotherapy

About Conference

1. Science and Medicine in Sport
2. Fitness and Physical Education
3. Physiotherapy and Yoga
4. Diet and Nutrition.
5. Internal Medicine & Emergency Medicine
6. Sports Injuries and Pain Management
7. Athlete Care and Rehabilitation
8. Sport Kinesiology & Sports Traumatology
9. Sports & Physiotherapy
10. Physiotherapy

• Physiotherapy-Led Pilates / Clinical Pilates
• neurological physiotherapy
• stroke physiotherapy
• physiotherapy for head/brain injuries
• Sports Physiotherapy
• Musculoskeletal physiotherapy
• neuro physiotherapy

11. Geriatric physiotherapy
12. Advancements in Physiotherapy. 
13. Physiotherapy methods and Instrumentation
14. Doping and Anti-Doping Studies
15. Acupuncture

Session/Tracks

1.  Sports Medicine

Sports medicine is an umbrella term representing a broad array of specialties that bridge the academic disciplines of medicine and physical education as well as the basic sciences (e.g., physiology, chemistry, and physics). Within clinical medicine, physicians in primary care or paediatrics may become team physicians for competitive teams at all levels. Sports medicine, medical and paramedical supervision, of athletes in training and in competition, with the goal of prevention and treatment of their injuries. Sports medicine entails the application of scientific research and practice to the optimization of health and athletic performance.

Recommended Associations & Societies:

Asia: Asia Physical Therapy Student Association | Australian Physiotherapy Association | Emirates Physiotherapy Society | Malaysian Physiotherapy Association |

Europe: World Confederation for Physical Therapy | European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education | Charted Society of Physiotherapy | Association of Physiotherapists in Parkinson’s disease Europe | European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy | European Journal of Physiotherapy | Physiotherapy Pain Association

USA: American Physical Therapy Association | Arizona Physical Therapy Association | Arkansas Physical Therapy Association | California Physical Therapy Association | Colorado Physical Therapy Association | Georgia Physical Therapy Association | Delaware Physical Therapy Association | American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

2. Fitness and Physical Education

Regular exercise is one of the best things you can do for your health and fitness. It has many benefits, including improving your overall health and fitness, and reducing your risk for many chronic diseases. Fitting regular exercise into our daily schedule may seem difficult at first. But once if we can start slowly, and break our exercise time into chunks. Even doing ten minutes at a time is fine. We can work our way up to doing the recommended amount of exercise. Choosing activities that work all the different parts of the body, including our core (muscles around your back, abdomen, and pelvis). Good core strength improves balance and stability and helps to prevent lower back injury.

• Endurance, or aerobic
• Strength, or resistance training
• Balance and Flexibility

Recommended Associations & Societies:

Asia: Asia Physical Therapy Student Association | Australian Physiotherapy Association | Emirates Physiotherapy Society | Malaysian Physiotherapy Association |

Europe: World Confederation for Physical Therapy | European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education | Charted Society of Physiotherapy | Association of Physiotherapists in Parkinson’s disease Europe | European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy | European Journal of Physiotherapy | Physiotherapy Pain Association

USA: American Physical Therapy Association | Arizona Physical Therapy Association | Arkansas Physical Therapy Association | California Physical Therapy Association | Colorado Physical Therapy Association | Georgia Physical Therapy Association | Delaware Physical Therapy Association | American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

3. Physio- Yoga

Physio-Yoga Therapy is an approach to rehabilitation that combines evidence informed Physical Therapy and yoga therapy, resulting in a holistic or biopsychosocial approach to your rehabilitation experience. Physical Therapy (or Physiotherapy) is a well-respected health care profession that uses evidence informed treatment methods to help clients restore and maintain optimal movement and function, provide pain rehabilitation and pain care, as well as provide education on health creation, maintenance and injury prevention. Yoga is an ancient life system of health that promotes ‘union’ and recognizes and addresses the oneness of the body, mind, breath and spirit, therefore enhancing and promoting an overall balanced lifestyle of health and well-being.

