Aspetar

Aspetar A globally recognised, specialised Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, assisting athletes to achieve their maximum performance and full potential.
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Aspetar is the first specialised Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital in the Gulf region. It provides the highest possible medical treatment for sports-related injuries in a state-of-the-art facility, staffed by some of the world’s leading sports medicine practitioners and researchers. Through the delivery of excellence in sports medicine, physiotherapy, sports science, orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation, Aspetar services the needs of football and Sports Clubs and Federations throughout the state of Qatar, and regularly services international athletes and professional sportspeople. Aspetar provides a full service offering from injury prevention to injury management and performance improvement. The philosophy of Aspetar is to provide sportspeople with the clinical support, knowledge and facilities to maximise their training and competitive potential. This is achieved through tailored education programmes and support in areas of health including fitness assessment, nutrition, psychology, physiology and physical training. The hospital strives to meet the highest international standards obtainable in its treatment of musculo-skeletal injuries and combines best-practices with the latest technology to guide athletes from diagnosis through rehabilitation and recovery. Our teams of dedicated researchers and physicians couple leading methodologies with state-of-the-art technology to provide athletes with total health, physical management and performance strategies. Aspetar is situated within Aspire Zone, a modern multi-purpose leisure and recreation complex that played host to the Doha 2006 Asian Games.

Bone Health in AthletesBone health is a critical, yet often overlooked determinant of athletic performance and resilienc...
08/03/2026

Bone Health in Athletes

Bone health is a critical, yet often overlooked determinant of athletic performance and resilience.

While bones operate quietly in the background to support movement and withstand repetitive loading, their capacity to resist injury is influenced by a complex interplay of biological, nutritional, hormonal, mechanical, and lifestyle factors. Because bone strength cannot be measured directly, clinicians and researchers must rely on surrogate assessments such as DXA-derived BMD, alongside indicators of energy availability, hormonal function, nutritional intake, and lifestyle habits.

Recognizing and addressing these factors is essential not only for reducing the risk of BSI during an athlete’s career, but also for safeguarding long-term skeletal health and reducing the future burden of osteoporosis and fracture risk.

✍️ Written by: Robyn Written by Robyn K. Fuchs, Claire M. Mehling, Elli J. Ertl, Diana R. Heyden, Stuart J. Warden.

🔗 Read the full article 👉 https://journal.aspetar.com/en/journals/volume-15-targeted-topic-bone-stress-injury/bone-health-in-athletes

Sport and Performance Nutrition for the Competitive Adolescent Athlete.➡️ The energy intake of each adolescent athlete ...
07/03/2026

Sport and Performance Nutrition for the Competitive Adolescent Athlete.

➡️ The energy intake of each adolescent athlete should be adequate to optimise not only growth and maturation but also stimulate training adaptations, promote recovery and enhance sporting performance.

➡️ Before specific macronutrient recommendations can be provided it is first essential to understand the total daily energy expenditures of adolescent athletes competing in different sports.

➡️ There is currently a lack of evidence to suggest that adolescent athletes have additional micronutrient requirements compared to their non-athletic peers. Certain micronutrients including calcium, vitamin D and iron are of paramount importance for the growing and developing athlete.

➡️ Whilst dietary supplements are advocated to and consumed by many adolescent athletes, a ‘food first’ approach is strongly advised.

➡️ Coaches, parents/guardians and practitioners should be made aware of potential health risks associated with consuming dietary supplements that are not part of a third-party testing program.

🔗 Read the full article 👉 https://journal.aspetar.com/en/journals/volume-14-special-collection-ramadan-and-sports-medicine/sport-and-performance-nutrition-for-the-competitive-adolescent-athlete2

في ظل إلغاء وتأجيل البطولات الرياضية استراتيجيات علمية من سبيتار لدعم الرياضيين خلال توقف المنافسات.Aspetar’s Scientific...
04/03/2026

في ظل إلغاء وتأجيل البطولات الرياضية استراتيجيات علمية من سبيتار لدعم الرياضيين خلال توقف المنافسات.

Aspetar’s Scientific Roadmap to Keep Athletes at Peak Performance as Competitions Are Postponed or Cancelled.

Sleep to Shine – New Trends and Old ‘Secrets’: A Focus on Olympic Track and Field Athletes.Coaches and medical staff sho...
03/03/2026

Sleep to Shine – New Trends and Old ‘Secrets’: A Focus on Olympic Track and Field Athletes.

Coaches and medical staff should be aware that sleep quality and quantity characteristics are typically suboptimal in elite athletes.

Sleep shows huge inter- and intra-individual variability in humans and many factors need to be evaluated, or controlled, to better picture the sleep behaviour in athletes, such as: athletes’ chronotype, the training schedules, and the different sport disciplines.

Nowadays, there are several cost-effective methods to collect sleep data and so athletes’ staff should monitor sleep characteristics during the different periods of the competitive season (in-, off-, and pre-season) to highlight potential areas of improvement.

