While he was getting ready for the 200m race during the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China, in 2023, sprinter Lionel Toh collided with another athlete on the warm-up track. The incident left the 24-year-old, who has cerebral palsy, with a fractured wristbone, for which he...
Mr Lionel Toh doing step ups using the stepboard during physiotherapy with Ms Lori Pang, 39, Principal Physiotherapist at Parkway Rehab.While he was getting ready for the 200m race during the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China, in 2023, sprinter Lionel Toh collided with another athlete on the warm-up track.
IHH is Singapore’s largest private hospital operator, while PAS is a registered disability sport association that aims to provide para-athletes with opportunities to fully develop their athletic abilities.The collaboration between IHH and PAS began after the latter expressed interest in obtaining subsidised medical services, said PAS vice-president Jaffa Mohamed Salleh.
These include nutrition consultancy, physiotherapy and medical assessments, amounting to about $200,000 per year.The para-athletes will be able to arrange for consultation with IHH within a week’s notice – a process that could have taken months if done independently through other healthcare providers.
Before the partnership, para-athletes in Singapore had faced challenges in getting medical services during routine training periods, said Mr Jaffa. “We firmly believe that without adequate support at the grassroots level, para-athletes cannot ascend to the top,” Mr Jaffa said. Noting the collaboration is still in its early stages, the two organisations prefer to keep the numbers small for now, though this may change at a later stage, said Mr Jaffa.
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