Recommended Associations & Societies:

Asia: Asia Physical Therapy Student Association | Australian Physiotherapy Association | Emirates Physiotherapy Society | Malaysian Physiotherapy Association |

Europe: World Confederation for Physical Therapy | European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education | Charted Society of Physiotherapy | Association of Physiotherapists in Parkinson’s disease Europe | European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy | European Journal of Physiotherapy | Physiotherapy Pain Association

USA: American Physical Therapy Association | Arizona Physical Therapy Association | Arkansas Physical Therapy Association | California Physical Therapy Association | Colorado Physical Therapy Association | Georgia Physical Therapy Association | Delaware Physical Therapy Association | American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

4. Diet and Nutrition

Nutrition, nourishment, or aliment, is the supply of materials - food - required by organisms and cells to stay alive. In science and human medicine, nutrition is the science or practice of consuming and utilizing foods. Every person’s needs are different. The amount of food you need depends on your age, height, weight, and sport or activity level. In general, you need to replace the number of calories you burn each day. Calories measure the energy you get from food. Most people need between 1,500 and 2,000 calories a day. For athletes, this number can increase by 500 to 1,000 more calories. The diet of an organism is what it eats, which is largely determined by the availability, processing and palatability of foods. A healthy diet includes preparation of food and storage methods that preserve nutrients from oxidation, heat or leaching, and that reduce risk of food-born.

Recommended Associations & Societies:

Asia: Asia Physical Therapy Student Association | Australian Physiotherapy Association | Emirates Physiotherapy Society | Malaysian Physiotherapy Association |

Europe: World Confederation for Physical Therapy | European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education | Charted Society of Physiotherapy | Association of Physiotherapists in Parkinson’s disease Europe | European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy | European Journal of Physiotherapy | Physiotherapy Pain Association

USA: American Physical Therapy Association | Arizona Physical Therapy Association | Arkansas Physical Therapy Association | California Physical Therapy Association | Colorado Physical Therapy Association | Georgia Physical Therapy Association | Delaware Physical Therapy Association | American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

5. Internal Medicine & Emergency Medicine

Internal and Emergency Medicine is a developing idea that refers to an arrangement of proof based, incorporated clinical consideration exercises that are custom fitted to the individual patient. Sepsis or septicaemia is a condition in which your body is battling a serious disease and is the significant reason for mortality and morbidity in hospitalized patients. Emergency Medicine is a medical specialty to provide immediate medical assistance to patients in urgent need during acute illness, injuries, and accidents. Medical emergency always test the patience, perseverance and mental strength of a patient as well as the patient’s family.

Recommended Associations & Societies:

Asia: Asia Physical Therapy Student Association | Australian Physiotherapy Association | Emirates Physiotherapy Society | Malaysian Physiotherapy Association |

Europe: World Confederation for Physical Therapy | European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education | Charted Society of Physiotherapy | Association of Physiotherapists in Parkinson’s disease Europe | European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy | European Journal of Physiotherapy | Physiotherapy Pain Association

USA: American Physical Therapy Association | Arizona Physical Therapy Association | Arkansas Physical Therapy Association | California Physical Therapy Association | Colorado Physical Therapy Association | Georgia Physical Therapy Association | Delaware Physical Therapy Association | American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

6. Sports Injuries and Pain Management

Sports injuries can result from a number of different causes including overtraining, overuse, improper warm-up, poor technique and impact. Weakness in the muscles, ligaments and tendons following vigorous exercise is often caused by inadequate fitness and a failure to warm-up properly as well as engaging in an activity you’re not properly conditioned for yet. Pain management can be simple or complex, depending on the cause of the pain. An example of pain that is typically less complex would be nerve root irritation from a herniated disc with pain radiating down the leg. Medications are a mainstay of treatment in the injured athlete - both for their pain relief and healing properties. It is recommended that they need to be used judiciously with a distinct regard for the risks and side effects as well as the potential benefits, which include pain relief and early return to play. Therapeutic modalities play a small, but important, part in the rehabilitation of sports injuries. They may help to decrease pain and edema to allow an exercise-based rehabilitation programme to proceed.

