28/07/2026
【在骨科醫學場上逐夢】運動員追夢的背後，總有專業醫療團隊默默護航。中大醫學院副院長（內地事務）兼何善衡骨科及運動醫學教授容樹恒教授，是國際知名的骨科運動醫學專家。多年來，他一直為無數香港精英運動員診治復康，與他們並肩同行；走出體育場，他更積極推動「社區運動醫學」，將運動、醫療與民生緊密連結。
容教授的童年家境並不優裕。在他十歲那年父親離世，由母親獨力支撐家庭，他與六位兄弟之間相互扶持、長幼相顧。早年的成長經歷，塑造了他堅韌、務實且自律的性格。少年時期的他曾志成為足球員，每逢週末總在球場上盡情馳騁，卻因為一次嚴重的前十字韌帶撕裂，讓他不得不接受手術，足球夢戛然而止，卻也改寫了他的人生方向。
1994年於中大醫學院畢業後，容教授在香港運動醫學先驅陳啟明教授引薦下加入威爾斯親王醫院接受骨科訓練，開啟他的運動醫學生涯。自2003年起，他定期到香港體育學院，義務為精英運動員診治，曾診治單車名將李慧詩、劍擊金牌得主張家朗等多位傑出運動健兒。除了處理傷患，他更是運動員的傾聽者，不單抒解他們心中的憂慮與期盼，更會與未能奪牌的選手促膝長談，傾聽他們在疼痛、疑慮與壓力下依然堅持前行的意志。這些經驗讓他深刻體會：運動醫學的價值，不應局限於精英體育，更應走向更廣闊的社會。
2004年，容教授創立全港首個、亦是至今唯一的運動醫學碩士課程，培育逾千名專業人才；他在2016年加入中大醫學院後，他帶領創新香港研發平台（ InnoHK）神經肌肉骨骼再生醫學中心（CNRM），結合跨學科知識改善病人活動能力和提升整體生活質素。在國際上，他亦擔任享譽全球的《國際運動醫學聯會隊醫手冊》主編之一，提升本港在國際運動醫學之地位。
容教授相信「運動即良藥」，他長期推動社區運動醫學，教育市民透過運動預防疾病，更在任職社區體育事務委員會主席期間，於公園引進「智能健身站」，讓市民將運動融入健康管理。
從少年時未竟的足球夢，到今天推動「運動處方」，容教授的信念始終如一。正如他所言：「勿濫用自身能力或科技，須尊重每一位個體；行醫並非為了展示手術技巧之高明。」
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[Pursuing Dreams in Orthopaedic Medicine] Behind every athlete pursuing their dreams, there is always a dedicated medical team supporting them. Professor Patrick YUNG, Associate Dean (Mainland Affairs) of CU Medicine and S.H. Ho Professor of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, is an internationally renowned expert in sports medicine. For many years, he has treated and rehabilitated countless elite Hong Kong athletes, walking alongside them on their journey. Beyond the sports field, he actively drives “Sports Medicine in the Community”, building a strong connection between sports, healthcare, and public well-being.
Professor Yung did not grow up in luxury. He lost his father at the age of ten. His mother raised the family single-handedly, while the six siblings looked after one another. His early life experiences forged a resilient, pragmatic, and self-disciplined character. In his youth, he aspired to become a professional football player, spending every weekend tearing across the pitch. However, a severe torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) forced him to undergo surgery. Although his football dreams came to an abrupt halt, it rewrote the course of his life.
After graduating from CU Medicine in 1994, Professor Yung joined Prince of Wales Hospital and trained in orthopaedics under Professor Chan Kai ming, one of Hong Kong’s pioneers in sports medicine, beginning his career in sports medicine. Since 2003, he has regularly volunteered at the Hong Kong Sports Institute to treat elite athletes, providing treatments for prominent sports stars such as cycling champion Sarah Lee Wai-sze and fencing gold medallist Cheung Ka-long. Beyond treating physical injuries, he listened to the anxieties and aspirations of athletes, while sitting down for heart-to-heart conversations with those whose dreams had slipped away due to a misstep —listening to their near-fatal injuries, the long recovery journeys and the agony of choosing to push forward. This wealth of clinical experience has brought him to an ever-clearer realisation: the value of sports medicine should not belong exclusively to elite sports but must extend outward to the broader community.
In 2004, Professor Yung founded Hong Kong’s first and only taught master’s programme in sports medicine, which has nurtured more than a thousand professionals. He joined CU Medicine in 2016, leading the Centre for Neuromuscular and Musculoskeletal Regeneration (CNRM) of the InnoHK research cluster, integrating multidisciplinary expertise, restoring patient mobility and enhancing quality of life. Internationally, he served as one of the co-editors-in-chief of the globally renowned “FIMS Team Physician Manual”, signalling Hong Kong’s rising prominence in the global sports medicine arena.
As Professor Yung firmly believes “exercise is medicine”, he has long advocated and launched the “Sports Medicine in the Community” initiative, educating citizens on how proper exercise can prevent illness. During his tenure as Chairman of the Community Sports Committee, he collaborated with the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) to pilot “Smart Fitness Stations” in public parks, allowing citizens to integrate sports into their health management.
From his unfulfilled childhood football dreams to his current medical crusade for “exercise prescriptions”, Professor Yung’s philosophy has remained steadfast from the very beginning. As he said: “Never abuse your skills or technology. Respect every individual. Practising medicine is not about showing off your surgical techniques.”
Full article in "CUHK in Focus": https://bit.ly/4w4akt2
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