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The island of Saint-Barthélemy is teeming with sports enthusiasts of all kinds. Athletes, both young and in their "prime", people who work hard to keep fit, others who want to get back into shape, "Sunday sportsmen and women", and so on. In a wide range of disciplines. Some of which can be traumatic for the body. The perfect example is running, a highly popular activity which is not the most gentle on the body. In any case, to welcome and monitor these athletes and point them in the right direction when they suffer minor or major injuries, an emergency doctor from the Irénée de Bruyn hospital, Dr Ariana Behtash, will be offering specialized sports medicine consultations. The service is due to start next week (see below), and will initially be held once a month. For the time being, Dr. Behtash is fine-tuning his organization. These will be sports medicine consultations in the broadest sense," she explains. For athletes, but also for those who are not. This includes everything to do with functional medicine, for the elderly for example. We'll be able to carry out additional examinations. "The aim, whether patients are athletes or not, is to make a diagnosis and follow an appropriate course of treatment.
For Dr. Behtash, who is also an accomplished sportswoman, the idea is also to offer annual follow-up for athletes and, in the near future, to be able to subject them to stress tests. All this is lacking here," remarks the practitioner. Both for prevention and follow-up. What's more, as part of the sport-health pathway, it is now possible to prescribe hours of sport to patients. "The cost of these hours can be reimbursed by social security when they are carried out with a specialized educator.
This meets a need on the island," confirms hospital director Eric Djamakorzian. A need and a requirement for prevention. "
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First consultation on Wednesday November 26, from 2 to 5 pm.
Appointments: 0590 51 19 50 (Admissions Office)
- For athletes:
Consultation in case of injury
Medical diagnosis
Complementary examinations if necessary
Personalized treatment: relative rest, physiotherapy, supervised return to sport
Infiltrations if necessary
Medical certificate
Advice: training, prevention, nutrition
Exercise tests (from 2026)
- For non-athletes :
Management of osteoarticular pathologies with functional repercussions
(tendonitis, sprains, osteoarthritis...)
Support for people with chronic illnesses
(diabetes, hypertension, etc.)
Setting up a Sport-Health pathway for adapted physical activity:
complete initial assessment, re-evaluation at 3 months