• Interventional procedures
• Medication management
• Physical therapy or chiropractic therapy
• Psychological counselling and support
• Acupuncture and other alternative therapies; and
• Referral to other medical specialist

Recommended Associations & Societies:

Asia: Asia Physical Therapy Student Association | Australian Physiotherapy Association | Emirates Physiotherapy Society | Malaysian Physiotherapy Association |

Europe: World Confederation for Physical Therapy | European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education | Charted Society of Physiotherapy | Association of Physiotherapists in Parkinson’s disease Europe | European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy | European Journal of Physiotherapy | Physiotherapy Pain Association

USA: American Physical Therapy Association | Arizona Physical Therapy Association | Arkansas Physical Therapy Association | California Physical Therapy Association | Colorado Physical Therapy Association | Georgia Physical Therapy Association | Delaware Physical Therapy Association | American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

7. Athlete Care and Rehabilitation

The process of rehabilitation should start as early as possible after an injury and form a continuum with other therapeutic interventions. It can also start before or immediately after surgery when an injury requires a surgical intervention. The rehabilitation of the injured athlete is managed by a multidisciplinary team with a physician functioning as the leader and coordinator of care. The team includes, but is not limited to, sports physicians, physiatrists (rehabilitation medicine practitioners), orthopaedists, physiotherapists, rehabilitation workers, physical educators, coaches, athletic trainers, psychologists, and nutritionists. The rehabilitation team works closely with the athlete and the coach to establish the rehabilitation goals, to discuss the progress resulting from the various interventions, and to establish the time frame for the return of the athletes to training and competition.

Recommended Associations & Societies:

Asia: Asia Physical Therapy Student Association | Australian Physiotherapy Association | Emirates Physiotherapy Society | Malaysian Physiotherapy Association |

Europe: World Confederation for Physical Therapy | European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education | Charted Society of Physiotherapy | Association of Physiotherapists in Parkinson’s disease Europe | European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy | European Journal of Physiotherapy | Physiotherapy Pain Association

USA: American Physical Therapy Association | Arizona Physical Therapy Association | Arkansas Physical Therapy Association | California Physical Therapy Association | Colorado Physical Therapy Association | Georgia Physical Therapy Association | Delaware Physical Therapy Association | American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

8. Sport Kinesiology & Sports Traumatology

Sport Kinesiology is scientific program that focuses on the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and biophysics of human movement, and applications to exercise and therapeutic rehabilitation. Includes instruction in biomechanics, motor behaviour, motor development and coordination, motor neurophysiology, performance research, rehabilitative therapies, the development of diagnostic and rehabilitative methods and equipment, and related analytical methods and procedures in applied exercise and therapeutic rehabilitation. The injuries that occur in athletic activities are known as sports trauma. The field that deals with sports trauma is known as sports traumatology. These injuries basically include bruise, strain, sprain, wound, bone fracture, head injury, spinal cord injury.

Recommended Associations & Societies:

Asia: Asia Physical Therapy Student Association | Australian Physiotherapy Association | Emirates Physiotherapy Society | Malaysian Physiotherapy Association |

Europe: World Confederation for Physical Therapy | European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education | Charted Society of Physiotherapy | Association of Physiotherapists in Parkinson’s disease Europe | European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy | European Journal of Physiotherapy | Physiotherapy Pain Association

USA: American Physical Therapy Association | Arizona Physical Therapy Association | Arkansas Physical Therapy Association | California Physical Therapy Association | Colorado Physical Therapy Association | Georgia Physical Therapy Association | Delaware Physical Therapy Association | American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

9.  Sports & Physiotherapy

Sports Physiotherapy is the specialized branch of physiotherapy which deals with injuries and issues related to sports people. Sports wounds do vary to ordinary wounds. Athletes normally require high level performance and demand placed upon their body, which stresses their muscles, joints and bones to the limit.  Sports physiotherapists enable competitors to recuperate from donning wounds and give training and assets to avert issues. Each sports physiotherapist, for the most part, has to wear particular learning that tends to intense, ceaseless and abuse wounds. Their services are for the most part accessible to sportsmen and women of any age engaged with sports at any level of competition.