The correct “administration” of daytime napping and the implementation of sleep hygiene strategies represent two non-invasive and non-pharmacological solutions to sleep issues that should be included in the daily routine of elite athletes.

🔗 Read the full article 👉 https://journal.aspetar.com/en/journals/volume-14-special-collection-ramadan-and-sports-medicine/sleep-to-shine-new-trends-and-old-secrets-a-focus-on-olympic-track-and-field-athletes2

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Fluids: Facts & Fads✍️ Written by Louise M Burke.If we judge nutrients by the length of time it takes for a lack of inta...
01/03/2026

Fluids: Facts & Fads

✍️ Written by Louise M Burke.

If we judge nutrients by the length of time it takes for a lack of intake to cause problems, or by the seriousness of the symptoms caused by a deficiency, then water is a clear ‘Number One’.

It makes up half our body mass and enables many body functions to occur. In contrast, dehydration interferes with physiological functions and when extreme or coupled with other issues it can lead to death.

Humans have evolved with systems in place to maintain remarkably good fluid balance over the long-term, with thirst being the principal driver of fluid intake and urine production being the principle regulator of fluid loss. Of course, there are exceptions to the rule in terms of populations (e.g. children and the elderly), individuals (there is a genetic predisposition to be a good or a reluctant drinker) and situations (sudden changes in fluid loss/need to which it can take several days to adjust).

This review will cover the myths and furious debates between sports scientists/physicians surrounding the fluid needs of athletes.

🔗 Read the full article 👉 https://journal.aspetar.com/en/journals/volume-14-special-collection-ramadan-and-sports-medicine/fluids-facts-and-fads2

Nutrigenomics for sport and exercise performance✍️ Written by: Nanci S Guest.The ultimate goal of personalized sport nut...
28/02/2026

Nutrigenomics for sport and exercise performance

✍️ Written by: Nanci S Guest.

The ultimate goal of personalized sport nutrition is to offer tailored dietary recommendations that directly (performance) and indirectly (health, body composition) improve athletic performance.

Personalized nutrition strategies for athletes will continue to develop as research identifies new genetic markers that enable these valuable targeted interventions.

Genetic testing for personalized sport nutrition is an effective and widely available non-invasive tool that can be implemented into the practice of sport clinicians, nutritionists and coaches to guide nutritional strategies and meal planning with the aim of optimizing athletic performance.

🔗 Read the full article 👉 https://journal.aspetar.com/en/journals/volume-14-special-collection-ramadan-and-sports-medicine/nutrigenomics-for-sport-and-exercise-performance2

هل يجعلك رمضان أكثر هدوءًا... أم أكثر عصبية؟Is Ramadan making you calmer… or more irritable?
27/02/2026

هل يجعلك رمضان أكثر هدوءًا... أم أكثر عصبية؟

Is Ramadan making you calmer… or more irritable?


Hydration strategies for football✍️Written by Ron Maughan and Susan ShirreffsIt is hard to measure individual performanc...
26/02/2026

Hydration strategies for football

✍️Written by Ron Maughan and Susan Shirreffs

It is hard to measure individual performance in football, so it is hard to produce convincing evidence that any nutrition or hydration intervention will be beneficial in a competitive situation. Nevertheless, there is sufficient evidence to warrant attention to hydration, especially when the weather is hot and even more so when the humidity is also high. Players will benefit from a personalised hydration plan but will need professional help to develop an effective strategy.

🔗 Read the full article 👉 https://journal.aspetar.com/en/journals/volume-14-special-collection-ramadan-and-sports-medicine/hydration-strategies-for-football2

لماذا يوصي أطباء الأسنان بتناول التمر عند الإفطار؟Why do dentists recommend dates for breaking the fast?
26/02/2026

لماذا يوصي أطباء الأسنان بتناول التمر عند الإفطار؟

Why do dentists recommend dates for breaking the fast?



26/02/2026


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Aspetar is the first specialised Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital in the Gulf region. It provides the highest possible medical treatment for sports-related injuries in a state-of-the-art facility, staffed by some of the world’s leading sports medicine practitioners and researchers. Through the delivery of excellence in sports medicine, physiotherapy, sports science, orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation, Aspetar services the needs of football and Sports Clubs and Federations throughout the state of Qatar, and regularly services international athletes and professional sportspeople. Aspetar provides a full service offering from injury prevention to injury management and performance improvement. The philosophy of Aspetar is to provide sportspeople with the clinical support, knowledge and facilities to maximise their training and competitive potential. This is achieved through tailored education programmes and support in areas of health including fitness assessment, nutrition, psychology, physiology and physical training. The hospital strives to meet the highest international standards obtainable in its treatment of musculo-skeletal injuries and combines best-practices with the latest technology to guide athletes from diagnosis through rehabilitation and recovery. Our teams of dedicated researchers and physicians couple leading methodologies with state-of-the-art technology to provide athletes with total health, physical management and performance strategies. Aspetar is situated within Aspire Zone, a modern multi-purpose leisure and recreation complex that played host to the Doha 2006 Asian Games.