Muscat Private Hospital holds CME on Ankle Instability and Heel Pain

The seminar was held at the Radisson SAS Hotel on October 18th and was attended by prominent members of the local medical fraternity. The informative seminar was conducted by Prof. Dr. Jean - Marc Meyer from the University of Geneva.

Dr. Meyer addressed the topic of 'Ankle Instability and Heel Pain' and highlighted the latest developments surrounding them. He emphasised the importance of correct diagnosis for patients having chronic ankle pain and instabilities, especially in cases where signs of damage are not revealed in x-rays. Dr. Meyer also discussed common Heel Pain or Plantar Fasciitis and explained the various differences in Heel Pain and its treatment options.

"Correct diagnosis is the first step to pain free living", says Dr Meyer. Hailing from top Medical University, the University of Geneva in Switzerland, the doctor is a leading Foot and Ankle Surgeon worldwide, with more than 30 years of clinical experience in the field of Foot and Ankle pathology.

Dr Meyer recommends CT scans for all patients suffering from a chronic painful ankle, because he opines that 40 per cent of the patients suffer from osteochondral fractures, which never show in ordinary x-rays. The only treatment then is to remove the small fractures by surgery. Prof. Meyer insists on the importance of strict physiotherapy treatment for these types of patients with experienced and well-trained physiotherapists, such as that available at MPH.

Till date Prof. Meyer has operated on more than 12,000 patients and has been the Head of the Foot & Ankle Surgery Department at the Hospital Cantonal Universitaire de Geneva for more than 14 years. He also worked as the Head Foot & Ankle Surgeon at a leading private hospital, Hospital Grangettes in Geneva. Furthermore, he is a member of a very busy clinic at the prestigious IM2S hospital in Monaco, which is considered to be one of the top-class private hospitals for orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine in Europe.

"MPH's CME programme aims at educating medical professionals throughout the Sultanate about the latest developments in the field of medicine, especially in areas such as orthopaedics that have advanced considerably in the recent past," comments Gary Dorahy, Country Manager of United Medical who managed MPH.

Prof Meyer is available for consultation at Muscat Private Hospital until November 5, 2008.

Muscat Private Hospital is Muscat's premier private medical facility. Strategically located in Baushar, the Hospital provides first-class out-patient and in-patient facilities and all the diagnostic and treatment capabilities of an acute care hospital, including CT and MRI. The CT scan is a 64 slice volume CT which has capability for CT Cardiac Angiography, CT Colonoscopy, Lung Imaging, and Neurological Imaging. Our new range of services includes Women's Health Services, Executive Health Screening, Critical Care Unit and ER, making the hospital a one-stop shop, convenient and accessible to our patients. The hospital is the first facility in Oman to provide cardiac surgery services.

The hospital is managed by UME Group, an international hospital management group with more than 27 years experience in the Middle East and the UK. For more information, please call 2458 3600.