Recommended Associations & Societies:

Asia: Asia Physical Therapy Student Association | Australian Physiotherapy Association | Emirates Physiotherapy Society | Malaysian Physiotherapy Association |

Europe: World Confederation for Physical Therapy | European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education | Charted Society of Physiotherapy | Association of Physiotherapists in Parkinson’s disease Europe | European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy | European Journal of Physiotherapy | Physiotherapy Pain Association

USA: American Physical Therapy Association | Arizona Physical Therapy Association | Arkansas Physical Therapy Association | California Physical Therapy Association | Colorado Physical Therapy Association | Georgia Physical Therapy Association | Delaware Physical Therapy Association | American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

10. Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy is a health care profession which assists people to restore, maintain and maximize their strength, function, movement, and overall well-being. The terms "physiotherapy" and "physical therapy" mean the same thing and are used interchangeably, as are the terms “physiotherapist” and “physical therapist”.Physiotherapists have in-depth knowledge of how the body works and specialized hands-on clinical skills to assess, diagnose, and treat symptoms of illness, injury and disability. Physiotherapy includes rehabilitation, as well as prevention of injury, and promotion of health and fitness. Physiotherapists often work in teams with other health professionals to help meet an individual's health care needs

• Physiotherapy-Led Pilates / Clinical Pilates
• neurological physiotherapy        
• stroke physiotherapy
• physiotherapy for head/brain injuries
• Sports Physiotherapy
• Musculoskeletal physiotherapy
• neuro physiotherapy

Recommended Associations & Societies:

Asia: Asia Physical Therapy Student Association | Australian Physiotherapy Association | Emirates Physiotherapy Society | Malaysian Physiotherapy Association |

Europe: World Confederation for Physical Therapy | European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education | Charted Society of Physiotherapy | Association of Physiotherapists in Parkinson’s disease Europe | European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy | European Journal of Physiotherapy | Physiotherapy Pain Association

USA: American Physical Therapy Association | Arizona Physical Therapy Association | Arkansas Physical Therapy Association | California Physical Therapy Association | Colorado Physical Therapy Association | Georgia Physical Therapy Association | Delaware Physical Therapy Association | American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

11. Geriatric physiotherapy

Geriatric rehabilitation additionally has a role in intermediate care, where patients are treated for joint, ligament, or tendon repair and, or, physical solution and recovery mind when elderly patients escape synchronizing with their medication resulting in a deterioration of their personal health which reduces their ability to live independently. The cervical spine has been debated particularly for the safety of manipulation. Adverse results, including death in the Chiropractic treatment, are rare. Chiropractors may use exercise and other treatments as advice. Chiropractic Activation method is an instrument assisted treatment method used by chiropractors for treatment of back pain, neck pain, and headaches.

Recommended Associations & Societies:

Asia: Asia Physical Therapy Student Association | Australian Physiotherapy Association | Emirates Physiotherapy Society | Malaysian Physiotherapy Association |

Europe: World Confederation for Physical Therapy | European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education | Charted Society of Physiotherapy | Association of Physiotherapists in Parkinson’s disease Europe | European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy | European Journal of Physiotherapy | Physiotherapy Pain Association

USA: American Physical Therapy Association | Arizona Physical Therapy Association | Arkansas Physical Therapy Association | California Physical Therapy Association | Colorado Physical Therapy Association | Georgia Physical Therapy Association | Delaware Physical Therapy Association | American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

12. Advancements in Physiotherapy

Sports science is an amalgamation of several different disciplines and focuses primarily on the scientific principles behind exercise performance. It combines branches of science, Sports scientists rely on scientific principles in the areas of biology, chemistry, and physics to advance their understanding of how the body responds to exercise and to advocate physical activity to prevent and treat chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease, This is a relatively multidisciplinary subject, drawing on fields such as physiology and biomechanics to measure what is happening in a sportsperson’s body; psychology to analyse the role of the mind in performance; nutrition to help athletes fuel their bodies correctly; and business and sports management to understand the financial and operational sides of the sports industry]

