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Dear All,
I'm sure you all thoroughly enjoyed London 2012. For myself as a Sports Physician, I was working at the Olympic Stadium on the track, and was able to see much of the athletics up close. It was truly inspiring.
With the games over, focus has rightly shifted to understanding how we can best ensure there is a genuine legacy generated from the games. The hope is that increased sports participation will increase the health of the UK.
The NHS can help this legacy by delivering services for people who want to do exercise or sport to improve their health. As well as encouraging patients to be active, have you considered taking up some regular exercise yourself?
One adverse consequence of exercise is occasional injury. In 2005 a new medical speciality - Sport & Exercise Medicine was created to provide medical support to anyone from elite sport, to grassroots sports, school sports and people who just want to exercise to stay fit.
These services are in their infancy, and a few have been set up in NHS hospitals in London, Birmingham and elsewhere but we need a Musculoskeletal Physician or Sports Physician in every district in the country.
Please, if you support this initiative please sign my petition asking parliament to discuss this, and also forward this message to your friends,
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/36185
Many thanks,
Dr Leon Creaney
BMedSci MB ChB MRCGP MRCP FFSEM
Consultant in Sport & Exercise Medicine