The event took place within the framework of the Vietnam - UK Football Festival 2025, accompanied by the Tam Anh - VNVC - ECO Healthcare Ecosystem. This combination marks a turning point in medical and sports cooperation, affirming the capacity for highly effective examination and treatment for professional athletes and amateur sports players in Vietnam with modern equipment and machinery on par with international standards.

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Former English football stars and young players take photos with fans, doctors and nurses. Photo: Tam Anh General Hospital

At the Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Center of Tam Anh General Hospital, famous players directly visited and experienced a series of modern equipment such as the Dyneelax ligament evaluation robot used at football clubs such as Juventus, Barcelona, ​​Monaco; Shockwave shockwave machine for rehabilitation treatment, destruction of fibrous tissue, pain relief, tendonitis; RF high frequency waves improve joint range of motion, increase blood circulation, reduce deep pain; BTL spinal decompression system, relieve disc pressure, reduce nerve compression, applied in the treatment of disc herniation, back pain.

Legend Teddy Sheringham experienced the R-force Zero Gravity Recovery System first-hand, saying: "I am very impressed that hospitals in Vietnam have modern machines that support even professional players", adding: "When unfortunately injured, we need to return to competition as quickly as possible while still ensuring health and safety. To do that, we can use modern machines like this".

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Football legend Teddy Sheringham experiences the R-force System, which allows athletes to train early, shortening their recovery time while ensuring safety. Photo: Tam Anh Hospital

Sharing with the famous players, Master, Doctor, CKII Tran Anh Vu, Deputy Director of the Orthopedic Trauma Center, Head of the Department of Sports Medicine, Tam Anh General Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, said that the center is capable of performing surgeries from simple to complex such as suturing, ligament reconstruction with autologous tendon or artificial ligament, bone fracture, joint replacement, treatment of sports injuries... The highlight is the All-inside endoscopic ligament reconstruction technique, minimally invasive, good pain relief, shortening recovery time and reducing the risk of recurrence. Athletes return to competition safely, with high ligament longevity.

Each year, Tam Anh Hospital System performs over 1,500 hip and knee replacements, and about 1,000 ligament reconstructions using autologous tendons or artificial ligaments - making it one of the centers performing the most ligament surgeries in Vietnam and the region. Dr. Vu was honored by Movmedix (France) as a LARS Artificial Ligament Reconstruction Expert.

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Master, Doctor, Specialist II Tran Anh Vu welcomed and presented flowers to legendary football player Dion Dublin when he came to experience at Tam Anh Hospital. Photo: Tam Anh Hospital

The Orthopedic Trauma Center, Tam Anh General Hospital is the first unit in Vietnam to simultaneously achieve the following certifications: Southeast Asia Center of Excellence for Joint Replacement, Certificate of Bone Preservation in Optimys Short-Shaft Hip Replacement by Mathys (Switzerland), Global High-Quality Training Center for Knee and Hip Replacement by Microport (USA).

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Associate Professor, Dr. Tran Quang Binh, Professional Director of Tam Anh Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, affirmed that accompanying the legends contributes to promoting the in-depth development of sports medicine. Photo: Tam Anh Hospital

During the tour, the players also visited patients being treated at the hospital. The presence of football stars conveyed a positive message: “Don’t be afraid, injuries can’t be a barrier to passion if well cared for.”

Quan (17 years old) excitedly shared: “As a long-time football fan, specifically the Manchester team, I feel very happy, I did not expect to be able to meet the players in real life in the flesh”. Immediately after interacting with his idol, he was even happier when the doctor informed him that he could be discharged from the hospital after two days of surgery to treat a torn ligament and torn meniscus caused by playing football.

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ECO Pharmaceutical's Alipas brand was honored to receive the Asia- Pacific Excellent Brand Award. Photo: ECO Pharmaceutical

Within the framework of the Vietnam - UK Football Festival 2025, in addition to Tam Anh Hospital being honored to be the official medical sponsor for the event, the organizing committee also announced Alipas - a premium healthcare brand for men from the US, imported and exclusively distributed by ECO Pharmaceuticals in Vietnam, as the Diamond Sponsor. The VNVC Vaccination Center system and the JEX brand for bone and joint health care from the US (belonging to ECO Pharmaceuticals) are the accompanying units throughout the event.

Phi Hong

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/cuu-danh-thu-manchester-reds-do-bo-y-hoc-the-thao-tam-anh-2415314.html