Recommended Associations & Societies:

Asia: Asia Physical Therapy Student Association | Australian Physiotherapy Association | Emirates Physiotherapy Society | Malaysian Physiotherapy Association |

Europe: World Confederation for Physical Therapy | European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education | Charted Society of Physiotherapy | Association of Physiotherapists in Parkinson’s disease Europe | European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy | European Journal of Physiotherapy | Physiotherapy Pain Association

USA: American Physical Therapy Association | Arizona Physical Therapy Association | Arkansas Physical Therapy Association | California Physical Therapy Association | Colorado Physical Therapy Association | Georgia Physical Therapy Association | Delaware Physical Therapy Association | American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

13. Physiotherapy methods and Instrumentation

Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilizations or Simply IASTM is a new range of tool which enables clinicians to efficiently locate and treat individuals diagnosed with soft tissue Aquatic physical therapy. The technique itself is said to be a modern evolution from Traditional Chinese Medicine called GuaSha. However GuaSha was not used to treat musculoskeletal conditions but was traditionally applied along meridians to move the Nociceptive Pain out through the skin. IASTM is a is a procedure that is rapidly growing in popularity due to its effectiveness and efficiency while remaining non-invasive, with its own indications and limitations, healthcare provider.

Recommended Associations & Societies:

Asia: Asia Physical Therapy Student Association | Australian Physiotherapy Association | Emirates Physiotherapy Society | Malaysian Physiotherapy Association |

Europe: World Confederation for Physical Therapy | European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education | Charted Society of Physiotherapy | Association of Physiotherapists in Parkinson’s disease Europe | European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy | European Journal of Physiotherapy | Physiotherapy Pain Association

USA: American Physical Therapy Association | Arizona Physical Therapy Association | Arkansas Physical Therapy Association | California Physical Therapy Association | Colorado Physical Therapy Association | Georgia Physical Therapy Association | Delaware Physical Therapy Association | American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

14. Doping and Anti-Doping Studies

Sports Medicine and Doping Studies considers articles on all areas of the subject including exercise and health, general sports physiology, neuromuscular physiology, biomechanics, joint and muscular injury and their respective therapeutics, related surgical issues, doping substances and their social aspects etc. Sports medicine, clinical sports medicine, sports doping, sports physiotherapy, sports orthopedics, pain mechanisms, sports podiatry, sports nutrition .

Recommended Associations & Societies:

Asia: Asia Physical Therapy Student Association | Australian Physiotherapy Association | Emirates Physiotherapy Society | Malaysian Physiotherapy Association |

Europe: World Confederation for Physical Therapy | European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education | Charted Society of Physiotherapy | Association of Physiotherapists in Parkinson’s disease Europe | European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy | European Journal of Physiotherapy | Physiotherapy Pain Association

USA: American Physical Therapy Association | Arizona Physical Therapy Association | Arkansas Physical Therapy Association | California Physical Therapy Association | Colorado Physical Therapy Association | Georgia Physical Therapy Association | Delaware Physical Therapy Association | American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

15. Acupuncture

Acupuncture is an Alternative medicine in which thin needles are embedded into the body. It is a key part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Acupuncture effects are basically because of the Placebo effect. Lower back pain, cerebral pains and headaches, Arthritis pain and other joint torments can be dealt by this strategy. Acupuncture involves the insertion of very thin needles through your skin at strategic points on your body. A key component of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture is most commonly used to treat pain. Increasingly, it is being used for overall wellness, including stress management. Traditional Chinese medicine explains acupuncture as a technique for balancing the flow of energy or life force — known as chi or qi (chee) — believed to flow through pathways (meridians) in your body. By inserting needles into specific points along these meridians, acupuncture practitioners believe that your energy flow will re-balance

Recommended Associations & Societies:

Asia: Asia Physical Therapy Student Association | Australian Physiotherapy Association | Emirates Physiotherapy Society | Malaysian Physiotherapy Association |

Europe: World Confederation for Physical Therapy | European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education | Charted Society of Physiotherapy | Association of Physiotherapists in Parkinson’s disease Europe | European Diploma in Pain Physiotherapy | European Journal of Physiotherapy | Physiotherapy Pain Association

USA: American Physical Therapy Association | Arizona Physical Therapy Association | Arkansas Physical Therapy Association | California Physical Therapy Association | Colorado Physical Therapy Association | Georgia Physical Therapy Association | Delaware Physical Therapy Association | American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Market Analysis

Market Analysis

Scope and importance:

Sports Med & Physiotherapy gives administrations to people and populaces to create, keep up, re-establish and improve wellbeing and capacity all through the life expectancy. This incorporates giving administrations to individuals imperilled by ageing, injury, illness or natural elements. Sports Med & Physiotherapy distinguishes and expands personal quality of life and development potential by utilizing the standards of advancement, prevention, treatment/intercession, rehabilitation and rehabilitation. This incorporates physical, mental, emotional, and social prosperity.

The Sports Med & Physiotherapy Services industry has profited from Australia’s maturing populace and rising private medical coverage scope in the course of recent years. Sports Med & Physiotherapy administrations have likewise turned out to be more moderate for family units in the course of recent years, as expendable salaries have developed. Industry income is gauge to ascend at an annualized 4.2% over the five years through 2017-18, to reach $1.66 billion. Somewhat lower income development of 3.1 % is estimate for the present year.

The act of Sports Med & Physiotherapy isn't restricted to clinical practice, and includes all parts that a physiotherapist may expect, for example, quiet/customer mind, health management, research, policy making, teaching and counselling, wherever there might be an issue of general health and safety. The Physical Therapy Rehabilitation centre’s industry is made out of both inpatient and outpatient treatment offices that give physical, discourse pathology and occupational therapy services. In the five years to 2018, the industry has encountered income development because of the maturing populace and expanding acknowledgment of the advantages of physical therapy administrations. The quantity of grown-ups matured 65 and more seasoned has likewise helped support industry income development amid the period since seniors will probably require physical therapy administrations on account of the expanded commonness of wounds, sicknesses and incessant conditions in that age gathering. The business has additionally profit by the extension of medicinal services scope under the Affordable Care Act. Over the five years to 2018, industry income is relied upon to increment at an annualized rate of 2.07% to $ 33.5 billion, including an expansion of 1.2 % out of 2018 alone.

Global market analysis:

The worldwide Sports Med & Physiotherapy equipment market is ready to reach $2289.5 million by 2022 from $1,255.0 million of every 2016, at a CAGR of 7.2% from 2016 to 2020.The Sports Med & Physiotherapy equipment showcase is fragmented based on items, applications, endorsers, and geographies. Based on the sort of items, the Sports Med & Physiotherapy equipment market is sectioned into equipment and accessories. The Physiotherapy equipment section is additionally classified into hydrotherapy, cryotherapy, nonstop aloof movement (CPM), electric incitement, warm treatment, helpful activities, ultrasound, and others (laser treatment, wax treatment, and footing). Physiotherapy equipment’s represented the biggest offer ~79% of the worldwide Sports Med & Physiotherapy showcase in 2018.On the premise of uses, the Sports Med & Physiotherapy equipment market is extensively ordered into cardiovascular and respiratory, musculoskeletal, neurology, paediatric, and others (sports, ladies wellbeing, and palliative care). Musculoskeletal is the biggest and quickest developing fragment of the Sports Med & Physiotherapy gear advertise, by application. The extensive offer of this market can be ascribed to developing frequencies of cardiovascular issues, neurological clutters, and developing number of wounds and mishaps.

 Physiotherapy services market can also be segmented based on the area specification of the therapy such as: Orthopaedic, Geriatric, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary, Integumentary, Neurological, Paediatric, Women's health and Palliative care. Among all these, Orthopaedics and geriatric Sports Med & Physiotherapy services market accounted for the largest share of the total market. Also, increasing geriatric population that usually suffers from mobility, disability and joint problems due to weak bones is also expected to propel the demand for availing Sports Med & Physiotherapy to increase the quality of life.